PHDR Staff

Meet our Staff
Steven Arriaza

Steven Arriaza

GPPC
Research Professional 2
612-624-5625
arria019@umn.edu

Neeta Bhat

Neeta Bhat, MPH

GPPC
Clinical Research Project Manager
shanb007@umn.edu

Rodolfo Batres

Rodolfo Batres, MD

DFMCH
Research Program Manager
PHDR
rbatres@umn.edu

Christina Bliss-Barsness

Christina Bliss Barsness, MPH, RDN

DFMCH
Research Project Manager

The Isbaar Project, C2DREAM
612-625-7179
blis0015@umn.edu

Kristi Fordyce

Kristi Fordyce

DFMCH
Research Professional 2 

WAGE$ Study, The Isbaar Project
fordy006@umn.edu

Yasamin Graff

Yasamin Graff, MPH

DFMCH
Community Engagement Specialist
PHDR, C2DREAM
graff157@umn.edu

gwendolyn griffiths

Gwendolyn Griffiths

GPPC
Research Professional 1
grif0618@umn.edu

Meet our Staff
Mikow Hang

Mikow Hang

DFMCH
Research Program Manager

C2DREAM
612-626-8497
hangx012@umn.edu

Tarissa Host

Tarissa Host

GPPC
Program Associate

C2DREAM ID Core
hostx014@umn.edu

Joanna Kuo

Joanna Kuo

DFMCH
Student Administrative Support Specialist
PHDR
6126251654
phdr@umn.edu

Ailee Leppi

Ailee Leppi

DFMCH
Executive Administrator

C2DREAM AD Core
leppi025@umn.edu

Sarah Manser

Sarah Manser, MA

GPPC
Research Professional 2
612-626-4441
stmanser@umn.edu

Rosalind Martins

Rosalind Palma Martins

DFMCH
Education Program Coordinator
M-ASCEND
rblood@umn.edu

Barkha Patel

Barkha Patel

GPPC
Research Professional 2
pate1125@umn.edu

Jack Q Smith

Jack Q Smith

DFMCH
Executive Administrator
PHDR
612-625-1654
smit8053@umn.edu