Associated Faculty
Jennifer Blakeslee (2012) Ph.D.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2012 Portland State University.
Eileen Muench Brennan (1986) Ph.D.
Research Professor of Social Work, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1977 University of Notre Dame.
Jim Carlton (1998) B.A.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.A. 1993 University of Oregon.
Karen Cellarius (1999) M.P.A.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.P.A. 1995 Columbia University.
Mandy Davis (2002) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Eval Elkin (2015) M.A.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.A. 1986 New York University.
Debra J. Elliott (1992) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1994 Ohio State University.
Barbara J. Friesen (1983) Ph.D.
Research Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 1983 University of Washington.
Elliott Hinkle (2018) B.S.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.S. 2016 Portland State University.
Anna Hristic (2016) M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Practice, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2013 Portland State University.
Kelly Hunter (2014) B.S.
Senior Research Assistant II, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.S. 2014 Portland State University.
Nancy M. Koroloff (1973) Ph.D.
Research Professor of Social Work, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1985 University of Oregon.
Emilie Lamson-Siu (2018) M.S.W.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2008 Portland State University.
Lauren Lipira (2018) M.S.W.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2008 Washington University in St. Louis.
Charlie McNeely (2018) B.S.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.S. 2013 Portland State University.
Rebecca Miller (2018) M.S.W.
Senior Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2008 Washington University in St. Louis.
Christina Nicolaidis (2012) M.D.
Associate Professor, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.D. 1993 Columbia University.
Peggy Nygren (2017) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate 2, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2013 Portland State University.
Roberto Orellana (2008) Ph.D.
Professor, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2009 Columbia University.
Mary Oschwald (2004) Ph.D.
Director of Regional Research Institute for Human Services; Research Associate Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 2002 Portland State University.
Dora Raymaker (2009) M.S.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S. 2009 Portland State University.
Megan Redfield (2019) M.E.D
Program Administrator, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.Ed. 2009 Portland State University
Anna Rockhill (1989) M.P.P.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.P.P. University of Michigan.
Mirah Scharer (2019) B.S.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.S. 2018 Portland State University.
Stephanie Sundborg (2016) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2017 Portland State University.
Torey Sisson (2018) B.S.
Senior Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1997 University of Chicago.
Janet S. Walker (1998) Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 1997 University of Chicago.
Juan Watkins (2021) M.P.H.
Program Administrator, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.P.H. 2020 University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Christine Whitaker (2021) M.S.W.
Program Administrator, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2020 Portland State University.
De'Sha Wolf (2021) Ph.D.
Research Professor, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2011 University of California, Los Angeles.