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
217.333.5308
smithdc@illinois.edu
Dawn Carpenter
Director of Research Programs
217.265.8493
dmcarpen@illinois.edu
Viviana Deltas
Assistant Director of Research Programs
217.333.2767
abuchar@illinois.edu
Leadership Team
Shahana Begum
Statistical Analysis Leader
217.265.6907
sbegum@illinois.edu
Jo Pauly
Senior Research Program Coordinator
217.265.8301
jopauly@illinois.edu
Crystal Reinhart
Senior Research Scientist
217.333.0927
reinhrt@illinois.edu
Ornit Weiss
Applications and Data Services Leader
217.300.3406
oweiss@illinois.edu
Ebonie Epinger
Research Program Coordinator
DEI Coordinator
217.333.4399
eepinger@illinois.edu
Research Staff
Marni Basic
Survey Research Outreach Coordinator 217.300.7370
mbasic@illinois.edu
Aidan Berg
Research Data Specialist
217.333.4625
aidanjb2@illinois.edu
Tarjani Bhatt
Research Data Specialist
217.244.0865
tkbhatt2@illinois.edu
Thi Thanh Tuyen Bui
Postdoctoral Research Associate
217.265.5227
ttbui2@illinois.edu
Melanie Cabello
Research Program Specialist
217.265.7700
mcabello@illinois.edu
Marie Coobs
Survey Research Outreach Specialist
217.300.1739
henness3@illinois.edu
Jackie Farber
Research Program Coordinator
217.333.0669
jwfarber@illinois.edu
Janiene Cler Garcia
Research Program Coordinator
217.244.5841
janiene@illinois.edu
Christina Guarnieri
Research Program Specialist
217.300.1591
guach5@illinois.edu
Cindy Heck
Office Administrator
217.333.3231
crheck@illinois.edu
Andy Kaiser
Software Developer
217.265.5158
akaiser1@illinois.edu
Janaka Kosgolla
Assistant Research Scientist
janakak2@illinois.edu
Sarah Krause
Research Program Specialist
217.300.5116
schavira@illinois.edu
Barbara Lancaster
Office Administrator
217.265.8195
blancast@illinois.edu
Jay Pfister
Research Data Specialist
217.300.8760
jpfister@illinois.edu
Sherri Rudicil
Research Program Coordinator
217.300.6457
solin2@illinois.edu
Jacqueline Smith
Research Program Specialist
217.333.2986
jjsmit10@illinois.edu
Abigail Snow
Research Program Specialist
217.265.5490
arsnow2@illinois.edu
Jeni Weisiger
Research Program Coordinator
217.333.8050
jeniw@illinois.edu
Spencer Williams
Software Developer
217.300.9330
sww14@illinois.edu