Meet Our Team

Faculty

Robert H. Aseltine, Jr., Ph.D.

Robert Aseltine Jr., Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
Director, Center for Population Health

aseltine@uchc.edu

Eileen Carter

Eileen Carter, Ph.D., RN

Assitant Professor of Nursing

eileen.carter@uconn.edu

Kun Chen, Ph.D.

Kun Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Statistics

kun.chen@uconn.edu

860.486.4867

Ann G. Ferris, Ph.D.

Ann Ferris, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

aferris@uchc.edu

Ofer Harel, Ph.D.

Ofer Harel, Ph.D.

Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs, CLAS

ofer.harel@uconn.edu

860.486.6989

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Amy Hunter, MPH, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences

amhunter@uchc.edu

860.679.6281

Nathaniel M. Rickles, PharmD, PhD, BCPP

Nathaniel Rickles, PharmD, Ph.D., BCPP

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

nathaniel.rickles@uconn.edu

860.486.6026

Steve Rogers, MD

Steven Rogers, MD

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Sara Wakai, Ph.D.

Sara Wakai, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Center for Population Health

swakai@uchc.edu

860.679.5503

Jun Yan, Ph.D.

Jun Yan, Ph.D.

Professor of Statistics

jun.yan@uconn.edu

860.486.3416

Research Staff

Laurel, Buchanan, MA

Laurel Buchanan, MA

Research Associate

lbuchanan@uchc.edu

860.679.8517

Connie Cox Cantor

Connie Cantor

Publicity/Marketing Manager

connie.cantor@uconn.edu

860.679.8375

Erin Havens, MPH, MPA

Erin Havens, MPH, MPA

Planning Specialist

havens@uchc.edu

860.679.8515

Eric Horan, JD, MPA

Eric Horan, JD, MPA

Research Associate

horan@uchc.edu

860.679.8896

Shane J. Sacco, Ph.D.

Shane Sacco, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Statistics

shane.sacco@uconn.edu

Elizabeth Schilling, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Schilling, Ph.D.

Research Associate

eschilling@uchc.edu

Research - Graduate Assistants

Jianmin Chen

Jianmin Chen

Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics

jianmin.chen@uconn.edu

Boyang Tang

Boyang Tang

Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics

boyang.tang@uconn.edu

Xiaohui Yin

Xiaohui Yin

Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics

xiaohui.yin@uconn.edu

Graduate Assistant

Katherine Zavez

Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics

katherine.zavez@uconn.edu

SNAP-Ed/Husky Programs Staff

Monica Belyea, MPH, RD

Monica Belyea, MPH, RD

Community Nutrition Educator - Baby Behavior

belyea@uchc.edu

Susan Coleman

Susan Coleman

Program Manager

sucoleman@uchc.edu

Susan Furbish, RDN

Susan Furbish, RDN

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach,

furbish@uchc.edu

Karen O'Hare-Charles, MS, RD

Karen O'Hare-Charles, MS, RD

Educational Program Coordinator

karen.o'hare-charles@uconn.edu

Catalina Quesada, MPH, RD

Catalina Quesada, MPH, RD

Community Education Specialist

cquesada@uchc.edu

860.679.8596