Senior Team Members
STEPHEN E. LANKENAU, PHD | Principal Investigator
Drexel University
Steve is a professor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. In the present study, he oversees data collection among medical cannabis patients in Pennsylvania (PA) and qualitative analysis for the study cohorts in PA and Los Angeles. A sociologist by training, Steve has been conducting studies on substance use and misuse for the past 25 years.
Drexel University
Steve is a professor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. In the present study, he oversees data collection among medical cannabis patients in Pennsylvania (PA) and qualitative analysis for the study cohorts in PA and Los Angeles. A sociologist by training, Steve has been conducting studies on substance use and misuse for the past 25 years.
CAROLYN F. WONG, PHD | CHLA Site Principal Investigator & Study Co-PI
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA); Keck School of Medicine, USC
Carolyn is a health psychologist and research methodologist who has devoted most of her research career to understand how social and developmental risk and protective factors lead to differing health outcomes for vulnerable adolescents and young adults and how to translate this work to inform ways to reduce health disparities, increase access to care, and improve programs, treatments, clinical practice, and interventions. Carolyn is currently an Associate Professor of Research in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine at USC.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA); Keck School of Medicine, USC
Carolyn is a health psychologist and research methodologist who has devoted most of her research career to understand how social and developmental risk and protective factors lead to differing health outcomes for vulnerable adolescents and young adults and how to translate this work to inform ways to reduce health disparities, increase access to care, and improve programs, treatments, clinical practice, and interventions. Carolyn is currently an Associate Professor of Research in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine at USC.
Emily B. Ansell, PhD | Co-Investigator
Penn State University
Emily is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University. A clinical psychologist by training, her work focuses on neural, neuroendocrine, and behavioral changes associated with substance use, particularly cannabis use. Her expertise is in the implementation and analysis of smartphone based assessments of real world experiences (ecological momentary assessment) in adolescents, young adults, and parent-child dyads.
Penn State University
Emily is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University. A clinical psychologist by training, her work focuses on neural, neuroendocrine, and behavioral changes associated with substance use, particularly cannabis use. Her expertise is in the implementation and analysis of smartphone based assessments of real world experiences (ecological momentary assessment) in adolescents, young adults, and parent-child dyads.
BRIDGID M. CONN, PHD | Co-Investigator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Bridgid is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Southern California and a board-certified child and adolescent psychologist (CA PSY27641) in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine (DAYAM) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Her research focuses on addressing suicidality, self-injurious behavior, substance use, and other health risk behaviors among historically marginalized and minoritized communities of adolescents and young adults. Her dedication lies in understanding the myriad factors (individual, familial, social, and systemic) that contribute to health disparities and further exploring how minority stress, discrimination, and trauma influence health behaviors and outcomes for ethnic/racial, sexual, and gender minority youth.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Bridgid is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Southern California and a board-certified child and adolescent psychologist (CA PSY27641) in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine (DAYAM) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Her research focuses on addressing suicidality, self-injurious behavior, substance use, and other health risk behaviors among historically marginalized and minoritized communities of adolescents and young adults. Her dedication lies in understanding the myriad factors (individual, familial, social, and systemic) that contribute to health disparities and further exploring how minority stress, discrimination, and trauma influence health behaviors and outcomes for ethnic/racial, sexual, and gender minority youth.
EKATERINA (KATYA) FEDOROVA, DRPH | Senior Research Scientist
Drexel University
Katya is a Senior Research Scientist at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. She has been doing clinical and research work in the field of substance use over the last 15 years. For this project, she is involved in tracking of study participants through short follow-up surveys, data analysis and manuscript development for peer-reviewed journals looking primarily at the relationships between medical cannabis use and other substance use within a context of developmental changes, major life and historic events.
Drexel University
Katya is a Senior Research Scientist at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. She has been doing clinical and research work in the field of substance use over the last 15 years. For this project, she is involved in tracking of study participants through short follow-up surveys, data analysis and manuscript development for peer-reviewed journals looking primarily at the relationships between medical cannabis use and other substance use within a context of developmental changes, major life and historic events.
JANNA ATAIANTS, DRPH | Senior Research Assistant
Drexel University
Janna is a Senior Research Scientist in the Community Health and Prevention Department of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. She's been involved in the analysis of health data for the CHAYA project. Janna has more than 15 years of experience in the field of substance misuse as a grant maker, harm reduction advocate, and researcher.
Drexel University
Janna is a Senior Research Scientist in the Community Health and Prevention Department of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. She's been involved in the analysis of health data for the CHAYA project. Janna has more than 15 years of experience in the field of substance misuse as a grant maker, harm reduction advocate, and researcher.
Field Team and Student Team Members
Alisha Osornio, MA | Project Coordinator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Alisha is responsible for overseeing all study-related logistics. Some of the many hats she wears include: providing administrative support, keeping track of study progress and status reporting, data management, and corresponding with community members to gain feedback to enhance productivity of the CHAYA study. She has a Master's in Psychological Research and has an extensive background in both academia and clinical trial settings. She has experience working with various populations, such as children, domestic violence survivors, adults diagnosed with psychological disorders, and Hispanic/Latino communities. Her interests include stress and coping, preventative medicine, and health disparities.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Alisha is responsible for overseeing all study-related logistics. Some of the many hats she wears include: providing administrative support, keeping track of study progress and status reporting, data management, and corresponding with community members to gain feedback to enhance productivity of the CHAYA study. She has a Master's in Psychological Research and has an extensive background in both academia and clinical trial settings. She has experience working with various populations, such as children, domestic violence survivors, adults diagnosed with psychological disorders, and Hispanic/Latino communities. Her interests include stress and coping, preventative medicine, and health disparities.
Lyric Kleber, MPH | Project Manager
Lyric obtained is MPH degree from the University of Michigan with a focus in social justice and harm reduction. He has 5 years of research experience in the fields of substance use and harm reduction and has been working at Drexel University for the past 2 years on a registry study of medical cannabis patients in Pennsylvania. He will be responsible for study logistics, administrative support, and data management.
Lyric obtained is MPH degree from the University of Michigan with a focus in social justice and harm reduction. He has 5 years of research experience in the fields of substance use and harm reduction and has been working at Drexel University for the past 2 years on a registry study of medical cannabis patients in Pennsylvania. He will be responsible for study logistics, administrative support, and data management.
Maddy Finkelstein | PhD student
Maddy is a PhD student at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. Her background in social work focused on trauma-informed care, and she has direct practice experience in both violence prevention and adolescent mental health. Her current research interests center around cannabis use for chronic pain and how race and gender interact to influence pain care.
Maddy is a PhD student at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. Her background in social work focused on trauma-informed care, and she has direct practice experience in both violence prevention and adolescent mental health. Her current research interests center around cannabis use for chronic pain and how race and gender interact to influence pain care.
Katherine Ardeleanu | PhD student
Katherine is a PhD student at Drexel University. She is interested in studying disparities in mental health and access to mental health services, as well as how to address these disparities and increase access to mental health care for under resourced populations. In addition to being a researcher and PhD student, Katherine is also a licensed mental health counselor and has seen firsthand in both research and clinical work how inequities in access to mental health services negatively impact people.
Katherine is a PhD student at Drexel University. She is interested in studying disparities in mental health and access to mental health services, as well as how to address these disparities and increase access to mental health care for under resourced populations. In addition to being a researcher and PhD student, Katherine is also a licensed mental health counselor and has seen firsthand in both research and clinical work how inequities in access to mental health services negatively impact people.
Andy Yang | Research Project Assistant
Andy is an undergraduate student currently studying in the University of Southern California. He has had 2 years of tutoring and advisory experience as a part of the USC neighborhood academic initiative as an academic tutor. He also has 2 years of research experience with various research projects on a number of scales across his university career. He will be focusing on updating the CHAYA website, facilitating social media, performing literature reviews, and supporting all research-related activities.
Andy is an undergraduate student currently studying in the University of Southern California. He has had 2 years of tutoring and advisory experience as a part of the USC neighborhood academic initiative as an academic tutor. He also has 2 years of research experience with various research projects on a number of scales across his university career. He will be focusing on updating the CHAYA website, facilitating social media, performing literature reviews, and supporting all research-related activities.
Prior Members
ELLEN IVERSON, MPH | Co-Investigator (INACTIVE)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Ellen Iverson is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine and is based in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. For more than 25 years, Ms. Iverson has designed and conducted mixed-method research focusing on individual, familial, social, and structural issues that have an impact on health outcomes and healthcare utilization.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Ellen Iverson is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine and is based in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. For more than 25 years, Ms. Iverson has designed and conducted mixed-method research focusing on individual, familial, social, and structural issues that have an impact on health outcomes and healthcare utilization.
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