Teresa Beacham
MBA, Concentration: Health Care Administration, Baker University
BS, Major: Sociology; Minor: African American Studies, University of Kansas

Research Interests: Underrepresented minorities in medical education, racial/ethnic health disparities, and social determinants of health

Sravani Chandaka, MS
MS, Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Acharya Nagarjuna University, AP, India

Current Position: Director of Research IT, Office of the Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director of Software Engineering, Kansas University Medical Center

Research Interests: The utilization of a strong medical informatics skillset to create theoretical frameworks from social sciences to address pressing health policy and research management questions and examine critical and emerging health issues.

Tanner M. Fortney
MPA (City/County Budgeting and Finance), University of Kansas-Lawrence
BA (Political Science/US Political Institutions/Public Policy and Administration), University of Kansas-Lawrence

Research Interests: Healthcare economics, social determinants of health, population health, data management and analysis, mental health, categorical data analysis, longitudinal data analysis

Drennon (Kris) Leverette
MS (Finance and Economics), West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX)
BS (Health Sciences), University of Missouri-Kansas City

Research Interests: Neuroeconomics, NHPI and Asian health disparities, and obesity research.  

Jennifer Oliveira
BS, Health Administration and Policy, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
BA, Medical Anthropology, Creighton University

Research Interests: Health policy, racial/ethnic health disparities, population health, social determinants of  health, access to healthcare

Maggie Padek-Kalman
MPH, MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
BA, History & International Relations, Tulane University (New, Orleans, LA)

Current Position: Director of Evaluation and Implementation Science, Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center

Research Interests: Implementation science, research capacity building, research impact, research evaluation

Shea J. Roy
MPH, Texas A&M University (College Station)
BS (Kinesiology), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
BA (Modern Languages/Spanish, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Research Interests: Understanding health disparities through community health development and capacity building; Disability health and policy advocacy; Community‐based participatory research

Madelyn Verno
MS, Geography and Environmental Sustainability, concentration: Environmental Systems, University of Oklahoma-Norman
BS, Geography, Penn State University-University Park, PA

Current Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mueller Lab, KUMC Department of Population Health

Research Interests: Drinking water, public health, natural resources, environmental health and environmental justice

Emily Wilkinson, MBA
MBA, Executive, University of Missouri-Kansas City
BS, Respiratory Care, University of Missouri-Columbia

Current Position: Business Analyst, Children’s Mercy  Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Research Interests: The development of healthcare policy, process and structural changes in order to sustain operations, improve quality and safety, manage costs, and expand medical services to a broader portion of the population.