Who We Are

A Message From Thrive Center Director Matthew Biel, MD

Matt Biel

Matthew Biel, MD

Thank you for your interest in The Thrive Center. Our faculty and staff work at the forefront of their respective fields and are always interested in making new connections and exploring potential collaborations. I invite you to look through the profiles of my team presented on this page and get to know their work.

Be Well,
Matthew Biel, MD
Director, The Thrive Center


Meet the Faculty and Staff of The Thrive Center

Click on the links below to view the following groups of personnel:

Faculty

Joan Beasley

Director of Research & Evaluation, GUCEDD

Matthew Biel

Professor of Pyschiatry and Pediatrics | Director of the Center
Marriott Chair of Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health

Rachel Brady

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Noel Bravo

Research Instructor

Suzanne Bronheim

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Kim Bullock

Associate Professor
Director of Community Health Division, Director of Community Health Leadership Development Fellowship, Assistant Director of Community-Based Learning

Dominique Charlot-Swilley

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Provider Wellbeing

Maya Coleman

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Sarah Davidon

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Celene Domitrovich

Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Research, Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities

Jennifer Drake-Croft

Research Instructor

Tawara Goode

Associate Professor

Rachel Hanebutt

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Robert Harris

Research Instructor | CPR2 Facilitator

Sharonlyn Harrison

GUMC Adjunct — Assistant Professor

Neal Horen

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Amy Hunter

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Vivian Jackson

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Diane Jacobstein

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Lisa Knight

Research Instructor

Joan Lombardi

Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics

Toby Long

Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Workforce Development, Education, and Training, Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities

Phyllis Magrab

Professor of Pediatrics
UNESCO Chair

Kelli McDermott

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Stephanie Mitchell

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Amittia Parker

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Deborah Perry

Professor of Pediatrics

Hillary Robertson

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Senior Research Associate

Michael Rovaris

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Julia Sayles

Research Instructor

Robin Shaffert

Adjunct Research Instructor

Pamala Trivedi

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Maria Vazquez Betancourt

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Wendy Whitty

Research Instructor

David Willis

Faculty
The Thrive Center

Affiliated Faculty

Emily Aron

Adjunct Lecturer – SCS CCPE
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Erica Coates

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Dionne Coker-Appiah

Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Sean Pustilnik

Assistant Professor

Colin Stewart

Affiliated Faculty, Thrive Center
Training Director, Child and Adolescent Residency Training Program

Karimah Ware

Associate Professor

J. Corey Williams

Affiliated Faculty, Thrive Center
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, MedStar Health

Staff

Bariah Ahmad

Program Coordinator

Andy Arias

OPWDD Program Component Manager

Jacquelyn Bing

Program Associate

Natalia Castellanos Gonzalez

Project Researcher

Angela Castillo

Sr. Program Manager

Nadine Chau

Project Research Assistant

Tanisha Clarke

OPWDD Program Director

Paula Cortes Campos

Project Researcher

David Crawford

OPWDD Program Component Associate

Kinsley Cuen

Innovation Lab Program Manager

Helen Dominic

Senior Project Researcher

Luticha Doucette

OPWDD Program Component Manager

Syreeta Elie

OPWDD Program Component Associate

Iman Ferguson

Research Assistant, ECIN

Leslie Gaines

IT Specialist

Wiwit Grandison

Home Visitor

Catherine Green

Program Coordinator

Patsy Hampton

Program Manager

Safiya Hassan

Project Assistant

Lisa Hepburn

Lead Evaluator

Julia Hoffer

Senior Grants Manager

Dovie Holland

USAWC Executive Director

Ashley James

Program Specialist

Mariam Kherbouch

Administrator

MelKisha Knight

Project Coordinator

Kalie Kowalski

CLC-DEI Professional Development Associate

Lan Le

Research Director

Jason Lehmbeck

Innovation Hub Expert

Jalyn Marks

Information Dissemination Coordinator

Morcia Mason

Director of Operations

Madeleine Mizelle

Program Assistant

Anna Pena-Gomez

Research Assistant

Lauren Rabinovitz

Project Director

Jordyn Rand

Project Researcher

Monica Ruiz

Program Coordinator

Ellen Sullivan

LEND Georgetown University

Vernice Thompson

Administrative Officer

Mercedes Valldeperas

IT Specialist

Brenda Wamala

Program Coordinator

Sarah Ward

Multimedia Specialist

Clarissa Williamson

Home Visitor

Soumia Yesraoui

IT Manager

Betelhem Yimer

Project Researcher

Aylie Yousif

Professional Development Assistant