Leadership & Staff
U-M Injury Prevention Center Leadership
Rebecca Cunningham, MD
- Vice President for Research, Office of Research, University of Michigan
- Senior Advisor, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- William G. Barsan Collegiate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School
Dr. Cunningham has a distinguished career in researching intentional injury and substance use prevention including Opioids, particularly of youth...
Patrick Carter, MD
- Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- Youth Violence Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
- Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, U-M Medical School
Dr. Carter’s research aims to understand the epidemiology and characteristics of firearm violence among urban youth and minority populations....
Maureen Walton, MPH, PhD
- Senior Associate Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- Professor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School
- Associate Director for Child Research, Addiction Center, University of Michigan
Dr. Walton has particular interest and expertise in developing e-health and m-health interventions (e.g., web, text messaging, social media,...
Jessica Roche, MPH
- Managing Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Ms. Roche is involved in all of the core injury focus areas of the U-M IPC as part of her work as Managing Director.
U-M Injury Prevention Center Staff
Amanda Ballesteros, MPH
- Project Manager, System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS), Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- Research Area Specialist Intermediate, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Research interests include substance use, mental health, intentional injury, and firearm violence.
Beth Costello, MBA
- Research Area Specialist Senior, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Research interests include parent and teen distracted driving behaviors and attitudes, parent role modeling, engagement of communications with...
Sonia Kamat, MS
- Research Core Coordinator, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- Research Area Specialist, Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
Ms. Kamat assists with data management on several injury prevention projects that focus on youth violence, motor vehicle crash, opioids overdose,...
Carrie Musolf,
- Senior Administrative Assistant, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Matthew Myers, MPH
- Research Analyst, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Matthew has a particular interest in the epidemiology and health outcomes associated with substance use. He has a history evaluating policy effects...
Lisa Orrison,
- Administrative Specialist Associate, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan