About Us

The My Diabetes, My Community study is supported by a diverse and enthusiastic team of people.  All members of our team share a commitment to improving the lives of people with diabetes.

MDMC Team Members

Elbert Huang, MD, MPH, FACP

Principal Investigator

Stacy Lindau, MD, MAPP

Principal Investigator

Valerie Press, MD, MPH, SFHM, FACP, FAAP

Co-Investigator

Monica Peek, MD, MPH, FACP

Co-Investigator

Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD

Co-Investigator

Tamara Konetzka, PhD

Co-Investigator

TBD

Project Manager

Marisol De Ornelas, MSPH

Project Manager

Sharon Velkovich, BSN, RN

Clinical Research Nurse 

Triniece Pearson, PhD, MBA, RN, CCRC

Clinical Research Nurse

Neha Singh, RN

Clinical Research Nurse

Casey Droske, BS

Research Assistant

Hannah Cohn, BA

Research Assistant

Veera Anand, BA

Research Assistant

Akankhya Behera, BS

Research Assistant

Wen Wan, PhD

Statistician

Mengqi Zhu, MS

Statistician

Jennifer Makelarski, PhD, MPH

Senior Data Analyst

Eva Shiu, MPH

Clinical Trials Manager

Jyotsna Jagai, PhD, MS, MPH

Senior Data Analyst

Victoria Winslow, MPH

Data Analyst

Emily Abramsohn, MPH

Director of Research and Data Governance

El Pinkerton, MPH

Data Analyst

Learn more about My Diabetes, My Community today

Email

mdmc@bsd.uchicago.edu

Phone

773-702-9521

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