OCOE Team
Leadership
Jason “Jay” Mendoza, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, OCOE
Dr. Mendoza's research uses innovative behavioral interventions and policies in schools, communities and clinical settings to eliminate inequities in childhood physical activity and nutrition outcomes disadvantaged populations.
Katherine "Kathy" Briant, M.P.H.
Assistant Director, OCOE
Throughout her career at Fred Hutch, Ms. Briant has served as a catalyst for cancer control planning and implementation in the Northwest Region as she and her staff have worked with organizations that reach medically underserved populations to help plan, implement, and evaluate effective and sustainable cancer control strategies. She currently works with the OCOE team to use a community-based participatory research approach to implement interventions that address issues around health disparities.
Research Team
Rachel Ceballos, Ph.D.
Dr. Ceballos’s research integrates psychoneuroendocrinology and cancer prevention and control with the development and evaluation of culturally appropriate behavioral interventions.
Vida Henderson, Ph.D., Pharm.D.
Dr. Henderson focuses on preventive health services utilization as well as cancer prevention and early detection, particularly in underserved populations and high-risk communities.
Margaret “Peggy” Hannon, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Hannon is the Director of the Health Promotion Research Center, a CDC-funded Prevention Research Center. Her research focuses on dissemination and implementation research, with an emphasis on cancer screening and workplace health promotion.
Casey Lion, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Lion is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She also practices General Pediatrics at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Yaw Nyame, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Dr. Nyame is Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, as well as a surgeon, researcher and patient advocate who specializes in urologic oncology and general urology.
Myra Parker, J.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Dr. Parker is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Director of Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health, based within the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington.
Steve Schwartz, Ph.D.
Dr. Schwartz is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. His research centers on genetic, lifestyle and environmental determinants of neoplasia and its sequelae.
David Doody, M.S.
Mr. Doody is a member of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Cooperative (CERC) within the Public Health Sciences division.
Kristen Hammerback
Ms. Hammerback is a research scientist at the CDC-funded Health Promotion Research Center, within the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.
Elizabeth Carosso
Ms. Carosso is a research project manager with the OCOE.
Jean McDougall, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Community Health Education Team
Liz Nelson
Carmen Marquez-Mendez
Kayla Kenyon
Aden Afework
Daniel Padron, M.P.H.
Mary Miller
Craig Dee, M.P.H.(c)
Snowy Johnson, M.P.H.
Patient Navigators
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Anne Devine
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Tuesday and Thursday - 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Admin)
Jennifer Deas
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Chloe Lunn-Fisher
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
John Masembe
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Lenora Starr
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Andrea Suzuki
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Anthony Nget
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Contact Us
We are available to talk about our research, engagement and outreach efforts and how we can support your work.
Mailing Address
The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
1100 Fairview Ave. N.
Mail Stop M3-B232
Seattle, WA 98109