
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