The leadership team of the Mni Sota Center for Weather and Health (MCWH) reflects the strengths of the center's multidisciplinary nature. MCWH includes faculty, staff, and students from across the University of Minnesota and statewide collaborators from the MN EHR Consortium. This core team works collaboratively with state, tribal, and community partners, along with guidance from an external advisory board.
Center Co-Directors
- Bruce H. Alexander, PhD
Professor and Division Head, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - Jessica Hellmann, PhD
Director, University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment
Professor, University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences
Community Engagement Directors
- Kyle Hill, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - Dana Carroll, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Research Project Director
- Jesse Berman, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Co-Investigators
- Paul Drawz, MD
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Past President, Minnesota EHR Consortium - Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, American Indian Health and Wellness Studies Program
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - Lianne Siegel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - MN EHR Consortium
Researchers, Postdocs, and Students
- Kailash Velusamy
Research Analyst with Jesse Berman and Paul Drawz - Marie-Claire Meadows
PhD Candidate with Jesse Berman
Center Staff
- Allison Iwan
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Project Coordinator - Jenn Robertson
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Project Coordinator - Joy Archibald
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Marketing and Communications
External Advisory Board (EAB):
The Mni Sota Center for Weather and Health External Advisory Board works in collaboration with center leadership to help provide direction, review center activities, identify and facilitate connections with potential partners, and recommend new directions for the center. MCWH Advisory Board members have a diverse range of expertise related to American Indian communities, data sovereignty, health care, eco-systems, weather and climate science, and health care organizations.