Our Team

  • David Brent, MD

    Center Director, Administrative Core Lead, Co-Project Lead R01, Co-lead Dissemination and Communication

    brentda@upmc.edu

  • Bruce Rollman, MD, MPH

    Center Co-Director, Methods Core Lead, Co-Lead Pilot Studies, Co-Lead Recruitment and Assessment

    rollmanbl@upmc.edu

  • Jami Young, PhD

    Center Co-Director, Administrative Core Co-Lead, Co-Project Lead R34 on Social Media Intervention, Co-Lead Education and Training, Co-Lead Recruitment and Assessment

    youngjf@chop.edu

  • Kaleab Abebe, PhD

    Methods Core Co-Director, Co-Lead Data Management and Analyses

    kza3@pitt.edu

  • Nadine Melhem, PhD

    Project Director, Signature RO1 PI, Co-Lead Data Management and Analyses

    melhnm@upmc.edu

  • Stephanie Stepp, PhD

    Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

    steppsd@upmc.edu

  • Nick Allen

    Professor, Director of the Center for Mental Health, University of Oregon

    nallen3@uoregon.edu

  • Randy Auerbach, PhD

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University

    Randy.Auerbach@nyspi.columbia.edu

  • Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    BARZILAYR@chop.edu

  • Tami Benton, MD

    Co-Lead Dissemination and Communication, Psychiatrist in Chief and Chair of Psychiatry, CHOP

    BENTONT@chop.edu

  • Candice Biernesser, PhD, LCSW, MPH

    Co-PI, SMILEY and Novel Methods

    lubbertcl@upmc.edu

  • Rhonda Boyd, PhD

    Co-Project Director R34 on Behavior Activation, Co-Lead Healthy Equity

    boydr@chop.edu

  • Molly Davis, PhD

    Co-Investigator R01, Co-Lead Implementation Science and Qualitative Methods

    davismf@chp.edu

  • Munmun De Choudhury, PhD

    Associate Professor of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

    heremchoudhu@cc.gatech.edu

  • Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH

    Associate Professor and Director of Latinx Research and Outreach, University of Pittsburgh

    pdocumet@pitt.edu

  • Stephanie Doupnik, MD, MSHP

    Co-Investigator R01, Co-lead, Stakeholder, Practice and Health System Engagement

    doupniks@chop.edu

  • Cesar Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD

    Principal Investigator R34 on Online Victimization

    Escobar-Viera@pitt.edu

  • Alex Fiks, MD, MSCE

    Co-Lead Dissemination and Communication, Medical Director of Pediatric Research Consortium

    fiks@email.chop.edu

  • Tina Goldstein, PhD

    Project Director R34 on Sleep, Co-Investigator Methods Core, Co-Lead Education and Training, Co-Lead Intervention Development

    trg2@pitt.edu

  • Dawn Gotkiewicz, MD

    Primary Care Pediatrician, Stakeholder

    gotkdx@upmc.edu

  • Megan Hamm, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Qual EASE Research Services, University of Pittsburgh

    mehst52@pitt.edu

  • Satish Iyengar, PhD

    Professor of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh

    ssi@pitt.edu

  • Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS

    Project Director R34 on Behavior Activation, Co-Lead Implementation Science and Qualitative Methods

    cjonassaint@pitt.edu

  • Jason Jones, PhD

    Research scientist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, CHOP

    jonesjd@chop.edu

  • David Kolko, PhD

    Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh

    kolkodj@upmc.edu

  • Frances Lynch, PhD, MSPH

    Senior Investigator, Health Economist, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente

    Frances.Lynch@kpchr.org

  • Jen Mautone, PhD

    Co-Investigator Administrative Core, Co-Lead Intervention Development

    mautone@email.chop.edu

  • Regina Miranda, PhD

    Co-Investigator Administrative Core, Co-Lead Education and Training, Hunter College/CUNY

    regina.miranda@hunter.cuny.edu

  • Ana Radovic, MD, MSc

    Co-Investigator R01, Co-Lead Stakeholder, Practice and Health System Engagement

    radovica@upmc.edu

  • Neal Ryan, MD

    Co-Investigator R01, Co-Lead Pilot Studies

    ryannd@upmc.edu

  • Karen T. Schwartz, PhD

    Research Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Maria Silva, MSW

    Parent and Family Advocate, Stakeholder, Director Allegheny Co. Family Network, Pittsburgh

  • Rich Tsui, PhD, FAMIA

    Director of Tsui Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania

    tsuif@chop.edu

  • Wendy Wallace, DO

    Primary Care Pediatrician, Stakeholder, Co-Director Pediatric Educational Program

  • Ariel Williamson, PhD, DBSM

    Co-Investigator on Sleep R34

    Assistant Professor of Child Behavioral Health and Clinical Psychology, The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health, University of Oregon

    arielaw@uoregon.edu