Membership

The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center benefits from the active participation of faculty, researchers, students, trainees, practitioners, and others interested in supporting injury prevention. Peruse our membership list below. See also our Core Faculty and Core Practitioners. If you are not a member, we invite you to join!

Membership List

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Oliphant, Stephen

Firearm Safety Among Children & Teens Consortium Intern, Graduate Student


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Health Policy, Firearm Policy, Injury Prevention, Criminal Justice Policy, Improving health disparities

Department(s): Public Policy, Public Health

Olivares, Heidi

Behavior & Trauma Coordinator


Organization: Van Buren ISD

Areas of Interest: I work to implement Mental Health Services into schools, as well as promote suicide prevention.

Department(s): Mental Health & Education

Olson, Lenora

Professor, Director


Organization: Intermountain ICRC

Areas of Interest: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and trauma systems, epidemiology and prevention of intentional violence, epidemiology and prevention of motor vehicle crashes

Department(s): Intermountain ICRC

Omichinski, Donna

Clinical Res Project Manager


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Successful collaboration strategies in curriculum planning, Constructive advocacy processes for parents of children with disabilities

Department(s): Medical School, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Oppenheim, Robert

President


Organization: TRIPLE EIGHT DISTRIBUTION INC.

Areas of Interest: We make helmets and protective gear for use in wheeled (bike, skateboard, scooter, skate) and board (snow, water) sports; great interest in concussion prevention in these sports.

Department(s): Ross Alumni; participant in U-M Exercise & Sport Science Initiative

Orrison, Lisa

Administrative Specialist


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: General injury prevention.

Department(s): Emergency Medicine, Injury Prevention Center

Orzame, Marissa

Undergraduate Student


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: I currently work at the Concussion Center, working as an Administrative Assistant, facilitating the baseline testing for the student athletes. I am intrigued by this center because my work at the concussion center has pushed me to further my knowledge with sports medicine and injury prevention, especially concussion prevention.

Department(s): School of Kinesiology

Oteng, Rockefeller

Assistant Professor


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Global Injury Prevention

Department(s): Emergency Medicine

Owen, Marion

Executive Director


Organization: Tri-County Office on Aging

Areas of Interest: Community Health

Department(s): Community Health

Pacernick, Sydney

Student


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Current intern at the Injury Prevention Center working on a Spanish version of the Checkpoints website.

Department(s): Psychology, Spanish

Paek, James

Global Ambassador


Organization: Institute of Economics and Peace

Areas of Interest: General public health related to injury prevention

Department(s): None

Page, Oliver

Assistant Research Scientist


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Road Safety, Transportation Safety Analysis

Department(s): Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), Transportation Safety Analysis Division

Palupi, Listyati Setyo


Organization: Universitas Airlangga

Areas of Interest: Suicide prevention

Department(s): Psikologi

Panek, Samantha

Recovery Coach


Organization: Workit Health

Areas of Interest: Health Recovery

Department(s): Health Recovery

Pardo, Danielle

Program Coordinator


Organization: University of Haifa

Areas of Interest: Global Health, Public Health, Administration

Department(s): School of Public Health

Parish, Katherine

Family Practitioner


Organization: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Areas of Interest: Osteopathic Medicine, Family Medicine

Department(s): Family Medicine

Park, Lisa

Project Senior Manager


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Transportation Safety, Project Management

Department(s): Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Parker, Susan

doctoral student


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: violence, in particular gun violence

Department(s): SPH

Pasman, Emily

PhD Candidate


Organization: Wayne State University

Areas of Interest: overdose prevention

Department(s): School of Social Work

Patrick, LaRosa

Executive Director/ Family Recovery Coach


Organization: Employment Networking Solutions

Areas of Interest: provide opioid education, awareness and prevention, harm reduction to the community Narcan training, distribution

Department(s): Health and Recovery, Opioid overdose and Misuse

Patton, Rikki

Post-doctoral fellow


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Gender, Substance Abuse, HIV Risk

Department(s): Psychiatry, School of Social Work, Substance Abuse Research Center

Patton, Desmond

Assistant Professor


Organization: Columbia University

Areas of Interest: Intersection of community violence and social media/social networking, Use of social media to promote/engage and incite violence in urban areas

Department(s): Social Work

Pauls, Jake

Owner


Organization: Jake Pauls Consulting Services

Areas of Interest: Architecture, Engineering, Movement Behavior, Safety Standards

Department(s): Building Use and Safety

Peacock, Lisa

Health Officer


Organization: Health Department of Northwest Michigan

Areas of Interest: Nursing, Public Health, Administrative Oversight, Public Health Code Implementation

Department(s): Health Department

Pearlman, Mark

Professor


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Trauma during pregnancy, Patient safety and clinical delivery of quality care, Infections in ob gyn, Breast disease

Department(s): Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery

Peitzmeier, Sarah

Assistant Professor


Organization: UM School of Nursing

Areas of Interest: Gender-based violence in marginalized populations, including LGBTQ populations and sex workers.

Department(s): Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities

Peng, Mia

Graduate Student Research Asisstant


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Women's health in the context of aging

Department(s): Public Health

Perkins, Noel

Professor


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Applications to nonlinear dynamics of elastic cables, Nonlinear fluid-structure interaction, DNA supercoiling, Sports engineering, MEMS inertial sensor applications, Vehicle systems, Axially moving materials

Department(s): Mechanical Engineering

Perkins, Suzanne

Post Doctoral Researcher


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Functional neuroanatomy of pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder

Department(s): Psychiatry

Perkins, Suzanne

Research Investigator


Organization: ISR at UM

Areas of Interest: Childhood maltreatment

Department(s): Research Center for Group Dynamics

Perukel, Dianne

Teen Programs Director


Organization: Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning

Areas of Interest: Teen Safety, Road Safety, Injury Prevention

Department(s): Program Management

Peterson, Rebecca

Injury Prevention Coordinator


Organization: Henry Ford Hospital

Areas of Interest: Injury Prevention

Department(s): Trauma Services/SICU/PACU

Peterson, Vicki

Emergency Manager, Trauma Program Manager


Organization: Portage Health

Areas of Interest: Nursing, Trauma, Emergency Services

Department(s): Emergency Healthcare

Peterson, Colleen

Assistant Research Scientist


Organization: Transportation Research Institute

Areas of Interest: My research aims to enhance intervention, policy, and outreach efforts to improve roadway safety (reducing motor vehicle crashes and transportation injuries), mobility, and well-being across the lifespan, specializing in older adults and those living with dementia.

Department(s): Center for the Management of Information for Safe and Sustainable Transportation (CMISST)

Phelps, Kellie

Administrative ASsistant


Organization: Sanilac County Community Mental Health

Areas of Interest: Suicide Prevention efforts in Sanilac County

Department(s): Prevention and Marketing

Philbert, Martin

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Experimental neuropathology, Nitrocompound-induced encephalopathies, Mitochondrial mechanisms in non-neuronal cell death, Nanostructure-based imaging and treatment of tumors of malignant gliomas

Department(s): School of Public Health

Phillips, Kylee

Assistant Professor


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Use of ultrasound for musculoskeletal injuries and emergency action planning for athletic events, Concussions and musculoskeletal injuries

Department(s): Emergency Medicine

Pieper, Barbara

Professor/Nurse Practitioner


Organization: Wayne State University

Areas of Interest: Chronic wounds and their care, especially venous ulcers

Department(s): Nursing

Pierce, Jennifer

Postdoctoral Fellow


Organization: University of Michigan, Anesthesiology

Areas of Interest: Violence, Pain research

Department(s): Anesthesiology

Ploutz-Snyder, Robert

Research Professor, Assistant Dean of Research, Applied Biostatistics Lab Director


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Overdose prevention, harm reduction, alternatives to incarceration for PWUD, drug-related data dashboards, data dissemination, biostatistics, experimental design

Department(s): School of Nursing

Pollock, Bethany

Research Area Specialist Intern


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine

Department(s): Emergency Medicine

Polshkova, Svitlana

Deputy Director of Science


Organization: Kiev Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Depression

Department(s): Psychology, Psychotherapy

Pontes, Manuel

Professor


Organization: Rowan

Areas of Interest: Studying the predictors and consequences of violent victimization on health

Department(s): Marketing

Popovich, Michael

Clinical Assistant Professor


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: I am a neurologist specializing in the care of sport-related concussion

Department(s): Neurology

Presswalla, Feriel

Research Lab Specialist


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest:

Department(s): Int Med-Cardiology

Pribble, James

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine


Organization: University of Michigan

Areas of Interest: Pediatric injury prevention, Education and policy development

Department(s): Medical School

Prince, Michael

Director


Organization: Michigan State Police

Areas of Interest: Highway Safety

Department(s): Office of Highway Safety Planning

Prowant, Yvonne

Trauma Manager


Organization: MetroHealth Hospital

Areas of Interest: Nursing, Trauma Education

Department(s): Trauma Services

Puckett, Erica

CADR Project Coordinator


Organization: Erica Puckett

Areas of Interest: I work in the field of child abuse and neglect death prevention in the State of Florida, focusing on data collection, data quality, prevention initiative development and implementation.

Department(s): Florida Department of Health, Children's Medical Services Division, Bureau of Child Protection, Child Abuse Death Review Unit

Puello, Adrian

Director de Investigación y Gestión del conocimiento


Organization: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer Rosa Emilia Sánchez Pérez de Tavares

Areas of Interest: Epidemiology, Cancer Research

Department(s): Dirección de Investigación y Gestión del Conocimiento (DIGC)