David Córdova, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Dr. Cordova is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work. Dr. Cordova has been conducting research with adolescents for approximately a decade. Dr. Cordova completed his PhD at Michigan State University, where he graduated as a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellow. Prior to joining the Social Work faculty, he completed a NIDA-funded postdoctoral position at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He received as PI a career development award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and test the efficacy of an internet-based family preventive intervention. His research interests are in developing and testing the efficacy/effectiveness of preventive interventions for adolescents and their families. Dr. Cordova is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program.
Sarah Khreizat, Research Assistant
Sarah Khreizat is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Public Health Sciences at the School of Public Health. Her research is focused on identifying sexual risk behaviors among minority youth and she is interested in looking at how these risks are associated with substance use. Sarah is a 2023 Stamps Research Scholar and will be pursuing an MD in 2025.
Irfan Syed, Research Assistant
Graduate Students
Sydni Warner, M.S., Project Coordinator
Angela Fernandez, Ph.D., LCSW, MPH, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Jaime Munoz-Velazquez, Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan
Hidaya Zeaiter, MSW student at the University of Michigan 2021
Kyana Dixie, MSW student at the University of Michigan 2020
D. Malik Wiggins, MSW student at the University of Michigan 2019
Christopher Sanjurjo Montalvo, MSW student at the University of Michigan 2019
C. Claudia Djimandjaja, MPH, 2018-2019 Research Assistant
Frania Mendoza Lua, M.S.W PhD Student at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Yatesha Robinson, L.M.S.W PhD Student in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at Western Michigan University
Jordan Moody, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research 2018 Summer Immersion Program
Katie Street, 2015-2016 Research Assistant
Stephen Phillips, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research 2016 Summer Immersion Program
Francheska Alers-Rojas, PhD student in Development Psychology at the University of Michigan 2013-2015
Undergraduates:
Rebecca Pulliam, University of Michigan 2024 SOAR Program
Kaitlene Poblete, University of Michigan 2023 SOAR Program
Rafael Cortes, University of Michigan 2021 SOAR Program
Greta Kruse, University of Michigan 2020 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Libby Kelley, University of Michigan 2020 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
José M. González-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (UPRRP)
Anna Hart, University of Michigan 2020 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Melody M. Garcia, University of Puerto Rico- University of Michigan MICHR Summer Program
Mahamed N. Dinki, University of Michigan 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Amanda Trzaska , University of Michigan 2020 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Emily Kerr, University of Michigan 2019 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Alexis Marschall, University of Michigan 2018 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Jeremey Cohn, University of Michigan 2017 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Kathleen Nelson, University of Michigan 2017 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Ethan Hong, University of Michigan 2016 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program