CCTST Director's Council

Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Jane E. Procter Endowed Chair & Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD

Professor & Associate Dean of Research, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences
Professor, Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Associate Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Program Director, Cancer Research Scholars Program

Kate Chard, PhD

Associate Chief of Staff & Research,
Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Tina Cheng, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Director, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
BK Rachford Professor & Chair of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati

Lori Crosby, PsyD

Co-Director, Innovations in Community Research
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Melanie Cushion, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research & Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Steve Davis, MD, MMM

President & Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Andrew Filak, MD

Senior Vice President of Health Affairs & Dean
Christian R. Holmes Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Rick Hinds, BBA

Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, UC Health

Jessica Kahn, MD, MPH

CCTST Co-Director
Associate Chair, Academic Affairs & Career Development
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jack Kues, PhD

Associate Dean for Continuous Professional Development
Professor Emeritus, Family & Community Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Pat Limbach, PhD

Vice President for Research & Professor
University of Cincinnati

Maurizio Macaluso, MD, DrPH

Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Peter Margolis, MD, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE

CCTST, Co-Director
Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Co-Director, Faculty Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMI, FIAHSI

Director, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Rieveschl Chair of Biomedical Informatics
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Patrick Ryan, PhD, MS

Professor, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD

CCTST Co-Director
Professor & Associate Vice Chair of Research,
University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
Director, Anxiety Disorders Research Program

Umberto Tachinardi, MD

Chief Health Digital Officer,
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine & UC Health
Interim Chair, University of Cincinnati Department of Biomedical Informatics
Associate Dean for Health Informatics & Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Vice-President, UC Health

Achala Vagal, MD

CCTST Co-Director
Professor & Vice Chair of Research,
University of Cincinnati Department of Radiology

Michael Vierling, MBA

CCTST Business Director
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Sharon Watkins

Community Engagement Specialist & Customer Service Supervisor
Community Action Agency
Cincinnati | Hamilton County

Bingfang Yan, PhD, DVM

Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy

Meg Zeller, PhD

Pediatric Psychologist, Research, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center