Q-PRO Research Teammates

Director
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
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Dr. Sutfin, a Developmental Psychologist, is a Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy. Her expertise and research interests include tobacco control research, qualitative and quantitative research methods and community-based research. Dr. Sutfin has extensive leadership experience as a principle investigator on large, community-based tobacco control studies.

Assistant Director
Assistant Professor, Implementation Science
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Dr. Nwaozuru is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Implementation Science. Her expertise lies in qualitative research methods, mixed methods, community-engaged approaches, participatory research and dissemination and implementation science. Her research focuses on utilizing participatory approaches to develop implementation strategies to promote the uptake of evidence-based preventive services, primarily in HIV and cancer prevention.

Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Lead
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
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Dr. Gesell is a mixed methods researcher and an implementation scientist committed to a collaborative research approach that values the unique perspectives and strengths of non-traditional research partners. Sabina has experience developing numerous patient-centered measurement protocols for a variety of healthcare settings to transform the patient experience.

Senior Research Associate
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Ashley is a Research Associate with significant health system and health services research and evaluation experience including survey design and administration, design and conduct of qualitative interviews, analysis of qualitative data and project management. Ashley completed her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Michigan in 2010 and joined Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2020.

Research Associate
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Allison is a Research Associate with significant research experience in both academia and industry. Her qualitative research and data analysis experiences include interviewing, focus grouping, secondary content analysis, field observation, thematic analysis, grounded theory and qualitative content analysis. Allison also has experience with mixed methods engagements and project management. She completed her Doctorate in Organizational Science in 2021 and joined Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2021.

Associate Project Manager
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Aylin is an Associate Project Manager who brings experience from the fields of sociology, psychology and neuroscience clinical research. She has training in semi-structured interviewing and cognitive interviewing. She also has experience in writing research proposals, creating protocols and analyzing semi-structured interviews, coding themes and analyzing textual data. She enjoys collaborative research that can be disseminated to improve systems, further research and quality of life. She is also eager to provide Spanish-speaking research services.

Research Associate
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Kandice is a Research Associate with a background in public health sciences and maternal and child health. Formally trained in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, she has a passion for transforming data and stories into actionable steps to improve population health outcomes. Her experience includes writing research proposals and grant applications, conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews and performing content, thematic and rapid data analysis. Kandice completed her Doctorate in Public Health Sciences at UNC-Charlotte in 2022 and joined Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2023.

Research Associate
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Julia Narendra is a Research Associate with significant experience in qualitative and mixed methods research in both academia and industry. She has substantial experience managing large research programs and has experience in the development of patient-reported outcome measures. Her qualitative research experience includes semi-structured interviews, focus groups, cognitive interviews and usability testing, as well as qualitative coding and qualitative thematic and content analyses. She has also mentored investigators in qualitative research methods. Julia completed her Master of Public Health degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2016 and joined Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2023.