Meet Our Team
Faculty Directors
Adina Luba Kalet, MD, MPH
Director, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education Stephen and Shelagh Roell Endowed Chair
Tavinder K. Ark, PhD
Director, Data Science Lab, Kern Institute
Cassie Ferguson, MD
Associate Director, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education; Director, Student Pillar, Kern Institute
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA
Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute; Professor of Medicine
Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA
Director, P-METaL Lab; Member, Cross Pillar, Kern Institute
Kristina Kaljo, PhD
Director, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
Lana Minshew, PhD, MEd
Director, Human-Centered Design Lab; Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute
Alicia M. Pilarski, DO
Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute
Sandra L. Pfister, PhD
Interim Director, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar; Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
Institute Staff
Michael T. Braun, PhD
Program Manager
Venus Coates, MBA
Department Administrator, Kern Institute
Vivian Dondlinger
Program Manager, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
Ethan Duwell, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Justine Espisito
Research Coordinator II
Keyauna Irby
Business Operations Coordinator
Shannon M. Majewski, CMP, CMM, HMCC, VEMM
Events Specialist
Devarati Syam, PhD
Program Manager, Student and GME Pillars, Kern Institute
Kaicey von Stockhausen
Program Manager, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute
Erin Weileder
Sr. Communications Consultant
Faculty Contributors
Jeffrey C. Amundson, PhD
Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute
Ilya Avdeev, PhD
Member, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute
Bruce H. Campbell, MD
Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
David J. Cipriano, PhD
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
Christopher S. Davis, MD, MPH
Member, Faculty and Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD
Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute
Elizabeth Ellinas, MD
Member, Faculty and Cross Pillars, Kern Institute
Jeff D. Fritz, PhD
Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute
Mary Ann Gilligan, MD, MPH
Member, Faculty and Clinical Learning Environment Pillars, Kern Institute
Alexandra Harrington, MD, MT (ASCP)
Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
John R. Hayes, DO
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
Mark W. Lodes, MD
Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute
Jane Machi, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute
Marty Muntz, MD
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
David A. Nelson, PhD, MS
Member, Community & Engagement Institutional Pillar, Kern Institute
Jayshil Patel, MD
Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute
Wendy Peltier, MD
Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
Malika L. Siker, MD
Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute
Ryan Spellecy, PhD
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
Chris Stawski, PhD
Member, Student and Culture & Systems Pillars, Kern Institute
Bipin Thapa, MD, MS, FACP
Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
John Yoon, MD
Visiting Professor, Kern Institute
