Lawton Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies
USF Health - College of Public Health - Centers and Programs
Staff Directory
  • Andino, Tracie, M.P.A., Community Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, tandino@health.usf.edu
  • Andrews, Carla, B.A., Community Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, candrews@health.usf.edu
  • Austin, Deborah, Ph.D., Co-Investigator and Program Manager, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, daustin@health.usf.edu
  • Barberio, Rochelle, B.S.N., Community Health Nurse, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, rbarberi@health.usf.edu
  • Bernadotte, Christina, B.A., Research Support Specialist, Chiles Center Initiated Projects and Conferences, cbernado@health.usf.edu
  • Brinson, Barbara, Medical Records Specialist, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, bbrinson@health.usf.edu
  • Beck, Linda, B.S.N., QA/QI Monitor Nurse, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, lbeck@health.usf.edu
  • Berry, Estrellita, M.A., Principal Investigator and Project Director, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project; Closing the Gap Project; Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Neighborhood Initiative Innovation MiniGrant; March of Dimes/Central Healthy Start Faith and Outreach Initiative, lberry@health.usf.edu
  • Black, Ambra, Staff Assistant, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, ablack@health.usf.edu
    Brown, Linda, M.S.W., L.C.S., Lc., Clinical Social Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, lbrown1@health.usf.edu
  • Caison, Carla B.S. Administrative Assistant, Family Safety Project, Refugee and Entrant Project, ccaison@health.usf.edu
  • Cannon, Patrick, Ph.D., Project Coordinator, Florida Covering Kids and Families, pcannon@health.usf.edu
  • Darr, David, M.D., Data Manager, The Chiles Center, ddarr@health.usf.edu
  • Denis-Luque, Marie, M.S.P.H., M.P.H., Associate in Research, Healthy Futures, mdenis@health.usf.edu
  • Detman, Linda A., Ph.D., Research Associate, Healthy Futures, ldetman@health.usf.edu
  • Drucker, Meagan M.S.W., Community Coordinator Manager, Florida Covering Kids and Families, mdrucker@health.usf.edu
  • Dullivan, La’Tasha, M.S., Program Coordinator, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment & Evaluation, ldulliva@health.usf.edu
  • Feaver, Ed, M.Div.; S.T.M., Program Director, Healthy Futures, (external Program- Healthy Futures), efeaver@health.usf.edu
  • Gibson, Maria, *A.T.D., Perinatal Support Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, mgibson@health.usf.edu
  • Graven, Stanley N., M.D., Professor, Maternal and Child Health and Child Development; Director, Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant, sgraven@health.usf.edu
  • Hervey, Shaninero M.N.M, Program Analyst, Family Safety Project, Refugee and Entrant Project, shervey@health.usf.edu
  • Keenan, Eleanor, **C.L.C., C.B.E., Perinatal Support Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, efjellin@health.usf.edu
  • Jeffers, Delores, M.P.H., R.N., Program Director, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project Evaluation; Rapid Assessment of Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality
    Chiles Center Initiated Projects and Conferences,  djeffers@health.usf.edu
  • Limehouse, Kathy, C.L.C., ***B.D.C., Community Doula, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, klimehou@health.usf.edu
  • Markiewicz, Barbara, Ph.D., Program Director, Refugee Health Care Utilization Project, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment & Evaluation, bmarkiew@health.usf.edu
  • Marty, Phil, Ph.D, Interim Director, Chiles Center pmarty@health.usf.edu
  • Mbah, Alfred, Ph.D, Post Doctoral Fellow ambah@health.usf.edu, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, Black Infant Morality Project, Killog Project
  • McDonald, Candice, M.P.H., Program Coordinator, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, cmcdonal@health.usf.edu
  • Melinn, Michelle, B.A., Program Assistant, Florida Covering Kids and Families mmelinn@health.usf.edu
  • Michel, Rebecca, Medical Records Specialist, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, rmichel@health.usf.edu
  • Nelson, Faith, B.S.N., Community Health Nurse, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, fnelson@health.usf.edu
  • Orengo, Mariel, B.A., Social Service Coordinator, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, morengo@health.usf.edu
  • Rajaram, Lakshminarayan, Ph.D, Specialist in Computer Research lrajaram@health.usf.edu
  • Ray, Jodi, A., M.A., Project Director, Florida Covering Kids and Families, jray@health.usf.edu
  • Richman, Alice, M.A, Research Assistant, Florida Covering Kids and Families, arichman@health.usf.edu  
  • Rodriguez, Maribel, Perinatal Support Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, mrodrig4@health.usf.edu
  • Rowland-Mishkit, Vanessa, R.N., B.S.N., L.H.R.M., Perinatal Nurse/Manager, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, vrowland@health.usf.edu
  • Rose, Bobbi, B.S.W., M.A., M.P.H., Conference Coordinator, Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant, brose@health.usf.edu 
  • Ryan, Florence, Program Assistant, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, fryan@health.usf.edu
  • Scarborough, Kenneth, M.Div., M.P.H., Program Coordinator, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, kscarbor@health.usf.edu
  • Smith, Liza, MS, Program Analyst, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment & Evaluation, msmith@health.usf.edu
  • Shearer, Darlene L., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Principal Investigator, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Longitudinal Study of Parent Engagement in Healthy Families Pinellas; Community Health Worker National Education Collaborative (CHW-NEC);  Evaluation of WAIT Training; Brain Research to Ameliorate Impaired Neurodevelopment (BRAIN): Home-based Intervention Trial (HIT), dshearer@health.usf.edu
  • Shorter, Mary, A.T.D., Perinatal Support Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, mshorter@health.usf.edu
  • Smallwood, Pat, B.D.C., Community Doula, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, psmallwo@health.usf.edu
  • Sutton, Tammy, A.T.D., Perinatal Support Outreach Worker, Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, tsutton1@health.usf.edu
  • Tackett, Hope, M.P.H., Program Manager, Closing the Gap Project, htackett@health.usf.edu
  • Torres, Rosa, Perinatal Support Outreach Worker-Central Hillsborough Healthy Start Project, rtorres@health.usf.edu
  • Tutwiler, Marianna, M.P.A, M.S.W., Program Director, Refugee and Entrant Technical Assistance Project; Refugee Health Care Utilization Project, Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment & Evaluation, mtutwile@health.usf.edu
  • Woodroffe, Patricia, B.A., Chiles Center Initiated Projects and Conferences, pwoodrof@health.usf.edu
  • Wright-Jones, Cheri, M.S., Program Manager, Closing the Gap Project, cwrirght@health.usf.edu

    *Applied Technology Diploma
    **Certified Lactation Counselor, Certified Childbirth Educator
    ***Birth Doula Certification

    Affiliated Research Scholars

  • O’Rourke, Kathleen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USF College of Public Health, korourke@health.usf.edu
  • Quinn, Gwendolyn, Ph.D., Research Associate, gwen.quinn@moffitt.org
  • Salihu, Hamisu, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, USF College of Public Health hsalihu@health.usf.edu