People

Leadership

Nicolle K. Strand, JD, MBE, MPH Interim Director 
 
Nora L. Jones, PhD, Associate Director


 

Administration

Joanne Cortese, Assistant Dean, Research Administration 
Cameron Milton, MBA, Business Manager
 
Afeni S. Stones, Senior Administrative Coordinator
  
Guthrie Conyngham, Operations Director 
Robert Warner, Community Programs Manager 
Jeff Serra, Community Grant Writer 
Sabina Accetta, Marketing and Communications 

 

Core Faculty

Nora L. Jones, PhD
 
Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH
 
Whitney V. Cabey, MD, MSPH 
Mary Beth Hays, LSW 
Melanie Cosby, PhD
 
Peter Simonsson, PhD, MSW, LCSW 
Cornelius Pitts, PharmD
 
Brian Tuohy, PhD 

 

Affiliated Faculty

Oneida Arosarena, MD, FACS 
Michele Battle-Fisher, MPH, MA
 
Julia Burger, MD, MAUB
 
Shaden Eldakar-Hein, MD, MS, FACP
 
Megan Gunn, MD, MAUB 
Ashleigh Hall, DO, MAUB 
Miriam Solomon, PhD
 
Susan Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC
  
Seetha Chandrasekhara, MD, MA 
Brian Hutler, JD, PhD 
Laura Igarabuza, MD 
Robert Reed, M.Sc., JD 
Tony Reed, MD, MBA 
Kathleen Reeves, MD 
Caterina Roman, PhD 
Margot Savoy, MD, MPH 
Stephanie Spivack, MD, MAUB 
Sam Stern, MD 

 

Master of Arts in Urban Bioethics Team

Nora L. Jones, PhD, Director  
Catherine Averill, Senior Advisor
 

Begin the Turn Team

Sam Stern, MD  
Jonetta Gibbs, MS  

 

Cure Violence Team

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

 

Farm to Families Team

Racquel Williams-Payne 
 

Program for Maternal Healthy Equity (PMHE)

Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH  
Christy Santoro, MAUB
  
Jessica Albert, M Ed
 
Jane Cruice, MAUB
 
Neisha Darden
 
Gloria Lobato
 

 

Philadelphia Healthy and Safe Schools (PHASeS) 

Mary Beth Hays, MSW  
Brandon Brown
 
Sabrinah Mubarak
 
Mabari Byrd
  
Nili Gleaton 
Jessica Drass 
Donisha Burke 
Felicia Roche

 

Miriam-Zion-Temple Collaboration  

Cornelius Pitts, PharmD  

 

Pincus Family Foundation Urban Health Fellows

Tiffany Cooke, MD
Keri Duggan, CRNP, MSN
  
 

Research Team

Jillian Jatres, MS (Senior Research Manager)
  
Erin Marshall, MSS