Our Team
Along with members of our advisory boards, the Center for Adolescent Health is composed of a team of faculty, staff and affiliates dedicated to improving the health and well-being of young people in urban environments. Faculty are available for interviews upon request by contacting the Bloomberg School's marketing and communications team.
 Tamar Mendelson, PhDDirector Associate Professor Research interests: mental health, opportunity youth, urban youth, school-based prevention programs, mindfulness and yoga, mental health during pregnancy and post-partum |
 Philip J. Leaf, PhDCo-Director Professor Research interests: mental health, youth violence prevention, trauma-informed practices and interventions, program implementation |
 Beth Marshall, DrPHAssociate Director Assistant Scientist Research interests: youth risk behaviors, school-based health programs, schools and health, health education, youth development, teen pregnancy prevention |
 Terri Williams Powell, PhDCo-Investigator Associate Professor Research interests: adolescent sexual health, substance use prevention, qualitative methodologies, community-engaged research (e.g., with schools, families and churches) |
 Kristin Mmari, PhDCo-Investigator Associate Professor Research interests: opportunity youth, early adolescents, gender norms, monitoring and evaluation |
 Melissa Davey-Rothwell, PhDCo-Investigator Associate Scientist Research interests: HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, implementation science, dissemination, urban health |
 Renee Johnson, PhDCo-Investigator Associate Professor Research interests: emerging adults, substance use epidemiology, vulnerable populations |
Katrina Brooks, MHSCommunity Relations Director |
 Sushma Chapagain, BSResearch Program Coordinator |
 Morgan Prioleau, BSResearch Assistant |
 Ann Herbert, PhD, MPPPostdoctoral Fellow |
 Cheryl Alexander, RN, PhD (1945-2006)Center Founding Director |
 Freya Sonenstein, PhDEmeritus Director |