ATRN Leadership Committee 2025-2026

Chair

Joseph A. Skelton, MD, MS, FAAP, FTOS 

Professor

Director, Brenner FITĀ® (Families In Training)

Department of Pediatrics

Department of Epidemiology and Prevention

Wake Forest University

School of Medicine
jskelton@wfusm.edu


Chair-Elect

Megan E. Roberts, PhD
Associate Professor
Health Behavior and Health Promotion College of Public Health
The Ohio State University

roberts.1558@osu.edu


Secretary

Nicole Tarr, MPH
Director of Partnerships
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute
ntarr@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
  

Immediate Past-Chair

Kathy Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD
Associate Professor & Public Health Extension Specialist
Department of Population Health Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech
Director, Center for Public Health Practice and Research
Co-lead, Community & Collaboration Core, integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia
khosig@vt.edu
540.231.6637


Treasurer
Rebecca Reece, MD, FACP  
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Co-Director WVCTSI Community Engagement and Outreach CORE
Department of Internal Medicine
West Virginia University Medicine
rreece@hsc.wvu.edu

Members-at-Large 

Tamilyn Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor and Jane E. Procter Endowed Chair 

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
tamilyn.bakas@uc.edu

Rajan Lamichhane, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biostatistician 

Department of Clinical and Translational Sciences (DCTS)
John C. Edwards School of Medicine
Marshall University
lamichhaner@marshall.edu
304.691.8648

Gia Mudd-Martin, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Director of Community Engagement and Research
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science
gia.mudd@uky.edu
859.257.4204


Alison P. Sanders, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
aps109@pitt.edu
  

Brianna Sheppard, PhD
Director
WV Area Health Education Centers
absheppard@hsc.wvu.edu
304.216.2963 


Melissa Thomas, PhD, MSPH, MSA, MCHES, CCHW
Founding Director

Center for Appalachia Research in Cancer Education
melissa.thomas@appalcare.org
800.614.5857


ATRN
 Newsletter Editor

Ashley G. Hall, MS 
Research Project Manager, Community Engagement and Participant Recruitment,
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
agtayl3@uky.edu
859.323.7375



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