T32 Program Leaders
Mary Brunette, MD
PI and Program Director, Steering Committee Chair
Dr. Brunette is Professor of Psychiatry, Prof of Community and Family Medicine (CFM), Prof. of The Dartmouth Institute (TDI), Director of the Community Engagement Core of SYNERGY, and Medical Director of the Bureau of Mental Health Services for the NH Dept. of Health and Human Services. Dr. Brunette has successfully mentored over 20 early-career investigators. She has led a Behavioral Health Research Seminar for 15 years and has taught residents in primary care and psychiatry for 20 years. Her research interests include effectiveness of health behavior change interventions, treatment for addiction (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis) among patients with multi-morbidity, applied health technology, implementation science applications in public health policy, and integration of mental health and primary care. In addition to participating in 6 active National Institute of Health (NIH) and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trials, she leads a large Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-funded project evaluating integrated community mental health and primary care.
Zoe Daudier
T32 Program Coordinator and Evaluator
Ms. Daudier leads the coordination and evaluation of the T32 program. She is a Research Project Manager with experience in pre and post award management. She is responsible for coordinating all T32 activities, including linking fellows to training and research resources within the Dartmouth system and nationally, tracking T32 activities, expenses, ensuring that the program is working steadily on program goals, and developing and submitting reports and other communications to HRSA.
Yvonne M. Morgan, MBA
T32 Program Grants Manager
Ms. Morgan, MBA, serves as the grants manager of the T32 program. She is a Research Operations Manager with over 35 years of experience in pre and post award management. She is responsible for overseeing the administration and finances of grant activities. With expertise in research funding and compliance, she ensures seamless management of budgets, reporting and program operations to support the T32 program.
Renée Pepin, PhD
Program Co-Director
Renée Pepin, PhD, is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Community and Family Medicine. She is a trained geropsychologist and has focused her career in improving mental health for older adults through community partnered research. Her research has involved implementation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions to improve social connectiveness and depression for older adults using practical strategies to deliver to a combination of community based again service providers such as Meals on Wheels.
Sanam Roder-DeWan, MD, DrPH
Sanam Roder-DeWan, MD, DrPH is an Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She studies maternal and child health systems in the United States and globally with a focus on improving access and quality at the time of birth, especially for rural and remote families. She uses participatory implementation science methods and pragmatic research approaches. Dr. Roder’s work on service delivery redesign has influenced global guidelines on maternal and child health systems. She currently leads several studies, including a pragmatic trial, an implementation science study, and a Medicaid claims data study using quasi-experimental methods. She has led formative research as well as large scale evaluations of maternal and child health reforms for UNICEF and the World Bank. She has mentored clinician scientists for 14 years, including 15 junior researchers, most of whom continue to do primary care research.
James Stahl MD, MPH
Program Co-Director
Dr. Stahl is Associate Prof. and past Section Chief for General Internal Medicine. He is a long-practicing clinician, decision scientist, operations researcher, and technologist. He is an active teacher and has mentored over 20 early investigators. His research has focused on clinical system innovation, access to care, and implementing change using system engineering tools, new technologies, and inter-disciplinary collaboration. He is an expert in systems analysis and engineering, telemedicine, cost-effectiveness analysis, and outcomes research.
Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH
T32 Mentor
Susanne Tanski, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief of General Academic Pediatrics. She is a practicing clinician whose research focuses on tobacco control among children and improving the effectiveness of pediatricians in their tobacco control efforts with parents. She serves as PI for an American Academy of Pediatrics-funded study on eliminating secondhand tobacco smoke exposure of children and Co-I on other NIDA, NCI and NIAAA-funded studies.