Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC)
Contact Us and Staff
1660 South Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
MS: S-152
(206) 764-2773
SeattleCSPEC@va.gov
For emails: We can’t respond to emails from research participants or registry members due to VA security and privacy requirements. Phone calls are welcomed. Research participants can check their informed consent document for the study telephone number. VET Registry members can call using this number. NVVLS Registry members can call using this number.
Key Personnel
Nicholas L. Smith, PhD: Director
Jen Sporleder, BS: Associate Center Director, Research Operations
Mary Jo May, BA Ed: Administrative Officer
Investigators
Nicholas L. Smith, PhD
Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH
Alyson Littman, PhD, MPH
Sahra Mohazzab-Hosseinian, MSc, PhD
Pradeep Suri, MD, MSc
Mario Jesus Trejo, MPH, PhD
Affiliate Investigators
Jason Dominitz, MD, MHS
Bessie (Young) Mielcarek, MD, MPH
Biostatistics
Anna Korpak, PhD: Lead Biostatistician, Investigator
Aaron Baraff, PhD: Biostatistician
Chris Forsberg, MS: Biostatistician
Amy Jeon, MS: Biostatistician
Andrew Timmons, MS: Biostatistician
Data Management
Dan Morelli, BA: Program Manager
Alexandra Fox, MSIS: Data Analyst
Summer Gardner, MSIM: Data Analyst
Alexander Peterson, MSc: Data Analyst
Elaine Hu, MS: Data Analyst
Tracy Wang, MAS: Data Analyst
Lexie Schmidt, MPH: Data Analyst
Hazel Scott, MS: Data Analyst
Research and Quality Assurance
Laura Rabuck, MPIA: Program Manager, Digital Team
Karen Nakayama, BS: Program Manager, CSP #595: Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans (SHADE)
Cindy Liu, BA: Program Manager, CSP #2028: Epidemiology, Immunology and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 (EPIC3)
Laura Lang, MPH: Program Manager, Quality and Regulatory
Justin Abernethy, BS: Project Manager, Digital Team
Nicole LeBlanc, MA: Project Manager, CSP #595: Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans (SHADE)
Lynne Liu, MPH: Project Manager, CSP #505: Millennium Cohort Study
Akemi Miyamoto, BS: Project Manager, Registries and Repositories (INVESTD-R, VET Registry, NVVLSR)
Ella Baumgarten, BS, MPH: Research Coordinator
Gina Chang, BS: Research Coordinator
Haley Dixon, MPH, RD, CD, CPH: Research Coordinator
Karl Freese, BS: Research Coordinator
Paige King, MS: Research Coordinator
Jordanna Midthun, MPH: Research Coordinator
Vivek Pakanati, MPH: Research Coordinator
Nicole Riedel, MPH: Research Coordinator
Katie Schroeder, BS: Research Coordinator
Nick Simeti, MPH: Research Coordinator
Michelle Vargas, BS: Research Coordinator
Grace Chen, BS: Research Specialist
Maya Addison, BA: Research Assistant I
