Leadership and Staff | Affiliated Faculty | Associate Members
Leadership and Staff
Susan Kornstein, M.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Women’s Health
Dace Svikis, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Institute for Women’s Health
Amy Salisbury Ph.D., RN
Director of Research, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship & Innovation
Barbara Boyan, Ph.D.
Director of Innovation
Molly Hyer, Ph.D.
Director of Research Development and Learning Innovation
Gretchen N. Neigh, Ph.D.
Director of Translational Research
Pamela Dillon, PharmD
Co-Director of Translational Research
Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Liaison
Heather A. Jones, Ph.D., LCP
Director of Trainee Development
Kris Hood, Ph.D.
Co-Director of Community Engaged Research
Susan Bodnar-Deren, Ph.D.
Co-Director of Community Engaged Research
Jessie Oldham, Ph.D.
Director of Communications
Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.
Research Scientist in Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Assault
Kellie E. Carlyle, Ph.D., M.P. H.
Research Scientist in Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Assault
Valerie Coleman, RN, MSN, IBCLC, FACCE.
Director of Community Education
Lisa Ellis, M.S., M.D., CCC
Co-Chair, Women's Health Conference
Wendy S. Klein, MD, MACP
Director of Translational Research
Judith Collins, WHNP
Chair of Professional Advisory Board
Benoit Meyrieux
Journal of Women's Health, Editorial Coordinator and IWH Project Coordinator
Janett Forte, MSW, LCSW
Special Projects
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Kellyn Moody
Program Coordinator
Affiliate Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Institute for Women’s Health Affiliate Faculty Membership
The VCU Institute for Women’s Health Affiliate Faculty membership consists of more than 130 faculty engaged in research and/or education related to women’s health or sex/ gender differences.
Affiliate faculty are provided an infrastructure to support the development of interdisciplinary research and education related to women’s health and sex/gender differences. The IWH women’s health research listserv announces grant opportunities, workshop dates, and other research-related policies and news.
Invitations for membership are sent to potential candidates following a nomination by a current member, an invitation extended by the director, or a request by an individual candidate to be considered for membership.
If you are interested in membership, please send your current CV or NIH Biosketch to Dr. Susan Kornstein, IWH Executive Director, at susan.kornstein@vcuhealth.org.
Current List of Affiliated Faculty
- Acevedo, Edmund. Professor, Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Albhaisi, Somaya. Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Alkazemi, Mariam F. Associate Professor, Robertson School of Media and Culture
- Amstadter, Ananda. Professor of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics, School of Medicine
- Anderson, Lisa. Director of Educational Programs, Masters of Public Health Program, School of Medicine
- Arcan, Chrisa, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
- Armstrong, Amy. Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professions
- Azuma-Lampugnale, Dara, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Bajaj, Jasmohan, Professor, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Balster, Robert. Butler Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar. Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Population Health
- Banks, Matt. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Bean Melanie. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Belgrave, Faye. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Bhardwaj, Hem. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Blaney, Hanna. MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine.
- Bjork, James. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Bodnar-Deren, Susan. Associate Professor, Sociology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences; IWH Research Scientist in Perinatal Mental Health
- Bountress, Kaitlin. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Boyan, Barbara. Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Dean, College of Engineering
- Breckenridge, Leigh Ann. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing
- Brickhouse, Tegwyn. Professor and Chair, Dental Public Health and Policy, School of Dentistry
- Brosnan, Kevin. Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Brown, Lisa. Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing
- Brubaker, Sarah Jane. Professor and Associate Chair, Criminal Justice, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
- Brunzell, Darlene. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Buck, Gregory. Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
- Bui, Melissa. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Burkett, Linda. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Cage, Jamie. Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Carbone, Salvatore. Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Carlyle, Kellie. Professor, Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine; IWH Research Scientist in Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Assault
- Case, Kim. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Cathers, Lauretta. Assistant Professor and Program Director, Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professions
- Chartier, Karen. Associate Professor, School of Social Work Work
- Chelmow, David. Leo J Dunn Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Cifu, David. Professor and Chair, Associate Dean, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
- Clevenger, Charles. Professor and Carolyn Wingate Hyde Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
- Cobb, Caroline. Associate Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Cohen, D. Josh. Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and College of Engineering
- Coleman, Valerie. Program Director for Lactation Services, Family Life Education, Nursing, Women’s Health; IWH Director of Community Education
- Conley, Abigail. Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education, School of Education; IWH Research Scientist in Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Assault
- Corona, Rosalie. Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Coston, B. Ethan. Assistant Professor, Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Cramer, Elizabeth. Professor, School of Social Work
- Crouch, Taylor. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Crowther, Andrew. Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Anatomy, School of Medicine.
- Cuddleback, Gary. Interim Dean of Research, School of Social Work
- Cusack, Shannon. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Cynn, Christine. Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Cyrus, John. Associate Professor, Libraries, School of Medicine.
- Damaj, Imad. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Dautovich, Natalie. Associate Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Deshpande, Laxmikant. Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Diallo, Ana. Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing
- DiazGranados, Deborah. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Dillon, Pamela. Research Liaison, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research; IWH Co-Director of Translational Research
- Donahue, Henry. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Downs, Robert. Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Edwards, Alexis. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Fettweis, Jennifer. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
- Fields, Emma. Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine
- Fong, Stephen. Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, College of Engineering
- Fuemmeler, Bernard. Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine
- Fuss, Babette. Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine
- Garman, Greg. Associate Professor and Director, Center for Environmental Studies, Life Sciences
- Gatewood, Sharon. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Science Outcomes, School of Pharmacy
- Gee, Nancy. Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Gerk, Phillip. Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy
- Giddens, Jean. Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing
- Gilbert, Jennifer. Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine
- Goldman, Myla. Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Goode, (Kelly) Jean-Venable. Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy
- Grover, Amelia. Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
- Guidry, Jeanine. Assistant Professor, Richard T.. Robertson School of Media and Culture, College of Humanities and Sciences; IWH Director of Communications
- Hackney, Mary Helen. Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology & Psychology
- Hagan, Kelsey. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Hall, Amanda. Director, Community Engaged Research and Special Projects
- Hamilton, Peter. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine
- Hargraves, Rosalyn. Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Hawley, Carolyn. Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professionals
- Hayes, Rashelle. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Haynos, Annie. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Heise, Rebecca. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
- Hendricks-Muñoz, Karen. Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Hines, Anika. Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine
- Holmes, Courtney. Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professions
- Hood, Kristina. Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Hoyjin, Im. Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Isaacs, Christine. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Islam, Leila. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Jackson-Cook, Colleen. Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
- Jallo, Nancy. Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing
- Jeudy, Myrlene. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Jones, Heather. Associate Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Karjane, Nicole. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Kates, Stephen. Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine
- Kelly, Tim. Adjunct Professor, Center for Environmental Studies, Life Sciences
- Keyser-Marcus, Lori. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Khaldi, Reem. Senior Embryologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Kim, Sun Jung. Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine
- Kinser, Patricia. Dean and Judith B. Collins and Joseph M. Teefey Distinguished Professor, Office of the Dean, School of Nursing; IWH Research Scientist in Perinatal Mental Health
- Klein, Wendy. Associate Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine; Co-Chair, IWH Health of Women Conference
- Kliewer, Wendy. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Knapp, Pamela. Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine
- Koblinski, Jennifer. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
- Koch, Randy. Research Associate Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences, School of Medicine
- Koehn, Deborah. Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine,
- Kornstein, Susan. Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine; IWH Executive Director
- Krishnan, Seetha. Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Anatomy, School of Medicine.
- Krist, Alex. Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine
- Kuttikat, Miriam. Associate Professor, Social Work
- Lambert, Jennifer. Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine.
- Lambert-Giles, Tashima. Assistant Professor, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Lanni, Susan. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Lannoy, Severine. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- LaRose, Jessica. Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine
- Lee, Eun. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
- Lempke, Alexandra. Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
- Lesmpke, Landon. Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
- Leonard, John. Professor, Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering
- Lichtman, Aron. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Limmer, Jane. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Louie, Raphael. Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine
- Makarem, Suzanne. Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, School of Business
- Martin, Caitlin. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine; IWH Research Scientist in Substance Use Disorders in Women
- Mazzeo, Suzanne. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- McClish, Donna. Professor Emeritus, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine
- McGuire, Kandace. Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
- McInnes, Bridgette. Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
- Naavaal, Shillpa. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry
- Neale, Michael. Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Negus, S. Stevens. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Neigh, Gretchen. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine; IWH Director of Translational Research
- O'Meara, Alia. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Oldham, Jessie. Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
- Olex, Amy. Senior Scientist, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright CEnter for Clinical and Translational Research
- Olivares-Navarrete, Rene. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
- Palesh, Oxana. Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Park, Suzie. Assistant Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine
- Patterson, Julie. Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy.
- Patterson, Julie. Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science
- Pham, An. Assistant Professor, Department of Adolescent Medicine, School of Medicine
- Philipsen, Maike. Professor, Department of Foundations of Education, School of Education
- Polak, Kathryn. Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Price, Sarah. Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Social Work
- Quillin, John. Associate Professor, Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
- Randall, Leslie. Professor and Director Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ramezani, Niloofar. Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
- Reid, Jennifer. Assistant Professor, Center for Public Policy, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs
- Reiner, Joseph. Professor, Chair, Department of Physics, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Richardson, Joann. Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Riddle, Daniel. Otto D. Payton, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professionals
- Rozario, Silvia. Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Sadicario, Jaclyn. Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Salisbury, Amy. Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship and Innovation, Ann Steigleder Endowed Chair for Research Professor, School of Nursing; IWH Director of Research
- Salloum, Fadi. Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Sawyers, Chelsea. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Schwartz, Zvi. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Serrano, Myrna. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology,and Immunology, School of Medicine
- Shah, Bushra. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Shah, Lisa. Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing
- Shah, Priti. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine
- Shah, Sangeetal. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Sheppard, Vanessa. Professor. Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health.
- Shih, Shu-Fang. Assistant Professor, Department of Health Administration, College of Health Professions
- Sinclair, Elaine. DO, Assistant Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine.
- Smith-Mason, Jacqueline. Senior Associate Dean, Honors College
- Smith, Shelly. Associate Professor, Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing.
- Smith, Wally. Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Stanciu, Christina. Associate Professor, Department of English, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Subramaniam, Mangala. Professor and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Sociology and Office of the Provost, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Sullivan, Terri, Professor, Psychology, College of Humanities and Sciences.
- Sutton, Arnethea. Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences
- Sullivan, Terri. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Science
- Svikis, Dace. Professor, Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences; IWH Deputy Director
- Swift-Scanlan, Theresa. Director, Biobehavioral Research Laboratory, Ellen Fontaine Winston Distinguished Professor, Office of Research, Scholarship, and Innovation, School of Nursing
- Thacker, Leroy. Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine
- Thangarajh, Mathula. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Thoma, Collen. Professor, Department of Counseling and Special Education, School of Education
- Thomson, Nicholas. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
- Tossas, Katherine. Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine
- Tyc, Katazyrna. Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
- Van Tassell, Benjamin. Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy
- Vassileva, Jasmin. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Voynow, Judith. Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
- Wall, Carla. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Walton, Samuel. Assistant Professor Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
- Wijesinghe, Davanjan. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Science, School of Pharmacy
- Wike, Traci. Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Williams, Allison Baylor. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
- Wojcikewych, Devon. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Wolf, Carl. E. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
- Wolstenholme, Jennifer. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Wolver, Susan. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
- Woolf, Steven. Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine
- York, Timothy. Professor, Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
Updated 10.14.25
Associate Membership
IWH welcomes trainees at the Associate Membership Level. This membership is for postdoctoral fellows, residents, and graduate students interested in developing their research portfolio in women’s health and/or sex/gender differences. IWH can provide assistance with mentorship, research design, grant preparation, and career development. CLICK HERE to register as an Associate Member. Contact molly.hyer@vcuhealth.org with any questions.