Institute Personnel
Meet the leadership, administration and advisory teams that support Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Core service faculty directors can be found on individual pages.
Leadership Team
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Erica Francis, MS
Administrative Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Orfeu Buxton, PhD
Associate Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute
William Calo, PhD, JD, MPH
Associate Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Lauren Van Scoy, MD
Associate Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Administrative Leaders
Jess Abrams Schrodel, MEd
Project Manager, Community EngagementSarah Cichy, MPH
Staff Associate Director, Cross Core CollaborationTyler Deal, MPH
Project Coordinator, InformaticsKristin DiSanto, MS
Project Manager, ASAP and Translational Research Training (TL1) ProgramsAlyson Eggleston, PhD
Director, EvaluationAbbey Fisher, MPA, PMP
Research NavigatorEllie Hogentogler
Lead CommunicatorAvnish Katoch
Project Manager, InformaticsSarah Leonard
Marketing/Communication SpecialistMiriam Miller, MS
Project Manager, Community EngagementPaula Moodie, MSW
Project Manager, Community EngagementJessica Petrie
Project Manager, Workforce DevelopmentKelsey Stoltzfus, MPH
Staff Associate Director, Pilots & QA ComplianceNicole Tarr, MPH
Staff Associate Director, PartnershipsAdvisory Boards and Committees
The External Advisory Board (EAB) consists of representatives from other Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-funded institutions who share their experience with implementing CTSA programs at their institutions and offer advice on how Penn State Clinical and Translational Science (CTSI) can be more effective. The members of the EAB participate in annual on-site meetings, review CTSI programs, and assess whether milestones for the Institute and its individual programs have been achieved. The EAB provides a written report that is shared with the NIH and Penn State leadership.
The Penn State University Health Sciences Council (UHSC) is responsible for developing, recommending and promoting initiatives across the institution to advance health sciences education, research, service and outreach. UHSC serves as the internal advisory committee of the CTSI. Members include executive leadership from the Office of the Vice President for Research and the colleges of agriculture, engineering, health and human development, information sciences and technology, medicine, liberal arts, nursing and science, as well as leadership from various cross-campus institutes, University Libraries and other groups.