Investigators and Staff

Katherine L. Tucker, PhD
Center Director; Project Director, Project 1
Northeastern University
kl.tucker@neu.edu

Luis M. Falcon, PhD
Project Director, Project 2
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Luis_Falcon@uml.edu

Jose M. Ordovas, PhD
Project Director, Project 3
Tufts University
jose.ordovas@tufts.edu

Douglas Brugge, PhD, MS
Project Director, Project 4
Tufts University
Dbrugge@aol.com

Sabrina Noel Feldeisen, PhD, RD
Project Director, Project 5; Co-Investigator, Project 1
Northeastern University
s.feldeisen@neu.edu

John Griffith, PhD
Core Leader, Core B
Northeastern University
jo.griffith@neu.edu

Alice Lichtenstein, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 1
Tufts University
alice.lichtenstein@tufts.edu

Irina Todorova, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 2 & 5
Northeastern University
I.Todorova@neu.edu

Chao Lai, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 3
Tufts University
Chao.Lai@tufts.edu

Caren Smith, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 3
Tufts University
caren.smith@tufts.edu

John Durant, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 4
Tufts University
john.durant@tufts.edu

D. Mkaya Mwamburi, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 4
Tufts University
Mkaya.Mwamburi@tufts.edu

Christine Rioux, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 4
Tufts University
Christine.Rioux@tufts.edu

Timothy Bickmore, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 5
Northeastern University
bickmore@ccs.neu.edu

Lori Lyn Price
Statistician, Core B
Tufts University
LPrice1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Sandra P. Arévalo
Research Associate/Project Manager, Project 1
Northeastern University
s.arevalo@neu.edu

Shirley A. Tejada, MS, RD, LDN
Project Manager, Project 5
Northeastern University
s.tejada@neu.edu

Esther Carver, MPH
Communications Manager
Northeastern University
e.carver@neu.edu

Shilpa Saklani, MS
Data Anaylst
Northeastern University
s.saklani@neu.edu

Diana Paola Cortes
Phlebotomist
Northeastern University
dp.cortes@neu.edu

Lindsay Mancini
Research Coordinator, Project 1
Northeastern University
l.mancini@neu.edu

Carla Villalobos
Research Coordinator/Interviewer, Project 1
Northeastern University
carla.villalobos@tufts.edu

Isabel Lopez
Research Coordinator/Interviewer, Project 1
Northeastern University
i.lopez@neu.edu

Marcia I. Pescador Jimenez, MSc
Research Associate
Northeastern University
M.PescadorJimenez@neu.edu

Aziza Jamal-Allial, MS
Research Associate
Northeastern University
a.jamal-allial@neu.edu