Who We Are

STEERING COMMITTEE

Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ph.D. 
lla9@georgetown.edu

Bruno Anthony, Ph.D.
bja28@georgetown.edu

Pamela Carter-Nolan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
pcarter-nolan@howard.edu

Florencia Gonzalez, M.P.H.
Florenica.gonzalez@howard.edu

Tawara Goode, M.A. 
tdg2@georgetown.edu

Phyllis Magrab, Ph.D.
magrabp@georgetown.edu

Thomas Mellman, M.D. 
tmellman@howard.edu

Adriana Serrano
ams356@georgetown.edu

Jason Umans, M.D., Ph.D.
jason.umans@gmail.com

Sherrie Flynt Wallington, Ph.D.
slw49@georgetown.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

Principal Investigators

Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ph.D. 
lla9@georgetown.edu

Phyllis Magrab, Ph.d.
magrabp@georgetown.edu

Key Personnel

Jason Umans, M.D. (Co-Principal Investigator)
jason.umans@gmail.com

Suzanne M. Bronheim, Ph.D.
bronheis@georgetown.edu

Thomas Mellman, M.D. (CTSA Representative)
tmellman@howard.edu

Tawara Goode, M.A. (Cultural Competence Coordinator)
tdg2@georgetown.edu

RESEARCH TRAINING/EDUCATION CORE (RTC)

RTC Co-Directors and Steering Committee members

Bruno Anthony, Ph.D.
bja28@georgetown.edu

Jason Umans, M.D., Ph.D.
jason.umans@gmail.com

Pamela Carter-Nolan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
pcarter-nolan@howard.edu

RTC Faculty and Staff

Cyndi Campbell, Education Administrator for the GHUCCTS
narcissc@georgetown.edu

Lan Le, MPA, Policy Associate and RTC Coordinator
ltl5@georgetown.edu

Current Research Interns

  • Natalia Orduz  
  • Mirna Martinez  
  • Shani Scott
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORE

Community Engagement Co-Directors

Carla Williams
cdwilliams@howard.edu

Mary Ann Dutton
mad27@georgetown.edu

Community Engagement Steering Committee

Alfiee Breland-Noble
ab2892@georgetown.edu

Florencia Gonzalez
Florenica.gonzalez@howard.edu

Adriana Serrano
ams356@georgetown.edu

Sherrie Flynt Wallington
slw49@georgetown.edu

RTC Staff

Jodwina Gaston, Intern

CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

Tawara Goode, M.A.
tdg2@georgetown.edu

FIERCE

Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Principal Investigator

Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ph.D. 
lla9@georgetown.edu

Co-Investigators

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D.
vls3@georgetown.edu

Chiranjeev Dash, M.B.B.S., M.P.H. 
cd422@georgetown.edu

Sherrie Wallington, Ph.D. 
slw49@georgetown.edu

Kepher Makambi, Ph.D. 
khm33@georgetown.edu

Research Personnel

Bang (Bryan) Hyun Kim, Ph.D. – Exercise Physiologist
bhk26@georgetown.edu

Jennifer Hicks, M.S. – Exercise Physiologist
js936@georgetown.edu

Elizabeth Parker, Ph.D. – Nutritionist
ead64@georgetown.edu

Mary Gleason, M.S.N., F.N.P. – Nurse Practitioner
mg266@georgetown.edu

Vivian Watkins – Research Coordinator
vvw2@georgetown.edu

Everett Dodson – Community Health Educator
eed22@georgetown.edu

Rhonda Hamilton, M.P.A. – Research Coordinator
rnh12@georgetown.edu

Howard University Cancer Center

Co-Principal Investigator

Teletia Taylor, Ph.D.
t_r_taylor@howard.edu

Research Personnel

Deena Richardson
Research Assistant

Consultants

James Hagberg, Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Barbara Howard, Ph.D.
MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD

VERIFYING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN STROKE (VICTORS)

Principal Investigator

Chelsea Kidwell, M.D.
ck256@georgetown.edu

Co-Investigators

Bernadette Boden- Albala, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
bernadette.boden-albala@mountsinai.org

Dave Brennan, M.B.E.
David.M.Brennan@Medstar.net

Dorothy Edwards, Ph.D.
dfedwards@education.wisc.edu

Stephen Fernandez, M.P.H.
Stephen.J.Fernandez@Medstar.net

M. Chris Gibbons, M.D., M.P.H.
mgibbons@jhsph.edu

Mihriye Mete, Ph.D.
Mihriye.Mete@medstar.net

Nawar Shara, Ph.D.
nawar.shara@medstar.net

Anna Trouth, M.D.
ajayam-trouth@howard.edu

Jason Umans, M.D.
jason.umans@gmail.com

Carla Williams, Ph.D.
cdwilliams@howard.edu

Support Staff

Laura Russell- Project Manager
lcg38@georgetown.edu

Courtney Hsieh- Research Coordinator
ch462@georgetown.edu

Imani Mojerie- Research Coordinator
im305@georgetown.edu

Doienne Saab- Research Coordinator
ds1272@georgetown.edu

Participating Organizations

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
  • Howard University Hospital
  • Sibley Hospital
  • Providence Hospital
  • George Washington Hospital
  • United Medical Center
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center