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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Who We Are

CAMHR scientists come from a variety of backgrounds including public health, psychology, social work, and medicine. CAMHR scientists include researchers at all stages of career development, from post-docs to global leaders in their fields. Research staff who support and help lead CAMHR research primarily have public health backgrounds and utilize their analytic and project management skills to successfully operationalize CAMHR research projects. ​ ​​



​​Our Investigators​​​​

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Cynthia Campbell, PhD
Research Scientist III
Co-Director, Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research
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Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH
Research Scientist III
Co-Director, Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research
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Lyndsay Avalos, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist III
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​​Sylvia Badon, PhD
Staff Scientist II
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Brianna Costales, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Richard Grant, MD, MPH
Research Scientist III
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Matthew Hirschtritt, MD, MPH
Physician Researcher
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​​Esti Iturralde, PhD
Research Scientist I
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Margae Knox, PhD
Delivery Science Fellow 
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Ai Kubo, PhD
Research Scientist II
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​Jennifer O. Lam, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist I
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​​Verena Metz, PhD
Staff Scientist I
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Maha Mian, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Derek Satre, PhD
Adjunct Investigator, DOR
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF
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Julie Schmittdiel, PhD
Research Scientist III
Associate Director, Health Care Delivery and Policy Section
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​Michael J. Silverberg, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist III
Associate Director, ​Behavioral Health, Aging and Infectious Diseases Section
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Emma Tucher, PhD
Delivery Science Fellow
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Natalia Van Doren, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Constance Weisner, DrPH, LCSW
Research Scientist III
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Kelly Young-Wolff, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist III

​​Our Research Staff​

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Sara Adams, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst V
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Sara Aghaee, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst III
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Mubarkia Alavi, MS
Statistical Programmer Analyst III
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​​Andrea Altschuler, PhD
Consultant VI
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Georgina Berrios
Administrative Services Coordinator III
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​​Thekla Brumder-Ross, PsyD
Principal Consultant
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​​Nancy Charvat-Aguilar, MPH
Research Associate III
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Catherine Cortez, MPH
Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant II
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​​Felicia Chi, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst 5
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Florence Davis
Research Associate
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Monique Does, MPH
Senior Research Project Manager
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Wendy T. Dyer, MS
Data Scientist
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Maya Elmer, MA
Research Associate
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​Karen Estacio, MHM
Research Associate III
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Lizeth Gomez, BS
Research Assistant
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Christina Grijalva, MA
Research Associate III
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Brooke Harris PhD
Lead Senior Research Project Manager
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Agatha Hinman, BA
Editor
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Melanie Jackson Morris, BS
Research Project Manager
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Katie Jennette, MFT
Research Behavioral Health Clinician
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​Abnette Kaffl, MPH
Research Associate II
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Andrea H. Kline-Simon, MS
Statistical Programmer Analyst V
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Elaine Kurtovich, MPH
Research Project Manager
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Kevin Kong, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst IV
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Alexandra N. Lea, MPH
Senior Research Project Manager
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​Amy Leibowitz, PsyD
Research Behavioral Health Clinician
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Tory Levine, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst IV
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​​Wendy Leyden, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst V
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Wendy (Yun) Lu, MD, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst IV
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Jodi McCloskey, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst III
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Jose Mejia
Senior Research Assistant
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Nila Nathan, MS
Statistical Programmer Analyst I
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Rahel Negusse, BA
Research Associate III
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Nina Oberman, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst II
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​​Vanessa Palzes, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst IV
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​Sujaya Parthasarathy, PhD
Statistical Programmer Analyst V
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Ilana Peterson, MPH
Research Associate I
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Navya Pothamsetty
Statistical Programmer Analyst II
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Jonna Prinzing, PsyD
Research Behavioral Health Clinician
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Maya Ramsey, MPH
Research Associate
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Samuel Ridout, MD, PhD
KPNC Santa Rosa medical director of transcranial magnetic stimulation
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​​Varada Sarovar, PhD, MS
Statistical Programmer Analyst IV
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Mahlet Shenkute, MS
Statistical Programmer Analyst 1
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Natalie Slama, MPH
Statistical Programmer Analyst III
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Shaunice Suazo
Senior Research Assistant
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Emily Tang
Senior Research Assistant
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​​Alison Truman, MHA
Senior Research Administrator
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Connie Uratsu, RN, MS, PHN
Senior Manager, Data Reporting & Analytics, Biostatistics
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Deanne Wiley, BA
Senior Research Project Manager