
WISE Indiana (Wellbeing Informed by Science and Evidence in Indiana)
A partnership between the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s Monon Collaborative and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to engage Indiana’s nationally-recognized academic experts to evaluate and inform Indiana practices, programs and policies. This partnership aligns with and furthers the visions of both organizations by facilitating timely, high-quality evidence-informed research, evaluation and analysis to the benefit of all Hoosiers.
Current Projects
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Past Projects
WISE Indiana Leadership
Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH | Amy Lewis Gilbert, JD, MPH |
Co-Director, Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) | Chief Science Officer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) |
WISE Indiana Core Team
Emily Hardwick, MPH, CCRP, PMP | Amber Osterholt, PhD |
Project Director Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Assistant Scientist Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Aaron Zych, MPH | Deidre Gray |
Project Management Coordinator Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Program Management Assistant Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Aimee Kappes | Dustin Lynch |
Research Business Administrator Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Visual Design Research Specialist Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute |
Joy Lee, PhD, MS | Justin Blackburn, PhD |
Scientific Director Indiana University School of Medicine |
Associate Scientific Director of Data and Evaluation IUPUI Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health |
Karla Camacho-Reyes, MPA | |
Special Projects Director Executive Office, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration |
WISE Indiana Internal Advisory Team
Amy Blevins, MALS | Nir Menachemi, PhD, MPH |
Associate Director for Public Services, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, IU School of Medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine Thread Leader, IU School of Medicine | Richard M. Fairbanks Endowed Chair, Professor, Health Policy and Management Department Chair, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI, Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute |
Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH | Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds, MD, MPH, MS |
Richard M. Fairbanks Professor for Aging Research, IU School of Medicine, Director and Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute Center for Health Innovation & Implementation Science | Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, IU Health, Associate Dean for Health Equity Research and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IU School of Medicine |
Jessica Brookshire, MS | Kosali Simon, PhD |
Senior Program Director, Office of Clinical Partnerships, University of Notre Dame | Herman B. Wells Endowed Professor, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences, Indiana University |
Nicole Fowler, PhD | Pavlos Vlachos, PhD, MS |
Associate Professor, IU School of Medicine, Director of Research, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Associate Director and Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute | Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Director, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering |