Our Staff

Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
Professor, Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine
Phone: (612) 624-5157
E-mail: beari001@umn.edu

Debbie Bernat, PhD
PRC Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: dbernat@umn.edu

Daniel Edelstein
Research Assistant
E-mail: edel0029@umn.edu

Marla Eisenberg, Sc.D
Assistant Professor
Phone: (612) 624-9462
E-mail: eisen012@umn.edu

Annie Ericson, MA
Evaluation Coordinator, Lead Peace-Plus
Phone: (612) 624-8269
E-mail: eric0478@umn.edu

Wendy Hellerstedt, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, School of Public Health
E-mail: helle023@umn.edu

Nancy Leland, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Phone: (612) 624-8134
E-mail: nancylee@umn.edu

Heather Libbey
Fellow
E-mail: libb0016@umn.edu

Mark Mahon
Communications
Phone: (612) 625-6185
E-mail: mmahon@umn.edu

Jenny Oliphant, MPH
Community Outreach Coordinator
Phone: (612) 624-1907
E-mail: oliph001@umn.edu

Heather Palenschat
Research Assistant
E-mail: pale0019@umn.edu

Lisa Martin-Crawford
ASPH Fellow
E-mail: mart0182@umn.edu

Sandra Potthoff, PhD
Associate Professor, Carlson School of Management
E-mail: potth001@umn.edu

Molly Secor-Turner
Research Assistant
E-mail: seco0004@umn.edu

Glynis Shea
Communications Coordinator
E-mail: sheax011@umn.edu

Carol Skay, PhD
Statistician
E-mail: skayx002@umn.edu

Debra Stone
NSJ School Project Coordinator
Phone: (612) 626-1379
E-mail: dstone@umn.edu

Mae Sylvester, MS
Adolescent Actors Project Coordinator
E-mail: sylve001@umn.edu

Tracy Utech
Dissemination Projects Coordinator
Phone: (612) 625-1674
E-mail: utech@umn.edu

Rachel Widom, PhD, MHS
PRC Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: widom001@umn.edu