Who We Are
The CEAR Core, led by Drs. Karen Glanz and Kevin Volpp, is comprised of faculty and staff from multiple schools within the University of Pennsylvania. The CEAR Core convenes a Steering Committee to provide oversight and guidance on all CEAR Core projects and activities.
Directors
Karen Glanz, MPH, PhD
Director, Community Engagement and Research Core
Director, UPenn Prevention Research Center
George A. Weiss University Professor
Professor of Epidemiology and Nursing
Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
kglanz@upenn.edu
Kevin Volpp, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Health Policy Division Chief, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Founders President’s Distinguished Professor
Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
volpp70@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Staff
Krista Scheffey, MPH, MSW
Research Project Manager
Center for Health Behavior Research
krista.scheffey@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Emma Soliva
Research Coordinator
Center for Health Behavior Research
emma.soliva@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Steering Committee Members
Louis Bell, MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
bell@email.chop.edu
Glenn Bryan, MSW
Assistant Vice President of Community Relations
University of Pennsylvania
gbryan@upenn.edu
Tamara J. Cadet, PhD, LICSW, MPH
Associate Professor
School of Social Policy & Practice
cadet@upenn.edu
Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD, MSc
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Perelman School of Medicine
cannusci@wharton.upenn.edu
John Farrar, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
Perelman School of Medicine
jfarrar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Joan Gluch, PhD, RDH
Professor
Division of Community Oral Health
Director, Community Oral Health
School of Dental Medicine
gluchj@dental.upenn.edu
Ira Harkavy, PhD
Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships
Associate Vice President
University of Pennsylvania
harkavy@upenn.edu
Marilyn Howarth, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Community Outreach and Engagement Core, Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
Perelman School of Medicine
howarthmv@gmail.com
Heather Klusaritz, PhD, MSW
Instructor
Associate Director, Center for Community and Population Health
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and School of Social Policy and Practice
Director of Community Engagement, Center for Public Health Initiatives
heather.klusaritz@uphs.upenn.edu
Joanne Levy, MBA, MCP
Director of Student Initiatives and Founding Director, SUMR Program
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
levyj@wharton.upenn.edu
Hillary Nelson, PhD, MPH
Director of MPH Program
Director of Education, Center for Public Health Initiatives
hnelson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Harris Sokoloff, PhD, MEd
Adjunct Associate Professor
Graduate School of Education
Faculty Director, Penn Project on Civic Engagement
harriss@gse.upenn.edu
Mary Summers, MA, MPhil
Lecturer
Department of Political Science
University of Pennsylvania
mysummer@sas.upenn.edu
Lucy Tuton, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Director, Program Development in Community Health
Perelman School of Medicine
tuton@upenn.edu
Caroline Watts, EdD, EdM
Senior Lecturer
Director of School and Community Engagement
Graduate School of Education
wattsca@gse.upenn.edu
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Researcher readiness for participating in community-engaged dissemination and implementation research: a conceptual framework of core competencies
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