Project and Core Leaders

Akram Alshawabkeh

Akram Alshawabkeh

PROTECT Principal Investigator & Co – Director
Geo – Environmental Engineering
José Cordero

José Cordero

PROTECT Co-Director
Pediatrics

 John Meeker

John Meeker

Project 1
Molecular Epidemiology

Kelly Bakulski

Kelly Bakulski

Project 2
Toxicology

Sean Harris

Sean Harris

Project 2
Toxicology

Ingrid Padilla

Ingrid Padilla

Project 3
Hydrologic Engineering

Carmen Vélez Vega

Carmen Vélez Vega

Community Engagement Core
Social Work

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Community Engagement Core
Social Science

David Kaeli

David Kaeli

Data Management & Analysis Core
Computer Engineering

Kelsey Pieper

Kelsey Pieper

Training Core
Environmental Engineering

Investigators and Collaborators

Julia Brody

Julia Brody

Silent Spring Institute
Community Psychology

Antonia Calafat

Antonia Calafat

CDC
Epidemiology

Amber Cathey

Amber Cathey

University of Michigan
Environmental Epidemiology

Jennifer Dy

Jennifer Dy

Northeastern University
Machine Learning

Muhammad Fahan Ehsan

Muhammad Fahan Ehsan

Northeastern University
Environmental Engineering

Kelly Ferguson

Kelly Ferguson

NIEHS
Molecular Epidemiology

Roger Giese

Roger Giese

Northeastern University
Environmental Health

April Gu

April Gu

Cornell University
Biotechnology

Damian Helbling

Damian Helbling

Cornell University
Environmental Engineering

Gredia Huerta-Montañez

Gredia Huerta-Montañez

Northeastern University
Pediatrics

Phil Larese-Casanova

Phil Larese-Casanova

Northeastern University
Environmental Engineering

Rita Loch-Caruso

Rita Loch-Caruso

University of Michigan
Toxicology

Raul Machiavelli

Raul Machiavelli

University of Puerto Rico
Biostatistics

Justin Manjourides

Justin Manjourides

Northeastern University
Biostatistics

Bhramar Mukherjee

Bhramar Mukherjee

University of Michigan
Biostatistics

Zaira Rosario-Pabón

Zaira Rosario-Pabón

Northeastern University
Data Management

Aidsa Santiago Román

Aidsa Santiago Román

University of Puerto Rico
Engineering Education

Tom Sheahan

Tom Sheahan

Northeastern University
Geotechnical Engineering

Julia Varshavsky

Julia Varshavsky

Northeastern University
Environmental Health

Dorothy Vesper

Dorothy Vesper

West Virginia University
Geology

Deborah Watkins

Deborah Watkins

University of Michigan
Epidemiology

Chuanwu Xi

Chuanwu Xi

University of Michigan
Environmental Health

Emily Zimmerman

Emily Zimmerman

Northeastern University
Speech & Neurodevelopment

Postdocs

Jong-Gook Kim

Jong-Gook Kim

Northeastern University
Groundwater Remediation

Skarlet Velasquez

Skarlet Velasquez

University of Georgia
Public Health

Megan Woodbury

Megan Woodbury

Northeastern University
Neuroscience

Nobel Hernández-Otero

Nobel Hernández-Otero

University of Puerto Rico
Social Determinants of Health

Fernando Pantoja

Fernando Pantoja

University of Puerto Rico
Groundwater Contamination

Fifteen people pose for a group photo outside

PROTECT Planning Meeting in Rincon, Puerto Rico – January 2010.  L-R Back: Tom Sheahan, Ferdi Hellweger, Akram Alshawabkeh, José Cordero, Raul Machiavelli, John Meeker, Sangchul Hwang.  L-R Front: Rita Loch-Caruso, Braulio Jimenez, Roger Giese, Ingrid Padilla, Mariah Nobrega, Kristin Hicks, Michael Silevitch, David Kaeli