Those Nerdy Girls

We are an interdisciplinary team of women and non-binary researchers and clinicians with expertise in epidemiology, nursing, evidence-based medicine, statistics, mental health, reproductive health, economics, genetics, behavioral science, and more. In addition to our current team, we value the contributions of our Nerdy Girl Alumnae.

MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC, Executive Director, Contributing Writer

Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer, Board Member and Founding Member

Dallas, TX

Irini Hadjisavva, PhD, Director of Science Communication, Contributing Writer

Cyprus

Sandy Laping, Content Manager, Contributing Writer

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London

Daphne Berryhill, RPh, Contributing Writer

Madison WI

Katherine Bolte, Social Media Intern

Missouri

Katherine Cartwright, DO, MPH, Contributing Writer

Albany, NY

Sarah Whitley Coles, MD, Founding Member

Colorado Plateau Family and Community Medicine Residency at North Country HealthCare

Flagstaff, AZ

Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer

Vancouver, BC

Jennifer Beam Dowd Ph.D.
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD, Founding Member

University of Oxford

Oxford, England

Jamie Fornsaglio, PhD, Contributing Writer

Seton Hill University

Murrysville, PA

Ilana Gerjuoy, MPH, Contributing Writer

Franklin Regional Council of Governments

Western Massachusetts/Southern Vermont

Sarah Clifford Glapa, MS, MPH, Contributing Writer

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, Contributing Writer

Critica

Jersey City, NJ

Andrea Harmony, NP-C, PMHS, Contributing Writer

Philadelphia, PA

MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA, Contributing Writer

University of Oxford

Oxford, England

Clara Ke, BSN, RN, Contributing Writer

Vienna, VA

Gabriella Kountourides, PhD
Gabriella Kountourides, PhD, Contributing Writer

University of Oxford

Oxford, England

Cynthia (Cindy) Leifer, PhD, Contributing Writer

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Nora E. Lindner, MPH, Contributing Writer

Washington, DC

Megan Madsen, DO, Contributing Writer

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Elisabeth Adkins Marnik, PhD, Contributing Writer

MDI Biological Laboratory

Ellsworth, ME

Maddie McCarthy, A.B., Contributing Writer

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, UK

Gayle Mendoza, MPH, BSN, RN, Contributing Writer

Philadelphia, PA

Hannah Mestel, MPH, MBA, Contributing Writer

Meadowlark Group

California

Brianna Morgan, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN®, Contributing Writer

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Rebecca Raskin-Wish, Contributing Writer

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, Founding Member, Contributing Writer

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Roopa Seshadri, PhD, AM, Contributing Writer

Philadelphia, PA

Ashley Sever, MPH, Contributing Writer

Fors Marsh

Denver, CO

Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH, Founding Member, Contributing Writer

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago, IL

Rachel Spahnn, MPH, Contributing Writer

UW - Madison

Madison, WI

Aja Sutton, PhD, Contributing Writer

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Kelly Valentin, Contributing Writer

Pacific Lutheran University

Seattle, WA

Mary-Jo Valentino, Design

Portland, ME

Grayson Waits, MPH, Social Media Squad

CDC

Atlanta, GA

Lee Weintraub, MPH, CHESⓇ, Contributing Writer

Madison, WI

Christina Whitehouse
Christina R. Whitehouse, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CDCES, FADCES, Contributing Writer

Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Media, PA