C-BEACH Who We Are

Faculty, Staff, and Collaborators

Who We Are

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Behavioral Ecological Model

Students/Advisees

CBEACH brings together investigators and professionals from a broad range of disciplines including:

psychology
public health
epidemiology
medicine
health education

CBEACH employs an average of 100 employees and volunteers ranging from high school special study students through senior level PhD and MD scientists.

Core staff and affiliated investigators are listed below. Curriculum vitae (or biosketches), e-mail addresses, and institutional and personal webpages are linked where available.

EXECUTIVE & ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

NAME (click to e-mail)
TITLE

BIOSKETCH*

ADDITIONAL INFO

Melbourne F. Hovell, PhD, MPH

Executive Director
1
No

Linda L. Hill, MD, MPH

Associate Director
0
No

Elaine J. Blumberg, MA

Assistant Director
0
No

Jodi Kudas

Administrative Asst.
0
No

Norma Kelley, BS

Information Technician
0
No

*
0=not avail.
1=click to view
2=right (ctrl) click & save to disk

SENIOR STAFF & INVESTIGATORS

NAME (click to e-mail)
TITLE

BIOSKETCH*

ADDITIONAL INFO

Marc Adams, MPH

Research Associate
0
No

Michael Buono, PhD

Investigator
0
Yes: a b

Claudia Carrizosa, MD

Research Associate
0
No

Christina Chambers, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Terry Conway, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Linda L. Hill, MD, MPH

Investigator
0
No

Dr. C.R. Hofstetter

C. Richard Hofstetter, PhD

Investigator
1
Yes: a b

Suzanne Hughes, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Veronica Irvin, MPH

Research Associate
2
No

Marilyn Johnson-Kozlow, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Jennifer Jones, MPH

Research Associate
1
No

Nada Kassem, MS, RN, DrPH

Investigator
0
No

Norma Kelley, BS

Research Associate
0
No

Martina Klicperova, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Sandy Liles, MPH

Research Associate
0
No

Dr. Ana Martinez-Donate

Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD

Investigator
0
Yes

Georg Matt, PhD

Investigator
0
Yes

Susan Meltzer, MPH

Research Associate
1
No

Mary Mulvihill, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Jeanne Nichols, PhD

Investigator
0
Yes

Edward Riley, PhD

Investigator
0
Yes

Liza Rovniak, PhD

Investigator
0
No

Stergios Tsai Roussos, PhD, MPH

Investigator
1
No

James Sallis, PhD

Investigator
1
Yes

Katy Schmitz, MPH

Research Associate
2
No

Suzanne Schweikert, MD

Investigator
0
No

Audrey Shillington, PhD

Investigator
2
Yes

Carol Sipan, RN, MPH

Investigator
0
No

Dennis Wahlgren, MA

Research Associate
1
No

Joy Zakarian, MPH

Investigator
1
No

Jennifer Zellner, PhD

Investigator
0
No

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SCIENTIFIC & COMMUNITY ADVISORS/COLLABORATORS

NAME (click to e-mail)

ORGANIZATION

ADDITIONAL INFO

Luis Avilés, PhD, MPH

University of California, San Diego
No

Enrique Bastidas, MD

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
No

Bruce Berg, PhD

California State University, Long Beach
No

Jill Berg, PhD, RN

University of California, Los Angeles
No

Tom Bernert, PhD

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
No

Mitch Besser, MD

University of California, San Diego
No

Stephanie Brodine, PhD

San Diego State University
No

Donna Castañeda, PhD

San Diego State University/Imperial Valley Campus
No

Bradley Collins, PhD

University of Pennsylvania
No

Terry Cunningham

San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
No

Ralphe DiClemente, PhD

Emory University
No

Robert Epstein, PhD

InnoGen International
Yes

Lawrence Friedman, PhD

University of California, San Diego
No

Paul Ganster, PhD

San Diego State University
No

Felipe Garcia, PhD

Pioneer's Memorial Healthcare District
No

Allen Gifford, MD, PhD

University of California, San Diego
No

Michelle Ginsberg, MD

San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
No

Pamina Gorbach, PhD

No

Robert Gunn, MD

San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
No

Arturo Hernandez

County of Imperial Public Health Department
No

Kristen Keating, PhD, MPH

Westat
No

Bohdan Kolody, PhD

San Diego State University
No

Rebecca Lee, PhD

University of Houston
No

Susan Little, MD

University of California, San Diego
No

Linda Lloyd, DrPh

Alliance Healthcare Foundation
No

Blanca Lomeli

Border Health Initiative
No

Remedios Lozada, Dra

AIDS Research, Tijuana, Mexico
No

William Mathews, MD

University of California, San Diego
No

Eli Meltzer, MD

Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center
No

Kathleen Moser, MD, MPH

San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
No

Norma Ojeda, PhD

San Diego State University
No

Thomas Patterson, PhD

University of California, San Diego
No

Maria Peinado

County of Imperial Public Health Department
No

Jim Pirkle, PhD

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
No

Fernando Sañudo

Vista Community Clinic
No

Rick Siordian

Council of Community Clinics
No

Robin Slade

Bi-National AIDS Advocacy Project
No

Howard Sloane, PhD

Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
No

Yvonne Smith

County of Imperial Public Health Department
No

Fernando Soriando, PhD

California State University, San Marcos
No

Stephen Spector

University of California, San Diego
No

Greg Talavera, PhD

No

Barbara Verkleeren, RN, MSN

North County Health Services Administration
No

Tamara Wall, PhD

University of California, San Diego
No

Steve Waterman, MD

California Department of Health Services
No

John Weeks, PhD

San Diego State University
No

Michael Welch, MD

Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center
No

Jamie Williams

Emory University
No