Epicenter Staff
Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Staff & EpiCenter Projects
Victoria Warren-Mears - EpiCenter Director
Thomas M. Weiser - Medical Epidemiologist, MD, MPH
Ticey Casey - Project Coordinator, Siletz
Michelle Edwards - Development Specialist
Tom Becker - Medical Epidemiologist
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician
Vanessa Short Bull - Outreach and Training Coordinator, Ogalala Sioux
Katrina Ramsey - Project Specialist
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI)
Stephanie Craig Rushing—Project Director
Lisa Griggs—Project Coordinator
Colbie Van Eynde—Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Project (NTCCP)
Tom Becker - Principal Investigator
Kerri Lopez - Director, Tolowa
Eric Vinson - Cancer Caregiver/Project Coordinator; Cherokee
Access to American Indian Recovery Project
Erik Kakuska - Project Specialist, Zuni Tribe
Portland Area IHS IRB
Rena Gill - Chair, Spokane Tribe
Clarice Charging - IRB Coordinator, Mandan/Hidatsa
Project Red Talon
Stephanie Craig Rushing - Project Director
Lisa Griggs - Administrative Assistant, Blackfeet
Women’s Health Promotion Program
Kerri Lopez - Director, Tolowa
Tom Becker - Consulting Epidemiologist
Tribal EpiCenter Consortium
Bridget M. Canniff - Project Director
Jaci McCormack - Project Specialist , Nez Perce Tribe
Tribal EpiCenter Evaluation Project
Bridget M. Canniff - Project Director
Birdie Wermy - Project Specialist, Southern Cheyenne, Pawnee and Kiowa
NW Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH)
Tom Becker - NARCH Principal Investigator
Jodi Lapidus - Consultant
Methamphetamine Data Project
Dr. Linda Frizzell PhD- Project Director, Eastern Cherokee/Lakota
Improving Health Research Skills for AI/AN Sudents
Tom Becker - Co Project Investigator
Professional Development for AI/AN Faculty
Tom Becker - Project Investigator
Indian Community Health Profile Project (ICHP)
Tam Lutz - ICHP Director, Lummi
Toddler Obesity & Tooth Decay Prevention Project (TOTS)
Njeri Karanja - TOTS Project Investigator
Cheryl Ritenbaugh - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Gerardo Maupome - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Mikel Aikin - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Tam Lutz - TOTS Director, Junior Project Investigator, Lummi
Kristyn Bigback, Project Assistant,
Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center (NTDSC)
Bonnie Bruerd - Prevention Coordinator, Contractor
Bruce Johnson -
Kathy Phipps - Epidemiology Coordinator, Contractor
Northwest Tribal Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Project (NTFAS)
Carolyn Hartness - Project Specialist, Contractor
Suzie Kuerschner - Project Specialist, Contractor
Northwest Tribal Registry Project (NTRP)
Megan Hoopes - Project Director,
Northwest Tribal Cancer Navigator Project
Mathew Town - Project Director, Choctaw
Jenine Dankovchik - Project Specialist
Lin Rasar - Patient Navigator, Siletz Community Health Center
Jasen Henderson - Patient Navigator, Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center
Chace Mickelson - Patient Navigator, Not-Tsoo Gah-Nee Indian Health Center
Laura Allen - Patient Navigator, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center
Western Tribal Diabetes Project (WTDP)
Kerri Lopez - WTDP Director, Tolowa
Don Head - WTDP NW Project Specialist, Gwich’in, Blackfeet, Gros Ventre
Katrina Ramsey - Project Specialist
Casandra Frutos - Project Asst.
Native CARS (Children Always Ride Safe)
Jodi Lapidus PhD - Principal Investigator
Tam Lutz - Project Director, Lummi
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician
Kristyn Bigback - Project Assistant, Northern Cheyenne
