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Team

Our team includes a growing list of experts that are passionate about research, education, and practice in the fields of trauma, injury and disability prevention, and more.

Leadership

Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, PhD, MHS
Director
Associate Professor
Qingfeng Li, PhD, MHS
Associate Director
Assistant Professor

 

Core Faculty

Cyrus Engineer
Professor
Lamisa Ashraf
Research Associate
Jacob A. Bentley, PhD
Assistant Professor
David M. Bishai, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Nishit Patel
Research Associate
Paula Caporal
Research Associate
Rosemary Morgan, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Abigail Green
Research Associate
Yusra Shawar
Assistant Scientist
Kent Stevens, MD
Associate Professor
Andres Vecino-Ortiz, MD, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Shirin Wadhwaniya, MPH
Research Associate
Stephen T. Wegener, PhD
Professor
Nukhba Zia, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Hanaa Ahsan
Research Associate
Yuan Shang
Research Associate
Zabir Hasan, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Rachel Neill
Associate Faculty
Courtland Robinson
Associate Professor
Sean Tackett
Associate Professor
Antonio Trujillo
Professor
Simon Patrick Obi
Research Associate

Senior Technical Advisors

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Khushbu Balsara

     

Students

  • Lauren Bisi
  • Emily Kelly
  • Sarena Ho
  • Helena Hahn
  • Ateeb Ahmad Parray
  • Arielle Mancuso
  • Rachel Milkovich
  • Jingyi Wu
  • Angelica Lopez Hernandez

Staff

  • Edward Chan
    IT Specialist
  • James Kumwenda
    BIGRS Global Program Manager
  • Renata Kepner
    Graphic Designer
  • Jennifer Reuter
    Operations Manager
  • Ndondwa Mijoya
    BIGRS Program Coordinator
  • Gilliane McShane
    Technical Writer
  • Girlie Reyes
    Senior Financial Manager
  • Adriana Portillo 
    Communications Associate
  • Samiira Fowler 
    Administrative Coordinator
  • Ravana Gordon
    Grants and Contracts Specialist