Community Engagement Pilot Program (CE-Pilot)
Past Awards
The CCTSI is proud to announce the CE-Pilot Awardees. These projects were chosen by rigorous scientific review from many applications submitted for consideration. Please join us in congratulating these talented investigators.2024 CE-Pilot Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Affiliation |
| Elena Broaddus, PhD Christina Gumbiner | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Food Bank of the Rockies |
| Lisa Cicutto, PhD Su Korbitz | National Jewish Hospital College of Nursing Otero County Public Health Environmental Services |
| Kristine Erlandson MD, MS Guadalupe Uribe-Joyner | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Colorado Health Network |
| Katherine LeMasters, PhD, MPH Betsy Craft | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Applying as individual |
| Alison Abraham, PhD, MS, MHS Erin Burk-Leaver | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Public Health Colorado Health Network |
| Jacob Holzman, PhD Don Hanna | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Psychiatry La Puente Home PALS Children's Program |
| Patrick Romani, PhD, BCBA-D Dee Leyba | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Arkansas Valley Communities that Care Otero County Public Health |
| Eileen Wang, MD, MPH Jennifer McCullough, M.S.Ed | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine National Jewish Hospital Morgridge Academy |
2023 CE-Pilot Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Affiliation |
| Patrick W. Romani, PhD, BCBA-D Laura DiPrince, MS, LPC, NCC, ADS | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Southeast Health Group |
| Christine Fruhauf (Bubien), PhD Sara Delgado | Colorado State University HDFS Extension Programs Logan County Coalition on Aging |
| Ian Stanley, PhD William Dunn, BA, NRP, FP-c | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Eagle County Paramedic Services |
| Gretchen Domek, MD, MPhil Mary Ann Bash, MA | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Parents for Parity |
2022 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Affiliation |
| Gretchen Domek, MD, Mphil Mary Ann Bash | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Parents for Parity |
| Christine Garver-Apgar, PhD Donna Goldstrom | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Front Range Clinic |
| Emily Gaskin, MA, MPH Julissa Martinez | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Applying as individuals |
| James Kaferly, MD Jordyn Gendel | Denver Health and Hospital Authority Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center |
| David Nowles, MD, MPH Adrian Miller, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Colorado Council of Churches |
| Karen Orjuela, MD Charment Moussata, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Clinical Trust Solutions |
| Claudia Amura PhD, MPH Kim Gonzales | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Las Animas Huerfano Counties Health Department |
| Morgan Clennin, PhD Wendy Peters Moschetti | Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Nourish Colorado |
| Beth Osnes, PhD Chelsea Hackett | CU Boulder SPEAK |
| Talia Thompson, PhD Marybel Good | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Turner Syndrome Colorado |
2021 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Affiliation |
| Elizabeth Kvach, MD Tara Jae, PhD | Denver Health LGBTQ Center of Excellence Youth Seen |
| Alex Reed, PsyD, MPH Terri Richardson, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Colorado Black Health Collaborative |
| Meredith Fort, PhD, MPH Valerie Small, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado School of Public Health Trees, Water & People |
| Kristin Uhler, Ph.D Sara Kennedy | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Colorado Hands & Voices |
| Joshua Williams, MD Adrian Miller, JD | Denver Health Department of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Care Services Colorado Council of Churches |
| Brad Morse, PhD, MA Alexander Wamboldt, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine One Colorado |
| Rebecca Mullen, MD, MPH Maret Felzien | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council |
| Julie Braungart-Rieker, PhD Kristin Glenn, MBA | Colorado State University College of Human Development and Family Studies The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado |
| Amber McDonald, PhD, LCSW Dan Eamon | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Longmont Department of Public Safety |
2020 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
Claudia Amura, PhD, MPH CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Kimberly Kim Gonzales, Executive Director Las Animas/Huerfano Counties District Public Health Department |
Kathleen Bickel, MD CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Leslie Eber, MD, President Colorado Medical Director’s Association |
J. Douglas Coatsworth, PhD Colorado State University | Kristin Glenn, MBA, Director Women’s Clinical of Northern Colorado Education Department |
Katherine Dickinson, PhD CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Shaina Burkett, Director Denver Housing Authority |
Lisa Ross DeCamp, MD CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Robin Waterman, PhD Aurora Community Connection |
Sarah Ann Stotz, PhD CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Adrianne Maddux, Executive Director Denver Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. |
Shannon Allen, PhD University of Denver | Celina Espinoza, MA South Conejos School District |
Karen Caplovitz Barrett, PhD Colorado State University | Kimberly Penney, MSW, Program Director Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountain |
Sarah E. Brewer, PhD, MPA CU Anschutz Medical Campus | Paul Stein, Executive, Director iNOW (integration: Navigation, Outreach, Wealth-Building) |
Chrissy Chard, PhD Colorado State University | Deborah Fard, Executive Director The Dr. Justina Ford Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (JF-STEM) Institute |
Sarah A. Stella, MD Denver Health and Housing Authority, and University of Colorado School of Medicine | Lisa Thompson, DNP, Chief Operating Officer Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
2019 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Elaine Belansky | Clarissa Woodworth |
| Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson | Griselda Pena-Jackson |
| Rebecca Mullen | Maret Felzien |
| Joshua Williams | Adrian Miller |
2018 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Dawn Magnusson, PT, PhD | Griselda Pena-Jackson |
| Nancy Asdigian, PhD | Brandy Kramer |
| Angela L. Rachubinski, PhD | Lori A. Ropa, CAE |
| Matthew J. Simpson, MD, MPH | Andrea Clement-Johnson, MS |
| Sarah A. Stella, MD | Lisa Thompson |
| Shannon N. Allen, PhD, MA, BA | Jim Johnson |
2017 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Nancy L. Asdigian, PhD | Brandy Kramer |
| Christine A. Chard, PhD | Maisha Fields |
| Dina M. Flink, PhD | Michael Russum, MD |
| Karen Barrett, MA, PhD | Kimberly Penney, MSW, LCSW |
| Lorraine F. Kubicek, PhD | Jennifer Rosendo, MA |
| Anu Sharma, BS, MA, PhD | Sara Kennedy |
| Lauren Shomaker, PhD* | Laura Schwartz, LCSW |
| Doug Coatsworth, PhD* | Yvonne Myers, BS, CAN |
| Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS* | Mirna Ramirez-Castro |
| Lynn Schofield Clark, PhD* | Megan Miccio, MSW |
2016 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Tamanna Tiwari, MPH, MDS, BDS | Mirna Ramirez-Castro |
| Gregory Tung | Griselda Pena-Jackson |
| Doug Coatsworth, PhD | Yvonne Myers |
| Lauren Shomaker, PhD | Laura Schwartz |
| Kristine Gauthier, PhD, MPH, PNP | Nita Gonzales, MEd |
| Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH | Janet Meredith, MBA |
| Darcy A. Thompson MD, MPH | Jill Bonczynski RD, MS |
| Heidi Wald, MD, MPH | Leslie Eber, MD |
| Andrea Nederveld, MD | Traci Wieland |
| Nicole Kasper, PhD | Liza Marron, MA |
| Lisa Meltzer, PhD | Griselda Pena-Jackson |
2015 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Linda Overholser, MD, MPH* | Penny Cooper, MD |
| Rocio Pereira, MD* | Fernando Pineda-Reyes |
| Lisa McKenzie, PhD, MPH* | Kelly Giddens |
| Stephen Scott, MD* | Rick Ellsmore |
| Lisa J. Meltzer, PhD* | Margaret E. Brawley |
| Heidi Wald, MD, MSPH* | Greg Gahm, MD |
| Darcy A. Thompson MD, MPH* | Erin Ulric, MPH |
| Deborah Rinehart, PhD, MA* | Rudy Gonzales |
| Jodi Holtrop, PhD* | Andrea Nederveld |
| Carol Foust, PhD, LPC* | Naomi Orona Reyes |
| Kimberly Henry, PhD* | Toshiko Dignam |
| Eric J. Moody, PhD* | Jeanette Cordova |
2014 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Ronica N. Rooks, PhD | Sarah McCarthy* |
| Kathleen Garrett, MS* and Patricia Valverde, MPH | Rubin Medina |
| Scott Harpin, PhD, MPH* | Kendall Rames |
| Luisa Mestroni, MD* | Adrianne Maddux |
| Gregory J Tung, PhD, MPH* | Dawn Barrett |
| John Brett, PhD* | Rebecca Born |
| Eric J. Moody, PhD* | Jeanette Cordova |
| Joseph Douglas Johnson, MD* | Maisha Pollard |
| Kimberly Henry, PhD* | Toshiko Dignam |
| Alia Al-Tayyib, MD, MSPH* | Adam Evans |
| Ashley Brooks-Russell, PhD, MPH* | Stacy Weinberg |
2013 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Kristine Knuti Rodrigues, MD* | Kit Taintor, MPH |
| Ingrid A. Binswanger, MD, MPH, MS* | Lisa Raville |
| Tillman Farley, MD | Janet Meredith* |
| Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH* | Grant Jones |
| Marilyn J. Macdonald* | Dawn Loge-Greer |
| Rocio Pereira, MD* | Robin Waterman, PhD |
| Benjamin Miller, PsyD | George DelGrosso* |
| Mandy A Allison, MD, MSPH* | Scott Romero and Jade Williamson |
2012 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Al Marcus, PhD | Sonia Okuyama Sasaki, MD* |
| Mori Krantz, MD | Rachel Cleaves* |
| Deborah Main, PhD* | George Ware |
| Greg Gutierrez, MD* | Leah Huffer-Solomon, CTRS |
| Hal C. Lewis, PhD* | Tammye Pirie |
| Amy Huebschmann, MD | Lucille Johnson* |
| Eileen Thomas, PhD, RN | Lourdes Yun* |
| Rocio I Pereira, MD* | Robin Waterman, PhD |
2011 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Diane K. King, PhD* and Leslie Wright, MA | Ken Helander, MA; Cathy Grimm, LCSW; Jessica Haxton Retrum, PhD, LCSW |
| Comilla Sasson, MD, MS* | Ricardo Padilla, MD |
| Sandra Friedman, MD, MPH* | |
| Nia Mitchell, MD, MPH* | Grant Jones |
| Karen Albright, PhD | Fernando Pineda-Reyes* |
| Jeanette Waxmonsky, PhD* and Brian Stafford, MD | |
| Matthew C. Brown, PhD | Deryk Sanchez Standring, MA* |
| Paula Riggs, MD and Marilyn Macdonald* | |
| Kristine Knuti, MD* | Kit Taintor, MPH |
2010 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| John Crumlin, PhD | Rocky Mountain Health Care Services: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) |
| Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS | Kaiser-Permanente of Colorado |
| Chad Morris, PhD | Behavioral HealthCare, Inc. (BHI) |
| Lauren DeAlleaume, MD | High Plains Research Network Community Advisory Council |
| Diane K. King, PhD* | Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado; Jewish Family Service of Colorado; University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work |
| Sheana Bull, PhD* | University of New Mexico; El Centro de Desarrolo Humano, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Estara's Integrative Program, Lakewood, Colorado |
| Chris Melby, Dr PH | Larimer County Department of Health and Environment |
| Merrick Weaver, MHS | Partnerships for Healthy Communities (P4HC) |
| Sarah McCarthy | Neighborhood Resource Center of Colorado |
| Arlene Stredler Brown, CCC-SLP, CED; John K. Bennett, PhD | The Listen Foundation; Healthbridge Systems |
2009 CEHE-Pilot Program Awards
| Academic Partner | Community Partner |
| Teresa Sharp, PhD; Elizabeth Gilbert, EdD; Sharon Shields, PhD; Laurel Lunn | Ina Burmeister, BA, MA, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services |
| Heather Taussig, PhD | Melissa Carson |
| Allegra Melillo, MD; Mark Earnest, MD; and Amy Barton, RN, PhD | Marybeth Rensberger, RN, Aurora Public School District; Katie Hartenbach, Elkhart Elementary School |
| Jill Litt, PhD | Michael Buchenau, MLA, GGHC; Laura Lavid, GGHC; Joe Brown, Starz Down to Earth Films |
| Eric Sigel, MD | Adam Evans/Mike Johnson - Project PAVE; John Youngquist, Principal East High School |
| Patricia Iwasaki, MSW; Debbi Main, PhD | Tracey Stewart; George Ware |
| Jini Puma, PhD; Martin Tombari; Laurie Bennett; Nicholas Cutforth; Janet Shriberg | Susan Downs-Karkos - Spring Institute; Barbara Hummel/Matthew Kelly - Refugee Preventive Health Services Program of Colorado; Paul Stein - Colorado Refugee Services Program; Francoise Mbabazi - Colorado Progressive Coalition; Dr. Khalid Mohammed - Colorado African Organization; Dr. Gretchen Heinrichs - Denver Health |
| Chris Bryant, RN (Community PI) | Tracy Williams, TradeWinds Communications, LLC; Dr. Margie Cook, Colorado Council of Black Nurses; Leslie Sterling, LCSW, Mental Health Center of Denver; Sia Chandler-Garcia, Denver Public Schools; Kelly O'Keefe Voorhees, MSPH, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
| Arnold Levinson, PhD | Fernando Pineda-Reyes |
| Karen Peifer, PhD; Mary Weber, PhD | |
| Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH | Janelle McCallum, RN, MSM, CHPN, BSN; Susan Lasker-Hertz, RN, MSN, CHPN |
| Jennifer Morse (Community PI); Bennett Parnes, MD | |
| Bridgette Larkin (Community PI) | Nurturing Our Village Association |
| Linda Zittleman, MSPH; Bennett Parnes, MD; Lauren DeAlleaume, MD; Elaine Belansky, PhD; Jack Westfall, MD | Shirley Cowart - Yuma; Maret Felzien - Sterling; Mike Hernandez - Ovid; Emily Mollohan - Sterling; Ned Norman - Sterling; Mary Rodriquez - Fort Morgan; Norah Sanchez - Yuma; Sergio Sanchez - Yuma; Carly Schrade - Sterling; Kathy Winkelman - Limon; Steve Winkleman - Limon |
| Evelin Gomez, PhD | Betsy Rogers, LCSW |
| Nick Cutforth, PhD | Elaine Belansky, PhD, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado School of Public Health, Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center; Robert Chavez, Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center John Naranjo, San Luis Valley schools; Tony Laker/Margie Miller, Adams State College |