Our team is comprised of staff, faculty, and students from the University of Washington. The UW Health Promotion Research Center (UW HPRC) has mentored hundreds of students over more than 30 years of community-based health promotion research. We are honored to have students support and progress the work of UW HPRC.
Leadership
Director: Peggy Hannon (she/her), PhD, MPH
Associate Director: Anne M. Turner (she/her), MD, MPH, MLIS
Deputy Director: Leah Westra (she/her), MPH
The Team
Students
Najma Abdi (she/her), BA student (Public Health-Global Health)
Student Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Luis Aceves (he/him/él/su), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Juliana Ayala-Flores (she/her), M.Ed student (College of Education)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Bruce Bello (he/him), MPH student (Epidemiology)
HPRC Research Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Brittany Bevis (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Kelly Chadwick (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Practicum Student, Older Adult Health Promotion
Erica Chavez Santos (she/her/ella/they/them), PhD student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Doctoral Research Assistant, Multiple Research Areas
Jennifer Ci (she/her), MS student (School of Public Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Renne Codsi (she/her), PhD student (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Older Adult Health Promotion
Miriam Flores (she/her/ella), MPH student (Epidemiology)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Juan Gudino (he/him), PhD student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Yenny Guzman (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Olivia Hicks (she/her), BA student (College of Education; Department of Cinema and Media Studies)
HPRC Research Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Sheharbano Jafry (she/her) BS student (Biochemistry)
Student Volunteer, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Snowy Johnson (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Older Adult Health Promotion
Maria Navarro (she/her/ella) BS student (Public Health-Global Health)
HPRC Student Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Yaniv Rait (he/him), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Cancer Prevention & Control
Taylor Rapson (she/her), PhD student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Doctoral Research Assistant, Cancer Prevention & Control
Magali Sanchez (she/her/ella), MPH student (Epidemiology)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Hypertension Projects
Lina Truong (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Multiple Research Areas
Anjali Vasavada (she/her), MPH student (Epidemiology)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Cancer Prevention & Control
Lia Villaruz (she/her), BS student (Public Health-Global Health)
HPRC Undergraduate Research Assistant, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Sherry Wu (she/her), MPH student (Health Systems and Population Health)
HPRC Graduate Research Assistant, Older Adult Health Promotion
Staff
Mary Grace Asirot (she/her), MPH
HPRC Research Coordinator, Older Adult Health Promotion
Sonia Bishop (she/her), BS
HPRC Research Scientist, ReOpening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Project
Erica Bourget (she/her), MPH
HPRC Research Coordinator, Hypertension Projects
Miriana Duran (she/her), MD, MPH
Research Coordinator, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Cinthya Garcia (she/her), BA
HPRC Research Coordinator, Multiple Research Areas
Kristen Hammerback (she/her), MA
HPRC Research Scientist, Workplace Wellness
KeliAnne Hara-Hubbard (she/her) MPH
Research Coordinator, Partnership for Vaccine Confidence Project
Sarah Hohl (she/her), PhD
HPRC Research Scientist, Multiple Research Areas
James Kelley (he/him), BS
HPRC Research Coordinator, Older Adult Health Promotion
Marlana Kohn (she/her), MPH
HPRC Research Scientist, Multiple Research Areas
Caitlin Mayotte (she/her), MS
HPRC Research Coordinator, Multiple Research Areas
Manal Masud (she/her), MPH
HPRC Research Coordinator, Cancer Prevention & Control
Amanda Parrish (she/her), MA
HPRC Research Scientist, Older Adult Health Promotion
Evalynn Romano (she/her), MPH, MSW
Research Coordinator, Multiple Research Areas
Rachel Anne Seymour (she/her), BA
Communications Specialist for the UW Department of Health Systems and Population Health
Sarah Stayman, (she/her), MPH
Patient Navigator, Cancer Prevention & Control
Lesley Steinman (she/her), MPH, MSW
HPRC Research Scientist, Older Adult Health Promotion
Michelle Strait (she/her), MPH, MSW
HPRC Research Coordinator, Workplace Wellness
Jean Taylor (she/her), PhD
HPRC Research Scientist, Older Adult Health Promotion
Thuy Vu (she/her), MPH
HPRC Research Scientist, Cancer Prevention & Control
Yaël Yanich (she/her), BA
HPRC Administrative Coordinator
Faculty
Barbara Baquero (she/her/ella), PhD, MPH
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Basia Belza (she/her), PhD, RN, FAAN
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Jeff Harris (he/him), MD, MPH, MBA
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Christine Kava (she/her), MA, PhD
HPRC Investigator, Workplace Wellness
Sarah Knerr (she/her), PhD, MPH
HPRC Investigator, Cancer Prevention & Control
Linda Ko (she/her), PhD, MPH
HPRC Investigator, Cancer Prevention & Control
Brian Leroux (he/him), PhD
HPRC Biostatistician, Multiple Research Areas
Miruna Petrescu-Prahova (she/her), PhD
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Mark Snowden (he/him), MD, MPH
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Steven Zeliadt (he/him), PhD
HPRC Investigator, Multiple Research Areas
Affiliate Investigators
Jared Baeten, MD, PhD
Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH
Scott Barnhart, MD, PhD
Wendy Barrington, PhD, MPH
Rachel Ceballos, PhD
Gary Chan, PhD
Norma Coe, PhD
Allison Cole, MD, MS
Gloria Coronado, PhD
Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD
Robert Fraser, MD, PhD
Shelly Gray, PharmD, MS
Bev Green, MD, MPH
Amy Hagopian, PhD, MHA
Donna Johnson, PhD, MS
Erica Johnson, PhD, CRC
Aaron Katz, CPH
Larry Kessler, ScD
Emily Kroshus, ScD, MPH
Sharon Laing, PhD, MS
Jairam Lingappa, MD, PhD
James LoGerfo, MD, MPH
Rebecca Logsdon, PhD
Gillian Marshall, PhD, MSW
Patti Matsuda, PT, DPT, PhD
Hendrika Meischke, PhD, MPH
Christina Miyawaki, PhD, MSW
Jodi Olson, MPH
India Ornelas, PhD, MPH
Elizabeth Phelan, MD, MS
Joanne Pike, DrPH
Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH
Sarah Ross-Viles, MPH
Vicky Taylor, MD, MPH
Anne Vernez-Moudon, Dr. es Sc.
Rachel Winer, PhD, MPH