Welcome to Summer Institute 2023!
We are thrilled to have you join us in St. Louis.
This page is designed to make meeting packet materials and resource-sharing more accessible. To navigate this page, scroll down or select a ‘quick link’ button.
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Meeting Packet
- Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Fishbowl Assignments (PDF)
- Speed Mentoring Assignments (PDF)
- Attendee Bios
- Expert / Core Faculty (PDF)
- Guest Speakers (PDF)
- Scholars (PDF)
- Bauer Hall Floorplan (link)
- Session Slides (Box Folder)
Fishbowl Folders
Folders only accessible to group members – see Fishbowl Assignments for details.
Travel Logistics / Reimbursement Info
Personalized itineraries were distributed via email on July 5 — [Subject: Summer Institute 2023 | Meeting Packet + Travel Info]
Hotel
- Location: Drury Inn & Suites Brentwood
- Address: 8700 Eager Rd, Brentwood, MO 63144
- Check-in/Check-out Times (hotel): Check-in: 3:00 pm; Check-out: 11:00 am
- Shuttle service from Drury Inn: A shuttle will transport attendees staying at Drury Inn to/from Bauer Hall.
- Shuttle pick-up times to/from Bauer Hall: 7:45 am and 4:45 pm
Parking near Bauer Hall
Visitor parking is available on the fourth level of Millbrook Garage.
- Address for GPS (Millbrook Garage located directly across from the Knight Center): Throop Drive and, Snow Way Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130
- Enter the Garage via the west end or south side entrances from the Forest Park Parkway and Throop intersection.
- Pull a ticket at the gate when you enter; IS-2 admin will provide parking validation.
- Bauer Hall is accessible from the Knight Hall entrance. Knight Hall is situated to the left as you approach the Knight Center from the Millbrook Garage (additional details).
Reimbursement Guidelines
- Attendees will need to submit receipts for ground transportation and parking reimbursements.
- WashU has shifted to a per diem with GSA guidelines for meal travel reimbursement. Attendees will be reimbursed for meals not covered by the training and do not need to save meal receipts.
Key Reimbursement Dates
- July 20: Submit a signed and completed W-9 form to IS-2 Admin (Shellyjohnston@wustl.edu)
- If you completed a W-9 form for a past Institute or consultation, your W-9 form is on file – no further action is required.
- August 1: Transportation receipts due to IS-2 Admin
Attendee Contact Info
Select an attendee group below (Scholar, Guest Speaker, etc.) to view contact information.
Scholar Name | Cohort | Institution | |
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Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH | 2021 | asya.agulnik@stjude.org | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Daniel Amante, PhD, MPH | 2022 | Daniel.amante@umassmed.edu | UMass Chan Medical School |
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH | 2021 | aanyane-yeboa@mgh.harvard.edu | Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School |
Yuka Asada, PhD, RD | 2021 | yasada2@uic.edu | University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health |
Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA | 2022 | jbaloh@uams.edu | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
Derrecka Boykin, PhD | 2022 | Derrecka.Boykin@va.gov | Houston VAMC; Baylor College of Medicine |
Meagan Brown, PhD, MPH | 2022 | Meagan.C.Brown@kp.org | Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute |
Gabriela Buccini, PhD, MSc, IBCLC | 2022 | gabriela.buccini@unlv.edu | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) |
Elena Byhoff, MD, MSc | 2021 | elena.byhoff@umassmed.edu | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Alicia Cohen, MD, MSc | 2021 | alicia_cohen@brown.edu | Providence VA Medical Center; Brown University |
Jamie Faro, PhD | 2021 | Jamie.faro@umassmed.edu | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH | 2022 | Paola.Friedrich@STJUDE.ORG | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Jaclynn Hawkins, PhD, MSW | 2022 | jachawk@umich.edu | University of Michigan |
Cristina Huebner Torres, PhD, MA | 2022 | chuebnertorres@caringhealth.org | Caring Health Center / Harvard affiliated-researcher |
Manny Jimenez, MD, MS, FAAP | 2022 | jimenema@rwjms.rutgers.edu | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) |
Allison Lewinski, PhD, MPH, RN | 2021 | allison.lewinski@duke.edu | Duke School of Nursing; Durham VA Health Care System |
Gabriella McLoughlin, PhD, MS | 2022 | gabriella.mcloughlin@temple.edu | Temple University |
Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez, PhD | 2022 | andrea_mendoza@brown.edu | Brown University School of Public Health |
Stephanie Orstad, PhD | 2022 | Stephanie.Orstad@nyulangone.org | NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
Julia Price, PhD | 2021 | julia.price@nemours.org | Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science; Thomas Jefferson University |
Elizabeth Salerno, PhD, MPH | 2022 | e.salerno@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |
Jeremy Schwartz, MD | 2021 | jeremy.schwartz@yale.edu | Yale School of Medicine; Yale School of Public Health |
Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM | 2021 | michelle.silver@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |
Brittany Smalls, PhD, MHSA | 2021 | brittany.smalls@uky.edu | University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
Yanfang Su, ScD | 2022 | yfsu@uw.edu | University of Washington |
Katy Trinkley, PharmD, PhD | 2022 | KATY.TRINKLEY@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU | University of Colorado |
Randi Williams, PhD, MPH | 2022 | rmw27@georgetown.edu | Georgetown University Medical Center |
Mia Yang, MD, MS | 2021 | miyang@wakehealth.edu | Wake Forest School of Medicine |
Core Faculty Name | Email Address | Institution |
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Alyce Adams, PhD | asadams@stanford.edu | Stanford University |
Heather Brandt, PhD | Heather.Brandt@STJUDE.ORG | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
Ross Brownson, PhD | rbrownson@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School and School of Medicine |
Leo Cabassa, PhD | ljcabassa@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School |
Gloria Coronado, PhD | Gloria.D.Coronado@kpchr.org | Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research |
Geoff Curran, PhD | CurranGeoffreyM@uams.edu> | University of Arkansas for Medical Science |
Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD | djoshu@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School and School of Medicine |
Michele Heisler, MD, MPA | mheisler@med.umich.edu | University of Michigan School of Public Health; VA Center for Clinical Management Research |
Tom Houston, MD | tkhousto@wakehealth.edu | Wake Forest School of Medicine |
Lisa Klesges, PhD, MS | lisa.waller@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |
Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH | skk63@drexel.edu | Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health |
Robbie Schnoll, PhD | schnoll@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH | rs3108@cumc.columbia.edu | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD | rtabak@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School |
Bryan Weiner, PhD | bjweiner@uw.edu | University of Washington |
Expert Faculty / Guest Speaker Name | Email Address | Institution |
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Ana Baumann, PhD | abaumannwalker@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis |
Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH | drakeb@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis |
Byron Powell, PhD | bjpowell@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis |
Enola Proctor, PhD | ekp@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis |
Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD | vthompson22@wustl.edu | Washington University in St. Louis |
St. Louis Guide
St. Louis has a variety of entertainment, dining, and recreational activities to offer in the summer months. While you’re with us, we hope you’ll take some time to explore the neighborhoods around campus.

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