About

Faculty & Staff

Learn more about the faculty, staff, and clinicians who conduct research, provide care and offer education programs for providers and students.

Directors

Jeffrey Burns, MD, MS

Professor, Neurology

Russell Swerdlow, MD

Gene and Marge Sweeney Professor

Faculty and Staff

Ala Abusalim, PA-C

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: aabusalim2@kumc.edu

Heidi Anderson, BS, CCRP

Clinical Research Supervisor

Email: handerson8@kumc.edu

Anne Arthur, BSN, MS, ANP-BC

ADRC Executive Director

Brenda Aylward, BS

Brain Health Training Program Coordinator

Email: baylward2@kumc.edu

Ashley Baker, LMSW

Grant Manager

Email: awink3@kumc.edu

Julie Barncord, BS, CSCS

Community Exercise Program Coordinator

Email: jbarncord@kumc.edu

Annette Becker, BS, MA, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: abecker@kumc.edu

Kat Berner, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: kberner@kumc.edu

Anneka Blankenship

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: ablankenship2@kumc.edu

Arlin Bohn, LSCSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: abohn2@kumc.edu

Becky Bothwell, MS, CCRP

Director of Clinical Research Operations

Email: rbothwell@kumc.edu

Amanda Brunette, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Email: abrunette@kumc.edu

Mary Butler

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: mbutler@kumc.edu

Jane Byrne, MA

Administrative Assistant

Email: jbyrne3@kumc.edu

Jea Castrop-May, LMSW, LCSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: jcastrop-may@kumc.edu

Keri Cox, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: kcox11@kumc.edu

Mellissa Currie, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: mcurrie@kumc.edu

Alexandra Dahlgren, CCRC

Regulatory Coordinator

Email: adahlgren@kumc.edu

Zailey De Leon

Student Research Assistant

Email: zdeleon@kumc.edu

Melissa Dodd, RN, BSN, CCRP

Clinical Research Operations Manager

Email: mdodd@kumc.edu

Heather Dooly, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: hdooly@kumc.edu

Olivia Doucas, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: odoucas2@kumc.edu

Vivien Csikos Drummond

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: vdrummond@kumc.edu

Sara Elliott, RN, BSN

Research Nurse

Email: selliott3@kumc.edu

Samantha Fikru, MSN, FNP-C, APRN

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: sfikru@kumc.edu

Jennifer Freund, MHSA, FACHE

Director of Finance & Business Operations

Email: jfreund2@kumc.edu

Leah Friesen, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: lfriesen2@kumc.edu

Alex Gabrielli, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: a228g039@kumc.edu

Uriel Garcia

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Email: ugarcia@kumc.edu

Lindsey Gillen, APRN

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: lfowler@kumc.edu

Ryan Goodson

Research Assistant

Email: rgoodson@kumc.edu

Zachary (Zac) Green, BA, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: zgreen@kumc.edu

Brittany Hauger

Research Associate

Email: bhauger@kumc.edu

Tera Hawes, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: thawes@kumc.edu

Brian Helsel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Email: bhelsel@kumc.edu

Haley Hochstatter, BSW

MSW Intern, CCN

Email: hhochstatter@kumc.edu

Rachel Holden

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: rholden@kumc.edu

Ronnie Hollingsworth, BS

Recruitment Assistant

Email: rhollingsworth2@kumc.edu

Robyn Honea, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

Jan Horn

CCN Caregiver Support Coordinator

Email: jhorn2@kumc.edu

Suzanne Hunt, MS, MA

Statistician

Email: shunt@kumc.edu

Casey John, MS

Research Project Manager

Email: cjohn@kumc.edu

Chelsea Johnson

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: cjohnson50@kumc.edu

Riley Kemna

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: rkemna@kumc.edu

Mickeal Key, Ph.D.

Post Doc

Email: mkey@kumc.edu

Katelynn Kreszyn, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C

Advanced Practice Provider

Email: kkreszyn@kumc.edu

Paul Kueck

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: pkueck@kumc.edu

Tina Lewandowski, Ed.D.

Director of Engagement

Email: tlewandowski@kumc.edu

Kelly G Loeb, MSW

Community Engagement Coordinator

Email: kglmsw@kumc.edu

Courtney Loftin

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: cloftin@kumc.edu

Colton Lysaker

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: clysaker@kumc.edu

Mercedes Madison, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: mmadison@kumc.edu

Jessica Malcolm, MSN, A-GNP-C

Advanced Practice Provider Fellow

Email: jmalcolm@kumc.edu

Lily Maxwell

ADRC Project Lead, Brain Health Initiative

Email: lmaxwell4@kumc.edu

Elisha McMillen

Memory Care Clinic Engagement Representative

Email: emcmillen@kumc.edu

Blaise Menta

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: bmenta@kumc.edu

Kayla Meyer, MPH, CCRP

Research Resource Manager

Email: kmeyer5@kumc.edu

Alexandria (Ally) Montero, RN, BSN

Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator

Email: amontero@kumc.edu

Jill Morris, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Annie Murphy

Psychometrist

Email: amurphy8@kumc.edu

Mary Catherine Newman

MSW Intern, CCN

Email: mnewman7@kumc.edu

Michelle Niedens, LSCSW

Director of Cognitive Care Network (CCN)

Email: cniedens2@kumc.edu

Lindsey Northup, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: lnorthup2@kumc.edu

Lesya Novikova, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: lnovikova@kumc.edu

Ellen Oehmke, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: eoehmke@kumc.edu

Amanda Painter, MS.Ed.

Administrative Officer

Email: apainter3@kumc.edu

Adam Parks, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Rosie Pasqualini

LEAP! Program Assistant

Email: rpasqualini@kumc.edu

Jaime Perales Puchalt, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Joseph Pleen, DO, MS

Assistant Professor

Email: jpleen@kumc.edu

Madison Pope

Recruitment Assistant

Email: mpope4@kumc.edu

Amol Ranjan, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: aranjan3@kumc.edu

Cynthia Rodriguez, MPH

Recruitment Assistant

Email: crodriguez10@kumc.edu

Rachel Ruiz, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: rruiz3@kumc.edu

Rachel Sandoval, MS, RDN, LD

LEAP! Program Manager

Email: rsandoval@kumc.edu

Maria Scanlan, BA

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: mscanlan3@kumc.edu

Erin Schwartz, BA, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: eschwartz@kumc.edu

Ashley Shaw, Ph.D. MPH

Research Assistant Professor

Kelly Shea, BS

Student Recruitment Assistant

Email: kshea@kumc.edu

Keith Smith, BA

Senior Research Associate

Email: ksmith69@kumc.edu

Reagan Smith, BA

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: rsmith58@kumc.edu

Mia Smith, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: msmith109@kumc.edu

Rachel Starr, BS, CCRP

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: rstarr@kumc.edu

Taylor Strope

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: tstrope@kumc.edu

Samantha Sullivan, MSW

Senior Psychometrist

Email: ssullivan5@kumc.edu

Phyllis Switzer

Psychometrist

Email: pswitzer@kumc.edu

Amanda Szabo-Reed, Ph.D., MSCR

Research Assistant Professor

Charlotte Talley

Sr Administrative Assistant

Email: ctalley2@kumc.edu

Pilar Thangwaritorn

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: pthangwaritorn@ku.edu

Iri Torres, BA

Psychometrist

Email: itorres@kumc.edu

Ryan Townley, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Eric Vidoni, PT, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Alexis Villaneuva-Tarango, BA

Bilingual Clinical Research Recruitment Coordinator

Email: avillanuevatarango@kumc.edu

John Walker, MA

Psychometrist

Email: jwalker22@kumc.edu

Xiaowan Wang, Ph.D.

Sr Research Associate

Email: xwang9@kumc.edu

Olivia Warne, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: owarne@kumc.edu

Amber Watts, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, KU Department of Psychology and Research Fellow

Sydney White, MS, CSCS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: swhite26@kumc.edu

Alex Widman, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: awidman@kumc.edu

Amy Wiedenmann, RN, BSN

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: awiedenmann@kumc.edu

Heather Wilkins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Amber Wilson, MA, LMLP, CCRP

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: awilson34@kumc.edu

Amy Wilson, MS, LPN

Brain Health Navigator

Email: awilson23@kumc.edu

Ella Wright, BS

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: ewright7@kumc.edu

Anna Yang

Clinical Research Assistant

Email: ayang9@kumc.edu

Amy Yeager, LMSW

Cognitive Care Navigator

Email: ayeager3@kumc.edu

Rebekah Zweydoff, MS, CPT

Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: rzweydoff@kumc.edu