Our People

Michele T. Pato, MD
Director, CPHG

Principle interests: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia

Jessica Salvatore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, GENA Team Leader

Principle interests: Addictions, Partner/familial interactions in Substance Use or Abuse, microbiome interaction in behavioral health

Jennifer Gladys Mulle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, 3q29 Team Leader

Principle interests: 3q29 Syndromes, rare genetic variants in psychiatry

Megan Cooke, Ph.D.
Research Associate, GENA Team

Principle interests: Genetics of psychiatry and addiction

Noelle Foster, Ph.D.
Principal Clinical Informatics Analyst, CPHG

Principle interests: Secondary research use of EHR and HIE data, Information asymmetry in health care

Sally Kuo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, GENA Team

Principle interests: Multi-dimensional influences on substance use, abuse, and addiction

Maggie Morales
Program Assistant,CPHG

Principal interests:  Administrative coordination, internal and external communications

Ummulkhair (Umi) Muhammed, MA, MS
Community Engagement Specialist, GPC

Principle Interests:  Participant recruitment, serious mental illness in understudied populations

John Nguyen-Cleary
Chief Administration Officer

Shivangi Sharma, MA
Program Manager, GPC

Principal Interests: Epigenetics, Semi-Structured Clinical Interviews, Refugee mental health, Mental health equity for marginalized and underserved communities

Loumarie Vasquez, MA
Primary Interviewer

Principal Interests: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Forensic Psychology, Mental health equity for marginalized and underserved communities

Cole Whiteman, MS
Assistant Director, IT Clinical and Admin Systems, CPHG

Principle Interests: REDCap, Database and server management