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

A photo of Traci Jarrett.

Traci Jarrett, PhD

Positions: Associate Director, WV Prevention Research Center; Research Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Project Lead, Office of Health Services Research
Phone: 859-323-4709

A photo of Elizabeth Prendergast.

Elizabeth G Prendergast, MS, CHES

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

A photo of Jessica Coffman.

Jessica C. Coffman, MA

Position: Project Manager, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-6283

A photo of Erin Hudnall.

Erin Hudnall, MA

Position: YCE Lab Manager, WV Prevention Research Center

A photo of Carrie Rishel.

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

A photo of Melissa Blank.

Melissa Blank, PhD

Positions: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center

A photo of Teri Chuprinko.

Teri Chuprinko, MSc

Position: Grants and Budget Specialist, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-8612

A photo of Alfgeir Kristjansson.

Alfgeir Kristjansson, PhD

Positions: Associate Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; PhD Program Director, Academic & Student Affairs; Co-Principal Investigator - Applied Research Project, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-293-3129

A photo of Nancy O'Hara Tompkins.

Nancy O'Hara Tompkins, PhD

Positions: Research Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Co-Investigator, WV Prevention Research Center
Phone: 304-553-8810

A photo of Diana Yuh.

Diana Yuh

Position: Program Assistant, WV Prevention Research Center