Core
![Charlene Caburnay, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/caburnay-charlene-bio-26fvznm-e1534966419106-280x386.jpg)
Charlene Caburnay, PhD
Co-Core Director: Health Communication and Social Needs Core | Research Assistant Professor at the Brown School
![Matthew Kreuter, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/Matt-Krueter-bio_v2-1-280x386.jpg)
Matthew Kreuter, PhD
Core Director: Health Communication and Social Needs Core | Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at the Brown School
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Olivia Affuso PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health | Scientist at the Comprehensive Diabetes Center | University of Alabama at Birmingham
![Ruopeng An, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/Ruopeng-An_Headshot_748-e1646068635518-280x386.jpg)
Ruopeng An, PhD
Core Director: AI and Data Science Core | Associate Professor at the Brown School of Washington University in St. Louis
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Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor | Director of Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equility | Drexel University
- Email: smb483@drexel.edu
![Mirna Becevic, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/mirna-1-280x386.jpg)
Mirna Becevic, PhD
Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Assistant Research Professor at the University of Missouri
![Amina Bility, MHA](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2024/07/thumbnail_Amina-Bility-headshot-e1690557062583-qa315ul3k580e3gzxbama8q07jhlkui4ys86itesvs-280x386.jpg)
Amina Bility, MHA
Core Manager: Solutions to Diabetes in Black Americans | Program Manager, Council on Black Health
- Email: ability@councilbh.org
![Suzanne Boren, Ph.D., MHA](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/Sue_Boren_PhD-280x386.jpg)
Suzanne Boren, Ph.D., MHA
Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Professor of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Missouri
![Amy Braddock, MD, MSPH](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/Williams_Amy.1235366915-280x386.jpg)
Amy Braddock, MD, MSPH
Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at The University of Missouri School of Medicine
![Ross Brownson, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/Brownson-Ross-bio-280x386.jpg)
Ross Brownson, PhD
Core Director: Dissemination and Implementation in Diabetes Research Core | Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor
![Leo Cabassa, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/cabassa-leopoldo-bio-280x386.jpg)
Leo Cabassa, PhD
Professor and Director ofthe Brown School PhD Program in Social Work | Washington University in St. Louis
- Email: LJCABASSA@WUSTL.EDU
![Caree Cotwright, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/caree_cotwright_touched_up_-280x386.jpg)
Caree Cotwright, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences of the University of Georgia
- Email: cjcot@uga.edu
![Tiffany Eaton, DrPH, MPH](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2024/05/Tiffany-Eaton-q6upnic52lddeyr315e582cydyq7533p1vjlzmfyk8_highrez-280x386.jpg)
Tiffany Eaton, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director: Solutions to Diabetes in Black Americans | Associate Director of Practice and Research, Women’s Health, Council on Black Health
- Email: teaton@councilbh.org
![TJ Exford, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/TJ.Exford-280x386.png)
TJ Exford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science in the Department of Kinesiology at North Carolina A&T State University
- Email: tjexford@ncat.edu
![Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/10/select-noglasses-190822_Haire-Jaoshu-Debra_013-280x386.jpg)
Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD
Center Director: Administrative Core | Joyce and Chauncy Buchheit Professorship in Public Health and Medicine
- Email: djoshu@wustl.edu
![Ross A, Hammond, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/ross-280x386.jpg)
Ross A, Hammond, PhD
Associate Director: Policy and Systems Science Analysis Core | Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor in Public Health
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Irene Headen, PhD, MS
Core Scientist: Solutions in Diabetes in Black Americans | Assistant Professor of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University
![Lora Iannotti, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/02/Iannotti-Lora-bio-280x386.jpg)
Lora Iannotti, PhD
Associate Professor at the Inistute of Public Health of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
- Email: LIANNOTTI@WUSTL.EDU
![Shelly Kannuthurai, MPH, RD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/10/Johnston_Headshot_2022-280x386.jpg)
Shelly Kannuthurai, MPH, RD
Senior Research Manager, Center for Diabetes Translation Research
- Phone: 314-935-7504
- Email: sjkannuthurai@wustl.edu
![Min Soon Kim, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2022/03/Min-Kim_Resized-280x386.jpg)
Min Soon Kim, PhD
Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Missouri College of Health Sciences
![Shiriki Kumanyika, PHD, MS, MPH](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/Shiriki20K.20Kumanyika20headshot-143h8po-280x386.jpg)
Shiriki Kumanyika, PHD, MS, MPH
Director: Solutions to Diabetes in Black Americans Core | Founding Chair of the Council on Black Health
![Bria Lee-Robinson, MPH](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2024/05/Lee-Robinson_Bria_highres-280x386.jpg)
Bria Lee-Robinson, MPH
P&F Program Manager, Center for Diabetes Translation Research
- Email: brialee-robinson@wustl.edu
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Kathryn Lindley, MD
Director of the Center for Woman's Heart Disease at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
![Doug Luke, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/05/luke-doug-bio-1vxj5qx-e1534967625214-280x386.jpg)
Doug Luke, PhD
Director: Policy and Systems Science Analysis Core | Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy
![Stephanie Mazzucca, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2019/02/Mazucca_FacultyProfile-280x386.jpg)
Stephanie Mazzucca, PhD
Core Scientist: Dissemination and Implementation in Diabetes Research Core | Assistant Professor at the Brown School
![Alejandra Muñoz-Rivera, MPH, MSP](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2024/05/Munoz-RiveraA3-280x386.jpg)
Alejandra Muñoz-Rivera, MPH, MSP
Evaluation Coordinator, Center for Diabetes Translation Research
- Email: c.a.munoz-rivera@wustl.edu
![Mahail Popescu, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/03/Popescu-1d39qrk-280x386.jpg)
Mahail Popescu, PhD
Co-Core Director: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Professor of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Missouri
![Praveen Rao, Ph.D.](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/Rao_Praveen.PhD_-280x386.jpg)
Praveen Rao, Ph.D.
Core Scientist: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Associate Professor of Health Management & Informatics and of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Missouri
![Dominic N Reeds, MD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/Dominic-Reeds-280x386-1.jpg)
Dominic N Reeds, MD
Director of the Pilot and Feasibility Program | Professor of Medicine & Medical Director of Nutrition Support Services at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
![Cindy D Schwarz, MPH, MS, RD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/10/180627_jaa_cindy_schwarz_0016-CS-002-qt06vp-280x386.jpg)
Cindy D Schwarz, MPH, MS, RD
Associate Director: Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research
- Phone: 314-935-3063
![Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/Simoes_Eduardo-600-1vo4ngw-280x386.jpg)
Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH
Core Director: Health Informatics in Diabetes Research Core | Chair, Dr. Stuart Wesbury Distinguished Professor in Health Management & Informatics, HMI Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine
![Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2018/07/tabak-rachel-bio-1g0f35d-280x386.jpg)
Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD
Core Associate Director: Dissemination and Implementation in Diabetes Research Core | Associate Professor at the Brown School
![Melicia C Whitt-Glover, PhD](https://cdtr.wustl.edu/files/2020/12/Whitt-Glover-280x386.jpg)
Melicia C Whitt-Glover, PhD
Associate Director: Solutions in Diabetes in Black Americans Core | Executive Director of the Council on Black Health