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Co-Directors

View Lori A. Francis, Ph.D.

Lori A. Francis, Ph.D.

Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Email:
laf169@psu.edu
View Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Ph.D.

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

View Kristina P. Brant, Ph.D.

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
View Jochebed G Gayles, Ph.D.

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
View Justine Lindemann, Ph.D.

Justine Lindemann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Email:
jfl5987@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8646
View Mark Ortiz, Ph.D.

Mark Ortiz, Ph.D.

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

Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D.

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

Jessica Thompson, Ph.D.

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

Staff

View Sarah Horton

Sarah Horton

Community Engagement Specialist, Community-Engaged Research, Action, and Partnerships(CERAP)
Email:
sjs5316@psu.edu
View Natalie Mensah

Natalie Mensah

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Community-Engaged Research, Action, and Partnerships(CERAP)
Email:
nnm5201@psu.edu
View Sanjana Murthy, MPH

Sanjana Murthy, MPH

Research Project Manager, Community-Engaged Research, Action, and Partnerships(CERAP)
Email:
smurthy@psu.edu

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