Our Team
Together, we strive to prevent injuries in Georgia and the Southeast region.
Associate Director
Associate Director
Public Health Program Associate and Community Outreach Liaison
Assistant Epidemiologist Leadership
Briana Woods-Jaeger
Ursula Kelly
Mia Carvalho Guimarães
Hannah Glassie
Core Directors




Steering Committee Members
Jonathan Rupp
IPRCE Director
Jill Woodard
Program Director
Mia Carvalho Guimarães
Public Health Program Associate and Community Outreach Liaison
Lauren Hudak
Assistant Director
Briana Woods-Jaeger
Associate Director
Ursula Kelly
Associate Director
Lisa Dawson
Outreach Core Director
Hannah Cooper
Research Core Director
Sheryl Heron
Education and Training Core Associate Director
David Wright
Steering Committee Member
Maneesha Agarwal
Steering Committee Member
Randi Smith
Steering Committee Member
Alex Crosby
Steering Committee Member
Sofia Chaudhary
Steering Committee Member
Task Force Leaders
Sangmi Kim
Violence Prevention
Sofia Chaudhary
Violence Prevention
Nykita Howell
Violence Prevention
Jonathan Rupp
Transportation Safety
Robert Dallas
Transportation Safety
Denise Yeager
Transportation Safety
Nicholas Giordano
Drug Safety
Joseph Carpenter
Drug Safety
Elizabeth Head
Fall Prevention
Megan Passineau
Fall Prevention
Robert Grell
Traumatic Brain Injury
External Advisory Committee
Daniele Fallin
Dean, Rollins School of Public Health
James Curran
Dean Emeritus, Emory University
David Wright
Professor & Chair, Emory University
Monica Swahn
Professor, Georgia State University
Eric Caine
Professor, University of Rochester
Terry Richmond
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Lisa Dawson
Director, Injury Prevention Program, GA Dept. of Public Health
Nicole Franks
Vice President, Clinical Outcomes Optimization for Emory Healthcare (EHC) and Department of Emergency Medicine Professor
Sharon Nieb
Program Director, Emory School of Medicine
Ricardo Martinez
Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Medicine