Fellowship Mentors
In addition to the support they receive from the fellowship team at Chapin Hall, each Doris Duke Fellow is supported by two mentors: an Academic Mentor and a Policy Mentor. Fellows select their mentors when applying to the fellowships.
The Academic Mentor, who is most often a fellow’s dissertation chair, supervises the fellow’s research and guides the fellow toward completing their dissertation and developing their policy research skills. Fellows receive career guidance and exposure to different learning opportunities from their Academic Mentor. As fellows have typically been working with their Academic Mentors throughout their doctoral program, Academic Mentors are uniquely situated to advocate for the needs of the fellow throughout the fellowship and to monitor the fellow’s academic progress. The Academic Mentor’s focus in mentoring the fellow is monitoring and advising the technical quality and rigor of the fellow’s research.
The Policy Mentor is someone who works in a state or federal agency, non-profit service organization, policy center, or child advocacy organization and who can assist a fellow in framing their research questions to maximize the policy and practice relevance of their work. Policy Mentors might not be the director of a program, organization, or agency; rather, they have the time and desire to mentor a new leader in the field and offer guidance on policy implications of research. Policy Mentors do not need to hold a doctoral degree in order to serve as a mentor; in fact, many past and current Policy Mentors hold a variety of professional degrees that are not PhDs (e.g., JD, MPH, MPP), and all have invaluable experience that informs their work and mentoring. The Policy Mentor’s focus in mentoring the fellow is on identifying the unique challenges in using empirical evidence when implementing programs and policies, and in offering suggestions on how a fellow’s work could improve the linkage between research and practice.
The following mentors have mentored and/or are currently mentoring a Doris Duke Fellow:
Cohort Eight Mentors
Academic Mentors
Jill Duerr Berrick, Academic Mentor
dberrick@berkeley.edu
Professor, Zellerbach Family Foundation
University of California, Berkeley
Fellow: Julia Hernández
Clayton R. Cook, Academic Mentor
crcook@umn.edu
Professor
University of Minnesota
Fellow: Sophia Frank
Shannon Dorsey, Academic Mentor
dorsey2@uw.edu
Associate Professor
University of Washington
Fellow: Prerna Martin
David Finkelhor, Academic Mentor
david.finkelhor@unh.edu
Professor at University of New Hampshire
Director of The Crimes Against Children Research Center
Fellow: Reeve Kennedy
Patrick Fowler, Academic Mentor
pjfowler@wustl.edu
Associate Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
Fellow: Katherine Marcal
Yo Jackson, Academic Mentor
yjackson@psu.edu
Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Associate Director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Fellow: Stephanie Gusler
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Academic Mentor
johnson-motoyama.1@osu.edu
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University College of Social Work
Fellow: Deborah J. Moon
Sacha Klein, Academic Mentor
kleinsa@msu.edu
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Fellow: Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins
Melissa Koenig, Academic Mentor
mkoenig@umn.edu
Professor
University of Minnesota
Fellow: Katherine Ridge
Laura Kubzansky, Academic Mentor
lkubzans@hsph.harvard.edu
Professor Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Fellow: Scott Delaney
Ginger A. Moore, Academic Mentor
gam16@psu.edu
Associate Professor Pennsylvania State University
Fellow: Alex Busuito
Larry L. Mullins, Academic Mentor
larry.mullins@okstate.edu
Regents Professor and Vaugh Vennerberg Chair of Psychology
Oklahoma State University
Fellow: Hannah Espeleta
Jodi Quas, Academic Mentor
jquas@uci.edu
Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior and Nursing Science
University of California, Irvine
Fellow: Kelli Dickerson
Arthur J. Reynolds, Academic Mentor
ajr@umn.edu
Professor
Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota
Fellow: Christina Mondi-Rago
Leslie Leve, Academic Mentor
leve@uoregon.edu
Alumni Faculty Professor, College of Education; Associate Director, Prevention Science Institute; and Associate Vice President for Research
University of Oregon
Fellow: Maria Schweer-Collins
Elizabeth Skowron, Academic Mentor
eskowron@uoregon.edu
Professor
University of Oregon
Fellow: Maria Schweer-Collins
Policy Mentors
Gassia Apkarian, Policy Mentor
gapkarian@occourts.org Judge
Juvenile Dependency at The Superior Court of California
Fellow: Kelli Dickerson
Lucy Berliner, Policy Mentor
lucyb@uw.edu
Director Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
Fellow: Prerna Martin
Helen Cahalane, Policy Mentor
hcupgh@pitt.edu
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Fellow: Deborah J. Moon
Elizabeth Carlson, Policy Mentor
carls032@umn.edu
Director of the Harris Training Program Center for Early Education and Development
Fellow: Christina Mondi-Rago
Elizabeth Day, Policy Mentor
ead255@cornell.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow Project 2-Gen, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University
Fellow: Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins
John DeJoie, Policy Mentor
john.dejoie@unh.edu
Legislative Policy Consultant, Social Work Lecturer Child and Family Services
Fellow: Reeve Kennedy
Diana Fishbein, Policy Mentor
dfishbein@psu.edu
Professor, Pennsylvania State University Director, The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives
Fellow: Alex Busuito
Nancy Gertner, Policy Mentor
ngertner@law.harvard.edu
Senior Lecturer on Law Harvard University
Fellow: Scott Delaney
Stephen Gillaspy, Policy Mentor
stephen-gillaspy@ouhsc.edu
Director of Research General and Community Pediatrics University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OU Children’s Hospital
Fellow: Hannah Espeleta
Omar Gudino, Policy Mentor
omar.gudino@ku.edu
Associate Professor of Clinical Child Psychology University of Kansas
Fellow: Stephanie Gusler
Todd Herrenkohl, Policy Mentor
tih@umich.edu Professor University of Michigan Schools of Social Work
Fellow: Sophia Frank
John Landsverk, Policy Mentor
jlandsverk@aol.com
Senior Research Scientist
Oregon Social Learning Center
Fellow: Katherine Marcal
Debra Samples, Policy Mentor
debra.samples@acf.hhs.gov
Regional Program Manager US DHHS, ACF, Children’s Bureau
Fellow: Julia Hernández
Amy Susman-Stillman, Policy Mentor
asusman@umn.edu
Director of Applied Research and Training University of Minnesota and Center for Early Education and Development
Fellow: Katherine Ridge
Laurie Theodorou, LCSW, Policy Mentor
laurie.l.theodorou@state.or.us
Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist Oregon Health Authority
Fellow: Maria Schweer-Collins
Cohort One through Seven Mentors
Academic Mentors
Sandra Azar, Academic Mentor
sta10@psu.edu
Professor The Pennsylvania State University Department of Psychology
Fellow: Elizabeth Miller
Melissa Barnett, Academic Mentor
barnettm@arizona.edu
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Fellow: Jennifer A. Mortensen
Sandra Barrueco, Academic Mentor
barrueco@cua.edu
Associate Professor The Catholic University of America
Fellow: Annie Davis
Jennifer Bellamy, Academic Mentor
jennifer.bellamy@du.edu
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work University of Denver
Fellow: Aaron Banman
Lawrence Berger, Academic Mentor
lmberger@wisc.edu
Professor & Director Institute for Research on Poverty University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fellow: Leah Gjertson, Yonah Drazen
Susan Bookheimer, Academic Mentor
sbook@ucla.edu
Joaquin Fuster Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience University of California-Los Angeles
Fellow: Natalia Orendain
Karen Budd, Academic Mentor
kbudd@depaul.edu
Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Psychology Department
DePaul University
Fellow: Christina Danko
Natasha Cabrera, Academic Mentor
ncabrera@umd.edu
Professor University of Maryland
Fellow: Catherine Kuhns
Katharine Cahn, Academic Mentor
Cahnk@pdx.edu
Executive Director, Child Welfare Partnership & Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services
Department of Social Work and Social Research, Portland State University
Fellow: Angela Cause
Kristine Campbell, Academic Mentor
Kristine.Campbell@hsc.utah.edu
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Utah
Fellow: Brooks Keeshin
Monit Cheung, Academic Mentor
mcheung@uh.edu
Professor, University of Houston
Fellow: Jackie Duron
Crystal Collins-Camargo, Academic Mentor
crystal.collinscamargo@louisville.edu
Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Fellow: Justin “Jay” Miller
Mark Courtney, Academic Mentor
markc@uchicago.edu
Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Fellows: Colleen Katz, Nathanael Okpych
Robert Crosnoe, Academic Mentor
crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu
Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Fellow: Chelsea Smith
Marah Curtis, Academic Mentor
murtis3@wisc.edu
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fellow: Emily Warren
Rachel Davis, Academic Mentor
rdavis@mailbox.sc.edu
Assistant Professor Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
Fellow: Aditi Srivastav
Eric Dearing, Academic Mentor
eric.dearing@bc.edu
Associate Professor
Lynch School of Education, Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Boston College
Fellow: Francesca Longo
Diane DePanfilis, Academic Mentor
ddepanfilis@ssw.umaryland.edu
Professor, Director
Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Fellow: Leah Bartley
William Dietz, Academic Mentor
bdietz@gwu.edu
Professor & Director Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention & Wellness Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University
Fellow: Wendy R. Ellis
Kenneth Dodge, Academic Mentor
dodge@duke.edu
Director; William McDougall Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Center for Child and Family Policy
Duke University
Fellow: Sandra Nay McCourt
Mary Dozier, Academic Mentor
mdozier@psych.udel.edu
Professor Amy E. duPont Chair of Child Development University of Delaware
Fellow: Lindsay Zajac
M. Ann Easterbrooks, Academic Mentor
ann.easterbrooks@tufts.edu
Professor
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development
Tufts University
Fellows: Chie Kotake, Rachel Katz
J. Mark Eddy, Academic Mentor
jmarke@uw.edu
Director of Research and Research Professor
Partners for our Children, UW/SSW
University of Washington
Fellow: Joseph Mienko
Michael Fagen, Academic Mentor
michael.fagen@northwestern.edu
Associate Professor and Director
Department of Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Fellow: Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner
Mary Finn, Academic Mentor
mfinn@gsu.edu
Professor
Georgia State University
Fellow: Erin Marsh
Phil Fisher, Academic Mentor
philf@uoregon.edu
Director of Clinical Training, Philip H. Knight Chair, Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Oregon
Fellows: Amanda Van Scoyoc, Melissa Marquardt
Antonio Garcia, Academic Mentor
antgar@sp2.upenn.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice
Fellow: Christina Myers
Anna Gassman-Pines, Academic Mentor
agassman.pines@duke.edu
Assistant Professor
Duke University
Fellow: Anika Schenck-Fontaine
Rachel Gordon, Academic Mentor
ragordon@uic.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology, Faculty at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellow: Kristin Abner
Ruby Gourdine, Academic Mentor
rgourdine@howard.edu
Professor
Howard University/School of Social Work
Howard University
Fellow: Brianna Lemmons
Nancy Guerra, Academic Mentor
nguerra@art-sci.udel.edu
Professor of Psychology
University of Delaware
Fellow: Carly B. Dierkhising
David Hansen, Academic Mentor
dhansen1@unl.edu
Director, Law-Psychology Program
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Fellows: Grace S. Hubel, Alayna Schreier
Mary Haskett, Academic Mentor
mehaskett@ncsu.edu
Professor
Department of Psychology
North Carolina State University
Fellow: Jenna Montgomery Armstrong
Kristen Hassmiller-Lich, Academic Mentor
klich@unc.edu
Research Assistant Professor Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Fellow: Gracelyn H. Cruden
Todd Herrenkoh, Academic Mentor
tih@uw.edu
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Fellows: J. Bart Klika, Kate Daderko
Michael Holosko, Academic Mentor
mholosko@uga.edu
Pauline M. Berger Professor of Family and Child Welfare
School of Social Work
University of Georgia
Fellow: Tamara Hurst
Yo Jackson, Academic Mentor
yjackson@psu.edu
Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Associate Director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Fellow: Lindsay Huffhines, Bridget Cho
Christopher Jencks, Academic Mentor
Christopher_jencks@harvard.edu
Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard University
Fellow: Cassandra Robertson
Brenda Jones Harden, Academic Mentor
bjharden@umd.edu
Associate Professor of Human Development
University of Maryland, College Park
Fellow: Carlomagno Panlilio
Melissa Jonson-Reid, Academic Mentor
jonsonrd@wustl.edu
Professor
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Violence and Injury Prevention
Washington University in St. Louis
Fellow: Paul Lanier
Neil Jordan, Academic Mentor
neil-jordan@northwestern.edu
Director
Mental Health Services and Policy Program
Northwestern University
Fellow: Lindsey E.G. Weil
Jill Joseph, Academic Mentor
jill.joseph@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Associate Dean for Research
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
University of California, Davis
Fellow: Sheridan Miyamoto
Patricia Kohl, Academic Mentor
pkohl@wustl.edu
Associate Professor
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Fellows: Kristen Seay, Megan Feely, Ericka M. Lewis
Judy Krysik, Academic Mentor
judy.krysik@asu.edu
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
Fellow: Elisa Kawam
Heidemarie Laurent, Academic Mentor
hlaurent@uoregon.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Oregon
Fellow: Rosemary Bernstein
Laurel Leslie, Academic Mentor
lleslie@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Fellow: April Allen
Elizabeth Letourneau, Academic Mentor
elizabethletourneau@jhu.edu
Professor Department of Mental Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fellow: Kenneth Feder
John Leventhal, Academic Mentor
John.Leventhal@yale.edu
Professor of pediatrics; Medical Director of the Child Abuse and Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Yale University School of Medicine
Fellow: Barbara Chaiyachati
Tama Leventhal, Academic Mentor
tama.leventhal@tufts.edu
Associate Professor
Tufts University
Fellow: Elizabeth Shuey
Kelly Lewis, Academic Mentor
kellymichellelewis@gmail.com
Assistant Professor
Georgia State University
Fellow: Jalika Street
Cynthia Lietz, Academic Mentor
clietz@asu.edu
Senior Associate Dean and Professor
School of Social Work
Arizona State University
Fellows: Megan Piel, Francie Julien-Chinn
Julia Littell, Academic Mentor
jlittell@brynmawr.edu
Professor
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Welfare
Bryn Mawr College
Fellow: Jessica Wilen
Leonard Lopoo, Academic Mentor
lmlopoo@maxwell.syr.edu
Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
The Maxwell School of Public Administration and International Affairs
Syracuse University
Fellow: Kerri Raissian
Michael MacKenzie, Academic Mentor
michael.mackenzie@ssw.rutgers.edu
Chancellor’s Scholar for Well-Being; Associate Professor of Social Work and Pediatrics
School of Social Work
Rutgers University
Fellow: Kate Stepleton
David MacPhee, Academic Mentor
David.macphee@colostate.edu
Professor Department of Human Development and Family Studies Colorado State University and Colorado State University School of Public Health
Fellow: Sarah Prendergast
Steve Marshall, Academic Mentor
smarshall@unc.edu
Professor/Director
Department of Epidemiology, Injury Prevention Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings school of Global Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Injury Prevention Research Center
Fellow: Jared Parrish
Karin Martin, Academic Mentor
kamartin@umich.edu
Professor of Sociology
University of Michigan
Fellow: Emily Bosk
Ann Mastergeorge, Academic Mentor
Ann.mastergeorge@ttu.edu
Associate Professor, Early Childhood Extension Specialist
Texas Tech University, Department of Family Studies and Human Development
Fellow: Katherine Paschall
Jacquelyn McCroskey, Academic Mentor
mccroske@usc.edu
John Milner Professor of Child Welfare
School of Social Work
University of Southern California
Fellow: Jaymie Lorthridge
Tom McDonald, Academic Mentor
t-mcdonald@ku.edu
Associate Dean of Research/Professor
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas
Fellow: Kaela Byers
Katie McLaughlin, Academic Mentor
mclaughk@uw.edu
Assistant Professor
Child Clinical Psychology Department
University of Washington
Fellow: Charlotte Heleniak
Rosa Milagros-Santos, Academic Mentor
rsantos@illinois.edu
Department of Special Education
University of Illinois
Fellow: Catherine Corr
Cynthia Minkovitz, Academic Mentor
cminkovi@jhsph.edu
Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Fellow: Meredith Matone
Christopher Monk, Academic Mentor
csmonk@umich.edu
Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Survey Research Center, Center for Human Growth and Development University of Michigan
Fellow: Tyler Hein
Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, Academic Mentor
ljeffers@brandeis.edu
Senior Scientist and Senior Lecturer
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
Fellow: Megan Madison
Deirdre Oakley, Academic Mentor
doakley1@gsu.edu
Professor
Department of Sociology
Georgia State University
Fellow: Clinton Boyd, Jr.
Devah Pager, Academic Mentor
devah_pager@harvard.edu
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University Department of Sociology
Fellow: Kelley Fong
Lawrence Palinkas, Academic Mentor
palinkas@usc.edu
Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health
School of Social Work
University of Southern California
Fellow: Megan Finno-Velasquez
Susan Pearson, Academic Mentor
sjp@northwestern.edu
Associate Professor Department of History, Northwestern University
Fellow: Michelle Bezark
Ellen Pinderhughes, Academic Mentor
Ellen.Pinderhughes@tufts.edu
Associate Professor and Chair of Doctoral Program
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development
Tufts University
Fellow: Judith C. Scott
Maureen Pirog, Academic Mentor
pirog@indiana.edu
Rudy Professor of Policy Analysis
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University
Fellow: Lindsey Bullinger
Joseph Price, Academic Mentor
jmprice@mail.sdsu.edu
Professor
Department of Psychology
San Diego State University
Fellow: Natalia Walsh
Enola Proctor, Academic Mentor
ekp@wustl.edu
Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Fellow: Byron Powell
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Academic Mentor
ehornste@usc.edu
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California
Fellow: Andrea Eastman
Jodi Quas, Academic Mentor
jquas@uci.edu
Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior and Nursing Science
Psychology & Social Behavior
University of California, Irvine
Fellow: Kyndra Cleveland
Karen Randolph, Academic Mentor
krandolph@fsu.edu
Doctoral Program Director
The Florida State University
Fellow: Leah Cheatham
Rebecca Ryan, Academic Mentor
Rmr64@georgetown.edu
Associate Professor Georgetown University
Fellow: Christina Padilla
Arthur J. Reynolds, Academic Mentor
ajr@umn.edu
Professor
Institute of Child Development and Humphrey School of Public Policy
University of Minnesota
Fellow: Alison Giovanelli
Elizabeth Segal, Academic Mentor
esegal@asu.edu
Professor
School of Social Work
Arizona State University
Fellow: Jennifer Geiger
Margaret Severson, Academic Mentor
mseverson@ku.edu
Professor
The University of Kansas
Fellow: Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner
Margaret Sheridan, Academic Mentor
sheridan.margaret@unc.edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School/ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Fellow: Daniel Busso
Marybeth Shinn, Academic Mentor
beth.shinn@vanderbilt.edu
Professor
Department of Human and Organizational Development
Vanderbilt University
Fellow: Scott Brown
Jeffrey Shook, Academic Mentor
jes98@pitt.edu
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work and School of Law
University of Pittsburgh
Fellow: Lisa Schelbe
Kristen Shook Slack, Academic Mentor
ksslack@wisc.edu
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fellow: Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Kathleen Sikkema, Academic Mentor
kathleen.sikkema@duke.edu
Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Global Health, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences;
Director of Training, Duke Clinical Psychology Program; Director of Doctoral Studies, Duke Global
Health Institute
Psychology & Neuroscience
Duke University
Fellow: Karmel Choi
Jane Silovsky, Academic Mentor
jane-silovsky@ouhsc.edu
Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Fellow: Jennifer Daer Shields
Paul Silverman, Academic Mentor
paul.silverman@mso.umt.edu
Full Faculty Professor
University of Montana
Fellow: Whitney Rostad
Cassandra Simmel, Academic Mentor
csimmel@ssw.rutgers.edu
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Rutgers University
Fellow: Kerrie Ocasio
Gail Steketee, Academic Mentor
steketee@bu.edu
Dean, Professor
School of Social Work
Boston University
Fellow: Abigail Ross
Catherine Taylor, Academic Mentor
ctaylor5@tulane.edu
Associate Professor
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Tulane University
Fellow: Julia Fleckman
Kathleen Thomas, Academic Mentor
thoma114@umn.edu
Professor Institute of Child Development
University of Minnesota
Fellow: Kelly Jedd McKenzie
Richard Tolman, Academic Mentor
rtolman@umich.edu
Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work
University of Michigan
Fellow: Tova B. Walsh
Jane Waldfogel, Academic Mentor
jw205@columbia.edu
Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems
Columbia University
Fellow: William Schneider
Daniel Whitaker, Academic Mentor
dwhitaker@gsu.edu
Director National SafeCare Training and Research Center
Georgia State University
Fellow: Tia McGill Rogers
Cristina Wilson, Academic Mentor
Cristina.wilson@uconn.edu
Associate Professor University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Fellow: Alysse Melville
Policy Mentors
Rhian Allvin, Policy Mentor
rallvin@naeyc.org
Executive Director, NAEYC
Fellow: Jennifer A. Mortensen
Patricia Barron, Policy Mentor
pbarron@ausa.org
Director of Family Programs, Association of the United States Army
Fellow: Abigail Ross
Suzin Bartley, Policy Mentor
suzin.bartley@state.ma.us
Executive Director, Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
Fellow: Chie Kotake
Michael Becketts, Policy Mentor
Michael.Becketts@dhhs.nc.gov
Director, Durham County Social Services
Fellow: Anika Schenck-Fontaine
Lucy Berliner, Policy Mentor
lucyb@u.washington.edu
Clinical Associate Professor and Director, University of Washington and Harborview Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress
Fellow: Charlotte Heleniak
Ashley Beumer, Policy Mentor
arbeumer@voices-stl.org
Director of Programs, Voices for Children
Fellow: Megan Feely
Taylor Bishop Scott, Policy Mentor
taylor.scott@research2policy.org
Research Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University Coordinator, Research-to-Policy Collaboration
Fellow: Sarah Prendergast
Allison Blake, Policy Mentor
allison.blake@dcf.state.nj.us
Commissioner, NJ Department of Children and Families
Fellow: Kerrie Ocasio
Megan Branham, Policy Mentor
mbranham@pafcaf.org
Director of Policy and Research Palmetto Association for Children and Families
Fellow: Aditi Srivastav
Melissa Lim Brodowski, Policy Mentor
melissa.brodowski@acf.hhs.gov
Prevention Specialist
Office on Child Abuse & Neglect, Children’s Bureau, ACYF
Fellows: Carlomagno Panlilio, Leah Bartley, Christina Padilla
Mareva Brown, Policy Mentor
Mareva.Brown@sen.ca.gov
Chief Consultant of Senate Human Services, California State Senate
Fellow: Andrea Eastman
Elizabeth Carlson, Policy Mentor
carls032@umn.edu
Director, Affiliated Graduate Faculty and Research Associate
Irving B. Harris Training Program, Center for Early Education and Development
Fellow: Alison Giovanelli
Julie Cecile, Policy Mentor
jcecile901@gmail.com
Executive Director, McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site
Fellow: Kerri Raissian
Wendy Cervantes, Policy Mentor
wendyc@firstfocus.net
Vice President of Child and Immigrant Policy, First Focus
Fellow: Megan Finno-Velasquez
Paul Chung, Policy Mentor
paulchung@mednet.ucla.edu
Chief of General Pediatrics University of California-Los Angeles
Fellow: Natalia Orendain
Steve Cohen, Policy Mentor
steve.cohen@cssp.org
Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy
Fellow: Daniel Busso
Jon Conte, Policy Mentor
contej@u.washington.edu
Professor, University of Washington, School of Social Work
Fellow: J. Bart Klika
Sarah Cook, Policy Mentor
scook@gsu.edu
Professor and Associate Dean, Member, Community Psychology Program, Georgia State University
Fellows: Jalika Street, Erin Marsh
Sarah Corbally, Policy Mentor
scorbally@mt.gov
Program Bureau Chief, Child and Family Services Division (DPHHS)
Fellow: Whitney Rostad
Jacqueline Counts, Policy Mentor
jcounts@ku.edu
Director, The University of Kansas/Achievement & Assessment Institute/Center for Public Partnerships & Research
Fellow: Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner
Teri Covington, Policy Mentor
tcovington@alliance1.org
Director, Within Our Reach
Fellow: Jared Parrish
Lois Day, Policy Mentor
lois.day@state.or.us
Program Administrator
Oregon Department of Human Services – Office of Safety and Permanency
Fellow: Angela Cause
Erin Dalton, Policy Mentor
Erin.Dalton@alleghenycounty.us
Deputy Director
Allegheny County DHS, Office of Data Analysis, Research and Evaluation
Fellow: Lisa Schelbe
Anne De Biasi, Policy Mentor
adebiasi@tfah.org
Director of Policy Development Trust for America’s Health
Fellow: Wendy R. Ellis
Benjamin de Haan, Policy Mentor
dehaanb@uw.edu
Executive Director and Affiliate Professor
Partners for Our Children, UW/SSW
Fellow: Joseph Mienko
Carmela DeCandia, Policy Mentor
cj@drdecandia.com
Advisory Committee Chair
Bassuk Center on Homeless and Vulnerable Children and Youth
Fellow: Jenna Montgomery Armstrong
Andrea Eastman, Policy Mentor
lanea@usc.edu
University of Southern California
Fellow: Carly B. Dierkhising
Laura Edwards, Policy Mentor
laura.edwards@collaborativehealthsolutions.org
President and CEO Collaborative Health Solutions
Fellow: Gracelyn H. Cruden
John Elliott, Policy Mentor
john.elliott@wisconsin.gov
Deputy Administrator of the Division of Safety and Permanence Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Fellow: Yonah Drazen
Alexia Evertt, Policy Mentor
aeverett@stuartfoundation.org
Senior Program Officer
Stuart Foundation
Fellow: Nathanael Okpych
Karen Foley-Schain, Policy Mentor
KAREN.FOLEY-SCHAIN@ct.gov
Executive Director
Children’s Trust Fund
Fellow: Barbara Chaiyachati
Kathy Goetz Wolf, Policy Mentor
kathygw@strengtheningfamiliesillinois.org
Project Director
Strengthening Families Illinois
Fellow: Christina Danko
Mindi Goodpaster, Policy Mentor
mindi.goodpaster@mccoyouth.org
Director, Public Policy & Advocacy
Marion County Commission on Youth
Fellow: Lindsey Bullinger
Jim Grace, Policy Mentor
james.grace@ky.gov
Assistant Director of Protection and Permanency
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Fellow: Justin “Jay” Miller
Barbara Guillen, Policy Mentor
bguillen@azdes.gov
Independent Living State Coordinator
Child Protective Services, AZ Department of Economic Security
Fellow: Megan Piel
Anne Heller, Policy Mentor
anneh@powerof2.nyc
Executive Director Power of Two
Fellow: Lindsay Zajac
Wendy Henderson, Policy Mentor
wendy.henderson@wisconsin.gov
Director, Office of Youth Services
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Fellow: Emily Warren
Maria Hernandez, Policy Mentor
mhernandez@occourts.org
Presiding Judge, Orange County
Orange County Superior Court
Fellow: Kyndra Cleveland
Waldo Johnson, Jr., Policy Mentor
wejohnso@uchicago.edu
Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
Fellow: Clinton Boyd, Jr.
Womazetta Jones, Policy Mentor
womazetta.jones@co.ramsey.mn.us
Director of Children and Family Services
Project Director, Differential Response
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Fellow: Kristin Abner
Denise Kane, Policy Mentor
Denise.Kane@illinois.gov
Inspector General Illinois DCFS
Office of Inspector General Illinois DCFS
Fellow: Colleen Katz
Leslie Kantor, Policy Mentor
leslie.kantor@ppfa.org
Vice President, Education
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Fellow: Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner
Naomi Karp, Policy Mentor
nkarp@unitedwaytucson.org
Director of Early Childhood Professional Development
The United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
Fellow: Katherine Paschall
Jill Khadduri, Policy Mentor
jill_khadduri@abtassoc.com
Principal Associate and Senior Fellow
Abt Associates Inc.
Fellow: Scott Brown
Debra Lancaster, Policy Mentor
debra.lancaster@dcf.state.nj.us
Director of Strategic Development
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Fellow: Kate Stepleton
John Landsverk, Policy Mentor
jlandsverk@aol.com
Research Scientist, Scientific Director, California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
Senior Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis
Senior Research Professor, University of Southern California
Oregon Social Learning Center
Fellow: Elizabeth Miller
Sara Langworthy, Policy Mentor
sara@drlangworthy.com
Author & Consultant
DeveloPlay, LLC
Fellow: Kelly Jedd McKenzie
Bud Lavery, Policy Mentor
blavery@preventchildabusenc.org
President and CEO
Prevent Child Abuse, North Carolina
Fellow: Karmel Choi
Karla Lawson, Policy Mentor
kalawson@seton.org
Director, Trauma and Injury Research Center and Dell Children’s Medical Center
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Fellow: Chelsea Smith
Stacie Leblanc, Policy Mentor
sleblanc1@mac.com
Executive Director/Department Head
New Orleans Children’s Advocacy Center/ Audrey Hepburn CARE Center of Children’s Hospital
Fellow: Julia Fleckman
Charles Lewis, Jr., Policy Mentor
celewisjr@gmail.com
Adjunct Associate Professor/Founder and President of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP)
Howard University School of Social Work/CRISP
Fellow: Brianna Lemmons
David Lindeman, Policy Mentor
lindeman@ku.edu
Director/Senior Scientist/Courtesy Associate Professor
Lifespan Institute/Bureau of Child Research/ Department of Special Education
Fellow: Kaela Byers
Jeannine Lisitski, Policy Mentor
jlisitski@womenagainstabuse.org
Executive Director
Women Against Abuse
Fellow: Jessica Wilen
Joan Lombardi, Policy Mentor
joan.lombardi1@gmail.com
Director
Early Opportunities, LLC
Fellow: Francesca Longo
John Lutzker, Policy Mentor
jlutzker@gsu.edu
Director, Center for Healthy Development
Georgia State University
Fellow: Tia McGill Rogers
Holly Mar Conte, Policy Mentor
hmar@unitedwaylane.org
Director of Education
United Way of Lane County
Fellow: Rosemary Bernstein
Kelly McCauley, Policy Mentor
kmccauley@kvc.org
Director of Evidence Informed Initiatives
KVC Health Systems
Fellow: Lindsay Huffhines
Judith Meyers, Policy Mentor
meyers@uchc.edu
President & CEO Child Health and Development Institute
Fellow: Alysse Melville
Alison Miller, Policy Mentor
alimill@umich.edu
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health Research Associate Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
Fellow: Tyler Hein
Connie Mitchell, Policy Mentor
connie.mitchell@cdph.ca.gov
Chief, Policy Unit, Office of Health Equity
California State Department of Public Health
Fellow: Sheridan Miyamoto
Marcia Moriarta, Policy Mentor
mmoriarta@salud.unm.edu
Professor, Executive Director/Division Chief
University of New Mexico Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability
Fellow: Melissa Marquardt
Roseann Myers, Policy Mentor
Assistant Deputy Director, Policy and Program Support
San Diego County Child Welfare Services
Fellow: Natalia Walsh
Anne Nicoll, Policy Mentor
aenicoll@gmail.com
Evaluation Research Consultant
Self-employed/Downs Group L.L.C.
Fellow: Kate Daderko
Susan Notkin, Policy Mentor
susan.notkin@cssp.org
Associate Director Center for the Study of Social Policy
Fellow: Kenneth Feder
Melinda Ohlemiller, Policy Mentor
melinda.ohlemiller@nfnf.org
Chief Executive Officer
Nurses for Newborns
Fellow: Paul Lanier
Andrea Palmer, Policy Mentor
ANDREA.PALMER@illinois.gov
Acting Chief
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, Illinois Department of Human Services
Fellow: Aaron Banman
Peter Pecora, Policy Mentor
PPecora@casey.org
Managing Director of Research Services and Professor
Casey Family Programs
University of Washington, School of Social Work
Fellow: Jaymie Lorthridge
Henry Stephen Pennypacker, Policy Mentor
stephen.pennypacker@pfsf.org
President and CEO
Partnership for Strong Families, Inc.
Fellow: Leah Cheatham
Deborah Perry, Policy Mentor
deborah.perry@georgetown.edu
Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Fellow: Annie Davis
Frank Putnam, Policy Mentor
frank_putnam@med.unc.edu
Professor of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry
University of North Carolina Dept. of Psychiatry
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Fellow: Brooks Keeshin
Elizabeth Ralston, Policy Mentor
lralston@dnlcc.org
Founding Director
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) / Medical University of South Carolina
Fellow: Jennifer Daer Shields
Milagros Ramirez, Policy Mentor
milagros@brandeis.edu
Director of Program Evaluation and Development
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD)
Fellow: Megan Madison
Debbie Raucher, Policy Mentor
debbie@johnburtonfoundation.org
Project Director, California College Pathways
John Burton Foundation
Fellow: Nathanael Okpych
Fiona Remko, Policy Mentor
fremko@comcast.net
Program Director
Fort Bend Children’s Advocacy Center
Fellow: Jackie Duron
Pamela Rheaume, Policy Mentor
pamela.rheaume@state.ma.us
Manager of Professional Development Child Welfare Insitute
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Fellow: April Allen
Shireen Riley, Policy Mentor
shireen.riley@acf.hhs.gov
Regional Program Manager
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children & Families
Fellow: Elizabeth Shuey
Nancy Roberts-Brown, Policy Mentor
nancyrb@chs-wa.org
Director
Catalyst for Kids
Fellow: Charlotte Heleniak
Beth Rosenberg, Policy Mentor
brosenberg@azchildren.org
Director of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy
Children’s Action Alliance
Fellow: Jennifer Geiger
David Rubin, Policy Mentor
rubin@email.chop.edu
Co-Director
PolicyLab, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellow: Meredith Matone
Terri Sabol, Policy Mentor
Terri.sabol@northwestern.edu
Assistant Professor Department of Human Development and Social Policy Northwestern University
Fellow: Michelle Bezark
Michael Schafer, Policy Mentor
michael.shafer@asu.edu
Professor, Director of Research
Arizona State University, School of Social Work, Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
Fellow: Elisa Kawam
Heather Scott, Policy Mentor
heathers@wfts.org
Clinical Supervisor and Program Manager of Mental Health Services
Willamette Family
Fellow: Amanda Van Scoyoc
Carole Shauffer, Policy Mentor
cshauffer@ylc.org
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Youth Law Center
Fellow: Lindsay Zajac
Stephanie Shell, Policy Mentor
sshell@phmc.org
Senior Director of Strategy Development
Public Health Management Corporation
Fellow: Christina Myers
Susan Shelton, Policy Mentor
matsmom@att.net
Regional Director
St. Louis County Children’s Division
Fellow: Kristen Seay
Francine Sherman, Policy Mentor
shermanf@bc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor; Director of the Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project
Boston College Law School
Fellow: Judith C. Scott
Lesley Siegel, Policy Mentor
Assistant Clinical Professor
Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine
Fellow: Emily Bosk
Sarah Simmons, Policy Mentor
ssimmons@sc.pima.gov
Presiding Judge
Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
Fellow: Francie Julien-Chinn
Neil Skene, Policy Mentor
neil.skene@illinois.gov
Deputy Chief of Staff
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Fellow: Lindsey E.G. Weil
Sheila Smith, Policy Mentor
Sheila.smith@nccp.org
Director of Early Childhood Research
National Center for Children in Poverty – Columbia University
Fellow: William Schneider
Mary Anne Snyder, Policy Mentor
Maryanne.snyder@state.co.us
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood
Fellow: Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Susan Stepleton, Policy Mentor
stepleton@wustl.edu
Director, Policy Forum
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Fellow: Byron Powell
Halbert Sullivan, Policy Mentor
hsullivan@fatherssupport.org
Chief Executive Officer
Fathers’ Support Center
Fellow: Ericka M. Lewis
Ken Taylor, Policy Mentor
ktaylor@wccf.org
Executive Director
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families
Fellow: Leah Gjertson
Carol Trivette, Policy Mentor
trivettecm@etsu.edu
Professor
East Tennessee State University
Fellow: Catherine Corr
Deborah Weathers, Policy Mentor
dweatherston@mi-aimh.org
Executive Director
Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Fellow: Tova B. Walsh
Tom Weber, Policy Mentor
Tom.Weber@massmail.state.ma.us
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Fellow: Rachel Katz
Jerry West, Policy Mentor
jwestsig6@gmail.com
Senior Research Fellow (Retired) Mathematica Policy Research
Fellow: Catherine Kuhns
Kristen Widner, Policy Mentor
kwidner@emory.edu
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic
Emory University School of Law
Fellow: Tamara Hurst
Brian Wilcox, Policy Mentor
bwilcox1@unl.edu
Director and Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Center for Children, Families, and the Law
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Fellows: Grace S. Hubel, Alayna Schreier
Nancy Wilkov, Policy Mentor
General Magistrate
The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Fellow: Kyndra Cleveland
Julie Wilson, Policy Mentor
julie_wilson@harvard.edu
Harry Kahn Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Fellow: Kelley Fong
Christopher Wimer, Policy Mentor
cwimer@gmail.com
Advisor
Columbia University / Department of Health and Human Services
Fellow: Cassandra Robertson
Briana Woods-Jaeger, Policy Mentor briana.woods-jaeger@emory.edu Assistant Professor Emory University
Fellow: Bridget Cho