Behavioral Health​

WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

Abhery Das

Affiliation

Bridge to Faculty Scholar | Health Policy and Administration | University of Illinois Chicago

Craig De Voto

Affiliation	Visiting Research Associate
Email	cdevot2@uic.edu

Jessica Fish

Affiliation	Professor | Human Development & Family Studies | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email	jnfish@illinois.edu

Nicole Gastala

Affiliation	Director of Behavioural Health and Addiction, Mile Square Health Center, Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	reizinee@uic.edu

Wayne H. Giles

Affiliation	Dean Professor School of Public Health
Email	wgiles@uic.edu

Betsy Goulet

Affiliation	Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Administration | University of Illinois Springfield
Email	bgoul2@uis.edu

Cynthia Taylor Handrup

Affiliation	Clinical Assistant Professor Director, Primary Care Mental Health Concentration Department of Population Health Nursing Science, College of Nursing | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	chandrup@uic.edu

Ronald Hershow

Affiliation	Associate Professor, College of Nursing (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	rchersho@uic.edu

Hana Hinkle

Affiliation	Director, School of Public Health (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	hhinkle1@uic.edu

Joseph K. Hoereth

Affiliation	Director, Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	jhoereth@uic.edu

Hyojung Kang

Affiliation	Assistant Professor, School of Public Health (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	hyokang@illinois.edu

Hyunil Kim

Affiliation	Assistant Professor School of Social Work | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email	hyunil@illinois.edu

Maria (Agustina) Laurito

Affiliation	Assistant Professor, School of Social Work | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Email	malaurit@uic.edu

Sonya Leathers

Affiliation	Professor, Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcome, and Policy | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	sonyal@uic.edu

Justin Leiby

Affiliation	Associate Professor of Accountancy and Academic Director of BSA & MSA Program | Professor Ken Perry Faculty Fellow | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Email	jleiby2@illinois.edu

Janet Liechty

Affiliation	Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Social Work | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email	jliechty@illinois.edu

Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti

Affiliation	Research Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	mmamiti@uic.edu

Sarah Messmer

Affiliation	Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	messmer2@uic.edu

Nolan Miller

Affiliation	Daniel and Cynthia Mah Helle Professor, Public Administration, Economics, Urban Planning and Policy | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	nmiller@illinois.edu

Elizabeth Powers

Affiliation	Interim Associate Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email	epowers@illinois.edu

Julian Reif

Affiliation	Associate Professor and RC Evans Data Analytics Fellow, Gies College of Business | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email	jreif@illinois.edu

Janell Ross

Affiliation	Alum, UIUC & UIC
Email	jrossmph@gmail.com

Douglas Smith

Affiliation	Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Email	smithdc@illinois.edu

James Swartz

Affiliation	Professor, College of Social Work, Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	jaswartz@uic.edu

Renee Taylor

Affiliation	Professor, Pharmacy Practice (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
Email	rtaylor@uic.edu