Our Team
OPEN’s researchers and staff are primarily based at The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, and Case Western Reserve University. Our team members bring a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to OPEN’s work. We collaborate across campuses and disciplines to minimize siloes and increase holistic research practices.
Our Researchers and Program Staff
Danielle Bessett, Co-Principal Investigator of OPEN
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Professor
Department of Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Affiliate
University of Cincinnati
Alison Norris, Co-Principal Investigator of OPEN
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Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Division of Infectious Diseases
The Ohio State University
Marta Bornstein
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Assistant Professor
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Sarah CM Crow
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Communications and Public Relations Specialist
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Maria Gallo
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Professor
Division of Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Jennifer Glaser
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Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of English
University of Cincinnati
Priya Gursahaney
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Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Cincinnati
Hillary Gyuras
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Senior Research Associate
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Amanda Harvey-Panfil
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Research Coordinator
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Sarah Hayford
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Professor
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Jessie Hill
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Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
School of Law
Case Western Reserve University
Courtney Kerestes
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Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Ohio State University
Autumn Kirkendall
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Senior Research Associate
University of Cincinnati
Michelle McGowan
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Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Mayo Clinic
Stef Murawsky
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Policy and Program Director
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Abby Norris Turner
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Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and Division of Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Tamika Odum
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Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
University of Cincinnati
Meredith Pensak
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Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Cincinnati
Katherine Rivlin
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Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Chicago
Mikaela Smith
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Research Scientist
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Celia Williamson
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Faculty Fellow
Ohio Policy Evaluation Network
Trainees
Kayla Alvis
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PhD Student
Rural Sociology
The Ohio State University
Cynthia Beavin
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Christina Bijou
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Aalap Bommaraju
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Sarah Bostic
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Molly Broscoe
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Shibani Chettri
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PhD Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Anna Church
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Mahboobeh Davoodifar
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Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Willa Del Negro Skeehan
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Graduate Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Maralyn Doering
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Victoria El-Hayek
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MD Student
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Jacob Kepes
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MA/PhD Student
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Brittany Liebhard
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PhD Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Rachel Mason
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PhD Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Katy McFarland
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MD/MPH Student
University of Cincinnati
Zoe Muzyczka
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Neela Nallamothu
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MPH Student
Milken Institute, School of Public Health
George Washington University
Rosa Negash
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Graduate Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Emily Neiman
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PhD Student and Clinical Instructor of Practice
College of Nursing
The Ohio State University
Pragi Patel
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Medical Student
Division of Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Hannah Piscalko
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PhD Student
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Brianna Smith
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PhD Student
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University
Shreekari Tadepalli
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MD Student
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Taylor Tomu
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PhD Student
Department of Anthropology
The Ohio State University
Kierra Toney
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Abigail Underwood
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PhD Student
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University
Evangeline Warren
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PhD Student
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Emma Wolf
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Undergraduate Student
The Ohio State University
Affiliated Scholars
Francis Anagbonu, The Ohio State University
John Casterline, The Ohio State University
Payal Chakraborty, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Danielle Czarnecki, Case Western Reserve University
Cynthia Colen, The Ohio State University
Meredith P. Field, Alfred University
Claire Forrestal, The Ohio State University
Bucky Foster, The Ohio State University
Orlaith (Orla) Heyann, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Rudy Hightower II, The Ohio State University
Robert Hood, Emory University
Dana Howard, The Ohio State University
Ayaz Hyder, The Ohio State University
Elaina Johns-Wolfe, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Lisa Keder, The Ohio State University
Alex Kissling, Cerner Enviza
Emily Kim, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Chasity Knight, The Ohio State University
Kaiting Lang, NJ Department of Health
Juliana Madzia, University of Cincinnati
Annie McGhee, University of Cincinnati
Kelsey Mello, Valley Children’s Healthcare
Saira Nawaz, PATH
Carolette Norwood, Howard University
JaNelle Ricks, The Ohio State University
Sara Zandvakili, University of Cincinnati