our team
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Senior Scholars
International Scholars
PISC Postdoctoral Fellows

Helena Addison, MSN, RN
PhD Student
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Joanelle Bailey, MD
Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, MPH
BSN-PhD, MBE Candidate
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Bernadette D'Alonzo, MPH
Doctoral Trainee in Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania

Eileen M French, PhD, RN
PhD graduate
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Mallory Lacy, BSN, RN
PhD Student
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Pisc Trainees
Past Trainees
external Advisory Board

Charles Branas, PhD
Anna Cheskis Gelman and Murray Charles Gelman Professor
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University

Brendan Carr, MD, MS
Associate Dean, Healthcare Delivery Innovation
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Joyce Dantzler, MS, MCHES
Chief, Injury & Sexual Assault Prevention
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Core State IVP Regional Network Leader

Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH
Professor & Chairman Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)
Director
MCW Comprehensive Injury Research Center

Jeffrey Hom, MD, MPH
Policy Advisor
Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Daniel N. Holena, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

David Humphreys, PhD
Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Intervention and Policy Evaluation
Department of Social Policy and Intervention Oxford University
Internal Advisory Board
Community Action Board

Nicole Thomas, MBA
Chair, Community Action Board
Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center

Dennis Buroughs
Community Leader, Promise Zone Research Connection

Kiasha Huling, MSW
Director, UC Green

Marcella Nyachogo, LSW
Assistant Director, Bilingual Domestic Violence Program
Terry Guerra
Co-Chair, Community Action Board
Dean's Advisory Group
past Trainees
STAFF
Vicky Tam, MA
vtam@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | 215.746.3242
Senior Spatial Analyst
Vicky Tam, MA is a senior spatial analyst with the Cartographic Modeling Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. She is passionate about working at the intersection of GIS, public health, and education. She has over fifteen years of progressive professional experience leveraging Esri enterprise mapping and software platforms as part of geospatial research support. Vicky received her masters degree in Environmental Policy and Analysis, focusing on sustainable development from Boston University.
Julia Orchinik, MPH, MS
julia.orchinik@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | 215.746.4271
Research Coordinator
Julia Orchinik is a research coordinator for the Penn Injury Science Center. In her role, she helps manage concussion projects. Julia completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Penn State and has master’s degrees in Teaching, Biomedical Science, and Public Health. In her free time, Julia enjoys cooking, eating at new restaurants, and partaking in friendly competitions.
Omar Koroma
omar.koroma@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | 215.746.4238
Research Administrative Coordinator
Omar Koroma is a research administrative coordinator at the Penn Injury Science Center. His duties include working on a school violence project. At the center, he also fulfills duties around center communications, events, and operations. He has obtained a bachelor’s of science from Loyola University Maryland in Interdisciplinary Studies in Biology and Sociology. He has interest in epidemiological research and plans to pursue an MPH next. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring Philadelphia’s restaurant scene, live music, running, and board games with friends.