IMPACT Mentors and Faculty

Program Mentors

Faculty who are senior experts in clinical and translational research in heart or lung diseases with a strong track record of mentorship. IMPACT K12 Scholars will choose from this list a faculty member to serve as their primary mentor. K12 applicants who plan to work with a primary mentor not on this list should contact the K12 program directors to discuss.

Heart Diseases

Michelle Albert, MD, MPH

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD
Margaret Fang, MD 

Yoshimi Fukuoka, RN, PhD, FAAN

Stanton Glantz, PhD

Priscilla Hsue, MD

Gregory Marcus, MD, MAS
Jeffery Olgin, MD

Mark Pletcher, MD
Jaekyu Shin, PharmD 

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD
Zian Tseng, MD, MAS
Mary Whooley, MD, FACP, FAHA, FACC

Lung Diseases

John Balmes, MD
Paul Blanc, MD, MSPH
Esteban Burchard, MD, MPH
Michael Cabana, MD, MPH
Carolyn Calfee, MD, MAS

Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, MAS

Harold Collard, MD
Adams Dudley, MD, MBA 

Laurence Huang, MD 

Laura Koth, MD
Stephen Lazarus, MD

Payam Nahid, MD, MPH
Prescott Woodruff, MD, MPH

Program Faculty

Faculty may or may not be involved in heart or lung disease research but have methodologic expertise in an implementation science-relevant discipline. IMPACT K12 Scholars will choose up to three program faculty at a time to provide tutorials and 1:1 mentoring in order to develop skills and practical experience in disciplines important to their research and/or career development.

Andrew Auerbach, MD

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD
Claire Brindis, PhD, MPH

Atul Butte, MD, PhD
Michael Cabana, MD, MPH

Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, MAS
Janet Coffman, MA, MPP, PhD
Carol Dawson-Rose, RN, PhD, FAAN

Daniel Dohan, PhD

Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Alicia Fernandez, MD

Dominik Frosch, PhD 

Maria Glymour, ScD, MS
Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH

Kevin Grumbach, MD

Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH 

Joan Hilton, DSc, MPH
Mallory Johnson, PhD
James G. Kahn, MD, MPH
John Kornak, PhD

Margot Kushel, MD
Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD
Harold Luft, PhD

Audrey Lyndon, RN, PhD, FAAN

Charles McCulloch, PhD

Janet Myers, PhD, MPH

Dean Schillinger, MD
Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH

Justin White, PhD

Faculty Expertise

Big Data Science/Clinical Informatics: Atul Butte, John Kornak

Biostatistics: Joan Hilton, Charles McCulloch

Community Engagement: George Grumbach, Laura Schmidt

Epidemiology: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Maria Glymour

Health/Behavioral Economics: James G. Kahn, Harold Luft, Justin White

Health Policy: Claire Brindis, Michael Cabana, Adams Dudley

Improvement Science: Andrew Auerbach, Ralph Gonzales, Harold Luft

Intervention Theory and Design: Adithya Cattamanchi, Ralph Gonzales, Margaret Handley

Program Impact/Evaluation: Claire Brindis, Janet Coffman, Janet Myers

Psychology/Behavior Change: Mallory Johnson, Marguerita Lightfoot

Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research: Carole Rose-Dawson, Dan Dohan, Dominik Frosch, Audrey Lyndon

Simulation Modeling: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, James G. Kahn, Dhruz Kavi

Social Determinants/Health Disparities: Dean Schillinger, Margot Kushel, Alicia Fernandez

Sociology: Janet Myers, Laura Schmidt