current ORCCA members

★denotes members of The STARS Network

Keith Windsor ★

Gambling Clinic, UT Memphis

keithwindsor24@gmail.com


Jessica Norris ★

Marshall Health/CPRS Student

21.jessnorris@gmail.com


Kelly Karpa, RPh, PhD, FAAPE, FNAP

Associate Dean, Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation

Professor, Dept of Medical Education

ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

karpak@etsu.edu


Courtney “Liz” Rena ★

Salem VA Health System and Virginia Tech

rena.courtney2@va.gov


Rebecca Conrad ★

Potomac Highlands Guild

rebecca.conrad@potomachighlandsguild.com


Paul Delaughter, MAEd ★

Licensed Professional Counselor

Doctoral Candidate, Virginia Tech

pdvt.edu


Shaniece Fraser, BS ★

Graduate Student, Virginia Tech

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

shaniecedf@vt.edu


Amber Prater, AAS ★

Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Lighthouse Community Investment Agency

aprater89@outlook.com


Adati Tarfa ★

Yale University

Adati.tarfa@yale.edu


Michelle Donaldson, CPRS ★

ETSU Addiction Science Center

donaldsonm@etsu.edu


Carly Urbanski ★

Zepf Center CPRS, Ohio

urbanskicarly@gmail.com

Brittany Pealer ★

Johnson City Recovery Center

brittany@jcrecoverycenter.org


Tess Drazdowski ★

Chestnut Health Systems

tkdrazdowski@chestnut.org


Hannah Warren, MS ★

Implementation Specialist

East Tennessee State University Addiction Science Center

warrenhl@etsu.edu


Lincoln CoffmaN ★

Memphis Area Prevention Coalition

lcoffman@memphisprevention.org


Dr. Charles Olomofe, MBchb, MPH, FWACP, DrPH ★

olomofec@etsu.edu


Mary Beth Dunkenberger, MBA ★

Associate Director, Institute for Policy and Governance

Virginia Tech

mdunkenb@vt.edu


Manik Ahuja, PhD, MA

Assistant Professor

ETSU

ahujam@etsu.edu


Elizabeth Allen, MS

Research Associate

Virginia Tech’s Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)

lizallen@vt.edu



Kimberly Barber ★

Acute Response Coordinator

Sullivan County Anti Drug Coalition

kimberly@scadcoalition.org


Jennifer Berven, CPRS II ★

Director

Promise Center / Insight Alliance

director@insightalliance.org


Caroline Birchmore, DNP, ARNP-C, FNP-C, CLNC

DNP

Veterans Administration (Former Director Telehealth)/ED APRN

carolyn.birchmore@va.gov



Kim Boyd, MS, CSAC, QMHP, CPRS

Region 3 Recovery Oriented Services Coordinator

Office of Recovery Services/DBHDS

kim.boyd@dbhds.virginia.gov



Lesly-Marie Buer, PhD, MPH

Research Director

Choice Health Network Harm Reduction

lbuer@choicehealthnetwork.org


Lauren Canary, MPH

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Medical Student

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

lbcanary@vt.edu


Gracie Carter

Student Researcher

East Tennessee State University

cartergm@etsu.edu


Elizabeth Childress, BS

Peer Recovery Support Specialist

ETSU

childresse@etsu.edu


Bendik Clark, MD, MS

MPH Student

ETSU College of Public Health

clarkbl@etsu.edu


Andrea Clements, PhD

Professor/President

Dept. of Psychology, ETSU/Uplift Appalachia

clements@etsu.edu


Doug Coatsworth, PhD

Betsey R. Bush Professor in Behavioral Health and Associate Dean for Research

University of Tennessee College of Social Work

dcoatswo@utk.edu


Niles Comer, MA, CPRS

Director

Roanoke Valley Collective Response

niles@rvarc.org


Matthew Courser, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

mcourser@pire.org


Cassidy Crews, MS

Research Associate

Charleston Area Medical Center

cassidy.crews@camc.org


Jenny Crowley, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of Tennessee


Karen Dominick, BA, PRSS

Peer Recovery Support Specialist

dominickkaren81@gmail.com


Jonathan Dower

Executive Director

West Virginia Sober Living

jon@ascensionrs.com


Christina Drymon, PhD

Research Scientist

NORC at the University of Chicago

drymon-christina@norc.org


Chenguang Du

PhD Student

Virginia Tech

dcheng6@vt.edu


Mary Beth Dunkenberger, MBA

Associate Director, Institute for Policy and Governance

Virginia Tech

mdunkenb@vt.edu


Frankie Edwards

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Tech

gfedward@vt.edu


Jamie Edwards, M.Ed, MA

Research and Data Analyst

Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery

edwardsj@co.surry.nc.us


Mary Emmett, PhD, FACHE

Corporate Director

Charleston Area Medical Center Institute for Academic Medicine,
Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research

mary.emmett@camc.org


Vanessa Escamilla

Peer Recovery Supporter/PRS Training Facilitator

Ross County Community Action PRS/Cofacilitator ohiomhas

anewpeerlife@outlook.com


Roy Escobar III

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

University Clinical Health Addiction Medicine

roy.escobar@uthsc.ed


Francis Farrell, PhD

Senior Director, Research and Development; Assistant Professor of Medicine

Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

fxfarrell@carilionclinic.org


Judith Feinberg, MD ★

Professor

West Virginia University

judith.feinberg@hsc.wvu.edu




Meredith Ginley, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

ETSU

ginleym@etsu.edu


Dorothy Greene, MSW, PhD

Assistant Professor

ETSU

greeneds@etsu.edu


angela hagaman, DrPH, MA, NCC

Operations Director, Addiction Science Center

ETSU College of Public Health

hagaman@etsu.edu


Camelia Hahn

Advocacy Intern

Roanoke Valley Collective Response

clohahn@vt.edu


Alexandra Hanlon, PhD

Director, Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science

Virginia Tech

alhanlon@vt.edu


Angelina Hargrove, MS, MPH, CHES®

Research Assistant and Coordinator

Virginia Tech


Cheryl Hartman, PhD ★

Administrator, Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program

Carilion Clinic

cwhartman1@carilionclinic.org


Liz Hemby

Student (Master of Social Work Candidate)

ETSU

hembye@etsu.edu


Scott Hemby, MA, PhD

Professor, Chair of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences

High Point University/Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy

shemby@highpoint.edu


Jamie Holt

Research Assistant, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Virginia Tech

jkholt@vtc.vt.edu


Kimberly Horn, EdD

Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Director, ORCCA

Virginia Tech

kahorn1@vt.edu


Brittany Howell, PhD

Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Virginia Tech

brhowell@vtc.vt.edu

Mary Brannock, DrPH, MS ★

Research Assistant Professor

Director of Behavioral Health Workforce

East Tennessee State University

brannockm@etsu.edu


Teresa Greer ★

Clinical Manager of Crisis Care, Zepf

tgreer@zepfcenter.org


Nicole Pyke, MS ★

Graduate Researcher

Recovery Research Institute

nicolempyke@gmail.com


David Moore, PHD ★

Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships

Virginia Tech

Institute for Policy and Governance

dmoore@vt.edu


Nickie Tedder, RPRS, BSW ★

Region 3 Recovery-Oriented Services Coordinator, DBHDS

Office of Recovery Services

Nickie.Tedder@dbhds.virginia.gov


Fadilan Kayong ★

Community Member Recovery Coach

fadilan@mo-recovery.com


Julie Browning ★

Boss Mode Recovery

juliebrowning9@gmail.com


Stephanie Hutter-Thomas, PhD, CPH ★

Research Program Director, WVU School of Medicine

Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry

stephaniehutterthomas@gmail.com


Margaret Rukstalis, MD ★

Director of Addiction Services

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

mrrukstalis@carilionclinic.org


Kate Durst ★

TN Department of Health

kate.durst@tn.gov


Sharina Johnson

CEO

Arcana Recovery

sjohnson@arcanarecovery.com


Anita Kablinger, MD, CPI

Professor and Director of Clinical Trials Research

Carilion Clinic-VTCSOM

askablinger@carilionclinic.org


Marissa Kluk, MPH, CPRS

Director of Recovery Ecosystem Alignment, Addiction Science Center
Doctor of Public Health Student

ETSU College of Public Health

klukm1@etsu.edu


Kenneth Knight, CPRS

CPRS

Knox County Health Department

kenneth.knight@knoxcounty.org


Kevin Krost, MA

Graduate Research Assistant, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Virginia Tech

kevinkrost@vt.edu


Laura Lander, MSW, AADC

Associate Professor

West Virginia University

llander@hsc.wvu.edu


Timothy Lash

Graduate Student in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling

West Virginia University

tjl00017@mix.wvu.edu


Kristn Lillvis, PhD

Mullerleile Endowed Chair in English

St. Catherine University

Movable: Narratives of Recovery and Place

kristenlillvis@gmail.com



Shannon Matthews

APSS/Recovery Coach

Voices of Hope/DeNova

shannongmatthews2338@gmail.com


Della Maxey, PRSS

Peer Support Intake Monitor

Liberty Place Recovery Center

dmaxey@foothillscap.org



Daniel McCawley

Director of Operations

West Virginia Sober Living

dan@wvsls.com


Robert McNamara, PhD

Assistant Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine



Larry merkel, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences; Director of Outreach

University of Virginia

RLM3u@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu


Gerald Morris, BSIM, MAOM

Board President

Project Unity for Life

projectunity4life@gmail.com


Jennifer Miller, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

University of Tennessee

wsmith6@utk.edu


Lara Nagle, MSLA, MURP

Community-Based Research Manager

Virginia Tech

lkn4187@vt.edu


Charles Olomofe, MBChB, MPH, FWACP

Doctoral Student (Medical Doctor)

East Tennessee State University

olomofec@etsu.edu


Shanna Osborne

COPE Care Coordinator

NKU

osbornes8@nku.edu


robert pack, PhD, MPH

Professor, Department of Community & Behavioral Health
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director, Addiction Science Center
Director, ORCCA

ETSU College of Public Health

packr@etsu.edu


Dennis H Parnell, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS

Founder & Managing Partner

Kennebec Recovery Concepts, LLC

dp2ndround@gmail.com


Karen Pershing, MPH, CPS II

Executive Director

Metro Drug Coalition

kpershing@metrodrug.org


Elliot Pinsly, LCSW

Chief Executive Officer

Behavioral Health Foundation

elliot@behavioralhealthfoundation.org


Melissa Poulsen, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Geisinger Research Institute


Michael prough, MS

Graduate Research Assistant, Addiction Science Center
Doctor of Public Health Student

ETSU College of Public Health

prough@etsu.edu


Carlin Rafie, PhD, MS, RD

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist

Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension

crafie@vt.edu


William Rea, MD

Director, Addictions

Virginia Tech Carilion

wsrea@carilionclinic.org


Charlotte Reeves, MA, CPSS

Community Outreach Coordinator

Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery

reevesc@co.surry.nc.us


Danielle Ross

Peer Recovery Supporter

Hopewell Health Centers

danielizross@gmail.com


Patty Schaeffer

Executive Director, NCCPSS/Trainer

WellSurgent

ps@wellsurgent.com


Stefan Schöberlein, PhD

Movable: Narratives of Recovery and Place

schoeberleis@marshall.edu


David Shoham, PhD, MSPH

Chair, Biostatistics and Epidemiology

ETSU College of Public Health

shoham@etsu.edu


Gordon Smith, MD, MPH

Professor, Epidemiology

WVU School of Public Health

gordon.smith@hsc.wvu.edu


Lauren Smith

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Tech Public Health Program

laur12@vt.edu


TIMOTHY SmYth, MD, FASAM

Medical Director

Catalyst Health Solutions


Emily Tiernan

ETSU Student

ETSU

tiernan@etsu.edu


Kendra Thorne, PhD

Psychologist

Department of Veteran Affairs

kendra.thorne@va.gov


Katie Valentino, MS, CPRS

Behavioral Health Outreach Coordinator, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

catherine_valentino@bcbst.com


Dorothy Wallis, LMSW

PhD Candidate

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

dwallis@utk.edu


Lacy Watson

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Tech IPG

elw3@vt.edu


Serina WIlliams

Medical Student

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine


Weijun Xie, PhD

Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech

wxie@vt.edu


Jackie Yenerall, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of Tennessee

jyeneral@utk.edu