Trainees

Our Trainees are undergraduate, Masters' and Ph.D. level students and postdoctoral fellows who actively participate in the conduct of health services research under the mentorship of CHEAR faculty. These learners come from academic disciplines that include clinical psychology, epidemiology, health informatics, health administration, medicine, and public health. They participate in all facets of CHEAR research including participant recruitment, data collection, management and analysis, literature review, manuscript preparation and the application of machine learning and data mining techniques to advance the CHEAR mission.

Research Fellows

Joanne Constantin, PhD, MPH
Pediatric Health Services Research Fellow

Dr. Constantin received her Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy, with a focal area in Health Economics from the University of Iowa. She also holds a Master of Public Health degree from the American University of Beirut. Her research focuses on the intersection of health policies, access to care, health outcomes, and social determinants of health. Joanne works on projects related to sickle cell disease, Medicaid policy, and health equity, and she employs quasi-experimental research designs and econometric methods focused on causal inference.

Nina Hill, MD
Pediatric Health Services Research Fellow

Dr. Nina Hill is a postdoctoral research fellow interested in the role of food security in maintaining cardiovascular health across the lifespan. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology & psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, and subsequently her medical degree at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Nina is passionate about health equity and conducting policy-relevant research to improve healthcare and health policies serving vulnerable families. Following fellowship she plans to pursue a physician scientist career. In addition to her research work, Nina provides primary and preventative care to kids and adults at the Canton Health Center.

Student Interns

Christopher Cadham
Christopher Cadham
Graduate Student Research Assistants
Janamarie Perroud
Graduate Student Research Assistants