Let’s work together to move science forward.
We’re dedicated to advancing the literature and creating the programmatic resources to directly support rural and military-connected communities. We are not admitting traditional graduate students at this time, but are able to offer both hourly and volunteer opportunities to graduate students actively enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We are looking for team members with a passion for these communities and a drive to make a difference. We believe that your unique perspective and skills will be a valuable addition to our team. In return, we offer a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth, as well as the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects.
Academic Professionals
Michael Lotspeich-Yadao, Ph.D.
mlots2@illinois.edu
Research Assistant Professor (0%), Health and Kinesiology
Assistant Director, Research and Educational Programming, Chez Veterans Center
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Faculty Affiliate, Informatics Programs – School of Information Sciences
Collaborating Faculty
Chungyi Chiu, Ph.D., CRC, LPC
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Dr. Chung-Yi Chiu’s overarching research goals are to understand how people with disability and chronic illness (PwDC) live healthy, meaningful, and productive lives.
Craig Carpenter, Ph.D.
Ag., Food, and Resource Economics
Michigan State University
Dr. Carpenter’s research efforts focus on the use of federal administrative data to examine questions related to the interaction of race, ethnicity, veteran status, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
Graduate Students
Kortney Wilcher
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Susie Lopez
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Moin Vahora, MPH
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Aisha Tepede, MPH
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Undergraduate Students
Yasmen Pugh
Psychology, Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Blatchford
Kinesiology and Community Health
College of Applied Health Sciences
Behavioral Health Team
