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USF Faculty Affiliates

Family Study Center Faculty Affiliates 2023-24

Affiliated USF Faculty: College of Public Health

Jennifer Marshall

Jennifer Marshall, PhD, CPH

Relevant interests: Family systems approaches, Infant (0-3) Mental Health, Family interventions, Implementation science and methodology, Qualitative research, Program evaluation

Ronee Wilson

Ronee Wilson, PhD, MPH, CPH

Relevant interests: Diverse fathers as coparents, Culturally attuned community-based programming, Program evaluation

Karen Liller

Karen D. Liller, PhD, CPH, FAAAS, FAAHB

Relevant interests: Infant (0-3) Mental Health, Family interventions, Implementation science and methodology, Program evaluation

Rita DeBate

Rita DeBate, PhD, MPH, NBC-HWC

Relevant interests: Family systems approaches, Culturally attuned community-based programming, Randomized controlled trial methodology, Implementation science 

Dick Powis

Dick Powis, PhD


Relevant interests:
Diverse fathers as coparents, Grandparents as coparents, Culturally attuned community-based programming, Qualitative research, Program evaluation

Christine McGuire-Wolfe

Christine McGuire-Wolfe, PhD, CIC, CPH, FFII/EMT-P

Relevant interests: Family interventions, Qualitative research, Program evaluation

Cheryl Vamos

Cheryl A. Vamos, PhD, MPH

Relevant interests: Culturally attuned community-based programming, Implementation science and methodology, Qualitative research, Program evaluation

Dina Martinez Tyson

Dina Martinez Tyson, PhD, MPH, MA

Relevant interests: Culturally attuned community-based programming, Qualitative research

Jean Paul Tanner

Jean Paul Tanner, Ph.D, MPH

Relevant interests: Infant (0-3) mental health, Randomized controlled trial methodology, Implementation science and methodology

Jason Salemi

Jason L. Salemi, PhD, MPH, FACE

Relevant interests: Randomized controlled trial methodology


Affiiliated USF Faculty: College of Community and Behaviorial Sciences

Affiiliated USF Faculty: College of Nursing

Donna Burton

Donna Burton, Ph.D.

Relevant interests: Program evaluation

Melanie Stearns

Melanie Stearns, Ph.D.

Relevant interests: Grandparents as coparents, Family interventions, Randomized controlled trial methodology