Research and Evaluation Investigators

Our team is trained in a variety of disciplines including health education and behavior, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, anthropology and sociology. This multidisciplinary mix, along with our deep partnerships with both internal and external collaborators, underlies the innovative and cutting-edge research that we perform.

Our senior researchers have worked in academia, government and the private sector and hold academic appointments at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Maryland.

Jennifer Cantrell, DrPH, MPA Assistant Director

Jessica Rath, PhD, MPH, CHES Director

Donna Vallone, PhD, MPH Senior Vice President

Schroeder Institute Investigators

Our research is supported through public and private sources, including the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products, the DC Government Department of Health, and partnerships with our research collaborators. Our investigators hold academic appointments at Georgetown University Medical Center/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

David Abrams, PhD

Amy Cohn, PhD

Amanda Graham, PhD

Thomas Kirchner, PhD

Raymond Niaura, PhD

Jennifer Pearson, PhD, MPH

Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH