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Core Faculty

Image of Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD
Program Director, ORCHID; Associate Professor of Medicine
birrums@upmc.edu
Dr. Sonya Borrero Sonya Borrero, MD, MS
Founding Director, CONVERGE; UPMC Endowed Chair of Translational Medicine and Research; Professor of Medicine
borrsp@upmc.edu
Greer Donley, JD Greer Donley, JD
Director, Law and Policy, CONVERGE; Professor of Law
DONLEY@pitt.edu
Marian Jarlenski, PhD, MPH Marian Jarlenski, PhD, MPH
Associate Director, CONVERGE; Professor of Health Policy and Management
marian.jarlenski@pitt.edu
Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD
Program Director, ReproTechquity Collaborative; Associate Professor of Medicine
tamark@pitt.edu
Dana Loll, PhD, MHS Dana Loll, PhD, MHS
Director, PA Catalyst; Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Dana.loll@pitt.edu
Nicole Luche, MD Nicole Luche, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
luchenm@upmc.edu
Rebecca Meiksin, PhD, MPH Rebecca Meiksin, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
RNM59@pitt.edu
Elizabeth A. Mosley, PhD, MPH Elizabeth Mosley, PhD, MPH
Director, People and Culture, CONVERGE; Assistant Professor of Medicine
eam241@pitt.edu
Image of Deirdre Quinn, PhD, MSc, MLitt Deirdre Quinn, PhD, MSc, MLitt
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Deirdre.Quinn@va.gov
Headshot of Riley Steiner, PhD, MPH Riley Steiner, PhD, MPH
Director, Research Translation, CONVERGE; Research Associate Professor of Medicine
riley.steiner@pitt.edu

Administrative Staff

Brenna Bernardino, MPH Brenna Bernardino, MPH
Administrative Assistant
BJO34@pitt.edu
Lotte Brewer, MPH Lotte Brewer, MPH
Communications Specialist
lbb61@pitt.edu
Kirsten Crowhurst, MPH Kirsten Crowhurst, MPH
Research Engagement Manager
KCC37@pitt.edu
Doris A. Dick, MSW Doris A. Dick, MSW
Business Manager
dorisd@pitt.edu

Research Staff

Selena Anjur-Dietrich, PhD Selena Anjur Dietrich, PhD
Research Scientist
SEA246@pitt.edu
Sarah Burns, MSW, LSW Sarah Burns, MSW, LSW
Research Coordinator
skb59@pitt.edu
Sabin Gaire, MS Sabin Gaire, MS
Senior Data Analyst
sag419@pitt.edu
Picture of Sarah Graves, MPH Sarah Graves, MPH
Research Facilitator
seg231@pitt.edu
CONVERGE Logo Sami Gregory, MEd
Research Project Manager
sgregory@pitt.edu
Carrie Haney, MSPH Carrie Haney MSPH
Data Analyst
CAH486@pitt.edu
Kate Kelsey, MPH Kate Kelsey, MPH
PA Catalyst Research Coordinator
kate.kelsey@pitt.edu
Jamie L. Manzer Headshot Jamie L. Manzer, PhD, MPP
Assistant Director of Research, Birru Talabi Lab
JAM1469@pitt.edu
Picture of Shannon Shannon Mitchell, MPH, MSW
Research Coordinator
shannon.mitchell2@va.gov
Photo of Sabnum Smiling Sabnum Pudasainy, MS
Data Analyst
sap196@pitt.edu
Erin Carroll Rockwell Erin Carroll Rockwell
Lab Manager, Birru Talabi Labs
ecr72@pitt.edu
Samantha Rodriguez, MS Samantha Rodriguez, MS
Medical Data Scientist II
smr232@pitt.edu
Michaella Wu, MPH Michaella Wu, MPH
Research Coordinator
mlw160@pitt.edu

Affiliated Faculty

a professional portrait of a Black woman with long dark hair, dressed in a formal, navy blue outfit with a white collar and a black ribbon tie. Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
maa509@pitt.edu
Image of Dr. Sara E. Baumann, PhD, MPH Sara E. Baumann, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
sarabaumann@pitt.edu
Picture of Lucas Berenbrok, PharmD, MS, BCACP, FAPhA Lucas Berenbrok, PharmD, MS, BCACP, FAPhA
Associate Professor of Pharmacy & Therapeutics
berenbro@pitt.edu
Image of Judy Chang, MD, MPH Judy Chang, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
chanjc@upmc.edu
Image of Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RB, CPNP, FAAN Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RB, CPNP, FAAN
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Health Promotion & Development
dcpro@pitt.edu
Image of Chen, MD, MPH Beatrice Chen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
chenba@upmc.edu
Image of Miriam Cremer, MD, MPH Miriam Cremer, MD, MPH
Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University
Emily F. Dauria, PhD, MPH Emily F. Dauria, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
efd16@pitt.edu
Image of Jill Demirci, PhD, RN, IBCLC Jill Demirci, PhD, RN, IBCLC
Associate Professor of Health Promotion & Development
jvr5@pitt.edu
Image of John Harris, MD, MSC John Harris, MD, MSC
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
john.harris@pitt.edu
Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health Practice Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
zoe.hendrickson@pitt.edu
Megan Kavanaugh, PhD Megan Kavanaugh, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
mkavanaugh@guttmacher.org
Image of Traci Kazmerski, MD, MS Traci Kazmerski, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
traci.kazmerski@chp.edu
professional portrait of a white woman with long, straight, brown hair Laura Kirkpatrick, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
laura.kirkpatrick2@chp.edu
Image of Elizabeth Krans, MD, MSC Elizabeth Krans, MD, MSC
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
kransee@upmc.edu
Pittsburgh Crest Rachel Kranson, PhD
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Kranson@pitt.edu
Image of Dara D Mendez, PhD, MPH Dara D. Mendez, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
DDM11@pitt.edu
Image of Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD Elizabeth Miller MD PhD
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
elizabeth.miller@pitt.edu
Picture of Cristina Murray-Krezan smiling Cristina Murray-Krezan, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
cmmk@pitt.edu
Sonia Rupcic, PhD, MPH, MIA Sonia Rupcic, PhD, MPH, MIA
Adjunct Instructor of Medicine
Sonia.rupcic@va.gov
Dr. Cynthia Salter headshot Cynthia Salter, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Department
Picture of Jaime Jaime Sidani, PhD, MPH, CHES
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
JES107@pitt.edu
Picture of Breonna Breonna Slocum, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Bns90@pitt.edu
Galen E. Switzer, PhD Galen E. Switzer, PhD
Professor of Medicine
gswitzer@pitt.edu
A professional photo of a White woman with shoulder length, reddish brown curly hair in a light blue, lace top. Make up is subtle. Holly Thomas, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
thomashn@upmc.edu
Picture of Rebecca Rebecca Thurston, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
thurstonrc@upmc.edu
Kari White, PhD Kari White, PhD, MPH
Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor

Affiliated Trainees

Picture of Alice Alice Curtis Cline, PhD, MSN, CNM
Advanced Fellow in Women's Health, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
alice.cline@pitt.edu
Kristen Kamp Kristen Kamp, MPH
PhD Student, Health Services Research and Policy
KRK192@pitt.edu
Miranda Lambert, PhD Miranda Lambert, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University
mlamber2@andrew.cmu.edu