Our Team

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Institute Faculty

Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, MSW

Founder and Executive Director

cpettusdavis@fsu.edu

Stephen Tripodi, PhD, MSSW

Associate Director

stripodi@fsu.edu

Tanya Renn, PhD, MSSW, MPH

Assistant Director

trenn@fsu.edu

Johnny Kim, PhD, LICSW

Faculty Associate

johnny.kim@du.edu

Faye Taxman, PhD

Faculty Associate

ftaxman@gmu.edu

Chris Veeh, PhD, MSW

Faculty Associate

christopher-veeh@uiowa.edu

Institute Staff

Kerensa Lockwood, PhD

Director of Implementation and Administration

klockwood@fsu.edu

Amberly Prykhodko, LCSW

Director of Clinical and Professional Services

aprykhodko@fsu.edu

Stephanie Kennedy, PhD, MSW

Director of Research Dissemination

skennedy@fsu.edu

Janeen Piotrowski, BS

Chief of Staff

jnpiotrowski@fsu.edu

Anghela Kane, BS

Project Coordinator

akane@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Davonna McArthur, BA

Project Coordinator

dmcarthur@fsu.edu

Katie Morphonios, BS

Data Analyst & Manager

katie.morphonios@fsu.edu

Nancy Revell, BA

Communication and Data Visualization Specialist

nrevell@fsu.edu

Nancy McCarthy, BSW

Consultant

nmccarthy@fsu.edu

Donna Tillis-Radcliff, BS

Administrative Associate

dtillisradcliff@fsu.edu

Greg Stevens, MBA, MSc

Finance & Accounting Manager

gstevens@fsu.edu

Sara Julian, MSSW

Law and Policy Fellow

Post-Master’s Fellow

sjulian@fsu.edu

Project Director

Teisha Sanders, MSW

Project Director

tlsanders@fsu.edu

Project Training Specialists

Jennifer Joseph, MSW

Clinical Training Specialist

jajoseph@fsu.edu

Project Managers

Connie Conway, MSW

Project Manager

cmconway@fsu.edu

Rachel Fulmer, MSW

Project Manager

Jessica Le, MS

Project Manager

jhle@fsu.edu

Sarah Michaelsen, MS

Project Manager

smichaelsen@fsu.edu

Clinical Research Associates

Abby Smallwood, M Ed, LPCA

Clinical Research Associate

asmallwood@fsu.edu

Program Specialists

DeVont'e Arrington, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

darrington@fsu.edu

Erin DuPristle, LCSW

Program Specialist

e.dupristle@fsu.edu

Jennifer Garbin, MSW

Program Specialist

jgarbin@fsu.edu

Allison Kansteiner, MSW

Program Specialist

akansteiner@fsu.edu

Steven Pepper, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

spepper@fsu.edu

Taylor Russell, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

tnrussell@fsu.edu

Solomon Shepherd, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

smshepherd@fsu.edu

Sydney Smith, LMSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

ssmith18@fsu.edu

Research & Assessment Specialists

Karyn London, BS

Project Support Specialist

klondon@fsu.edu

Kimberly Furcron, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

kfurcron@fsu.edu

Aliyah Henry, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

ahenry3@fsu.edu

Mariah Johnson, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

mjohnson26@fsu.edu

Faye Miller, MPP

Research & Assessment Specialist

familler@fsu.edu

Silvia Obregon, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

sobregon@fsu.edu

Liz Rodriguez, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

erodriguez7@fsu.edu

Sierra Ross, BSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

sross2@fsu.edu

Rachel Schmidt

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

rschmidt2@fsu.edu

Project Support Specialists

Bill Rone, MSW

Community Engagement Advisor

Post-Master’s Fellow

wrone@fsu.edu

April Barksdale

Community Engagement Associate

abarksdale@fsu.edu

Amarilis Harper, BS

Project Support Specialist

aharper2@fsu.edu

Katherine Herzog, BA

Project Support Specialist

kherzog@fsu.edu

Lauren Hiskey, BA

Project Support Specialist

lhiskey@fsu.edu

Mara Law, LSW

Project Support Specialist

mlaw@fsu.edu

Jalen Malone, BSW

Project Support Specialist

jlmalone@fsu.edu

Rachel Palicte, BS

Project Support Specialist

rpalicte@fsu.edu

Doctoral Affiliates

Sara Beeler-Stinn, LCSW, MPA

Doctoral Affiliate

Maria Morrison, LICSW

Doctoral Affiliate

Students

Elizabeth Curley, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Lauren Herod, BA

Graduate Research Assistant

Kandace Jernigan, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Breanna Kim, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Shelby Pederson, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Megan Vogt, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Priya Adhikari

Student Intern

Natalie Bertsch

Student Intern

Hanna Cozine, BS

Student Intern

Michelle Hamilton, BSW

Student Intern

Coty Murphy, BS

Student Intern

Rachel Bowns, BS

Research Technician

Victoria Conner, BS

Research Technician

Olivia Hitchcock, BS

Research Technician

Haley Jahn, BS

Research Technician