Committees

UF CARE Leadership Committees 

Executive Committee

Sara Jo Nixon, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)

Marieta B Heaton, PhD (Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine) 

Barry Setlow, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)

Catherine L Striley, PhD, MSW, MPE (Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health & Health Professions)

Lori Knackstedt, PhD (Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences) 

Liana Hone, MS, MPH, PhD (Department of Health Education & Behavior, College of Health & Human Performance) 

Brandon Warren, PhD (Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy)

UF CARE Administrator 

Meagan Sullivan

Emeritus Associate Director

Joanna Peris, PhD (Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy) 

Internal/Community Advisory Committee

Mildred Maldonado-Molina, PhD, MS (Chair, Department of Health Education & Behavior, College of Health & Human Performance) 

Carson Pennypacker, LCSW (HUD-VASH Social Worker, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System) 

Leanetta McNealy, PhD (Alachua County Schools Board Member)

External Advisory Committee

Howard Becker, PhD (MUSC)

Kathleen A. Grant, PhD (OHSU)

Stephanie O’Malley, PhD (Yale)

Working Committees 

Annual Symposium Programming

Scientific Programming

Chairs: Ben Lewis, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine) & Barry Setlow, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)

2024 Committee Membership

Joy Gabrielli, PhD (Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Public Health & Health Professions) 

Liana Hone, PhD (Department of Health Education & Behavior, College of Health & Human Performance) 

Dan Wesson, PhD (Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Medicine)

Bo Sortman, Graduate Trainee         

Community Networking Event Planning (Alphabetized)

Jeff Boissoneault, PhD (Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, College of Public Health & Health Professions) 

Christian Garcia, PhD

Brandon Warren, PhD (Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy)

Mike Dunn, PhD (UCF)

Tom Hall, PhD  (Director, Coalition for a Drug Free Community)

Lieutenant Shane DeJarnett (Orange County Sheriff’s Office) 

Chief Carl Metzger (University of Central Florida Police Department) 

Leanetta McNealy, PhD (Alachua County Schools Board Member)

Anntwanique Edwards, PhD (Alachua County Schools, Chief of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement )

Toni Griffin, Ed.D (Alachua County Public Schools, Supervisor, School Counseling & Student Services)

Johnelly Green, BSN, RN (Alachua County Public Schools,  Supervisor Health Services) 

Lindsey Munns (Community Advocate)

Spencer Munns, JD (Community Advocate)

Sara Jo Nixon, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)      

Meagan Sullivan

AND A HOST of VOLUNTEER AFFILIATE MEMBERS     

2023 Collaborators from other FL Institutions

Mike Dunn, PhD (UCF)

Rob Dvorak, PhD (UCF)

Mohammed Kabbaj, PhD (FSU)

Rob Schlauch, PhD (USF)

Eric Wagner, PhD (FIU)

Monthly Seminar Series

Co-Chairs: Marcelo Febo, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine) & Nichole Scaglione, PhD (Department of Health Education & Behavior, College of Health & Human Performance) 

Social Events Committee

Co-Chairs  Brandon Warren, PhD (Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy) &  Amanda Elton, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)      

Trainee Awards Selection

 Co-Chairs: Marieta Heaton, PhD (Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine)  & Cathy Striley, PhD (Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health & Health Professions)

Continuing Members:  Dan Wesson, PhD (Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Medicine), Marcelo Febo, PhD (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine)            

UF CARE Podcasts:

Co-Chairs: Oliver Grundmann, PhD (Department of Entrepreneurial Programs in Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy) 

Lori Knackstedt, PhD (Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences), Victor Schneider (Graduate Trainee)