Principal Investigators
Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
Associate Center Director of Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity
Dr. Susan Vadaparampil’s research uses a combination of behavioral science, epidemiology, health services, and clinical perspectives to improve dissemination and uptake of new cancer prevention and control innovations into clinical practice and the community. With over 200 scientific publications, Dr. Vadaparampil’s work is influenced by transdisciplinary collaboration, focused on health disparities, and contributes to both scientific literature and clinical practice. For ACTWONDER2S, she focuses on study administration, stakeholder interviews, community health educator (CHE) training, and implementation and financial management.
Vice President & Chief Data Officer, Associate Center Director of Data Science
An epidemiologist by training, Dr. Dana Rollison’s early research focused on the role of viral infections in cancer etiology. Over the past decade, she has sought to advance science at the intersection of epidemiology and health informatics, deploying novel technologies and data science methods to accelerate research across the cancer continuum. For ACTWONDER2S, Dr. Rollison focuses on study administration, development of digital tools, alignment of study-related applications with enterprise information systems, data management, and statistical analysis.
Co-Investigators & Collaborators
Clement Gwede, PhD
Community Engagement Expert
Cathy Meade, PhD
Community Engagement Expert
Kea Turner, PhD
Implementation Scientist
Margaret Byrne, PhD
Decision Support Tool Expert
Kedar Kirtane, MD
Clinical Trials Expert
Hatem Soliman, MD
Clinical Trials Expert
Steven Eschrich, PhD
Bioinformaticist
Vivien Yin, PhD
Biostatistician
Brian Mittman, PhD
Consultant
Core Study Team
Rossybelle Amorrortu, MPH
Lead Research Project Manager
Lindsay Fuzzell, PhD
Applied Research Scientist
Yayi Zhao, MA, MS
Data Analyst
Nathanael Stanley, PhD
Spatial Data Analyst
Melany Garcia, PhD
Applied Research Scientist
Elliott Tapia-Kwan, MA
Research Coordinator
Delilah Ponce, MHS
Lead Community Health Educator
Christian Church, MBA, MHA
Research Community Health Educator
Juanita Carbajal, MPH
Research Community Health Educator
Natasha Staley, M.Ed
Research Community Health Educator
Community Advisory Board
Aida Redonando, LFMT
Patient Advocate
Dr. Aixa Soyano
Physician, Moffitt Cancer Center
Barney Morris
Patient Advocate
Dr. Brandon Blue
Physician, Moffitt Cancer Center
Dr. Cara Nelson-James
Physician, Central Florida Health Care
Dr. Cesar Augusto Perez
Physician, Florida Cancer Specialists
Dr. Dexter Frederick
Physician, Grace Medical Clinic
Yvette Gray
Patient Advocate