HPDP Directory
Candice Alick
Research Scholar
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH)
Ugochi Alozie
Research Assistant
Observations for Wellness and Learning (OWL) Lab
ugochi24@live.unc.edu
she/her
Judit Alvarado
Field Coordinator
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
Alice Ammerman
Director
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
alice_ammerman@unc.edu
she/her
David Arukwe
Research Assistant
Observations for Wellness and Learning (OWL) Lab
darukwe@unc.edu
he/him
Alison Brenner
Multiple Principal Investigator
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
Regan Burney
Director of Research Implementation
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
reganb@email.unc.edu
she/her
Rachel Cominsky
Communication Strategist and Project Manager
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
rcominsk@email.unc.edu
she/her
Molly DeMarco
Lead
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
molly_demarco@unc.edu
she/her
Sofia MC De Oliveira
Research Assistant
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
sofiamdo@live.unc.edu
she/her
Lindy Draeger
Research Specialist
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
lindy@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Julie Franca
Communication Specialist
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
jfranca@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Beverly Garcia
Managing Director, Research and Operations
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
beverly_garcia@unc.edu
she/her
Shannon Hales
Data Services Manager
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
halessr@email.unc.edu
she/her/hers
Andrew Harrell
Communications and Program Specialist
Carolina Hunger Initiative
No Kid Hungry NC
Rachel Hirschey
Multiple Principal Investigator
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
LeAndra Ilugbusi
Research Specialist
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
leandrai@unc.edu
she/her
Lawrence Johnston
Data Manager
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
William Kearney
Community Outreach Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
Thomas Keyserling
Co-Principal Investigator
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
Seth LaJeunesse
Project Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative
Becky Lee
Project Director
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Coordinating Center
beckylee@unc.edu
she/her
Jennifer Leeman
Co-Principal Investigator, Core Research Project
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Alexandra Lightfoot
Director, Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Technical Assistance Core
Director, Training Core
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Isabel Lu
Communications Specialist
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
iisabell@email.unc.edu
she/they
Kiira Lyons
Project Director
Core Research Project
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
kiira_lyons@med.unc.edu
she/her
Caroline Nelson
Health Counselor
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
scnelson@unc.edu
she/her
Helen Roberts
School Outreach Educator
Carolina Hunger Initiative
No Kid Hungry NC
Christina Rodriguez
Associate Director, Grants and Finance
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
ccrod@unc.edu
she/her
Chanta’l Rose
Planning and Evaluation Lead
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
crose33@unc.edu
she/they
Carmen Samuel-Hodge
Director, Evaluation Core
Co-Principal Investigator, Core Research Project
Co-Principal Investigator, Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH)
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Brett Sheppard
Project Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
brett_sheppard@unc.edu
he/him/his
Harlyn Skinner
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
harlyn.skinner@unc.edu
she/her
Falon Smith
Director of Research Dissemination
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
Jessica Soldavini
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Research Specialist, No Kid Hungry NC and Carolina Hunger Initiative
jessica6@live.unc.edu
she/her/hers
Gabby Statia
Evaluation and Planning Coordinator
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
gabsta@email.unc.edu
she/her
Kelsey Thompson
Research Assistant
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
kelsey_thompson@med.unc.edu
she/her
Maihan Vu
Director of Formative Research
Director, Qualitative Research Unit
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
maihan.vu@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Mary Wangen
Project Director
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
wange062@live.unc.edu
she/her
Stephanie Wheeler
Principal Investigator
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Coordinating Center
stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Keadija Wiley
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Heather Wix
Executive Assistant to Alice Ammerman
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
wixemmet@email.unc.edu
she/her/hers
