People

Grand Challenges Leadership Team

Assistant Professor Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH

Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Associate Professor Michelle Phelps, PhD

Co-Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Assistant Professor Tyler Winkelman, MD, MSc

Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Clinician-Investigator, Hennepin Healthcare

Kelly Lyn Mitchell, JD, MPP

Executive Director
Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH

Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health

Current Research Team and Staff

De Andre’ T. Beadle, Ph.D. Student, Sociology, University of Minnesota
Latasha Jennings, MPH, Project Coordinator, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Victoria Piehowski, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, University of Minnesota
Erin Harbinson, PhD, Research Scholar, Robina Institute, University of Minnesota
Lily Hanrath, Researcher, Robina Institute, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Assistants: Olufemi Akindumila, Ella Buboltz, Lauren Cattapan, Cianna Holthaus, Jeremy Schlitz, Noura Abukhadra, Rodrigo Tojo Garcia, Anna Stalsberg
Jonathan Watkins, M.S., Planning Analyst at Hennepin County

Former Research Team and Staff

University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Assistants: Elizabeth Shaver, Kate Rosenow, Lizeth Diaz Rodriguez
University of Minnesota Sociology Ph.D. Student Research Assistants: Amber Joy Powell
University of Minnesota Law Students: Jacob Gray, Olivia Levinson, Robin Tu
Hennepin County Research Assistants: Sailee Tambe (MPH), Cody Tuttle (MPP)
Christine Boisjoli, Communications and Program Coordinator, Robina Institute, University of Minnesota

County Partners and Advisors

Stephanie Abel, Manager, Integrated Care, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health
Peter Bodurtha, Data Scientist, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Danette Buskovick, MSW, Senior Admin Manager, Strategy and Business Supports, Operations and Innovation Services, Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation
Erik Erickson, PhD, Analytics Manager for Integrated Planning and Analysis, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department
Courtney Hougham, Principal Planning Analyst, Hennepin County
Alistair Nairn, Senior Probation Officer, Hennepin County
Julie Bauch, MS, RN, PHN, Opioid Response Coordinator, Hennepin County

Research, Policy, and Community Advisory Board

Kathie Doty, Hennepin-University Partnership, University of Minnesota
Mónica Hurtado, Racial Justice and Health Equity Organizer, Voices for Racial Justice
Kevin Reitz, JD, Board of Directors, Robina Institute, James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law, University of Minnesota Law School
Christopher Uggen, PhD, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota
Aaron Sojourner, PhD, Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management

Formerly Justice-Involved Advisory Board

Lisa Pederson, Advocate for Justice-Involved Persons
Daniel McCarthy Clifford, Artist
Terencio D. Safford, Chairman, Legislative Affairs Committee, MN Second Chance Coalition

Grand Challenges Team

Back Row-from L to R: Rachel Hardeman, Kelly Mitchell, Michelle Phelps, Latasha Jennings, Victoria Piehowski, Aaron Sojourner
Front Row-from L to R: Rebecca Shlafer, Tyler Winkelman, De Andre' Beadle