Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
CHERP Executive Leadership Team
CHERP has a 9-member, cross-site Executive Leadership Team (ELT) which consists of 2 Co-Directors, 4 Associate Directors, 2 Administrative Officers, and 1 Director of Research Operations.
Co-Directors
Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc, Staff Physician, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) and Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Fine is CHERP’s founding Director and has successfully led the Center through 4 prior competitive renewal cycles.
Peter W. Groeneveld, MD, MS, Staff Physician, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC) and Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Associate Directors
Leslie R. Hausmann, MS, PhD, Director of the CHERP Equity & Engagement Capacity Building Core, VAPHS, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, FCCP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VAPHS, and Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Marilyn M. Schapira, MD, MPH, Director of the CHERP Mentoring, Career Development, & Research Ethics Core, CMCVAMC, and Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Allison W. Willis, MD, MS, Neurology Service Chief, CMCVAMC, and Associate Professor of Neurology and of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Administrative Officers
Andrea Krushinski, Administrative Officer, VAPHS, and US Navy Veteran.
Tonia Reynolds-Hendricks, Administrative Officer, CMCVAMC, and US Army.
Director of Research Operations
Kelly Burkitt, PhD, Director of Research Operations, VAPHS and CMCVAMC, Research Health Scientist, and clinical psychologist.
