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

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

Janeen Piotrowski, BS

Executive Coordinator

jnpiotrowski@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

Rebekah Elliott, LCSW

Multisite Project Director

relliott2@admin.fsu.edu

Project Training Specialists

Jennifer Joseph, MSW

Clinical Training Specialist

jajoseph@fsu.edu

Nicole Arias Baez, MD

Research Training Specialist

nariasbaez@fsu.edu

Maurice Bulls, M Ed

Program and Training Specialist

mbulls@fsu.edu

Project Managers

Connie Conway, MSW

Project Manager

cmconway@fsu.edu

Michael Davidson, MA

Project Manager

mpdavidson@fsu.edu

Kristina Johnson, MSW

Project Manager

Kristina.Johnson@fsu.edu

Jessica Le, MS

Project Manager

jhle@fsu.edu

Clinical Research Associates

Desiree Lewis, MAPC

Clinical Research Associate

dlewis4@fsu.edu

Abby Smallwood, M Ed, LPCA

Clinical Research Associate

asmallwood@fsu.edu

Suntia Smith, LISW-CP

Clinical Research Associate

ssmith26@fsu.edu

Program Specialists

Norris Alexander, MS

Program Specialist

nalexander@fsu.edu

DeVont'e Arrington, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

darrington@fsu.edu

Taylor Fannin, M Ed

Program Specialist

tfannin@fsu.edu

Jennifer Garbin, MSW

Program Specialist

jgarbin@fsu.edu

Allison Kansteiner, MSW

Program Specialist

akansteiner@fsu.edu

Leticia Martinez, MSW

Program Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

lmartinezmateos@fsu.edu

Tyler Parker, MSW

Program Specialist

dparker4@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

Nechama Weingart, LSW

Program Specialist

nweingart@fsu.edu

Research & Assessment Specialists

Kandi Bennett, CSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

ksbennett@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

Sara Johnson, LSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

sjohnson10@fsu.edu

Mariah Johnson, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

mjohnson26@fsu.edu

Faye Miller, MPP

Research & Assessment Specialist

familler@fsu.edu

LaVonda Minter, MA

Research & Assessment Specialist

lminter@fsu.edu

Silvia Obregon, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

sobregon@fsu.edu

Dominique Robinson-Scott, MPA

Research & Assessment Specialist

drobinsonscott@fsu.edu

Liz Rodriguez, MSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

Post-Master’s Fellow

erodriguez7@fsu.edu

Sierra Ross, BSW

Research & Assessment Specialist

sross2@fsu.edu

Shonda Salisbury

Research & Assessment Specialist

ssalisbury@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

Mary Bodnar, M Ed, LPC

Project Support Specialist

mbodnar@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

Karyn London, BS

Project Support Specialist

klondon@fsu.edu

Jalen Malone, BSW

Project Support Specialist

jlmalone@fsu.edu

Diane Nguyen, BA, CHES

Project Support Specialist

dnnguyen@fsu.edu

Rachel Palicte, BS

Project Support Specialist

rpalicte@fsu.edu

Monica Roberts, MA, LPCC

Project Support Specialist

myroberts@fsu.edu

Doctoral Affiliates

Sara Beeler-Stinn, LCSW, MPA

Doctoral Affiliate

Maria Morrison, LICSW

Doctoral Affiliate

Students

Elizabeth Curley, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Lane Forsman, PhD, LMSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Lauren Herod, BA

Graduate Research Assistant

Shelby Pederson, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Natalie Bertsch

Student Intern

Michelle Hamilton, BSW

Student Intern

Coty Murphy, BS

Student Intern

Kiauna Reed, MSW

Student Intern

Kathryn Casello, MSW

Research Technician

Rachel Fulmer, MSW

Research Technician

Kandace Jernigan, BA

Research Technician

Megan Vogt, MSW

Research Technician