All Team Members
Leaders
Principal Investigator, ECHORN
Chair, Steering Committee, ECHORN
Associate Professor, Yale University, Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Principal Investigator, ECHORN: Barbados
Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
Principal Investigator, ECHORN: Puerto Rico
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Public Health
Maxine Nunez, DPH, MSN, CNE, RN
Principal Investigator, ECHORN: U.S. Virgin Islands
Professor of Nursing, University of the Virgin Islands, School of Nursing
Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MBBS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP
Principal Investigator, ECHORN: Trinidad & Tobago
Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Director, ECHORN Coordinating Center (ECC)
Associate Research Scientist, Yale University, School of Medicine
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee guides the development of ECHORN’s policies. Its members include ECHORN’s Principal Investigator, two program officers from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and senior faculty from Yale University.
- Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
- Elizabeth Bradley, PhD
- Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD
- Jennifer Alvidrez, PhD
- Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH
- Nathaniel Stinson Jr., PhD, MD
Faculty Advisory Board
The Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) acts as a consultant to the ECHORN Coordinating Center (ECC) and the island sites. The FAB includes faculty from a variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.
- David Berg, PhD, MA
Leadership - Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc
Community-Based Participatory Research - Leslie Curry, PhD, MPH
Virtual Curriculum - Mayur Desai, PhD, MPH
Biostatistics & Epidemiology - Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso, PharmD, MPH
Quantitative Research Design - Erika Linnander, MPH, MBA
Project Management & Implementation - James O’Malley, PhD
Social Networks - Calie Santana, MD, MHS
Quality Improvement - Lisa Walke, MD
Geriatrics - Emily Wang, MD, MAS
Community-Based Participatory Research - David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, MA, MDiv
Social Influences on Health - Yawei Zhang, MD, PhD, MPH
Cohort Methodologist
ECHORN Coordinating Center (ECC)
The ECHORN Coordinating Center (ECC) is based at the Yale University School of Medicine. The ECC works with the ECHORN study sites in the planning, coordination, and implementation of the research study. The ECC also coordinates capacity strengthening activities at sites and in the Caribbean region.
- Josefa Martinez, PhD
Director of the ECC - Jeremy Schwartz, MD
Medical Director - Baylah Tessier-Sherman
Project Manager - Arian Schulze
Virtual Curriculum
Community Advisory Board
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) acts as a consultant to individual site teams. The CAB includes local community and policy leaders.
U.S. Virgin Islands ECHORN Team
- Maxine A. Nunez, DPH, MSN, CNE, RN
Principal Investigator - Amy Schweizer, RN, MSN, CCRN
Junior Faculty - Gwenevere Creque
Project Manager - Rebecca Martin-Gonsalves
Research Assistant, St. Thomas - Nikki Powell-Haywood
Research Assistant, St. Croix - Angela Isaac
Clinical Research Nurse, St. Croix - Shirley Rymer
Clinical Research Nurse, St. Thomas
Barbados ECHORN Team
- Peter Adams, BSc, MBBS, DM
Principal Investigator - Euclid Morris, MD
Junior Faculty - Celia Greaves
Project Manager - Ryan Hall
Research Assistant - Cynthia Clarke
Clinical Research Nurse - Elma Payne
Clinical Research Nurse - Pissamai Maul
Clinical Research Nurse
Puerto Rico ECHORN Team
- Cruz Nazario-Delgado, PhD
Principal Investigator - Rosa Rosario-Rosado, DrPH, MS
Junior Faculty - Johan Hernandez-Santiago
Program Manager - Bárbara Guzmán
Clinical Research Nurse
Trinidad and Tobago ECHORN Team
- Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MBBS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP
Principal Investigator - Shastri Motilal, MB, BS, DM
Junior Faculty - Hyacinth Chow
Project Manager - Hema Singh
Research Assistant - Roseann Aguilal
Clinical Research Nurse - Patsy Clarke
Clinical Research Nurse - Cynthia Fredericks
Community Outreach Officer