Meet Our Team
Our team members bring expertise across disciplines.
Photo: Elise Ferrer/RESPIRAR
Team members
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Devon Payne-Sturges, Dr. P.H.
Project Director
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Ellis Ballard, MSW, MPH
System Dynamics Modeler*
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Alisha Camacho
Science Communicator
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Elise Ferrer
Qualitative Social Science Researcher
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Leila Borrero Krouse
Organizer & Immigration Specialist*
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Raul Cruz-Cano, PhD
Biostatistician
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Jessica Culley
General Coordinator*
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Stephanie Hernandez, MPH, CHES
Project Coordinator
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Donald Milton, MD, PhD
Environmental & Occupational Physician*
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Jean-Frandy Philogene, MD
Outreach and Field Coordinator
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Thurka Sangaramoorthy, PhD, MPH
Cultural & Medical Anthropologist*
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Alycia Smith
Laboratory Technician
*CO-INVESTIGATORS are team members who help guide the scientific direction of the project. Learn more about how the National Institute of Health denotes project roles.
Student research assistants & interns
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Leland Hannapel
Field Sampling and Outreach Research Assistant
Opportunities for Students
Students support the RESPIRAR project through graduate assistantships, internships, and practicums. Their contributions are essential to our research.
Christencie Phenelus is a Salisbury University undergraduate student who participated in RESPIRAR’s 2024 summer practicum. Photo: Elise Ferrer/RESPIRAR