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
Associate Researcher
Tom Ball
Associate Researcher
Morgan Bell
Research Project Coordinator
Emily Bertels Kaufman
Research Project Manager
Sean Blake
Graphic Designer
Jevan Bremby
Research Project Manager
Shannon Bryant
Business Coordinator
Patricia Carrillo
Research Project Coordinator
Chris Chambers
IT Project Coordinator
Jan Cichello
Marketing Manager
Meghan Cizek
Assistant Director
Joe Coburn
IT Project Manager
Cara Combs
Communications Manager
Owen Cox
Associate Researcher Senior
Sarah Denning
Financial Analyst Intermediate
Gaby Dennis
Business Coordinator
Saminder Dhaliwal
Research Engineer Senior
Kelsey Dugan
Assistant Researcher Sr.
Kaleena Erwin
Research Project Manager
Erica Figueroa
Research Project Manager
Jenny Flinders
Research Project Manager
Rachel Gardner
Research Project Coordinator
Sara Gardner
Assistant Director
Erika Gray
Digital Strategist
Julia Gruss
Research Project Coordinator
Jennifer Guarino
Research Project Manager
Stephen Hamilton
Research Project Coordinator
Lacee Hanson
Communications Coordinator
Maggie Hart
Research Project Coordinator
Jewels Hatchard
IT Support Technician
Sarah Hernandez
Research Project Manager
Julie Herzog
Research Project Coordinator
Breana Houston
Research Project Specialist
Clayton Jarrard
Research Project Coordinator
Mary Joy
Research Project Coordinator
EuiJin Jung
Associate Researcher / Postdoctoral Researcher
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
Bryan LeBar
Research Project Specialist
Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong
Associate Researcher
Shala London
Creative Director
Eliza Mayo
Marketing Strategist
Diana Merdian
Research Project Coordinator
Charlie Moore
IT Project Coordinator
Chelsea Morgan
Associate Researcher
Christina Mott
Research Project Coordinator
Eric Myers
Research Engineer
Hugh Naughtin
Research Project Coordinator
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
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
Chad Shaver
Research Engineer
Darline Soto
Research Project Coordinator
Tanya Spacek
Research Project Coordinator
Nicole Stevens
Assistant Researcher Senior
Jon Sushinsky
Research Engineer
Nishat Tasnim
Assistant Researcher Senior
Beck Thomas
Assistant Researcher Senior
Alexis Tibbits
Research Project Coordinator
Chris Tilden
Associate Researcher Senior
Priya Vanchy Kadavasal
Associate Researcher
Silke von Esenwein
Associate Researcher Senior
Jennifer Welch Buller
Research Project Manager
Natasha Welsh-Miller
Research Project Coordinator
Fran Whitlow
Research Project Coordinator
Josh Wilson
Graphic Designer
Mariah Winter
Research Project Coordinator
Nina Yun
Communications Coordinator
Hui Zhao
Associate Researcher Senior
Trenton Fuller
Student Hourly-IT
Abby Dunsmore
Student Hourly
Roz Hicks
Student Hourly
Meeshal Mehraj
Student Hourly - Research
Jillian Mitchell
MSW Research Scholar
Audrey Pan
Student Hourly
Claire Perry
Student Hourly
Vera Petrovic
Student Hourly-Research
Arun Punjala
GRA