Staff Directory

Beatrice Krauss, Ph.D. bkrauss@hunter.cuny.edu; 212-481-4283

Executive Director; Director of Administration and Coordination; Director of Collaborations and External Relations

Administrative Staff

Dee Burton, Ph.D. dburton@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4345	Director of Human Rights, Public Policy, and Health
Brian R. Davis, M.A. brian.davis@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4075	Project Coordinator and Research Assistant (Project Management and Operations)
Shawn McGinniss shawn.mcginniss@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4284	Administrative Coordinator (Administration and Coordination)

Project Staff

Dee Burton, Ph.D. dburton@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4345	Principal Investigator (Smoking Cessation)
Shawn McGinniss shawn.mcginniss@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4284	Research Coordinator (PATH-3); Trainer (Positive and Supporting Caring for People Living with HIV); Administrative Coordinator - Administration and Coordination
Brian R. Davis, M.A. brian.davis@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4075	Project Director (Adolescent HIV Risk); Project Director (PATH-3)
Nga Lam Sze (Irene) nsze@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-7579	Telephone Counselor (Smoking Cessation)
Xin Zeng (Cindy) xzeng@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-7579	Research Assistant (Smoking Cessation)

Internal Advisory Board

Philip Alcabes, Ph.D. palcabes@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4362	Associate Professor, Program in Urban Public Health College
Martin Dornbaum mdornbau@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-5129	Director of the Health Professions Education Center
Beatrice Krauss, Ph.D. bkrauss@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4283	Executive Director, Hunter College Center for Community and Urban Health
Thomas Mehnert, M.B.A. tmehnert@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-5172	Former Chief Financial Officer, Hunter College Center for Community and Urban Health; Principal, Mehnert & Associates L.L.C.
Martha Nelson mnelson@chpnet.org; (212) 420-2034	Project Research Assistant, Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center
Abukarriem Shabazz AbukarriemShabazz@phasepiggy back.org; (212) 234-1660	Chief Executive Officer, Phase: Piggy Back, Inc.

Consultants and other Advisors

Robert Kaplan, Ph.D. rekaplan@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-4692	Writing/Editorial Consultant, Writing and Communications
Thomas Mehnert, M.B.A. tmehnert@hunter.cuny.edu; (212) 481-5172	Fiscal Consultant, Fiscal Services
Junmian Sun tokids@gmail.com; (212) 481-7579	Telephone Counselor (Smoking Cessation)

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