Barbara Sharpe-Latham

215-662-7810

barbara.latham@uphs.upenn.edu

Barbara, our Front Office Manager, has been with the PMC since 1998. She oversees medical record management and patient visit scheduling, handles general caller information, and supervises patient intake staff.

Tonya Farmer

215-662-7810

tonya.farmer@uphs.upenn.edu

Tonya joined the PMC front desk staff in November 2011. She assists in patient scheduling and with appointment check-in/check-out. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's in Health Care Administration at Pierce College.

Cristian Barrios

215-662-4504

cristian.barrios@uphs.upenn.edu

Cristian joined the Penn Memory Center in June 2011, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Health and Societies. As Patient Visit Flow Coordinator, he personally assists patients and their families through the various aspects of evaluation and research appointments, as well as the informed consent process. Cristian is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. He will begin medical school in August 2012.

Peter Janis

215-573-4443

peter.janis@uphs.upenn.edu

Peter joined the Penn Memory Center in 2007 as a psychometrician, following an undergraduate internship here. He administers cognitive testing to patients and research participants, and also screens individuals off-site for recruitment purposes. He is a graduate of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia’s Health Psychology program, with a concentration in neuropsychology and assessment.

Hannah McCoubrey

215-573-0844

hannah.mccoubrey@uphs.upenn.edu

Hannah has been as psychometrician at the Penn Memory Center since 2004. She administers cognitive testing to patients and other research participants at the PMC, and conducts testing at outreach sites such as the Ann's Choice Retirement Community in Warminster, PA. Hannah also coordinates the Stress, Cognition, and Resilience Study. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in History and Philosophy.

Mirna Negròn

215-573-7292

mirna.negron@uphs.upenn.edu

Mirna has provided social work services to the Penn Memory Center since 2000. She offers patients and families post-diagnosis education and counseling, and an introduction to research opportunities for which they may be eligible. She provides information on and referrals to community and other resources which patients and families may require over the course of the disease process. She is active in outreach in north Philadelphia’s Latino community, and manages PMC’s brain donation recruitment efforts among our Latino research participants.

Mirna earned a BA in social work from La Salle University, and MA in counseling from the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico. She is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. In her free time, she especially enjoys travel to Puerto Rico, and her grandchildren.

Jen Bronstein

215-573-9736

jennifer.bronstein@uphs.upenn.edu

Jen joined Dr. Karlawish's research team in 2009. She works on the "Quality of Life and Aging" study. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biopsychology. Jen hopes to attend medical school in the near future.

Jamie Czerniakowski

215-349-8227

jamie.czerniakowski@uphs.upenn.edu

Jamie, a research coordinator based in the Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, works with PMC patients and families participating in CitAD — the Citalopram in Alzheimer's Disease study. Previously she was employed as a Therapeutic Recreation Associate for ACTS Retirement-Life Communities. Jamie is a Penn Certified Clinical Research Coordinator. She has a BA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Liberal Arts/Art History.

Shane Goda

215-662-4579

shane.goda@uphs.upenn.edu

Shane joined the Penn Memory Center in 2010 as a member of Dr. Karlawish's research team, working on the Way to Walk study. He also handles PET scanning-related scheduling and escort for non-PMC participants enrolled in the Bapineuzumab studies. Shane is a 2010 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Psychology. He hopes to attend medical school in the near future.

Kristin Harkins

215-349-5545

kristin.harkins@uphs.upenn.edu

Kristen joined Dr. Karlawish's research team in 2007. She works on the Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer’s Disease (REVEAL) study; the Home Based Assessment/Health Brain Monitoring study, and the Way to Walk study. She graduated from Truman State University with a major in psychology and a minor in statistical methods.

Daria (Dasha) Kliot

215-746-3949

daria.kliot@uphs.upenn.edu

Dasha joined the Penn Memory Center in 2009. She previously worked in one of Penn's neurology laboratories. She coordinates “EMMI” — The Episodic Memory and Multimodal Imaging study. Dasha graduated with a BA in psychology from Columbia University in 2006. She is enrolled in classes with the aim of entering veterinary school. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors with her best friend, Vigna, the pup.


 

Lauren Mancuso

215-349-5903

lauren.mancuso@uphs.upenn.edu

Lauren joined the Penn Memory Center in 2009 as a Research Assistant for Dr. David Wolk. She previously worked as a Research Assistant within the Center for Cognitive Neurology. Lauren works on the tDCS study, involving electrical stimulation of the brain, and the EMMI study, evaluating cognitive changes associated with MCI. She has a BA in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania.

Patricia Martinez

215-746-2557

patricia.martinez@uphs.upenn.edu

Patricia joined the Penn Memory Center in 2006. Currently, she coordinates the Pfizer ASL and Cognision studies. Patricia earned a BA from Arcadia University with a Business Administration major and French minor. She is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Ivy Mesa

215-614-1829

ivy.mesa@uphs.upenn.edu

Ivy joined the Penn Memory Center in 2006, assisting research participants, patients, families, and clinicians as part of the front office team. In 2011, she began a new role, as appointment manager for Latino study participants, and visit scheduler for the more than 400 patients and normal controls active in our NACC research program. Ivy is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Jessica Nuñez

215-662-4379

jessica.nunez@uphs.upenn.edu

Jessica began working at the Penn Memory Center part-time while a high school student. She now coordinates studies, currently including ADNI 2 and Pfizer-Bapi; conducts screenings and administers psychometic testing to Spanish-speaking patients and study participants, and assists as needed with patient visit flow. Jessica is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Liz Sullo

215-573-9736

liz.sullo@uphs.upenn.edu

Liz joined Dr. Karlawish's research team in 2008. She works on the "Quality of Life and Aging" study and the "Parkinson's Disease and Research Consent" study.  She also assists with off-site research efforts at the Ann's Choice Retirement Community. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Psychology and Political Science.

Carol Edwards

215-573-4634

carol.edwards@uphs.upenn.edu

Carol Edwards brings over two decades of experience in crafting effective, powerful communications strategies and products for all speech, print, video and web, and running issue campaigns, to the Penn Memory Center. She holds a BS in Organizational Psychology from American University and an MA from George Washington University. At the Penn Memory Center she writes and designs the "InSight," newsletter, guides the website, and creates and produces a wide range of information, education and development efforts in video and other media.

In partnership with long-time colleague in film production Glenn Orkin of Motion, Inc., Carol co-produced, co-wrote, co-edited, and is the executive producer of the arresting and poignant Emmy award-winning documentary, "Alzheimer's Disease: Facing the Facts" which first aired on PBS affiliates nationwide in 2009.

Felicia Greenfield, LCSW

215-614-1828

felicia.greenfield@uphs.upenn.edu

Felicia Greenfield joined the Penn Memory Center in 2006. As the Associate Director for Clinical and Research Operations, Felicia manages the day-to-day operations for the Penn Memory Center. She is involved in long-term strategic planning for the Center and oversees PMC program development.

A licensed clinical social worker, Felicia supervises MSW interns who provide counseling and education to patients and their families, she facilitates support groups for individuals (and their care partners) who have been newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and she is a co-facilitator in the Cognitive Fitness program. Felicia holds an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kathryn Jedrziewski, PhD

215-898-2445

jedrzmk@mail.med.upenn.edu

Dr. Kathryn Jedrziewski, Deputy Director of Penn's Institute on Aging (IOA) since 2001, also serves as Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (ADCC) Administrator. In that role, she is active in a nationwide network of fellow Center administrators on issues relating to the administration of NIH/NIA funds.

Dr. Jedrziewski received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. She has worked in gerontology and geriatrics for the past thirty years.

Faye Barlis Silag

faye.silag@uphs.upenn.edu

Faye joined Dr. Jason Karlawish's team as administrative coordinator in 2008. She earned a BA in Economics from the University of California, Irvine. She assists Dr. Karlawish and Carol Edwards on activities in the Alzheimer's Disease Center's Education, Recruitment and Retention Core, and helps maintain the Penn Memory Center website.

Faye is also a talented photographer, capturing images of Penn Memory Center activities and people (including all the staff and event photos appearing on this website) for use in various venues.

Maria Crudele

maria.crudele@uphs.upenn.edu

Maria joined the Geriatric Psychiatry Section in 2007 as Dr. Arnold’s Administrative Assistant and took on support for Penn Memory Center business matters in 2008. Maria assists both Dr. Arnold and Nancy Kennedy-Smith in all administrative, faculty affairs, and financial activities for the PMC. She has an AS degree in Business Administration from Peirce College.

Nancy Kennedy-Smith

215-349-8642

nancy.kennedy.smith@uphs.upenn.edu
 

Nancy joined the Penn Memory Center and the Geriatric Psychiatry Section in March 2011 as Manager of Administration & Finance. She handles financial accounts, grant submissions, and general business activity of the PMC and Geriatric Psychiatry. Nancy has worked in business and grant administration at Penn since 1983.

Young Baek

young.baek@uphs.upenn.edu

Young is Data Manager for our ADC and PMC operations. In this capacity he also manages our database. Young worked in IT at Gap International, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm, before joining us in 2005. He is a 2003 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, with a BS in information technology.

Bryan Mareletto

bryan.marletto@uphs.upenn.edu

Bryan joined the Penn Memory Center IT team in August 2011 as a Database and System Administrator. Bryan provides ongoing support and development of the INDD database that serves the research data needs of the PMC. He is a graduate of Drexel University with a BS in Computing and Security Technology.