• Sat, 31 May 2025

Team

Meet our team of caring, compassionate, and skilled mental health professionals and graduate students.

Glenn Dembowski
Project Services Coordinator
Brianne LaPelusa
Jessi Davis
Mahgul Mansoor
Social Science/Humanities Research Associate IV
Amanda Ryan
Research Associate
Amanda Boquist
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator
Harriet Van Loggerenberg
Senior Program Coordinator
Abby Mayhue
Social Science/Humanities Research Associate III
Stacey Stevens Manser
Associate Director
Laura Hernandez Gold
School Suicide Prevention Lead
Zatara Headshot
Zatara Rivers
Administrative Program Coordinator
Deborah Cohen, Ph.D., MSW
Research Associate Professor
Tammy Holland
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator 
Victoria Kelley
Content and Media Strategist
Abby Bailin
Research Associate
Adaminah Tankersly
Family Engagement Specialist for Community Wellness and Peer Support Team 
Pam Daggett
Research Technician
Raven Garuda
Social Science/Humanities Research Associate IV
Lauren Rosa
Project Manager
Jennifer Winkelman
Senior Outreach Program Coordinator
Erin Luby
Erin Luby
Research Assistant
Cynthia Smith
Salesforce Administrator
McKenzie Bentley 
Digital Media Specialist
Molly Sanders
Sharon Choi
Researcher
Vanessa Klodnick
Research Scientist
Darcy Kues
Project Manager
Sumaita Choudhury
Researcher
Molly Lopez
Director
Holly Gursslin
Senior Program Coordinator
Raven Garza
Content Writer and Editor
David Lynch
Senior Research Analyst
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Annie Lenoir
Research Associate V
Haley Davis
Contract Manager
Lytton St.Stephen
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator
Victoria Fleming
Research Associate
Nivedhitha Parthasarathy, Ph.D., MPH
Research Associate V
Pallavi Singh
Researcher
Jenny Baldwin
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator
Rebecca P. Johnson
Social Services & Humanities Research Associate V
Sarah Stephens
Communication Specialist
Olenka Coughlan
Principal Data Analyst
Sydney Pauling
Graduate Research Assistant
Mordecai Dixon
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator
Kendall Jones
Communications and Marketing Manager
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Amy Schryver
Project Manager
Juli Earley
Research Associate
Jennifer Baran-Prall
Project Manager
Jennifer Banister
Program Coordinator

Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health
1823 Red River St.
Austin, TX 78701
txinstitute4mh@austin.utexas.edu

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