Administration
Dr. George Wodicka, Deputy Director of the Indiana CTSI and the Purdue Site PI. He is responsible for all activities at Purdue University and serves as a member of the CTSI Executive Committee. Dr. Wodicka implements the strategic organization of the Indiana CTSI at Purdue. Dr. Wodicka is the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
Email: wodicka@purdue.edu
Dr. Thomas Sors, Director of Operations for the Indiana CTSI at Purdue University. Dr. Sors oversees the operations of the Indiana CTSI at Purdue University including providing oversight of administrative day-to-day activities of the various programs and resources offered. Dr. Sors is the Assistant Director of the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease.
Email: tsors@purdue.edu
Robin Benson, Senior Administrative Research Coordinator who helps to coordinate the programmatic operations of the Indiana CTSI at Purdue. Ms. Benson is also the Senior Research Administrative Coordinator of the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease.
Email: benson75@purdue.edu
Lee Hua Chiang, Administrative Assistant who works closely with Dr. Wodicka to coordinate the daily administration of the Indiana CTSI. Ms. Chiang is currently the Senior Program Assistant in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
Email: chiang47@purdue.edu
Emily Blue, Communications and Engagement Specialist for the Indiana CTSI at Purdue. Ms. Blue drives the messaging that connects the broader Indiana CTSI community with investigators at Purdue. Ms. Blue is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
Email: emilyblue@purdue.edu
Training and Outreach
Dr. Daniel Foti, co-Director of the Indiana CTSI T32 Pre-doctoral Program. Dr. Foti chairs the TL1 Pre-doctoral Selection Committee and oversees the application and recruitment process for this pre- doctoral training program. Dr. Foti is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience.
Email: foti@purdue.edu
Sonia Pierce, Program Manager of the Indiana CTSI T32 Pre-doctoral Program where she oversees the daily operations of the training program. Ms. Pierce administers all Indiana CTSI-related educational activities at Purdue including the coordination of trainee applications, interview trips and itineraries, enrollment, and all other administrative tasks related to the program.
Email: wodicka@purdue.edu
Community and Stakeholder Engagement Research
Dr. Dennis Savaiano, Associate Director of the Community Health Partnerships enterprise of the Indiana CTSI. In his role, Dr. Savaiano provides leadership for the activities surrounding partnership and research development for community-engaged research projects and programs at Purdue University and with the Purdue University Extension program. Dr. Savaiano is a Professor of Nutrition Science.
Email: savaiano@purdue.edu
Donna Vandergraff is an Extension Specialist in the Department of Nutrition Science and the Purdue Liaison to the Community Health Partnerships/Connections IN Health of the Indiana CTSI (CHeP). Ms. Vandergraff leads the Purdue Extension Community Coalition Engagement team and is the Purdue contact for Health and Well Being for national Extension. Ms. Vandergraff, in her work with Purdue Extension, is responsible for providing leadership to all 92 counties related to local community health coalition engagement.
Email: vandergraff@purdue.edu