Our Staff

Our Staff

CPRD staff is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of highly skilled and committed professionals working across content and process areas. The intersection of health, education, and human development serve as the underlying framework designed to address and improve human capital and community well-being. Social work, public health, education, political science and health services research are the cornerstone of CPRD’s professional staff, which also includes technical and administrative support that serves as the foundation for all its work. CPRD is a dynamic organization the interfaces with faculty and scientists in the School of Social Work and across the UIUC campus.

Executive Team

Doug Smith

Director of CPRD

Dawn Carpenter

Director of Research Programs

Viviana Deltas

Assistant Director of Research Programs


Leadership Team

Shahana Begum

Statistical Analysis Leader

Jo Pauly

Senior Research Program Coordinator

Crystal Reinhart

Senior Research Scientist

Ornit Weiss

Applications and Data Services Leader

Ebonie Epinger

Research Program Coordinator DEI Coordinator


Research Staff

Marni Basic

Survey Research Outreach Coordinator

Aidan Berg

Research Data Specialist

Tarjani Bhatt

Research Data Specialist

Thi Thanh Tuyen Bui

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Melanie Cabello

Research Program Specialist

Marie Coobs

Survey Research Outreach Specialist

Jackie Farber

Research Program Coordinator

Janiene Garcia

Research Program Coordinator

Chrissi Guarnieri

Research Program Specialist

Cindy Heck

Office Administrator

Andy Kaiser

Software Developer

Janaka Kosgolla

Assistant Research Scientist

Sarah Krause

Research Program Specialist

Barbara Lancaster

Office Administrator

Mishell Morales

Survey Research Outreach Specialist

Jay Pfister

Research Data Specialist

Bruce Rogers

.NET Software Developer

Sherri Rudicil

Research Program Coordinator

Jackie Smith

Research Program Specialist

Abby Snow

Research Program Specialist

Jeni Weisiger

Research Program Coordinator

Spencer Williams

Software Developer