
CHIBPS
Who's Who
Leadership

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his)
Director, CHIBPS
Dean, Rutgers School of Public Health

Kristen D. Krause, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Kendra Lewis, MPH (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Fellow

Stephan Scrofani
Doctoral Research Assistants
Caleb LoSchiavo, MPH
caleb.loschiavo@rutgers.edu
Tiffany Guo, MPH
tyg8@sph.rutgers.edu
Research Assistants
- Tess Olsson
Research Interns
- Andy Dilone
- Alliyan Jackson
- Azana Sall
- Brianna Vo
- Christina Priva
- Clyde Ditching
- Daniel Simpson
- Francis Legaspi
- Safiya Jarrett-Henry
- Sara-abid Umar
- Sofia Stivale
Faculty & Research Affiliates

Paul D'Avanzo, PhD, MS

Christopher Stults, PhD, MS
Accordion Content
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- Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
- Union County's Office of LGBTQ Affairs
- AAOGC
- Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness
- Garden State Equality
- Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center
- Essex County Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs
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CHIBPS has trained over 1,000 scholars and many have gone on to achieve wonderful things in their careers. Here is a small snapshot of what some of our alumni are up to:
- Vanessa Arias-Martinez, MPH, MA, LPC is a Community Liaison at Gilead Sciences
- Michael Bare, MPH is the Director of Communications for Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
- Staci Barton, MPH is a Senior Project Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Jackie Blachman-Forshay, MPH is a Country Representative for IMPACT Iniatives in Amman, Jordan.
- Mireya Rosas Barajas, MPH is the Co-Interim Director of Queer Student Services at Portland State University
- Paul D’Avanzo, PhD is a Chief Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University
- Stephanie Doig, PhD is a clinical psychologist in London for the National Health Service
- Morgan Durant, MPH is a Prevention Specialist at RWJBH Institute for Prevention and Recovery
- Jessica Eddy, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist in New York, NY
- Briana Furch, MD, MPH is an HIV epidemiology research analyst and Physician Scientist at Fred Hutch in Seattle, WA
- Susannah Gervolino, MPH is the Youth Program Coordinator at Hudson Pride Center
- Marybec Griffin, PhD is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University
- Sophia Halkitis, MS is a Senior Data Analyst at Brigham and Women’s Children’s Hospital
- Buddy (Melvin) Hampton is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Roy C. Jerome, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Elizabeth Kaplun, MPH is a Qualitative Data Analyst at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Anita Karr, MPH is a Project Coordinator at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Saara Kaudeyr, MPH is a Manager in Corporate Research at Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose.
- Mathew Kiang, ScD is an Assistant Professor at of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University
- Molly Kingdon, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in New York, NY
- Sarah Kiperman, PhD is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University
- Sandra Kupprat, PhD is a Career Counselor at Baruch College, City University of New York
- Michael Levy, MA, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in New York, NY
- Rob Moeller, PhD, EdM is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Middlebury College
- Alvaro Moreira, MA is a Clinical Psychologist at in New York, NY
- Tess Olsson, MPH is a Project Coordinator at the North Jersey Community Research Initiative
- Joseph Palamar, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone
- Nandini Pillai, MPH is a Project Manager at the Research Triangle Institute International
- James Pollock, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in the Health and Wellness Section for the New York City Police Department
- Annie Ristuccia, MPH is a Master of Social Work Candidate at Hunter College
- Sandra Rodriguez, MPH is a Senior Research Director at Columbia University
- William (Ben) Rogers, CCRP is Director , CDx Partner PMO at Aligent Technologies
- Mireya Rosas Barajas, MPH is the Queer and Trans Students of Color Resources and Retention Coordinator at Portland State University
- Ellen L. Short, PhD is a Counseling Psychologist and Associate Professor of Graduate Counseling Programs for the School of Education at LIU Brooklyn
- Daniel Siconolfi, PhD is a Behavioral & Social Scientist at RAND Corporation and the 2021 Aging and Longevity Fellow
- Simon Slater, PhD is a Senior Manager, Foodservice Insights at PepsiCo
- Todd Solomon, PhD is Director of Global Clinical Development: CNS & Digital Medicine at MindMed
- J. L. Stewart, BFA, PhD recently graduated from the Applied Social and Community Psychology Program at North Carolina State University
- Katie Stiene, MD, MPH is a Resident at LAC + USC Emergency Medicine
- Erik D. Storholm PhD is an Assistant Professor at San Diego State Unviersity
- Christopher Stults, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Baruch College, City University of New York
- Leo Wilton, PhD is a clinical psychologist for the HIV Prevention Trials Network and a Professor and Chair of the Human Development Department at SUNY Binghamton University
- David Zade, PhD is an instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School and a research scientist at the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the Veterans’ Affairs Boston Healthcare System
- Adrian Zongrone, MPH is a Public Health Senior Data Analyst at Conduent