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Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention

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Researchers and Staff

Name - (Click to email) Functional Title Telephone Number
Kenneth Conner, Psy. D, MPH  Acting Executive Director 585.393.7548
Robert Bossarte, PhD  Acting Associate Director 585.393.7948
Janet Kemp, RN, PhD  Co-Chief of Education, Training and Dissemination Core 585.393.7939
Deborah King, PhD  Co-Chief of Education, Training and Dissemination Core 585.393.7950
Wilfred Pigeon, PhD  Acting Chief of Clinical Interventions Research Core 585.393.7918
Eric Caine, MD Senior Research Advisor, University of Rochester  
Peter Britton, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7926
Claire Hoffmire, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7593
Elizabeth Karras, PhD Researcher 585.393.7236
Kerry L. Knox, MS, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7690
Marek Kopacz, MD, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7671
Janet McCarten, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7639
Alisa O'Riley, PhD  Researcher 585.393.7663
John Altieri Health Science Specialist 585.393.7567
George Barzac III  Health Technician  
Stephen Capozzi  Health Technician 585.393.7722
Connie Cass  Health Science Specialist 585.393.7724
Liam Cerveny  Research Assistant 585.393.7662
Melanie Chelenza, LMHC  Clinical Study Coordinator 585.393.7549
Annie Correa Lead Health Technician 585.393.7565
Jason Goldwasser  Health Science Specialist 585.393.7937
Donald (Gordy) Gordon  Program Analyst 585.393.7917
Heather Hammond  Research Assistant 585.393.7565
Ram Jain  Health Science Specialist 585.393.7524
Melissa Juhl  Health Technician  
Hessdell (Stella) Joiner  Health Technician  
JoAnn Lewis, MLS  Education Program Specialist/ New Media Coordinator 585.393.7946
Lisa Lochner  Research and Fiscal Administrator 585.393.7663
Eileen Loh-Fontier  Research Assistant 585.393.7720
Kathy Main  Program Assistant to the Director 585.393.7944
Jessica Marino  Health Technician  
Rebecca Piegari, MS Statistician 585.393.7713
Elizabeth Schifano, MSW  Clinical Study Coordinator 585.393.7968
Allison Scott  Health Technician  
Heather Shaw  Project Coordinator of State Mortality Data & Suicide Repository 585.393.7815
Eric Silver, MA  Program Analyst 585.393.7117
Brady Stephens, MS Statistician 585.393.7546
Ann Van Patten  Heath Technician 585.393.3268
Kathleen Vishneski  Secretary to the Clinical Core Chief and Co-Chief of Education, Training and Dissemination Core 585.393.7945
Jane Wood, RN,MSN  Clinical Trainer/ Education Development 585.393.7665

Affiliated Researchers

  • John Blosnich, PhD
  • Yeates Conwell, MD
  • Xin Tu, PhD
  • Hua He, PhD
  • Naiji Lu, PhD
  • Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD
  • Wendi Cross, PhD
  • Steve Barnett, MD
  • Tracy Stecker, PhD
  • Arthur Watts, BS
  • Yinglin Xia, PhD
  • Jyoti Arora, MS
  • Glenn Currier, MD

Questions: COEsuicideprevention@va.gov

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