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Staff
Anna Albrecht
Title: Project Director
Degree: BS, Nursing University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, MS Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Current Responsibilities: Project STRIDE, Anna oversees the
recruitment, screening and all aspects of exercise testing and measurements.
She develops all relevant exercise testing, training and emergency protocols.
She provides supervision for staff and coverage for medical questions. She
assists with data analysis, manuscript and grant preparation.
Project PI: Bess Marcus, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8165
Email Address: AAlbrecht@lifespan.org
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Lucy
Balanca
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degree: BA, Psychology, UMASS
Project PI: John Todaro, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8262
Email Address: lbalanca@lifespan.org
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Christopher Breault
Title: Data Management Supervisor
Degree: BS, Management Information Systems, University of Rhode
Island
Current Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Associate
Director of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine (CBPM),
coordinates data management services for the department.
Supervisor: Justin Nash, PhD
Office Phone:
401-793-8112
Email Address: cbreault@lifespan.org
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Lisa Breault
Title: Research Assistant
Degree: BA, Psychology, Holy Cross
Current Responsibilities: Lisa enrolls participants and do follow-ups
with them in their homes and over the phone. She has also helped work on a
manuscript and prepared conference presentations.
Project PI: Bernardine Pinto, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8044
Email Address: lbreault1@lifespan.org
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Paulette
Bricusse
Title: Senior Clinical Research Assistant
Degree: MA
Current Responsibilities:
Project PI: Beth Bock, PhD
Office Phone: 401.793.8066
Email Address: pbricusse@lifespan.org
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Renee Bright
Title: Senior Project
Director, Look AHEAD
Project PI: Rena Wing, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-5576
Email Address: rbright@lifespan.org
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Zoe
Bruno
Title: Secretary III
Degrees: Medical Secretverdana Degree, CCRI; Computers, Rhode Island
College
Current Responsibilities: Zoe is the assistant to the Centers'
Director of Clinical Behavioral Medicine Training & Education and in that role offers administrative support to the entire
training program. In addition, she assists PIs with grant applications and
manuscripts. She updates CV's, bio-sketches and other support pages, and
performs a variety of other duties within the Centers.
Supervisor: Suzanne Moriarty, MSW
Office Phone: 401-793-8093
Email Address: zbruno@Lifespan.org
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Lynn
Bucknam
Title: Intervention Coordinator
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Health and Fitness; Masters Degree
in Education
Current Responsibilities: Lynn plays a lead role in the development
of project protocols and intervention materials. She recruits study sites
and participants, delivers motivational interventions to encourage
behavior change, assists with the collection of qualitative and
quantitative data, is responsible for participant follow-up and retention.
Project PI: Carolyn Rabin, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8233
Email Address: Lbucknam@lifespan.org
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Lucy Cardella, PhD
Degree: PhD in Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State
University of New York
Current Responsibilities: Lucy serves as a Project Director at the
Centers.
Office Phone: 401-793-8044
Email Address:
lcardella@lifespan.org
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Barbara
Doll
Title: Executive Secretary
Degree: BS, Consumer Studies, University of New Hampshire
Current Responsibilities: Barbara serves as the Centers' grants
submissions coordinator and assists PIs with submission of grant applications,
aides PIs with manuscript preparation (formatting and references), and updates
and maintains CVs, bio-sketches and other support pages. Barbara serves
as the Centers' Payroll Administrator, works on the Annual Report and fulfills
a wide variety of other duties.
Supervisor: Suzanne Moriarty, MSW
Office Phone: 401-793-8091
Email Address: Bdoll@lifespan.org
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Caitlin Dupre
Title: Senior Research Assistant/Intervention Coordinator
Degree: BS in Exercise Physiology--UMASS Lowell; MS in Clinical
Exercise Physiology--Northeastern University
Current Responsibilities: Prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on
all exercise testing for Look AHEAD trial; coordinate and conduct group
and individual sessions for control and intervention arms of Look AHEAD;
conduct Look AHEAD clinic visits.
Office Phone: 401-793-8956
Email Address:
cegan1@lifespan.org
Nancy C. Farrell, MPH
Title: Project Director
Degrees: BS, Health & Physical Education, UMASS; MPH,
Boston University, School of Public Health; CHES-Certified Health
Education Specialist
Project PI: Bernardine Pinto, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8029
Email Address: Nfarrell@lifespan.org
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Santina M. Horowitz
Job Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degree: BS, Physical Education/Exercise Science, University of
Rhode Island
Current Responsibilities: Santina is responsible for the
co-supervision of the 6 and 12 month exercise
testing, baseline body composition measures, manuscript preparation, literature searches,
physical activity website design and support, and
assists with
advertising and marketing research studies. Santina is
affiliated with Project
Stride, CTQ II, Step Into Motion, and other related projects.
Project PI(s): Bess Marcus, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8124
Email Address: SHorowitz@lifespan.org
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Cary Garcia
Title: Intervention Coordinator
Degree: BS, Exercise
Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Current Responsibilities: Cary is responsible for administering all
baseline, 6- and 12-month assessments including the 7-Day Physical Activity
Recall Interview on Keeping the Beat - Cardiac Rehab Study. Cary
oversees recruitment and conducts phone screens and informed consent for all
participants. She is responsible for scheduling and coordinating all baseline,
6- and 12- month appointments including the wearing of the BioTrainer
Accelerometers, and the ordering and scheduling of stress tests and blood work
at Cardiac Rehab. Cary is responsible for the collection and entry of all
assessments for this study. For the Moving Forward With Life breast
cancer study, Cary delivers a
phone-based intervention using Motivational Interviewing
techniques, plus
print materials sent
through the mail, to motivate sedentary breast cancer survivors to exercise.
Project PI: Bernardine Pinto, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8202
Email Address: cgarcia@lifespan.org
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Rita Theresa
Goulet, SUSC
Job Title:
Receptionist/Secretary
Degrees: BA, Math, Boston College; MEd, Education, Boston
College
Current Responsibilities: Rita is the receptionist for the
Centers. She answers the phone, greets visitors and provides secretverdana
support services.
Supervisor: Suzanne Moriarty, MSW
Office Phone: 401-793-8000
Email Address: rgoulet@lifespan.org
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Michael
Guertin
Title: Associate Director, Centers Finance
Degree: BA, Economics, Rhode Island College
Current Responsibilities: Mike is responsible for the oversight
& development of the Centers Financial Management Systems, including both
long & short range strategic financial planning, centers finance, general
accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, reporting in addition to the
development & implementation of financial policies and procedures.
Supervisor: Bess Marcus, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8098
Email Address: Mguertin@lifespan.org
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Jacki Hecht, RN,
MSN
Title:
Degrees: RN, MSN, Oncology Nursing, MGH Institute of Health
Professions
Current Responsibilities:
Project PI:
Office Phone: 401-793-8019
Email Address: Jhecht@Lifespan.org
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Joyce
Lee
Title: Research Assistant
Degree: BA, Sociology, University of Rhode Island
Current Responsibilities:
Project PI: Bernardine Pinto, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8167
Email Address: jslee@lifespan.org
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Jaime Longval
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degrees: BS, Physical Education and Exercise Science, University of Rhode
Island; MS, Applied Exercise Science, Springfield College
Current Responsibilities: Jaime serves as a senior research assistant for
several physical activity research studies. Her duties include, but are
not limited to, conducting phone screens and physical activity recall
questionnaires, scheduling, preparing for and conducting assessment
visits, managing the actigraph physical activity monitors, and assisting
with the day to day operations of the studies.
Project PI: Bess Marcus, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8174
Email Address:
jlongval@lifespan.org
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Deborah Maier, RD
Degree: BS, Nutrition, Cornell University; MS,
Nutrition, Eastern Kentucky University
Office Phone: 401-793-8965
Email Address:
dmaier@lifespan.org
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Suzanne Moriarty, MSW
Title: Administrative Supervisor
Degrees: BSW, Rhode Island College; MSW, Virginia
Commonwealth University
Current Responsibilities: Suzanne has worked for the Centers for
more than 15 years. She has contributed to several Centers' research projects
as an Intervention Coordinator and as a Project Director. She oversees the day
to day administrative operations of the Centers, including serving as a liaison
with Human Resources, Research Administration, Environment of Care and
other departments and Committees within Lifespan and The Miriam Hospital.
Supervisor: Bess Marcus, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8095
Email Address: Smoriarty@lifespan.org
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Stephanie M.
Paton
Title: Intervention Coordinator
Degree: BA, Psychology, Pennsylvania State University; AM, School
of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
PI: Laura R. Stroud, PhD
Current Responsibilities: Stephanie serves as coordinator for Dr.
Stroud's Child Stress studies, assists in preparation of all IRB
submissions for Dr. Stroud's studies, and assists in preparation of grant
submissions. Stephanie also serves as coordinator of the Lab Committee
and as a member of the Centers Advisory Committee.
Office Phone: 401-793-8183
Email Address:
spaton@lifespan.org
Beverly
Procopio
Title: Data Systems Analyst
Degree: BA, Computer Science, Rhode Island College
Current Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of Research
Data and Information Systems Administrator, Beverly provides computer
programming, database management and analysis of data from multiple research
projects and grants. At the direction of Principal Investigator(s), she works
closely with project teams to develop operational format for data collection.
She documents, maintains, and ensures the confidentiality and integrity of
relational databases. She provides a variety of reports summarizing research
data. Beverly provides technical oversight and training of research project
team staff and Data Programmer Analysts.
Supervisor: Chris Breault
Office Phone: 401-793-8111
Email Address: bprocopio@lifespan.org
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Deborah Ranslow-Robles
Title: Phlebotomist
Current Responsibilities: Phlebotomy/Research Assistant
Project PI: Rena R. Wing, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-5016
Email Address: Dranslow-Robles@lifespan.org
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Natalie
Robinson, RD
Title: Senior Project Director
Degrees: BS, Dietetics, Michigan State; MS, Nutrition,
University of Minnesota
Current Responsibilities: Natalie works on various weight control
studies in our center for weight management, including the Stop Regain
Program, Ecopipam Program, and will be working on the Look Ahead trial.
Project PI: Rena Wing, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-5574
Email Address: Nrobinson@lifespan.org
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Rochelle Rosen
Title: Project Director
Degree: PhD in Anthropology
Current Responsibilities: Rochelle provides qualitative data
gathering and analysis for the Phoenix Project, which is about
HIV-prevention for women, specifically, determining the factors that
relate to the acceptability of vaginal microbicides.
Project PI: Kate Morrow, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8182
Email Address: rrosen@lifespan.org
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Yulisse Santana-Cespedes
Title: Research Assistant
Degree: BS, Environmental Biology
Current Responsibilities: Yulisse oversees recruitment and conducts
phone screens and informed consent for all participants. She is
responsible for scheduling and coordinating all baseline, 3, 6- and 12-
month appointments including the wearing of the Computer Science
Application, activity monitor. Yulisse is responsible for administering
all baseline, 3, 6- and 12-month assessments including the 7-Day Physical
Activity Recall Interview on The Healing Moves Study. Yulisse is
responsible for the collection and entry of all assessments for this
study.
Project PI: Bernadine Pinto, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8855
Email Address:
Ysantanacespedes@Lifespan.org
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Jane Tavares
Title: Research Assistant
Current Responsibilities: LookAHEAD Study Outcomes
Specialist
Office Phone: 401-793-8954
Email Address:
jtavares4@lifespan.org
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Regina
Traficante
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degrees: BA in Psychology, University of Rhode Island; MA
in Social and Personality Psychology, Rhode Island College; Certificate of
Advanced Graduate Study, Salve Regina University
Project PI: Beth Bock, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8162
Email Address: Rtraficante@Lifespan.org
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Janice Tripolone
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degree: MS in Exercise Science, University of Rhode Island
Current Responsibilities:
Project PI: David Williams, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-8189
Email Address: Jtripolone@Lifespan.org
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Jane
Wheeler
Title: Research Assistant
Degree: BA in Communications, University of Massachusetts
Current Responsibilities: Jane supports the health policy and
health services research team. She is responsible for relevant literature
searches and organization and maintenance of literature library. She assists in
questionnaire design, organization of preliminary raw data, and manages small
projects within the health services survey portion of the project. Other
responsibilities include planning team meetings and some basic clerical duties
necessary to support the Principal Investigator and other project staff.
Project PI: Charles J. Neighbors, PhD, MBA
Office Phone: 401-793-8131
Email Address: Jwheeler@lifespan.org
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Kristen Whitehead
Title: Secretary II
Degree: Katherine Gibbs Medical Executive
Assistant Certificate
Current Responsibilities: Kristen assists
the faculty and staff at the Weight Control
and Diabetes Research Center with secretverdana duties.
Supervisor: Rena
R. Wing, PhD
Office Phone: 401-793-5570
Email Address: kgent@lifespan.org
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