Who We Are
Dianne Stanton Ward, EdD
Director
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group
Regan Burney, PhD
Managing Coordinator of Research
Falon Smith, MS, PhD
Managing Director of Research Dissemination
David Yates, MBA
Visiting Scholar
Derek Hales, PhD
Research Faculty
Erik Willis, MPH, PhD
Research Scientist
Aviva Starr, MSW
Implementation Advisor
Emily Clarke, RD, LDN
Implementation Advisor
Rich Rairigh, MS
Physical Activity Educational Advisor
Ian Coleman, MS
Web Developer
Michelle Herr, MPH
Training and Content Development Lead
Jamie Halula, MPH
Research Assistant
