Staff Directory

Director and Professor and Saul B. Sells Chair of Psychology

• Kevin Knight, PhD

Senior Research Scientists

• George W. Joe, EdD
• Danica Kalling Knight, PhD
• Wayne E. K. Lehman, PhD

Research Scientists

• Jennifer Edwards Becan, PhD
• Jennifer Pankow, PhD, CADC
• Yang Yang, PhD

Associate Research Scientists

• Jennifer Lux, PhD
• Randi Proffitt Leyva, PhD

Public Health Research Associates

• Elaine Tinius, MSW
• Shatoya Young, MA, LPC
• Anthea Ayebaze, MPH
• Ahrein Bennett, MPH

Data Manger

• Mansour Salami, MA MS

Full-time Research Assistants

• Viridiana Munoz, BS
• Felix Stiggers, BS
• CallieAnn Petree

Part-time Research Assistants

• Stephanie Mintz, PhD
• Audrey Gandy, BA
• Jessica Sanchez
• Lynzie Ferguson, BA

Operations Coordinator

• Holly Harrelson

Research Support Specialists

• Audrey Armstrong, MA
• Mandy Soto, BS

Administrative Support Assistant

• Vacant

Graduate Research Assistants

• Amanda Wiese, MS
• Elizabeth Joseph, BS 
• Thomas Sease, BS
• Lillyan Shelley, BS
• Stephanie Villaire, BS

Undergraduate Research Assistants

• Aliya Moore

Former Directors

• Saul B. Sells, PhD
• D. Dwayne Simpson, PhD
• Patrick M. Flynn, PhD

In Memory

• Lois R. Chatham, PhD
• Robert G. Demaree, PhD