Those Nerdy Girls

We are an interdisciplinary all-woman team of researchers and clinicians with expertise including nursing, mental health, demography, health policy/economics, and epidemiology. In addition to our current team, we value the contributions of our Nerdy Girl Alumnae.

Ashley-Ritter-PhD

Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, CEO, Founding Member

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Jennifer Beam Dowd Ph.D.

Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD, Editor in Chief, Founding Member

University of Oxford

Oxford, England

Gretchen Peterson

Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer, Founding Member

Dallas, TX

Sandra Albrecht Ph.D. MPH

Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH, Founding Member

Columbia University

New York, NY

Mary Baldridge, PhD, Querida Pandemia Contributor

Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Alison Buttenheim Ph.D. MBA

Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Katherine Cartwright, DO, MPH, Contributing Writer

Albany, NY

Sarah Whitley Coles, MD, Founding Member

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Chana Davis, PhD, Contributing Writer

Vancouver, BC

Joanna Dreifus, MPH, Director of Community Engagement

New York, NY

Stephanie Edmonds, PhD, MPH, RN, Contributing Writer

University of Iowa Health Care: Department of Nursing

Iowa City, IA

Tita Smyth Escobedo PM-IT

Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT

Philadelphia, PA

Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, Contributing Writer

CRITICA

Jersey City, NJ

Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC, Contributing Writer

Baltimore, MD

Lauren Hale Ph.D. MA

Lauren Hale, PhD MA, Founding Member

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Alexandra Hall, MD, Contributing Writer

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, WI

Maggie Hayes, Querida Pandemia Contributor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Malia Jones, PhD MPH, Co-founder & Director of Research

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Aparna Kumar, Ph.D. CRNP MPH

Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH, Founding Member

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Lindsey Leininger Ph.D. MA

Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA, Co-founder & Advisor

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Karina López, MSc, Querida Pandemia Contributor

Mexico City, MX

Megan Madsen, DO

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Heidi Schutz, PhD, Querida Pandemia Contributor

Parkland, WA

Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH, Founding Member

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago, IL

Mary-Jo Valentino, Design

Portland, ME

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