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 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 |
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 |
