Our Team

Core faculty


Traci Bekelman PhD, MPH

Research Assistant Professor

Anna Bellatorre PhD

Research Associate

Dana Dabelea MD, PhD

Conrad M. Riley Endowed Professor, Director (LEAD Center)

Kylie Harrall MPH

Research Instructor

Wei Perng PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Director of Research Training and Education (LEAD Center)

Katherine Sauder PhD

Deputy Director (LEAD Center), Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Allison Shapiro

Assistant Professor

Anne Starling PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Affiliated faculty


Peter Baker II

Assistant Professor

Richard Boles PhD

Associate Professor

Sarah Borengasser

Assistant Professor

Kristen Boyle

Associate Professor

Brian Bucca OD

Associate Professor

Tessa Crume MSPH, PhD

Associate Professor

Stephen Daniels MD, PhD

Professor, Chair (Pediatrics Dept., CU)

Tasha Fingerlin PhD

Clinical Professor

Christine Hockett

CU Non-Employee

Jill Kaar PhD

Assistant Professor

Michael Kahn MD PhD

Emeritus - Professor

Katerina Kechris PhD

Professor, Associate Director of Data Science

Sheryl Magzamen PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Brianna Moore PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

Joan O'Connell PhD

Associate Professor

Leigh Perreault MD

Associate Professor

Raj Wadwa

Associate Professor

Ivana Yang PhD

Associate Professor

Research staff


Jenny Aalborg MPH

Senior Research Instructor

Bryce Alderson BA

Professional Research Assistant

Theresa Anderson

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Kristen Autret BS

Professional Research Assistant

Christopher Bell BS

Professional Research Assistant

Lizan Bloemsma

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Oniza Chaman BS

Professional Research Assistant

Fadia Chehadeh BA

Professional Research Assistant

Celeste Connell

Professional Research Assistant

Charlotte Dodge AS

Professional Research Assistant

Devin Grove BS

Professional Research Assistant

Christopher Hollander BA

Professional Research Assistant

Mercedes Martinez MPH

Senior Professional Research Assistant, Project Coordinator

Thomas Nilan

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Fatima Pacheco Vasquez MD

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Grace Ruybal BA

Senior Professional Research Assistant, Recruitment Coordinator

Caylor Schuldt MPH

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Alexandra Stamatoiu MS

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Troy Steckelberg BA

Professional Research Assistant

Jennifer Truong MPH

Senior Professional Research Assistant

Julie Van Dyke MS

Professional Research Assistant

Cindy Zavala

Professional Research Assistant

Staff


Susan Fabian

Health Coach

Elizabeth Howey

Program Assistant

Lisa Testaverde MS

Assistant Director, Research Administration

Sarah Trimmer MPH

Finance Director