Children’s HealthWatch is a multi-site research program headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Each of our sites is located in a predominantly low-income area and has an affiliated multidisciplinary clinic to provide care to underweight young children. Our staff is made up of physicians, public health researchers, allied health professionals, and public policy advocates. Current active research sites are located in:
Headquarters
Executive Leadership
Executive Director:
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, PhD, MPH
sedc(at)bu.edu
Tel. (617) 358-3024
Fax: (617) 638-5066
Co-Lead Principal Investigator:
Megan Sandel, MD, MPH
megan.sandel(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-5946
Co-Lead Principal Investigator:
Diana Becker Cutts, MD
diana.cutts(at)hcmed.org
Tel. (612) 873-3946
Headquarters
Director of System Implementation Strategies:
Richard Sheward, MPP
richard.sheward(at)bmc.org
Tel. (518) 265-5343
Director of Policy and Communications:
Allison Bovell-Ammon, MDiv
allison.bovell-ammon(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-3580
Research Scientist and Director of Multisite Operations:
Ana Poblacion, PhD, MS
ana.poblacion(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-3528
Engagement, Equity & Inclusion Associate:
Cerlyn Cantave, MS, ALO
cerlyn.cantave(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-5019
Program Manager:
Nayab Ahmad, BA
nayab.ahmad(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-6366
Senior Research and Policy Analyst:
Charlotte Bruce, MPH
charlotte.bruce(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-7896
Financial Administration
Finance and Grants Manager:
Joe Eugenio
joe.eugenio(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-5253
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center
Boston University School of Public Health
85 East Newton Street, M921
Boston, MA 02118
Statistical Analyst:
Timothy Heeren, PhD
tch(at)bu.edu
Tel. (617) 638-5172
Senior Project Manager:
Sharon Coleman, MS, MPH
sharcole(at)bu.edu
Tel. (617) 638-5310 (T,Th,F)
Boston Data Collection Site
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Principal Investigator:
Megan Sandel, MD, MPH
Boston Medical Center
801 Albany Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02119
megan.sandel(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-5946
Site Manager:
Carolina Giudice, MS
carolina.giudice(at)bmc.org
Little Rock Data Collection Site
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Principal Investigator:
Eduardo Ochoa Jr., MD, FAAP
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics
1 Children’s Way, Slot 512-8
Little Rock, AR 72202
ochoeduardor(at)uams.edu
Tel. (501) 364-3398
Fax: (501) 364-3404
Site Manager:
Irma Carrillo Cardenas, MPH
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children’s Way, Peds/CARE Slot 512-26
Little Rock, AR 72202
ICardenas@uams.edu
Tel. (501) 364-3299
Fax: (501) 364-1552
Minneapolis Data Collection Site
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Principal Investigator:
Diana Becker Cutts, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics, G7
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis , MN 55415
diana.cutts(at)hcmed.org
Tel. (612) 873-3946
Fax: (612) 904-4573
Site Manager:
Tu Quan, MPH
tu.quan(at)hcmed.org
Tel. (612) 873-6346
Philadelphia Data Collection Site
Drexel University School of Public Health
Philadelphia, PA
Principal Investigator:
Félice Lê-Scherban, PhD, MPH
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
3215 Market Street, 5th Floor
fzl23(at)drexel.edu
Tel. (267)359-6178
Site Manager:
Kelly A. Courts, MPH
kac522(at)drexel.edu
Emeritus Principal Investigators
Founder and Emeritus Principal Investigator, Boston Medical Center:
Deborah A. Frank, MD
dafrank(at)bu.edu
Tel. (617) 414-5251
Emeritus Principal Investigator, University of Maryland:
Maureen M. Black, PhD
mblack(at)peds.umaryland.edu
Tel. (410) 706-2136
Former Principal Investigators and Research Sites
Former Principal Investigator, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center:
Carol A. Berkowitz, MD
carolb(at)pol.net
Former Principal Investigator, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences:
Patrick H. Casey, MD
caseypatrickh(at)uams.edu
Tel. (501) 364-6591
Former Principal Investigator, Center for Hunger-Free Communities, Drexel University:
Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH
mariana.chilton(at)drexel.edu
Tel. (215) 762-6512
Research Scientist and Former Principal Investigator, Boston Medical Center:
John T. Cook, PhD, MAEd
john.cook(at)bmc.org
Tel. (617) 414-5129
Former Principal Investigator, Boston Medical Center:
Alan F. Meyers, MD, MPH
afmeyers(at)bu.edu
Development Specialist and Former Principal Investigator, Boston Medical Center:
Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD
rrosejac(at)bu.edu
Tel. (617) 414-5480
Former Principal Investigator, Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care:
Nieves M. Zaldivar, MD
The program has also operated sites in Baltimore, MD at University of Maryland Medical Center (1998-2021), Los Angeles, CA at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (1998-early 2001), and in Washington, D.C. at Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care (1998-2000).