Staff Directory
Core Administrative Staff
Amy Cavanaugh, MS
Instructional Support Associate
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Leah Finkelstein, MBS
Research Administrator
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
April Henry, MS
Graduate Programs Administrator
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Jennifer Jamison, MS
Department Resource Manager, Assistant to the Chair
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Rebecca Kranz, MS
Division of Health Services Policy and Practice Administrator; Executive Assistant to the Director
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Anna (Alvarado) Marwin, MS
Department Staff Assistant
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Stephanie Keating Miller, MA
Center Administrator for the Center for Climate Change and Health Equity
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Rumaysa Sharif, MPH
Department Coordinator
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Research Staff
Serena Blackburn, MS
Research Support Specialist
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Lai-Har Chi, MSc
Senior Research Support Specialist;
Dr. Jim Olson's Research Group
Rayna Cooke
Clinical Research Associate I;
Dr. Lina Mu's Research Group
Lily Engebrecht
Research Support Specialist
Women's Health Initiative (WHI); MASS/LILAC Study under Dr. Hailey Banack
Donna M. Frey, AAS/MLT
Research Support Specialist;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Kennedy Walcott-George, MPH
Research Study Coordinator
Dr. Lina Mu's Research Group
Diala Ghazal, MS
Research Scientist;
Dr. Kasia Kordas, Dr. Jim Olson and Dr. Matthew Bonner's Research Groups
Jennifer Haas, MPH
Senior Research Support Specialist
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Kathleen Hovey, MS
Data Manager/Statistician;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Karla Paola De Angel-Johnson
Clinical Research Associate I
Dr. Lina Mu's Research Group
Ellie Madson, MPH
Lab Manager; Dr. Kelly Baker's Research Team
Center for Climate Change and Health Equity
Connor Miller, MS
Project Manager;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Sue E. Misner
Secretary II;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Ajay Anand Myneni, PhD, MPH
Research Scientist
Dr. Katia Noyes' Research Group
237 Farber Hall
Email: ajayanan@
Jing Nie, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Allison Panaro, MS
Research Support Specialist
Women's Health Initiative (WHI); MASS/LILAC Study under Dr. Hailey Banack
April Roberts, MS
Senior Research Support Specialist;
Environmental Health Study of WNY
Shelby Sailer, MPH
Research Support Specialist;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Sakshi Shrivastava, MPH
Clinical Research Associate I; Dr. Lina Mu's Research Group
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Vrunda Soni, MPH
Project Staff Associate
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Hannah Voit
Research Support Specialist;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Cynthia Warthling
Research Analyst
Environmental Health Study of WNY
Mallory Ziegler, MA
Senior Clinical Research Project Manager;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Teresa J. Zulawski, AAS
Project Staff Associate;
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)