People

Core team

Mary Beth Collins, J.D., M.A.

Executive Director

Amy Washbush, Ph.D.

Associate Director for
Engaged Research and Co-Create

Alexandra Wells, M.S.

Co-Create Program Coordinator

Costanza Generali. M.S.

Co-Create Research & Evaluation Specialist

Mikala Wong

Operations Coordinator

Mallory VanMeeter

Communication and Research Translation Specialist

Laura Evans, Ph.D.

CommNS Student & Stakeholder Engagement Manager & Co-Create Researcher

Emma Luedke

Communication and Research Translation Specialist

Faculty

Carolee Dodge Francis, Ed.D.

Department Chair, Civil Society and Community Studies

Haley Madden, Ph.D.

Teaching Faculty, Civil Society and Community Studies

Michael Maguire, M.S.

Faculty Associate and Undergraduate Liaison

Carolina Sarmiento, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Program Committee Chair, Civil Society and Community Studies

Melissa Bublitz, Ph.D.

Social Innovation Faculty Advisor

Student team members

Louis Aquino, Co-Create Graduate Project Assistant

Lucas Benford, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Tim Christensen, CommNS Graduate Project Assistant

Sophie Cleveland, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Keely Haas, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

David Hilgendorf, CommNS Teaching Assistant

Emilia Houle, Outreach and Engagement Undergraduate Intern

Jamillah Jallow, Civic Health Undergraduate Intern

Keiana James, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Izzy Kiekhofer, Multimedia Outreach and Engagement Undergraduate Intern

Claire Krois, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lindsey Mathews, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Xiaozhe Ning, Digital Platform Design Graduate Assistant

Laine Rittman, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Amelia Selstad, Co-Create Undergraduate Research Assistant

Noreen Sharif, Co-Create Graduate Research Assistant

Kayla Sippl, Co-Create Graduate Research Assistant

Laurel Statz, Event Planning Undergraduate Intern

CommNS team alumni

Board & Advisors

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