About

Faculty & Staff

Learn more about the faculty, staff, and clinicians who conduct research, provide care and offer education programs for providers and students.

Directors

Jeffrey Burns, MD, MS

Professor, Neurology

Russell Swerdlow, MD

Professor, Neurology

Faculty and Staff

Heidi Anderson, BS, CCRP

Clinical Research Supervisor

Email: handerson8@kumc.edu

Anne Arthur, BSN, MS, ANP-BC

ADRC Executive Director

Theophania Ashleigh, MD

Post Doc

Email: tashleigh@kumc.edu

Brenda Aylward, BS

Brain Health Training Program Coordinator

Email: baylward2@kumc.edu

Ashley Baker, LMSW

Grant Manager

Email: awink3@kumc.edu

Julie Barncord, BS, CSCS

Exercise Facility Liaison

Email: jbarncord@kumc.edu

Annette Becker, BS, MA, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: abecker@kumc.edu

Kat Berner, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: kberner@kumc.edu

Sarah Bibler

Student Recruitment Intern

Email: sarah_bibler@ku.edu

Anneka Blankenship

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: ablankenship2@kumc.edu

Arlin Bohn, LSCSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: abohn2@kumc.edu

Becky Bothwell, MS, CCRP

Director of Clinical Research Operations

Email: rbothwell@kumc.edu

Justin Brantley

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: jbrantley3@kumc.edu

Mary Butler

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: mbutler@kumc.edu

Jane Byrne, MA

Administrative Assistant

Email: jbyrne3@kumc.edu

Marina Carrizosa-Ramos

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: mcarrizo@kumc.edu

Sabrina Carter

Student Research Assistant

Email: scarter8@kumc.edu

Jea Castrop-May, LMSW, LCSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: jcastrop-may@kumc.edu

Jonathan (Jon) Clutton, MS

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: jclutton@kumc.edu

Charles Colvin

Student Research Assistant

Email: ccolvin2@kumc.edu

Gabby Cortes

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: gcortes@kumc.edu

Keri Cox, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: kcox11@kumc.edu

Mellissa Currie, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: mcurrie@kumc.edu

Alexandra Dahlgren, CCRC

Regulatory Coordinator

Email: adahlgren@kumc.edu

Zailey De Leon

Student Research Assistant

Email: zdeleon@kumc.edu

Melissa Dodd, RN, BSN, CCRP

Clinical Research Operations Manager

Email: mdodd@kumc.edu

Heather Dooly, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: hdooly@kumc.edu

Olivia Doucas, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: odoucas2@kumc.edu

Vivien Csikos Drummond

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: vdrummond@kumc.edu

Sara Elliott, RN, BSN

Research Nurse

Email: selliott3@kumc.edu

Samantha Fikru, MSN, FNP-C, APRN

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: sfikru@kumc.edu

Jennifer Freund, MHSA, FACHE

Director of Finance & Business Operations

Email: jfreund2@kumc.edu

Leah Friesen, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: lfriesen2@kumc.edu

Alex Gabrielli, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: a228g039@kumc.edu

Lindsey Gillen, APRN

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: lfowler@kumc.edu

Ryan Goodson

Research Assistant

Email: rgoodson@kumc.edu

Zachary (Zac) Green, BA, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: zgreen@kumc.edu

Brittany Hauger

Research Associate

Email: bhauger@kumc.edu

Brian Helsel, Ph.D.

Post Doc

Email: bhelsel@kumc.edu

Kira Higgins

Student Research Assistant

Email: khiggins3@kumc.edu

Rachel Holden

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: rholden@kumc.edu

Ronnie Hollingsworth, BS

Recruitment Assistant

Email: rhollingsworth2@kumc.edu

Robyn Honea, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

Jan Horn

CCN Caregiver Support Coordinator

Email: jhorn2@kumc.edu

Suzanne Hunt, MS, MA

Statistician

Email: shunt@kumc.edu

Casey John, MS

Research Project Manager

Email: cjohn@kumc.edu

Chelsea Johnson

Research Student Assistant

Email: cjohnson50@kumc.edu

Mickeal Key, Ph.D.

Post Doc

Email: mkey@kumc.edu

Elleann (Ellie) Kohl

Student Research Assistant

Email: ekohl@kumc.edu

Paul Kueck

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: pkueck@kumc.edu

Tina Lewandowski, Ed.D.

Director of Engagement

Email: tlewandowski@kumc.edu

Kelly G Loeb, MSW

Community Engagement Coordinator

Email: kglmsw@kumc.edu

Colton Lysaker

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: clysaker@kumc.edu

Mercedes Madison, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: mmadison@kumc.edu

Nicole Mathis, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: nmathis@kumc.edu

Elisha McMillen

Memory Care Clinic Engagement Representative

Email: e713m396@kumc.edu

Blaise Menta

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: bmenta@kumc.edu

Kayla Meyer, MPH, CCRP

Clinical Research Supervisor

Email: kmeyer5@kumc.edu

Alexandria (Ally) Montero, RN, BSN

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Email: amontero@kumc.edu

Jill Morris, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Annie Murphy

Psychometrist

Email: amurphy8@kumc.edu

Kristin Nichols

MSW Intern

Email: knichols5@kumc.edu

Michelle Niedens, LSCSW

Director of Cognitive Care Network (CCN)

Email: cniedens2@kumc.edu

Lindsey Northup, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: lnorthup2@kumc.edu

Lesya Novikova, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: lnovikova@kumc.edu

Ellen Oehmke, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: eoehmke@kumc.edu

Adam Park, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Rosie Pasqualini

LEAP! Program Assistant

Email: rpasqualini@kumc.edu

Keyur Patel

Recruitment Student Intern

Email: kpatel9@kumc.edu

Heeral Patel

Recruitment Student Intern

Email: h159p923@kumc.edu

Jaime Perales Puchalt, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Joseph Pleen, DO, MS

Assistant Professor

Email: jpleen@kumc.edu

Leonor Ramos-Salamanca

Research Associate

Email: lramossalamanca@kumc.edu

Amol Ranjan, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: aranjan3@kumc.edu

Janet Reinke

MSW Intern

Email: jreinke@kumc.edu

Brendan Roan

Student Engagement Intern

Email: broan@kumc.edu

Subir Roy Chowdhury, MD. Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: sroychow@kumc.edu

Rachel Sandoval, MS, RDN, LD

LEAP! Program Manager

Email: rsandoval@kumc.edu

Maria Scanlan, BA

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: mscanlan3@kumc.edu

Erin Schwartz, BA, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: eschwartz@kumc.edu

Ashley Shaw, Ph.D. MPH

Research Assistant Professor

Jenna Shaw

Student Research Assistant

Email: jshaw9@kumc.edu

Kelly Shea, BS

Student Recruitment Intern

Email: kshea@kumc.edu

Mia Smith, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: msmith109@kumc.edu

Rachel Starr, BS, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: rstarr@kumc.edu

Samantha Sullivan, MSW

Psychometrist

Email: ssullivan5@kumc.edu

Phyllis Switzer

Psychometrist

Email: pswitzer@kumc.edu

Amanda Szabo-Reed, Ph.D., MSCR

Research Assistant Professor

Charlotte Talley

Sr Administrative Assistant

Email: ctalley2@kumc.edu

Pilar Thangwaritorn

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: pthangwaritorn@ku.edu

Iri Torres, BA

Psychometrist

Email: itorres@kumc.edu

Ryan Townley, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Liz Tran, BA

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: etran@kumc.edu

Baylee Valenzuela, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: bvalenzuela@kumc.edu

Angela Van Sciver, BA, CPT

Research Project Manager

Email: avansciver@kumc.edu

Eric Vidoni, PT, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Alexis Villaneuva-Tarango, BA

Bilingual Recruitment Assistant

Email: avillanuevatarango@kumc.edu

John Walker, MA

Psychometrist

Email: jwalker22@kumc.edu

Hayden Walls

Student Research Assistant

Email: hwalls2@kumc.edu

Xiaowan Wang, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: xwang9@kumc.edu

Olivia Warne, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: owarne@kumc.edu

Amber Watts, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, KU Department of Psychology and Research Fellow

Sydney White, MS, CSCS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: swhite26@kumc.edu

Alex Widman, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: awidman@kumc.edu

Amy Wiedenmann, RN, BSN

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: awiedenmann@kumc.edu

Heather Wilkins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Amber Wilson, MA, LMLP, CCRP

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: awilson34@kumc.edu

Amy Wilson, MS, LPN

Brain Health Navigator

Email: awilson23@kumc.edu

Amy Yeager, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: ayeager3@kumc.edu

Tetyana Zayats

Research Assistant Professor

Email: tzayats@kumc.edu

Zach Zepeda, BA

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: zzepeda@kumc.edu

Rebekah Zweydoff, MS, CPT

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: rzweydoff@kumc.edu