A multi-disciplinary leadership team is responsible for guiding, developing, and evaluating the effort and mentoring the Drexel First cohort of new faculty.
This group of academic leaders is composed of a team of principal investigators, core co-leads, co-investigators, and mentors who provide the Drexel FIRST cohort with essential expertise and guidance as they develop their research efforts and career pathways.
Principal Investigators
Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH
Dean Emerita and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology
Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
Laura Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Dean Emerita and Distinguished University Professor
Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel FIRST Core Co-Leads
Girija Kaimal, EdD
Co-Core Director, FIRST Evaluation Core
Assistant Dean for Special Research Initiatives, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Creative Arts Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Assistant Dean for Special Research Initiatives, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Creative Arts Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Jan Eberth, PhD, MSPH
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dornsife School of Public Health
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dornsife School of Public Health
Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel FIRST Co-Investigators
Erin M. Horvat, PhD
Interim Dean
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Brisa N. Sancheź, PhD
Endowed Professor of Biostatistics and Associate Dean for Research
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Research Development Committee Chair
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Research Development Committee Chair
Drexel FIRST Committee Members
Mentoring Council
Jessica Chou, PHD, LPC, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Therapy Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Brian Daly, PhD
Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Drexel College of Arts and Sciences
Drexel College of Arts and Sciences
Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Research Development Committee
Meera Nair Harhay, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Brian K. Lee, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Margaret Finley, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Professional Development Committee
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor, Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sponsorship Committee Chair
Professor, Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sponsorship Committee Chair
Erin M. Horvat, PhD
Interim Dean
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Michele Kutzler, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology
Drexel College of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Glenn Williams, PT, PhD, ATC
Assistant Dean of Health Sciences, Chair of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Sponsorship Committee
Erin M. Horvat, PhD
Interim Dean
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Senior Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement Professor
Drexel School of Education
Amy Carroll-Scott, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Community Health and Prevention, Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Department of Community Health and Prevention, Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Jerry Fagliano, PhD, MPH
Clinical Professor and Chair
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Jan Eberth, PhD, MSPH
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dornsife School of Public Health
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Policy and Management
Dornsife School of Public Health
Patti Zuzelo, EDD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, CRNP, ANEF, FAAN
Chair and Clinical Professor, Department of Graduate Nursing
DNP Program Director
College of Nursing and Health Professions
DNP Program Director
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Christian Jordal, PhD, LMFT, CST-S
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Counseling and Family Therapy
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Kathleen Fisher, PhD, CRNP
Professor of Graduate Nursing, Nursing PhD, and
Advanced Practice Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel FIRST Mentors and Staff
Amy Auchincloss, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Sharelle M. Barber, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Director of The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Ellen J. Bass, PhD
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Computing & Informatics
Professor, Information Science
Affiliate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Affiliate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University
Professor, Information Science
Affiliate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Affiliate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University
Usama Bilal, PhD, MPH, MD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Co-Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Co-Director of the Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC
Professor, Creative Arts Therapies Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Paul Brandt-Rauf, ScD, MD, DrPH
Distinguished University Professor and Dean
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Michael Bruneau, PhD, ACSM EP-C, NASM CPT
Associate Teaching Professor
Health Sciences Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Health Sciences Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Meghan Butryn, PhD
Professor
Associate Department Head
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Department Head
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center
College of Arts and Sciences
Charles B. Cairns, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA
Walter H. & Leonore Annenberg Dean; Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Drexel College of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Jane Clougherty, MSc, ScD
Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Evan Forman, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences WELL Center
College of Arts and Sciences
Meera Nair Harhay, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Drexel College of Medicine
Irene Headen, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Vice President, Health and Health Equity Professor
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Adrienne S. Juarascio, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Girija Kaimal, EdD
Co-Core Director, FIRST Evaluation Core
Assistant Dean for Special Research Initiatives, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Creative Arts Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Assistant Dean for Special Research Initiatives, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Creative Arts Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Ann C. Klassen, PhD
Professor, Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MS, MPH
Research Professor, Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Mariana Elizondo-Lazo, MD, PhD, ScM
Associate Research Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention and the Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Brian K. Lee, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Gina Lovasi, PhD, MPH
Interim Dean and Dornsife Associate Professor of Urban Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD
Professor, Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health
Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM
Co-Core Director, FIRST Faculty Development Core
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Professor and Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
D. Alexander Quistberg, PhD, MPH
Assistant Research Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health, Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Environmental & Occupational Health, Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Diana Robins, PhD
Director & Professor, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Lindsay Shea, DrPH, MS
Director of the Policy and Analytics Center at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Paulina Sockolow, DrPH, MS, MBA
Associate Professor, Health Systems and Sciences Research
College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Loni Tabb, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Dornsife School of Public Health
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Dornsife School of Public Health
Katlyn Wright
FIRST Program Administrative Coordinator
Valeria Montero-Bowden
FIRST Project Manager
