Meet Our Team
CPPR is proud to include people from myriad disciplines working together. Our educators, social workers, scientists, psychologists, sociologists, creatives, and administrative staff come together to create a better world for families. See below to learn more about our team members.
Executive Leadership
Assistant Directors

Merve Akin Tas
Graduate Assistant

Tom Ball
Associate Researcher

Morgan Bell
Research Project Coordinator

Emily Bertels Kaufman
Research Project Manager

Sean Blake
Graphic Designer

Jevan Bremby
Research Project Manager

Rachel Bruursema
Research Project Manager

Shannon Bryant
Business Coordinator

Roz Canare
Associate Researcher

Patricia Carrillo
Research Project Coordinator

Chris Chambers
IT Project Coordinator

Joe Coburn
IT Project Manager

Cara Combs
Communications Manager

Owen Cox
Associate Researcher Senior

Sarah Denning
Financial Analyst Intermediate

Saminder Dhaliwal
Research Engineer Senior

Erica Figueroa
Research Project Manager

Jenny Flinders
Research Project Manager

Rachel Gardner
Research Project Coordinator

Erika Gray
Digital Strategist

Julia Gruss
Research Project Specialist

Stephen Hamilton
Research Project Coordinator

Lacee Hanson
Communications Coordinator

Katie Hart
Research Project Coordinator

Maggie Hart
Research Project Coordinator

Sarah Hernandez
Research Project Manager

Julie Herzog
Research Project Coordinator

Gaby Hinestroza
Business Coordinator

Nicole Ignacio
IT Project Coordinator

Clayton Jarrard
Research Project Coordinator

Mary Joy
Research Project Coordinator

Katherine Kanne
Research Project Coordinator

Gaby Kline
Associate Researcher

Meghan Kluth
Research Project Manager

Nathan Kuhn
Assistant Researcher Senior

Ashley Lafond
Research Project Coordinator

Olivia Landon
Associate Researcher

Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong
Associate Researcher

Shala London
Creative Director

Eliza Mayo
Marketing Strategist

Charlie Moore
IT Project Coordinator
Virginia Musser
Research Project Coordinator

Hugh Naughtin
Research Project Coordinator

Joe Nordling
GRA

Sara O’Keeffe
Graphic Designer

Mary Orem
Research Project Manager

Lindsay Orion
Research Project Manager

Kim Page
Administrative Assistant

Bridget Patti
Business Manager

Haley Pomarico
Research Project Coordinator

Kirk Rhorer
IT Project Coordinator

Taylor Roth
Associate Researcher

Neil Rowe
Associate Researcher Senior

Sushmita Samaddar
Research Engineer Senior

Lindsay Sayre Pederson
Research Project Specialist

Ella Seibel
Research Project Coordinator

Loretta Severin
Research Project Manager

Stef Sloan
Associate Researcher Senior

Darline Soto
Research Project Coordinator

Tanya Spacek
Research Project Coordinator

Nicole Stevens
Assistant Researcher Senior

Alexis Tibbits
Research Project Coordinator

Chris Tilden
Associate Researcher Senior

Jennifer Welch Buller
Research Project Manager
Natasha Welsh
Research Project Coordinator

Fran Whitlow
Research Project Coordinator

Kora Wilkes
Research Project Coordinator
Mariah Winter
Research Project Coordinator

Jennifer Wise
Research Project Manager

Nina Yun
Communications Coordinator

Hui Zhao
Associate Researcher Senior

Ehtisham Mushtaq
Student IT Assistant