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

Ximena Franco-Jenkins

Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Early Childhood Project Portfolio Lead, Senior Research Scientist

ximena.franco@unc.edu

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Melanie Livet, Ph.D.

Melanie Livet, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Research Lead, Healthcare/Public Health Portfolio Lead, Implementation Specialist, Senior Research Scientist

melanie.livet@unc.edu

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Staff

Rebekah Hornak

Rebekah Hornak, M.A.

Communications Lead, Implementation and Communications Specialist

rhornak@unc.edu

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Amelia Krysinski

Amelia Krysinski

Project Manager

ameliabp@email.unc.edu

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Megan Bookhout

Megan Bookhout, Ph.D.
Research Scientist

Research Scientist

megan.bookhout@unc.edu

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Abby Butler

Abby Butler, M.Ed.

Project Manager

abby.butler@unc.edu

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Kris Earl

Kristine Earl, Ed.D.

Implementation Specialist

krisearl@email.unc.edu

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Toni Glatz

Toni Glatz

Social Research Assistant

toni.glatz@unc.edu

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M Johnson

M Johnson, Ph.D., M.Ed.

Research Assistant

macj@unc.edu

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Stephanie Kennedy

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

Implementation Specialist

stephanie.kennedy@unc.edu

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Jake Leonard

Jake Leonard, M.S.

Research Specialist

jleo1996@unc.edu

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Stephen McKinney

Stephen McKinney, M.A.

Implementation Associate

sbmckin@unc.edu

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Wendy Morgan

Wendy Morgan, Ph.D.

Instructional Design Lead

wendy.morgan@unc.edu

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Yolanda Perkins

Yolanda Perkins, Ed.S.

Implementation Specialist

yolanda.perkins@unc.edu

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Alicia Reynolds Reddi

Alicia Reynolds Reddi, M.P.H.

Research Assistant

alicia.reynolds@unc.edu

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Kathleen Ryan Jackson

Kathleen Ryan Jackson, Ed.D.

Implementation Specialist

kathleen.ryan.jackson@unc.edu

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Sarah Wackerhagen

Sarah Wackerhagen

Research Associate

sarah12@email.unc.edu

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Corey Watkins

Correy Watkins, M.A.

Implementation Specialist

correy.watkins@unc.edu

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Key Advisors

Caryn Ward, Ph.D.

Key Advisor

NIRN