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Our Team

Director & Principal investigator

Dr. Latrice Rollins, PhD, MSW

Director & Principal investigator
Associate Director

Dr. Tandeca King Gordon, EdD

Associate Director
Co-Lead, Communications

Dr. Azaliah Israel, PhD

Co-Lead, Communications
Co-Lead, Communications

Leris Bernard

Co-Lead, Communications
Co-Investigator

Dr. Alex Camardelle, PhD

Co-Investigator
Research Assistants/Data Analyst

Andrew Cooper

Research Assistants/Data Analyst
Co-Investigator

Dr. Arthi Raro, PhD

Co-Investigator
Co-Investigator

Dr. Brian McGregor

Co-Investigator
Co-Investigator

Dr. Cassandra Bolar, PhD

Co-Investigator
Research Assistants/Data Analyst

Elijah Richardson

Research Assistants/Data Analyst
Biostatistician

Dr. Fengxia Yan, PhD

Biostatistician
Community Health Workers/Research Assistant

Jude Louissaint

Community Health Workers/Research Assistant
Co-Lead, Capacity Building

Dr. Robert Mayberry, PhD

Co-Lead, Capacity Building
Co-Investigator

Dr. Nina Smith, PhD

Co-Investigator
Co-Investigator, Early Care and Education

Dr. Rodney Washington, EdD

Co-Investigator, Early Care and Education

Technical Work Group Members

Remi Baduro

Community Representative

Derek M. Griffin

Racial Justice Institute & Center of Men’s Health Equity

Stanley Sellers

Communities in Schools

Natalie S. Burke

CommonHealth ACTION

Kenn Harris

National Institute for Children’s Health Quality

Monteic A. Sizer

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority

Cheryl Presswood Carter

Academy of Creative Coaching

June Gary Hopps

The School of Social Work, University of Georgia

Adeola Sonaike

Baker Street Behavioral Health & Epilepsy Alliance America

Thomas Cotton

Redemption & Advancement Alliance, Inc.

Cemeré James

National Black Child Development Institute

Brianna Thompson

Genisis Alliance for Mental Wellness

Jay Fagan

Fatherhood Research and Practice Network

Odis Johnson, Jr.

Hopkins Center of Safe and Healthy Schools

Chris White

Father Movement

Gina Green-Harris

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships

Adzoa Reese

Community Representative

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CONTACT INFORMATION

National African American Child and Family Research Center

720 Westview Drive SW 
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Contact email: info@naacfrc.org

This project is supported by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award (Grant #: 90PH0031-01-00) totaling $1.8 million with 100 percent funded by ACF/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACF/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit the ACF website, Administrative and National Policy Requirements.

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