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 Bloomberg Professor of American Health Research interests: mental health, opportunity youth, urban youth, school-based prevention programs, mindfulness and yoga, mental health during pregnancy and post-partum | |
 Beth Marshall, DrPHAssociate Director Research Core Co-Lead Assistant Scientist Research interests: youth risk behaviors, school-based health programs, schools and health, health education, youth development, teen pregnancy prevention | |
Gabriela CalderonProgram Officer | |
Katrina Brooks, MHSCommunity Outreach Core Lead Community Relations Director | |
Renee M Johnson, PhD, MPHAssociate Professor Research interests: emerging adults, substance use epidemiology, vulnerable populations | |
Kristin Mmari, PhDResearch Core Co-Lead Associate Professor Research interests: opportunity youth, early adolescents, gender norms, monitoring and evaluation | |
Melissa Davey-Rothwell, PhDTranslation and Dissemination Core Lead Associate Scientist Research interests: HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, implementation science, dissemination, urban health | |
Toddy Wilson, MPPCommunications Core Lead Communications Specialist | |
 Terri W. Powell, PhDAssociate Professor Research interests: adolescent health prevention and promotion research, community-engaged research; implementation science, qualitative methodologies | |
Maria Trent, MDBloomberg Professor American Health Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Research interests: sexual and reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy prevention/contraception, health disparities, adolescent access to clinical services, school health services, randomized controlled trials, the impact of racism and other forms of discrimination on youth development | |
Philip J. Leaf, PhDSenior Advisor Emeritus Director Professor Research interests: mental health, youth violence prevention, trauma-informed practices and interventions, program implementation | |
 Freya Sonenstein, PhDEmeritus Director | |
 Cheryl Alexander, RN, PhD (1945-2006)Center Founding Director |
