Ideas to Impact — Faster. Together.
CCTST Leadership & Staff
CCTST Co-Directors
Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Executive Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Associate Dean, Clinical & Translational Science & Training
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Jareen.Meinzen-Derr@cchmc.org
Jeffrey Strawn, MD
Dr. Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Endowed Professor in Behavioral Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Pharmacology
Associate Vice Chair of Research
Director, Anxiety Disorders Research Program
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email: Jeffrey.Strawn@uc.edu
Achala Vagal, MD
Professor and Ben Felson Endowed Chair, Department of Radiology
Associate Dean, Clinical & Translational Science & Training
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email: Achala.Vagal@uc.edu
CCTST Administrative Staff
Trina McFarland, BTAS
Michael Vierling, MBA
Business Director
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Michael.Vierling@cchmc.org
Christy Keller, BTAS
Hub Administrator (Program Manager)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Christina.Keller@cchmc.org
Nicholas Hogan
Financial Analyst II
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Nicholas.Hogan@cchmc.org
Emma Jones, MA
Senior Communication Specialist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Emma.Jones2@cchmc.org
Connie Logan
Administrative Assistant
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Constance.Schenk@cchmc.org
William Weller
Program Management Coordinator
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: William.Weller@cchmc.org
CCTST Faculty & Staff
Brittany Rosen, PhD, MEd
Director of Evaluation
Director of Dissemination & Implementation
Research Associate Professor, Division of Adolescent & Transition Medicine
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Brittany.Rosen@cchmc.org
Michael Seid, PhD
Director of Learning Health Systems
Director, Health Outcomes & Quality Care Research, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Member, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Michael.Seid@cchmc.org
Taylor Groeschen
Program Management Specialist, Evaluation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Taylor.Groeschen@cchmc.org
Jamie Tharrington
Strategic Management
Patrick Ryan, PhD, MS
Co-Lead, Workforce Development
Professor & Associate Director, Research, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Patrick.Ryan@cchmc.org
Jackie Knapke, PhD
Co-Lead, Workforce Development
Assistant Professor, Interim Division Director
Research Division, Department of Family & Community Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jackie.Knapke@uc.edu
Jennifer Molano, MD
Director, Collaboration & Team Science
Professor, Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jennifer.Molano@uc.edu
Jason Blackard, PhD
Pipeline & Community Outreach, Workforce Development
Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jason.Blackard@uc.edu
Laura Hildreth, MS
Program Director,
Collaboration & Team Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: Laura.Hildreth@uc.edu
Anna Johns
Program Manager,
Workforce Development
Collaboration & Team Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: Anna.Johns@uc.edu
Angela Mendell, MS, CCRP
Jennifer Veevers, PhD
Grant Development Specialist,
Workforce Development
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jennifer.Lowe@uc.edu
Andi Christopher, MA
Harini Pallerla, MS
Lori Crosby, PsyD
Co-Lead, Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Co-Director, Innovations in Community Research
Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Lori.Crosby@cchmc.org
Farrah Jacquez, PhD
Co-Lead, Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Assistant Vice President, Office of Research
Professor & Assistant Head,
Department of Psychology
University of Cincinnati
Email: Farrah.Jacquez@uc.edu
Monica Mitchell, PhD
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Senior Director, Community Relations
Co-Director, Innovations in Community Research
Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Monica.Mitchell@cchmc.org
Stacey Gomes, PhD
Senior Program Management Specialist,
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Stacey.Gomes@cchmc.org
Shaina Rose Horner, MS
Senior Research Associate,
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
University of Cincinnati
Email: Shaina.Horner@uc.edu
Alyx Cleveland
Research Associate,
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
University of Cincinnati
Email: Alyx.Cleveland@uc.edu
Ama Wilson
Clinical Research Coordinator III,
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Ama.Wilson@cchmc.org
Tracy Sander Greene
Project Management Specialist,
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Tracy.SanderGreene@cchmc.org
Julie Wijesooriya, MPA
Research Community Liaison,
Research Participant Advisory Group
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Julie.Wijesooriya@cchmc.org
Mo Kelly
Program Manager,
Research Participant Advisory Group
University of Cincinnati
Email: Maureen.Kelly@uc.edu
Nicholas Ollberding, PhD
Co-Lead, Resources & Services
Division, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Professor, Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati
Email: Nicholas.Ollberding@cchmc.org
Jeffrey Strawn, MD
Co-Lead, Resources & Services
Co-Director, CCTST
Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email: Jeffrey.Strawn@uc.edu
Resources & Services
Dennis McGraw, MD
Co-Lead, Pilot Grant Program
Professor, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Director, Pulmonary Medicine
Cincinnati VA Medical Center
Email: Dennis.McGraw@uc.edu
Katherine Bowers, PhD, MPH
Co-Lead, Pilot Grant Program
Professor, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Katherine.Bowers@cchmc.org
Venois Peebles
Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD
Co-Lead, Health Informatics
Director, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Rieveschl Chair of Biomedical Informatics
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Eneida.Mendonca@cchmc.org
Umberto Tachinardi, MD
Co-Lead, Health Informatics
Senior Vice President & Chief Health Digital Officer, UC Health
Professor, Associate Dean & Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Informatics and Data Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Email: Umberto.Tachinardi@uc.edu
Elizabeth Kelly, MD
Co-Lead, Integrated Health Model & Data Platform to Advance CTS
Medical Director, Community Women's Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Professor & Executive Vice Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Cincinnati
Email: Elizabeth.Kelly@uc.edu
Carley Riley, MD, MPP, MHS
Co-Lead, Integrated Health Model & Data Platform to Advance CTS
Steward, Community Systems, Office of Population Health
Director, Mayerson Child Well-being Initiative
Fellow, The Nova Institute for Health
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Carley.Riley@cchmc.org
Integrated Health Model & Data Platform to Advance Clinical & Translational Science
Meg Zeller, PhD
Director, K Scholars Career Development Award Program
Co-Director, Center for Child Behavior and Nutrition Research and Training
Pediatric Psychologist, Research, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Meg.Zeller@cchmc.org
Moises Huaman, MD, MSc.
Associate Director, K Scholars Career Development Award Program
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Moises.Huaman@uc.edu
Krista Metz
Administrative Program Director,
K Scholars Career Development Award Program
University of Cincinnati
Email: Krista.Newland@uc.edu
Sharon Watkins
Community Engagement Director
Community Action Agency
Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN
Professor and Jane E. Procter Endowed Chair,
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Email: Tamilyn.Bakas@uc.edu
Melinda Butsch Kovacic, PhD, MPH
Professor & Associate Dean of Research, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Director, Cancer Research Scholars Program
Director, We Engage 4 Health
Email: butschms@ucmail.uc.edu