PHDR Staff
Meet our Staff

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

Neeta Bhat, MPH
GPPC
Clinical Research Project Manager
shanb007@umn.edu

Rodolfo Batres, MD
DFMCH
Research Program Manager
PHDR
rbatres@umn.edu

Christina Bliss Barsness, MPH, RDN
DFMCH
Research Project Manager
The Isbaar Project, C2DREAM
612-625-7179
blis0015@umn.edu

Hannah BlueDog-Crow
DFMCH
Communications Coordinator
C2DREAM
spier023@umn.edu

Kristi Fordyce
DFMCH
Research Professional 2
WAGE$ Study, The Isbaar Project
fordy006@umn.edu

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

Gwendolyn Griffiths
GPPC
Research Professional 1
grif0618@umn.edu
Meet our Staff

Mikow Hang

Tarissa Host
GPPC
Program Associate
C2DREAM ID Core
hostx014@umn.edu

Ailee Leppi
DFMCH
Executive Administrator
C2DREAM AD Core
leppi025@umn.edu

Sarah Manser, MA
GPPC
Research Professional 2
612-626-4441
stmanser@umn.edu

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

Barkha Patel
GPPC
Research Professional 2
pate1125@umn.edu

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