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MIRECC / CoE

VISN 17 Center of Excellence

Leadership

Investigators

Fellows

Support Staff

Leadership

	Director Richard Seim, Ph.D. richard.seim@va.gov
	Translational Science Core Leader Rakeshwar Guleria, Ph.D. rakeshwar.guleria@va.gov
	Education & Dissemination Core Leader Laura Zambrano-Vazquez, Ph.D. laura.zambrano-vazquez@va.gov
	Business Core Leader Lisa Shafer, BBA lisa.shafer1@va.gov

Investigators

	Suzannah Creech, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: relationship functioning, military sexual trauma, intimate partner violence
	Parker Donner, Ph.D. Associate Director of Training Areas: gerontology, early career training
	Sheila Frankfurt, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: moral injury, PTSD
	Sudhiranjan Gupta, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: traumatic brain injury, molecular & cellular cardiac dysfunction
	Alison Krauss, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: aggression, PTSD
	A. Solomon Kurz, Ph.D. Statistician Areas: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, longitudinal data analysis
	Crystal Lantrip, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: neuropsychological assessment, transcranial magnetic stimulation
	Geoffrey May, M.D. Investigator Areas: transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroencephalography
	Adam McGuire, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: PTSD, moral elevation, positive psychology
	Rahel Pearson, Ph.D. Investigator Areas: major depression, computer based interventions

Fellows

Marcus Wild, Ph.D.
OAA Postdoctoral Research Fellow

To learn more about our post-doctoral fellowship program, please visit our Fellowship page.

VSI – VISN 17 Operations

Joseph Geraci, Ph.D. – Director, Veteran Sponsorship Initiative
Leah Smith, LCSW – Supervisory Social Worker
Vanessa Hentz, LCSW – Regional Community Coordinator
Candy Sims, LMSW – Regional Community Coordinator
Alfonso Feliciano – Operations Manager
Brian Roeder – Transition Outreach Specialist

See VSI Website for more information

Laboratory Technicians

Christina Hejl, B.S. – Advanced Medical Technologist
Jennifer Smith – MRI Technician
William Stewart – Advanced Medical Laboratory Technician

Psychology Technicians

Corina Mendoza, M.A. – Supervisory Health Science Specialist
Juan Arredondo – Psychology Technician
Michael Brew – Psychology Technician
Emma Harris – Psychology Technician
Sarah Parr – Psychology Technician
Alexander Riera – Psychology Technician
Katy Roe – Psychology Technician
Lance Roehl – Psychology Technician

Research Support

Staley Justice, LCSW – Study Coordinator
Andrea MacCarthy – Data Analyst

Program Support

Millie Cannary – Program Support Assistant
Renatta Ramos – Program Support Assistant

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