Epicenter Staff
Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center Staff & EpiCenter Projects
Victoria Warren-Mears - EpiCenter Director
Thomas M. Weiser - Medical Epidemiologist, MD, MPH
Suzanne Zane - MCH Epidemiologist/CDC Assignee
Ticey Casey - Project Coordinator, Siletz
Tom Becker - Medical Epidemiologist
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician
Katrina Ramsey - Project Specialist
Injury Prevention Project
Bridget Canniff, Project Director
Luella Azule, Project Coordinator
Monitoring the Abuse of Drugs (MAD)
Ronda Metcalf, Project Director, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe,
Birdie Wermy - Project Specialist, Southern Cheyenne
Vera Honena, Research Assistant, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Kay Cockerill, Research Assistant, Tulalip Tribe
Rennae Granados, Research Assistant, Umatilla Tribe
Teresa Abrahamson-Richards - Research Assistant, Warm Springs Tribe,
Improving Data & Enchancing Access (IDEA_NW)
Erik Kakuska, Zuni Tribe Project Coordinator
Jenine Dankochik, Project Biostatistician
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI)
Stephanie Craig Rushing—Project Director
Lisa Griggs—Project Coordinator
Colbie Caughlan—Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Native Nutrition and Physical Fitness Project
Carrie Sampson - Project Coordinator, Umatilla,
Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Project (NTCCP)
Tom Becker - Principal Investigator
Kerri Lopez - Director, Tolowa
Eric Vinson - Cancer Caregiver/Project Coordinator; Cherokee
Portland Area IHS IRB
Rena Macy - Chair, Spokane Tribe
Clarice Charging - IRB Coordinator, Mandan/Hidatsa
Project Red Talon
Stephanie Craig Rushing - Project Director
Colbie Caughlan - Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative Project Coordinator
Wendee Gardner - VOICES Project Coordinator, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
David Stephens - Multimedia Project Specialist
Jessica Leston - Multimedia Project Coordinator, Tsimshian
Amanda Gaston (Zuni) - It’s Your Game Coordinator,
Tribal EpiCenter Consortium
Bridget M. Canniff - Project Director
NW Native American Research Center for Health (NW NARCH)
Tom Becker - NARCH Principal Investigator
Jodi Lapidus - Consultant
Tanya Firemoon - Office Manager, Assiniboine
Response Circles - Preventing Sexual Assault
Carrie Sampson - Project Coordinator, Umatilla,
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)
Carol Grimes, Research Project Coordinator
Scott Mist, Data Analyst
Njeri Karanja - TOTS Project Investigator
Cheryl Ritenbaugh - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Gerardo Maupome - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Mikel Aickin - TOTS Co Project Investigator
Tam Lutz - TOTS Director, Junior Project Investigator, Lummi
Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center (NTDSC)
Bonnie Bruerd - Prevention Coordinator, Contractor
Bruce Johnson -
Kathy Phipps - Epidemiology Coordinator, Contractor
Northwest Tribal Registry Project (NTRP)
Megan Hoopes - Project Director,
Northwest Tribal Cancer Navigator Project
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., Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Native CARS (Children Always Ride Safe)
Jodi Lapidus PhD - Principal Investigator
Tam Lutz - Project Director, Lummi
Nicole Smith - Biostatistician
Comprehensive Cancer Tribal BRFSS Project (BRFFS)
Birdie Wermy - Project Director, Southern Cheyenne
