Our Team

A photo of Geri Dino.

Geri A. Dino, PhD

Positions: Center Director, WV Prevention Research Center; Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 304-293-1898

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Traci Jarrett, PhD

Positions: Co-Director, WV Prevention Research Center; Research Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 859-323-4709

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Alfgeir Kristjansson, PhD

Positions: Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Co-Principal Investigator - Applied Research Project, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-3129

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Jessica C. Coffman, MA

Position: Assistant Director (YCE), WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-6283

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Elizabeth G Prendergast, MS, CHES

Position: Deputy Director, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-5184

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Erin Hudnall, MA

Position: YCE Lab Manager, WV Prevention Research Center

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Robert Nicewarner

Position: Data Manager, WV Prevention Research Center

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Carrie Rishel, PhD, MSW

Position: Faculty Reseacher, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-6377

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Nicholas Turiano, PhD

Position: Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-2937

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Yara Abdelwahab Alamin

Position: Project Coordinator, WV Prevention Research Center

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Grace Xiuyuan Atkinson

Position: Program Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center

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Melissa Blank, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience; Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center; Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (SOM)

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Kathryn Burnham

Position: Evaluator, WV Prevention Research Center

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Mason Earl

Position: Graduate Research Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center

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James Fugett

Position: Grants & Budget Specialist, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-4610

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Hannah Ihnat

Position: Program Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center

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Hannah McKenzye Layman

Position: Research Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center

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Stephanie West

Position: Program Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center

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Diana Yuh

Position: Project Coordinator, WV Prevention Research Center