NCEAS Team
Our team includes clinicians, trainees, researchers, and community stakeholders with expertise in health equity, health delivery research, and mixed methods research. Together we are dedicated to enhancing training and identifying best practices so that future healthcare providers have the tools and skills necessary to effectively address the social determinants of health.

Stephen Persell, MD, MPH
Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Deborah Clements, MD
Co-Director
Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Community of Practice Co-Lead
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN
Curriculum Collection Co-Lead
Associate Professor & Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
The George Washington University School of Nursing

Beth Anne Scharle, MD
Curriculum Collection Lead
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Katherine Wright, MPH, PhD
Evaluation and Dissemination Lead
Research Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Paul Ravenna, MD
Sustainability Lead
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Mita Goel, MD
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Mobola Campbell-Yesufu, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator

Matthew O’Brien, MD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

David Liss, PhD
Co-Investigator
Research Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Dan Evans, MD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Bruce Henschen, MD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Anuj Shah, MD
Co-Investigator
Clinical Instructor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Aashish Didwania, MD
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Kenzie Cameron, PhD, MPH
Co-Investigator
Research Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Erin Paquette, MD, JD, MBe
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Clare Petrie
Program Coordinator

Tami Bartell, MPH
Research Coordinator

Andrew Cooper, MPH
Statistical Analyst