CENTER LEADERSHIP
Georgia State Research Team
The researchers represent diverse medical and social science disciplines, including health promotion, epidemiology, behavioral science and migration studies. The team employs an interdisciplinary approach to address migrant health and improve the health and well-being of children and families in the Clarkston, Georgia community.
Michael Eriksen, Sc.D.
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Principal Investigator
Project Director
Rodney Lyn, Ph.D.
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Co-Principal Investigator
Dan Whitaker, Ph.D.
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Lead Investigator
Research Project
Shannon Self-Brown, Ph.D.
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Co-Investigator
Research Project
Mary Helen O’Connor, Ph.D.
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Deputy Director
Co-Investigator
Co-Director for Community Engagement
Ashli Owen-Smith, Ph.D.
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Co-Investigator
Co-Director for Community Engagement
Heval Kelli, M.D.
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Co-Investigator
Kathleen Baggett, Ph.D.
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Co-Investigator
Iris Feinberg, Ph.D.
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Co-Investigator
Director for Dissemination and Translation
Amy Nyman, PhD
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Director, Evaluation
Erin Weeks
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Research Coordinator
Courtney Jones, MPH
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Training Specialist
Community Advisory Board
The community representatives play an important role by collaborating and giving community input to the research effort. The team is represented by community leaders, major agencies involved in migrant health and new citizens who help design and implement the core research project and identify and address other health concerns.