Divisional Staff

​​Val Rubin-Rashaad
Executive Director
Lab Manager
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Research Professional
Samantha Alch
Cancer Outcomes Data Coordinator
OptiM Study Coordinator
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Adolescent Sexual Health Intern
Jenna Baumgartner
Communications and Special Projects Manager
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Nurse Practitioner, Research Coordinator
Abaki Beck
Research Assistant
Post-Doctoral Staff
Kara Beckman
Senior Evaluator
Research Staff
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Clinical Research Coordinator
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Director & Instructor
Research Staff
Division Assistant
Labibah Buraik
Graduate Research Assistant
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Administrator
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Research Professional 3
Research Staff
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Division Administrator
Shenika Chambers
Graduate Research Assistant
Research Staff
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Fellowship Program Coordinator
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Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
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Senior Education Administrator
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Status Neutral Non-medical Case Manager
Research Staff
Laurel Davis
Project Director
Research Staff
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Project Manager
Lab Manager
Division Assistant
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Endocrine Nurse
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Medical Case Manager - Health Educator
Samantha Dunmire
Staff Member
Research Scientist
Denise Erlanson, RN, BSN
Nurse Coordinator
Researcher
Nora Fitzsimmons, RN, BSN
Nurse Coordinator
Denise Fogel
Administrative Associate
Research Staff
Meghan Ford
Program Manager, Youth Health and Housing Lab
Community Health Coordinator
Sara Gonia
Assistant Scientist
Katherine Gronevelt
Administrative Associate
Jayna Hager
Executive Office and Admin Specialist
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Post-Doctorate Fellow, Researcher
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Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
Division Assistant
Melissa Hintz
Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
Wendy Hudson
Researcher
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Division Administrator
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Adolescent Sexual Health Intern
Ellie Ivey
Executive Assistant
Briana Jackson
Client Services Coordinator
Administrative Associate 2
Research Staff
Juanita Jensen
Administrative Associate
Research Staff
Kali Johnson
Clinical Research Coordinator
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Research Nurse Coordinator
Jessica Jungman
Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship Program Coordinator
OptiM Study Nurse
Iron and HIV Study Nurse
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Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
Research Staff
Executive Office and Admin Specialist
Brent Koehn, PhD
Researcher
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Public Health Research Assistant
Research Staff
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Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
TIffany Larae
Program/Project Specialist
Alex Larsson
Research Scientist
Lynn Levercom Wodziak
Division Assistant
Researcher
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Education Coordinator
Researcher
Sarah Lucht, MS, PhD
Post-Doctoral Associate
Marrissa Ludwig
Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator
Joanna Ly
Clinical Research Coordinator
Finance Supervisor
Research Staff
Research Staff
Global Research Programs Administrator
Post-Doctoral Staff
Lab Manager
Research Professional
Post-Doctoral Staff
Lab Technician
Graduate Research Assistant
Sammy Mohammadi
Graduate Research Assistant
Markco Morris
Division Administrator
Kari Murdy
Pediatric Lipid Clinic Coordinator and Dietitian
Research Staff
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Division Administrator
Research Professional
Division Assistant
Ingie Osman, MPH
Project Director
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Prevention Specialist - Early Intervention
Nataya Paisley
Graduate Research Assistant
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Technician
Researcher
Beth Pappenfus
Project Manager
Joanna Perrier
Administrative Associate
Research Staff
Vivian Pham
Research Assistant
Katie Pierson
Communications Manager
Shari Plowman
Senior Evaluator
Alex Prince
Program/Project Specialist
Coordinator
Post-Doctoral Staff
Post Doctoral Associate
Asim Saha, PhD
Researcher
Division Administrator
Kara Schmid
Nurse Practitioner
Natalie Schmitz
Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse Care Coordinator
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Pediatric Diabetes Coordinator
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Director of Operations
Administrative Associate
Research Staff
Lizzy soderberg
Division Assistant
Logan Soderling
Finance Generalist
Lisa Spofford
Division Administrator
Iron and HIV Study Coordinator
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Medical Case Manager
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Fellowship Program Coordinator
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Communications and Project Support
Sandra Streff
Division Administrator and Residency Education Coordinator
Researcher
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Fellowship Program Coordinator
Emily Trieu
Graduate Research Assistant
Gail Turnberg
Nurse Practitioner
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Deputy Director
Research Staff
Research Staff
Liangjun Wang
Researcher
Research Staff
Janelle Willard
Administrative Associate 1
Sheng Xiong
Clinical Administrative Coordinator
Nox Zand-Dow
Graduate Research Assistant