Meet Our Team
Our team members bring expertise across disciplines.
Photo: Elise Ferrer/RESPIRAR
Team members
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Devon Payne-Sturges, Dr. P.H.
Project Director
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Ellis Ballard, MSW, MPH
System Dynamics Modeler*
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Alisha Camacho
Science Communicator
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Elise Ferrer
Qualitative Social Science Researcher
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Leila Borrero Krouse
Organizer & Immigration Specialist*
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Raul Cruz-Cano, PhD
Biostatistician
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Jessica Culley
General Coordinator*
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Stephanie Hernandez, MPH, CHES
Project Coordinator
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Mia LaBrier
Research Project Coordinator, Social System Design Lab
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Donald Milton, MD, PhD
Environmental & Occupational Physician*
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Jean-Frandy Philogene, MD
Outreach and Field Coordinator
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Thurka Sangaramoorthy, PhD, MPH
Cultural & Medical Anthropologist*
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Alycia Smith
Laboratory Technician
*CO-INVESTIGATORS are team members who help guide the scientific direction of the project. Learn more about how the National Institute of Health denotes project roles.
Student research assistants & interns
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Zoe Brokering
Research Assistant, Public Health Policy
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Zhuoxin Fu
Research Assistant, Biostatistics
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Abas Shkembi
Research Analyst, Field Team
Opportunities for Students
Students support the RESPIRAR project through graduate assistantships, internships, and practicums. Their contributions are essential to our research.
Christencie Phenelus is a Salisbury University undergraduate student who participated in RESPIRAR’s 2024 summer practicum. Photo: Elise Ferrer/RESPIRAR