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, PhD

Senior Public Health Research Associate

• Elaine Tinius, MSW, LCSW

Public Health Research Associates

• Anthea Ayebaze, MPH
• Ahrein Bennett, MPH
• Lacee Bills, BSW, LBSW
• Ashley Gainey, MS, LPC-A
• Sabrina Roberson, MPH
• Maverick Salyards, MS
• Chelsea Wood, MPH

Marketing and Digital Content Coordinator

• Ashley West, MS

Data Manager

• Mansour Salami, MA, MS

Full-time Research Assistants

• Heather Hines, BS
• Audrey Gandy, BA
• Viridiana Munoz, BS
• CallieAnn Simpson,MSW, LMSW
• Lauren Taylor, BS
• Maria Welch

Part-time Research Assistants

• Kristen Adams, MS
• Lynzie Ferguson, BA
• Naga Pavani Garapati, BS
• Jessica Sanchez, MA

Operations Coordinator

• Holly Harrelson

Grants Compliance and Contract Assistant

• Mandy Soto, BS

Research Support Specialists

• Audrey Armstrong, MA
• Vacant

Administrative Support Assistant

• Keely Self

Graduate Research Assistants

• Amanda Wiese, MS
• Elizabeth Joseph, MS 
• Thomas Sease, BS
• Lillyan Shelley, BBA
• Stephanie Villaire, BS
• Savannah Hastings
• Francesca Gentea

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