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Center for Computational & Social Sciences in Health (COMPASS)
625 N. Michigan Ave., 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
312-503-5338
compass-center@northwestern.edu

Meet Our Team

Leadership

Michelle Birkett headshot

Michelle A. Birkett, PhD
Pronouns: she/they
Center Director
Associate Professor

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Patrick Janulis, PhD
Pronouns: he/him
Center Associate Director
Associate Professor

Administration

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Kate Banner
Pronouns: she/her
Center Administrator
Director of Research Operations

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Louis Porras, BA
Pronouns: they/he
Center Administrative Associate
Data Assistant Associate

Core Faculty

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Tom Wolff, PhD
Pronouns: he/him
Center Core Faculty
Research Assistant Professor

Development Team

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Joshua Melville, MSc
Pronouns: he/they
Head of Development & Design

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Caden Buckhalt, BA
Pronouns: he/him
Developer Associate

Staff

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B.R. Slone, MS
Pronouns: they/she
Research Data Analyst

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Samantha Stoll, MS
Pronouns: she/her
Research Data Analyst

Mentees

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Emily Esposito, PhD
Pronouns: she/her
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Sijia Wei, PhD, RN, PHN
Pronouns: she/her
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
K99/R00 Awardee

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Artur Queiroz, PhD
Pronouns: he/him
Assistant Professor, FSU
NIH FIRST Mentee

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Kathyrn Risher, PhD, MHS
Pronouns: she/her
Assistant Professor, Penn State University
K01 Awardee

Interns

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Jordan Henry
Pronouns: she/they
Illinois Math and Science Academy Intern