Our Team

Annette Nansubuga, MSc
Program Manager
Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator, Administrative Core Director
Cassandra Pierre, MD, MPH
Co-investigator
Duncan Schulte
Project Manager, Clinical Research Network
Garey Lywood
Senior Manager, Community Engagement & Internal Affairs
Hope White
Community Engagement Core Director
Jai Marathe, MD, MS
Co-investigator
Jazmin Granadeno
Community Engagement Specialist
Julien Dedier, MD, MPH
Co-investigator
Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD
Co-investigator
Kathleen Mazor, EdD
Co-investigator
Kimberly Fisher, MD
Co-investigator, Population Data Core Director
Lucy Schulson, MD
Co-investigator
Mari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD, MEd
Co-investigator, Evaluation Core Director
Natalie Joseph, MD
Co-investigator
Nicholas Bosch, MD, MPH
Co-investigator
Nike Asupoto
Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Network
Nikki Kaufmann, M.S.
Research Study Coordinator
Quinneil Simmons
Project Manager, Clinical Research Network
Rebecca Perkins, MD
Co-investigator
Rebecca Rudel, DrPH, RD
Co-investigator
Ryan Schroder
BMC Clinical Research Director
Sabrina A Assoumou, MD, MPH
Co-Investigator
Sarah Barnes
Research Assistant
Shannon Timlin, MPH
Community Engagement & Recruitment Specialist, Clinical Research Network
Shaquera Robinson, MPH
Community Engagement Specialist
Taki Koda
Communications and Media Intern
The Massachusetts Community Engagement Alliance (MA-CEAL), led by Boston Medical Center, is part of a nationwide initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health. MA-CEAL’s mission is to provide trustworthy information on COVID-19 through active community engagement and outreach to the people hardest-hit by the pandemic. Our goal is to build long-lasting partnerships and improve diversity and inclusion in our research response to COVID-19 and beyond.
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