OUR COMMUNITY
The Center for Healthy Minds is a vibrant interdisciplinary collective of faculty, scientists, researchers, administrative staff and students.
We are in community with scientific experts, community organizations, collaborators and philanthropic supporters from our home in Madison, WI, and around the globe.
People who Lead the Work of the Center
People Who Support the Work of the Center
Polina Beloborodova
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tiantian Cai
Graduate Student, Asian Languages & Culture
Jackie Chalghin
Loka Initiative Administrative Assistant
Ty Christian
Systems Administrator
Debra Dawidziak
Accountant
Tricia Denman
Research Program Manager
Ria Dhingra
Student Flourishing Coordinator
Kyle Dougherty
Grad Student, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Alyssa Gerarden
Research Administrator
Marianne Griffin
Administrative Specialist
Emma Grindle
Research Specialist
Estelle Higgins
Graduate Student, Department of Psychology
Zishan Jiwani
Graduate Student, Department of Counseling Psychology
Sarah Keib
Financial Specialist
Ginnie Kim
Graduate Student, Department of Educational Psychology
Pema Lhamo
Research Associate
Olivia Kostreva
Research Specialist
Jane Lambert
Undergraduate Coordinator & Training Grant Administrator
Wendy Lau
Research Associate
Mia Lauder
Research Specialist
Anne Marie Leiby
Graduate Student, Neuroscience
Cecilia Nam
Research Specialist
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Loka Initiative Program Manager
Jennie Nguyen
Assistant to the Director
Patrick Nolan
Graduate Student, Department of Sociology
Brendon Panke
Community Operations Coordinator
Ajita Raghavendra
Graduate Student, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Hadley Rahrig
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kate Riordan
Clinical Research Coordinator l
Hannah Sandvold
Multimedia Designer
Molly Schaefer
Research Study Data Assistant
Wenpei Shao
Data Engineer
Stuti Shrivastava
Research Software Developer
Lily Smith
Graduate Student, Department of Counseling Psychology
Mirtha Sosa Pacheco
Loka Initiative Outreach Program Coordinator
Alaina Srivastav
Research Specialist
Caroline Swords
Graduate Student, Department of Counseling Psychology
Taeli Turner
Development & Communications Specialist
Nate Vack
Research Software Developer
Victoria Vlisides
Digital Content Editor
Lisa Wesley
Human Resources Generalist
Qiang Xie
Graduate Student, Department of Counseling Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
Affiliated Faculty
Larissa G. Duncan
Elizabeth C. Davies Chair in Child and Family Well-Being, Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Jo Handelsman
Wisconsin Institue for Discovery Director, Vilas Research Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor