About Us

About Us

We are a multidisciplinary team with the mission to contribute to the best practices and science of implementation, organization change, and system reinvention to improve outcomes across the spectrum of human services.
We are committed to ongoing work to dismantle racism in our practice.

Leadership & Staff

Caryn S. Ward, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Education & Measurement

carynsw@email.unc.edu

Sophia Farmer, M.T.

K-12 Education Project Portfolio Lead, Implementation Specialist

sophia.farmer@unc.edu

Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Ph.D.

Early Childhood Project Portfolio Lead, Advanced Research Scientist

ximena.franco@unc.edu

Rebekah Hornak, M.A.

Communications Lead, Implementation and Communications Specialist

rhornak@unc.edu

Amelia Krysinski

Amelia Krysinski

Lead Project Manager

ameliabp@email.unc.edu

Melanie Livet, Ph.D.

Research Lead, Implementation Specialist, Assistant Professor

melanie.livet@unc.edu

Wendy Morgan, Ph.D.

Instructional Design Lead

wendy.morgan@unc.edu

Megan Bookhout, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

megan.bookhout@unc.edu

W. Oscar Fleming, Ph.D.

W. Oscar Fleming, Ph.D.

Implementation Specialist

oscar.fleming@unc.edu

Toni Glatz

Toni Glatz

Social Research Assistant

toni.glatz@unc.edu

Angela Jack

Angela Jack, Ph.D.

Implementation Specialist

angela.jack@unc.edu

Stephanie Kennedy, M.S.W., M.P.H.

Implementation Associate

stephanie.kennedy@unc.edu

Jake Leonard, M.S.

Research Assistant

jleo1996@unc.edu

Yolanda Perkins, Ed.S.

Implementation Specialist

yolanda.perkins@unc.edu

Alicia Reynolds, M.P.H.

Research Assistant

alicia.reynolds@unc.edu

Kathleen Ryan Jackson, D. Ed.

Implementation Specialist

kathleen.ryan.jackson@unc.edu

Anne Sutkowi-Hemstreet

Project Manager

sutkowi@unc.edu

Sarah Wackerhagen

Research Associate

sarah12@email.unc.edu

Correy Watkins, M.A.

Implementation Specialist

correy.watkins@unc.edu