Our Team
Directors
Associate Director, Center for Safe and Healthy Children
Zack Fisher, Ph.D. is assistant professor of human development and family studies. His research interests lie at the intersection of developmental science, time-dependent processes, and statistical computing. Broadly, his research activities are focused on methods development in service of health and human development research and fall into three main areas: the modeling of complex time-dependent systems, measurement issues commonly encountered in behavioral applications, and the synthesis of multi-way data (e.g. cross-sectional and time-series). While the primary focus of his work is methodological in nature, he is heavily involved in research on the bio-psycho-social consequences of childhood trauma and extreme stress.
Director of Operations and Administration
Kimberley Ducato B.A., 2011, Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Kimberley coordinates and manages a wide variety of special projects; provides human resources support for all Center personnel, oversees operations and facilities, develops and implement seminars, workshops, meetings and events, and provides administrative support to the Center Director. She will serve as the main communication liaison for the Center for Safe and Healthy Children and the T32 Training Grant.
Responsibilities within the center include:
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Facilities
- Scheduling
- Communications
Director of Research Support
Tom Crist M.B.A., 2000, Saint Francis College, Loretto, PA
B.S., 1995, Management, Saint Francis College, Loretto, PA
Tom handles budgetary and financial related activities. Duties include planning and forecasting expenses related to the Center for Safe and Healthy Children and the Child Health Study. It is the responsibility of the Director to be sure that all financial goals are met in order to insure successful and healthy programs.
Responsibilities within the center include:
- Pre- / Post- award support
- Budget projections
- LD / Simba Support
- RPPR Production
- Subcontracts
- Reimbursements
Child Health Study Team
Principal Investigator
Hannah Schreier, PhD
University of British Columbia, PhD, Health Psychology, 2012
Research Project Manager
Brenda Baney
B.S., 1988, Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
M.S., 2011, Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Project Coordinator/Human Research Technologist 5
Krista R. Lee
B.A., 2016, Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Human Research Technologists
Jennifer Christine Craig, level 5
B.S., 2015, Health Science, Biology Minor, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Morgan Crawford, level 5
B.S., 2014, Human Development & family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Finnley Christine, level 2
B.S., 2020, Elementary Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA
Dylan Waltemeyer, level 2
B.S., 2023, Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Amanda Whipple, level 1
B.T.P.S., 2016, Allied Health, Towson University, Baltimore, MD
Joshua Malkemes, level 1
B.S., 2022, Psychology, Kinesiology Minor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Phlebotomist
Carol Garrity
Research Data Management Specialist
Raphael Kinney
M.S., Anticipated Summer 2023, Applied Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Graduate Certificate, 2021, Applied Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
B.S., 2019, Statistics, Double Minor in Mathematics & History of Philosophy and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
