People

Co-Leads

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Lori A. Francis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Email:
laf169@psu.edu
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Kristen P Goessling, Ph.D., M.S.

Director of Participatory Research, Research Project Manager, Penn State Center Philadelphia
Email:
kpg5193@psu.edu
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Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Ph.D.

McCourtney Family Early Career Professor, Psychology
Email:
dpw14@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-3112
Office:
217 Moore Building

Steering Committee

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Mallika Bose, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Architecture
Email:
mallika-bose@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-0408
Office:
102 Borland Building
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Kristina P. Brant, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Agricultural Sciences / Rural Sociology
Assistant Development Core Director
Email:
kmb8133@psu.edu
Office:
111A Armsby Building
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Sarah Brothers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy / Sociology
Email:
sjb7060@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-2527
Office:
613 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building
Joche Gayles head shot in black and blue v-neck blouse with long brown braids parted on the side, smiling in front of a green tree.

Jochebed G Gayles, Ph.D.

Lead Evaluation and Research Strategist at EPIS, Assistant Research Professor, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
Email:
jgg137@psu.edu
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Justine Lindemann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Email:
jfl5987@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8646
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Raffy R Luquis, Ph.D., MCHES

Director, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State Harrisburg
Email:
rluquis@psu.edu
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Mark Ortiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Email:
mark.ortiz@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-3433
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Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Email:
hpp5203@psu.edu
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Jessica Thompson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration
Email:
jrt5848@psu.edu
Office:
601E Ford Building