Our Team

The center includes a diverse group of investigators with a broad range of expertise and experience leading very large, geographically distributed projects. Click below to learn more about each of the center’s investigators.

For immediate inquiries, please contact us at contact.NCHATS@msu.edu.

Leadership

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BRIAN AHMEDANI, PhD, LMSW

Director, Center for Health Policy & Health Services Research
Director of Research, Behavioral Health Services
Henry Ford Health

JENNIFER JOHNSON, PhD

Chief Translation Officer, Michigan State University Office of Health Sciences; Chair, MSU Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health

LAUREN M WEINSTOCK, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Brown University

Investigators

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Sarah A. Arias, PhD

February 5, 2024

Butler Hospital
Project 2 MPI
Interventions, Safety, and Ethics Workstream

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James Barrett, PhD

February 5, 2024

Cambridge Police Department
Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4 MPI

Alison Athey, PhD

February 5, 2024

RAND
Associate Behavioral Scientist
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Pilot Project PI
Collaborating Scholar

Sandra Berg, PhD

February 5, 2024

CareSource
Project 2

Jordan M Braciszewski, PhD

February 5, 2024

Henry Ford Health
Project 1

Gregory K. Brown, PhD

February 5, 2024

University of Pennsylvania
Interventions, Safety, and Ethics Workstream

Nicholas Carson, MD, FRCPC

February 5, 2024

Harvard Medical School
Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4

Valeria A. Chambers, Ed.M., CAS, CPS

February 5, 2024

Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4

Elizabeth S. Chen, PhD, FACM

February 5, 2024

Brown University
Co-Lead, Data and Analytics Workstream

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JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, PhD

February 5, 2024

Michigan State University
NCHATS Postdoctoral Fellow
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream

Erin Comartin, PhD, LMSW

February 5, 2024

Wayne State University
Project 3

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Benjamin Lê Cook, PhD, MPH

February 5, 2024

Health Evaluation Research Lab
Cambridge Health Alliance
Harvard Medical School
Project 4 MPI
Lead, Patient Centered Outcomes Workstream
Health and Justice Workstream

Dharma Cortés, PhD

February 5, 2024

Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4

James Dearing, PhD

February 5, 2024

Michigan State University
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream

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Valerie Earnshaw, PhD

February 5, 2024

University of Delaware
Pilot Project PI

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Maji Hailemariam Debena, PhD, MSW

February 5, 2024

Michigan State University
Data and Analytics Workstream
Patient Centered Outcomes Workstream

Christopher M Fischer, MD

February 5, 2024

Mount Auburn Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Project 4

Brandon A. Gaudiano, PhD

February 5, 2024

Butler Hospital
Brown University
Project 1

Jessica Hulsey

February 5, 2024

Addiction Policy Forum
Consortium Partner Liaison
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream
Pilot Project PI

Rich Jones, ScD

February 5, 2024

Brown University
Co-Lead Data and Analytics Workstream

Braeden C. Kelly

February 5, 2024

Addiction Policy Forum
Consortium Partner Liaison
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream

Kent Key, PhD, MPH

February 5, 2024

Michigan State University
Co-Lead, Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream
Patient Centered Outcomes Workstream

Sheryl Kubiak, PhD

February 5, 2024

Wayne State University
Project 3 MPI

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Steve Lee, PhD

February 5, 2024

UCLA
Pilot Project PI

Melissa P Maye, PhD

February 5, 2024

Henry Ford Health
Michigan State University
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream

Sapna J. Mendon-Plasek, PhD, MSW

February 5, 2024

RAND
Associate Health Policy Researcher
Pilot Project PI

Jocelyn Meza, PhD

February 5, 2024

UCLA
Pilot Project PI

Kathleen Miley, PhD, CNP, PMHNP-BC

February 5, 2024

HealthPartners Institute
Project 1

Ivan W. Miller, PhD

February 5, 2024

Butler Hospital
Brown University
Safety, Ethics, and Intervention Workstream

Ted R. Miller, PhD

February 5, 2024

Pacific Institute for Research Evaluation
Co-Lead, Data and Analytics Workstream

Rebecca C. Rossom, MD, MS

February 5, 2024

HealthPartners Institute
University of Minnesota Medical School
Project 1 Investigator
Health and Justice Workstream
Data and Analytics Workstream

Brittany Rudd, PhD

February 5, 2024

Michigan State University
Pilot Project PI

Kimberly Sperber, PhD

February 5, 2024

Talbert House
Project 2 Investigator
Data and Analytics Workstream
Health and Justice Workstream

Faye S. Taxman, PhD

February 5, 2024

George Mason University
Project 2 Investigator
Engagement and Implementation Science Workstream
Co-Lead, Health and Justice Workstream

Collaborating Scholars

Matthew Gutmann, PhD, MPH

September 11, 2024

Brown University
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Collaborating Scholar

Tosca D. Braun, PhD

July 11, 2024

Butler Hospital
Collaborating Scholar

Min Eun (Michelle) Jeon, MA, MS

July 11, 2024

Stony Brook University
Graduate Research Assistant, Clinical Psychology
Collaborating Scholar

Teresa Ng BSN RN

July 11, 2024

Michigan State University
PhD Student, College of Nursing
Collaborating Scholar

Erik J. Reinbergs, PhD

July 11, 2024

Utah State University
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Collaborating Scholar

Raquel E. Rose, MPhil

July 11, 2024

New York University
Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Yale University
Clinical-Community Fellow
Collaborating Scholar

Alison Athey, PhD

February 5, 2024

RAND
Associate Behavioral Scientist
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Pilot Project PI
Collaborating Scholar

Center-Wide Staff

Hannah Graves, ScM

Project Manager
Brown University
NCHATS Methods Core Project Manager

Raven Miller, MS

Project Manager
Michigan State University
NCHATS Administrative Core Project Manager

Lindsey Stevens, MA

Senior Research Assistant
Brown University
NCHATS Methods Core Research Assistant

Diane Wisnieski, LMSW

Research Project Manager II
Henry Ford Health
Project 1 Project Manager

Caitlin Borgert-Spaniol, MA

Senior Research Project Manager
HealthPartners Institute
Project 1 Project Manager

Bethany Hedden- Clayton, MSW

Federal Grants Manager
Wayne State University
Project 3 Project Manager

Taylor Witkowski, MA

Associate Director
Health Evaluation Research Lab
Project 4 Project Manager

Karen Crowley, PhD

Manager of Health Data Science
Brown University
Data and Analytics Workstream

Patrick Hayes

Communications Manager
Michigan State University
NCHATS Communications

Rachael Norwood, LMSW,CAADC

Social Worker
Henry Ford Health
Project 1 Interventionist

Rowyda (Ro) Kazan, LLP

Psychologist
Henry Ford Health
Project 1 Interventionist

Colleen Starkey, LICSW

Social Worker
HealthPartners Institute
Project 1 Interventionist

Hanmin Kim, LICSW

Social Worker
HealthPartners Institute
Project 1 Interventionist

Katelyn Kelly, LICSW

Social Worker
Cambridge Health Alliance
Project 4 Interventionist

William Schleyer, MD

ED Psychiatrist
Cambridge Health Alliance
Project 4 Interventionist

Our Team

Leadership

BRIAN AHMEDANI, PhD, LMSW

JENNIFER JOHNSON, PhD

LAUREN M WEINSTOCK, PhD

Investigators

Collaborating Scholars

Center-Wide Staff

Hannah Graves, ScM

Raven Miller, MS

Lindsey Stevens, MA

Diane Wisnieski, LMSW

Caitlin Borgert-Spaniol, MA

Bethany Hedden- Clayton, MSW

Taylor Witkowski, MA

Karen Crowley, PhD

Patrick Hayes

Rachael Norwood, LMSW,CAADC

Rowyda (Ro) Kazan, LLP

Colleen Starkey, LICSW

Hanmin Kim, LICSW

Katelyn Kelly, LICSW

William Schleyer, MD

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