
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