Health Behavior Research and Training Institute

OUR TEAM

HBRT Leadership

Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.

Director, Health Behavior Research & Training Institute

Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Health Behavior Research & Training Institute

HBRT Investigators and Affiliated Faculty

Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.

HBRT Investigator

Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D.

HBRT Investigator

Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW

HBRT Investigator

Danielle Parrish, Ph.D.

HBRT-affiliated Faculty

HBRT Project Team

Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW

HBRT Training Coordinator

Diana Ling, MA

Program Manager

Camilla Arguedas, BS

Research Associate

Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH

Senior Health Strategist

HBRT Student Research Team

Qi Chen, MSW

Doctoral Student

Research Interests:
Dyadic functioning and coping between cancer patients and caregivers, with a particular interest in dyadic data analysis and intervention development and implementation.

John Moore

Doctoral Student

Research Interests: Alcohol/substance use and health behavior change.

Jose "Joey" Velasquez, MBA, LCSW, BCD

Doctoral Student

Research Interests:
Health behavior change and performance optimization, with specialized interest in military and special operations populations.

Ruby Schechter

Senior, Applied Learning & Development