OUR TEAM
DR. GRACE BAGWELL ADAMS
Dr. Adams serves as PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR for the Athens Wellbeing Project.
REBECCA BASKAM, MPH
Rebecca leads the Health Equity Fellows Program. Rebecca also provides support for the Athens Wellbeing Project as a Project Manager and completes community wellbeing research about Athens and Atlanta.
DR. JERRY SHANNON
Dr. Jerry Shannon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and the Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia. He studies accessibility to food and affordable housing, with a specific interest in community engaged research that fosters healthier and more equitable communities.
DR. AMANDA ABRAHAM
Dr. Amanda J. Abraham is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, she specializes in addiction health services research. Her work focuses on the impact of federal and state policy on the accessibility and quality of substance use disorder treatment, the adoption, diffusion and implementation of evidence-based practices for substance use disorder treatment, organizational change, and workforce development.
CELIA EICHELDINGER
Celia Eicheldinger a Research Statistician, with more than 20 years of expertise in the areas of statistical data processing and analysis; sample design, selection and weighting; and programming for database management, quality control, and data editing. Ms. Eicheldinger served as sampling statistician on AWP. She created the sampling frame, designed the sample approach, selected the sample, created sample weights and assisted with data cleaning.
OUR INTERNS
SPRING 2025 INTERN TEAM
From L-R, Back Row: Rocco Ross, Nico Izaguirre, Sydney Burd, Adriana Soto,
From L-R, Front Row: Melat Mekonnen, Kailey Blocker, Priscilla Lozada-Aguayo, Leslie Velasquez, Jada Moss
SPRING 2024 INTERN TEAM
From L-R, Back Row: Madison Hiatt, Annabella Hines, Kailey Blocker
From L-R, Front Row: Rylee Dickinson, Rebecca James
SPRING 2023
INTERN TEAM
From L-R, Back Row: Adenike Mcdonald, Lanier Overton, Sarah Benist, Emily Watson, Abby Borden
From L-R, Front Row: Gbemisola Talabi, Ayanna Patel, Ryan Belfi