Our Team

Who we are

IMPACT Research project team at the Center for Discovery and Innovation at Hackensack Meridian Health, University of Iowa, Indiana University, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of California San Diego. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (IDHHS) and Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) serve as critical partners.

Principal Investigators

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    Elissa Faro, PhD

    Manager, Associate Faculty Member for Center for Discovery and Innovation

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    Kelli Ryckman, PhD

    Associate Dean for Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Research Team

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    Emily E. Chasco, PhD

    Assistant Research Scientist, Engagement, Integration, and Implementation Core

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    Jennifer Van Tiem, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine

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    Darius Tandon, PhD

    Professor & Chief of Intervention Science, Department of Medical Social Sciences

    Director, Center for Community Health

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    Jaime Hamil, MPH, DrPH

    Director of Innovation and Implementation

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    Karen Tabb Dina, PHD, MSW, FAASWSW

    Professor and Interim BSW Program Director, School of Social Work and Beckman Institute

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    Xavier R. Ramirez, PhD LCSW PMH-C

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Discovery and innovation

  • Isabella Sarria, MSPH

    Project Manager, Center for Discovery and Innovation

  • Emily Hanselman, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at School of Public Health- Bloomington Indiana University

Partner Organizations

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    Indiana Department of Health

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    Iowa Department of Health & Human Services