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Who We Are

Core Team

Saraah Ronis, MD 

Sarah D. Ronis, MD, PhD | Director

Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Areas of interest/expertise: children with special healthcare needs, measurement, mixed methods research, implementation science, social determinants of health

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Rebecca Baas, MPA 

Rebecca Baas, MPA | Manager

Areas of interest/expertise: grants management, programmatic management, social determinants of health, health equity, policy

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Marie Masotya, MPH 

Marie Masotya, MPH | Senior Research Project Coordinator

Areas of Interest/Expertise: population health, data infrastructure, research and evaluation planning, community-based programming, social determinants of health, global health issues relevant to women and children

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Tashyana Copeland-Smith, MPH 

Tashyana Copeland-Smith, MPH | Research Project Coordinator

Areas of Interest/Expertise: social determinants of health, health disparities, health equity, social and behavioral science, and community-based participatory research

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Sarah McAleer, MEd, RD, LD 

Sarah McAleer, MEd, RD, LD | Research Project Coordinator

Areas of Interest/Expertise: nutrition education, reproductive health education, behavioral/mental health integration, and group care models.

Jennifer Talley, MM 

Jennifer Talley, MM | Program Coordinator, Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC)

Areas of Interest/Expertise: family and /community engagement; advocacy; equity, diversity, and inclusion; research involving the arts

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Lasheena Brooks, BS 

Lasheena Brooks, BS | Research Assistant I

Areas of Interest/Expertise: community engagement and outreach, health equity, data analysis, and maternal health 

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Sarah Frischmann, MPH 

Sarah Frischmann, MPH

Areas of Interest/Expertise: population health, measurement, mixed methods research, social determinants of health, research and evaluation planning, community-based research and programming, lab-based biological and infectious disease research

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Jared Lebron, MHS 

Jared Lebron, MHS | Research Assistant I

Areas of Interest/Expertise: medical student, social determinants of health, community engagement outreach, and behavioral/mental health integration.

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Parris Mosley 

Parris Mosley, BS | Research Assistant I

KIDS Rainbow - Youth Advisory Council
Areas of Interest/Expertise: Integrated health studies and services, community outreach and engagement, youth engagement; advocacy, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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Sofie Whitticar, BA | Research Assistant I

Areas of Interest/Expertise: behavioral mental health integration

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Peihe Xia, MPH 

Peihe Xia, MPH | Data Analyst

Areas of Interest/Expertise: Health quality assessment, Data Cleaning, Management, Data Visualization, Linear and Logistic Regression, and Survival Analysis.

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UH-Rainbow Faculty Affiliates

Courtney Baat, MD, FAAP
Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Samudragupta Bora, PhD  
Director, Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
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Olushola Fapo, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Lydia Furman, MD 
Senior Attending Physician, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Chair, UHCMC Institutional Review Board
Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Mary Gabriel, MD | Medical Director
Integrated Behavioral and Mental Health Services at UH-RACWC
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Eva Johnson, MD 
Regional Medical Director, Rainbow Primary Care Institute
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, General Academic Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Ganga Srinivas, MD 
Medical Director, UH Newborn Nurseries Network and MacDonald Women’s Hospital Newborn Nursery 
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Kristi Westphaln, PhD | CCHP Research Associate
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Trainees

  • Nisha Malhotra, MPH (2016-19), mentored MPH capstone, MD thesis
  • Alexis Dunning, BA (2018-19), mentored MD scholarly project
  • Neil Patel, BS (2017-19), mentored MD scholarly project
  • Kristi Westphaln, PhD PNP, (2018- present), Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • Mia Wang, BS (2019-2021), mentored MPH capstone
  • Annie Adelman, (2021-2022), mentored MPH practicum
  • Avantika Bhaduri (2020-present), undergraduate research experience; mentoring MPH capstone
  • Nandana Ahuja (2022 –present), undergraduate research experience
  • Laura Burns (2022-present), mentoring MD scholarly project
  • Elizabeth Chen (2022-present), mentoring MD scholarly project
  • Perrin Fugo (2022-present), mentoring MD scholarly project
  • Nora Lee (2022-present), mentoring MD scholarly project
  • Rebecca Lu (2022-present), mentoring MD scholarly project
  • Abi Rajasekaran (2022 –present), undergraduate research experience