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Investigators and Staff

Investigator

Donna Johnson, RD, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Associate Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition
University of Washington

Co-Investigator

Branden Born, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington

Leadership Team

Deborah Allen, PhD
Director, Personal Health Division
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services

Laurie M. Anderson, PhD
Senior Researcher
Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Nadiya Beckwith-Stanley
Food Policy Associate
Children's Alliance

Nadine L Chan, PhD, MPH
Assessment, Policy Development, and Evaluation
Public Health - Seattle & King County

Allen Cheadle, PhD
Director, Center for Community Health and Evaluation
Group Health

Victor Colman, JD
Staff, Washington State Childhood Obesity
Prevention Coalition

Amy Ellings
Nutrition Consultant
Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinator
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Program
Washington State Department of Health

Kirsten Frandsen
Program Coordinator, Physical Activity and Nutrition
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Jeffrey R. Harris, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Health Services
Director, Health Promotion Research Center
Univeristy of Washington

Chris Hawkins, MA
Coordinator, Active Healthy Communities
Chronic Disease Prevention and ASIST2010-WorkWell Project
Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Department

Laura Hitchcock, JD
Policy Research and Development Specialist
Public Health - Seattle & King County

Tricia Kovacs
Program Manager, Farm-to-School Program
Washington State Department of Agriculture

Claire Lane, MPA
Manager, Food Security Program
WithinReach

Patricia Lichiello, MA
Director, Policy Center Initiative
University of Washington

Erin MacDougall, PhD
Instructor, Health Services
University of Washington

Donna Oberg, RD, MPH
Project Manager
Public Health - Seattle & King County

Brian Saelens, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Seattle Children's Hospital

Marilyn Sitaker, MPH
Research Scientist
Battelle Seattle Research Center

Linda Stone
Director
Eastern Washington Children's Alliance

Staff

Emilee Quinn, MPH
NOPREN Project Manager
Research Coordinator, Center for Public Health Nutrition
University of Washington