Meet Our Team

Leadership

Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBE, MPH, Director
Brian Tuohy, PhD, Co-Director of Education 
Brendan Hart, MD, Co-Director of Education

Affiliated Faculty

Valerie Armstead, MD 
Nicole Desai, MD 
Sarah Tabi, MD 
Brian Hutler, JD, PhD 
Jessica Moore, MD 
Breck Chumley, MD 
Ashleigh Hall, DO, MAUB 
Caterina Roman, PhD 
Stephanie Spivack, MD, MAUB 
Megan Healy, MD 
Brenda Arthur, MD 
Pritha Dewanjee, DO 
Shaden Eldakar-Hein, MD 
Jessica Beard, MD

Master of Arts in Health Justice and Bioethics Team

Catherine Averill, Assistant Director of the MA 

Begin the Turn Team

Sam Stern, MD   
Jonetta Gibbs, MS 
James Hazzard 
Nicolas Greer 
Nicole Desai, MD 
Brendan Hart, MD, PhD 
Sarah Tabi, MD   
Jessica Moore, MD 
Breck Chumley, MD

Cure Violence Team

Peter Simonsson, PhD, MSW, LCSW   
Quinzel Tomoney (Program Director)   
Shakia Smith-Fudge (Program Manager)  
Martin Colon 
Robert Harris 
Rasheed Holland 
Nadine Holliman 
Malik Paulk 
Kesha Langford  
Lamar McCrory  
Marcus Miller  
Anitra Morris  
Kevin O’Brien  
Andre Porter  
Clifford Puckett  
Edmond Raymond  
Jamir Townsend  
Robert Waggner  

Program for Maternal Healthy Equity (PMHE)

Christy Santoro, CPM, MAUB 
Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH   
Jabina Coleman 
Sarah Gibson 
Michelle Smith 
Erica Curry, NP 
Samirah Brogdon 
Miles Cruice-Barnett 

Philadelphia Healthy and Safe Schools (PHASeS)

Mary Beth Hays, MSW   
Brandon Brown 
Nili Gleaton , EdD, MS 
Donisha Burke

Pincus Family Foundation Urban Health Fellowship

Director: Whitney Cabey, MD, MSHP, MAUB 

Fellows: 
Pritha Dewanjee, DO 
Brenda Arthur, MD 

Research Team

Jillian Jatres, MS, Senior Research Manager 
Erin Marshall, MSS, Research Associate 
Peter Twigg, MS, Senior Research Associate 

Administration

Lucy Tate, Senior Director Basic Science Research Administration 
Cameron Milton, MBA, Business Manager 
Afeni S. Stones, Senior Administrative Coordinator 
Guthrie Conyngham, Operations Director  
Sabina Accetta, Marketing and Communications