Research Team Members
Faculty and Staff Directory
| Name | Organization | Role on Project/Expertise | Contact Information |
| Carmel Bitondo Dyer, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute | Principal Investigator; Geriatric Medicine, Elder Mistreatment - Self-Neglect | Office: 713-873-4872 |
| Fax: 713-873-4896 | |||
| cdyer@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Marianne Marcus, RN, Ed.D. | University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing | Co-Principal Investigator, | Office: 713-500-2120 |
| Steering Committee | Fax: 713-500-2142 | ||
| marianne.marcus@uth.tmc.edu | |||
| CREST Staff | |||
| Jason Burnett, MS | Baylor College of Medicine, CREST | Research Assistant | Office: 713-873-4685 |
| Data Entry/Quality | Fax: 713-873-4693 | ||
| Jason_burnet@hchd.tmc.edu | |||
| Sabrina Pickens, BS, MSN, APRN | Baylor College of Medicine, CREST | Pilot Project Research Coordinator; Research, Nursing | Office: 713-873-4684 |
| Fax: 713-873-4893 | |||
| Sabrina_picken@hchd.tmc.edu | |||
| Laura L. Prati, LMSW, M.Ed. | Baylor College of Medicine, CREST | Project Manager | Office: 713-873-4687 |
| Fax: 713-873-4893 | |||
| prati@bcm.edu | |||
| Koko Aung, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine | Steering Committee | Office: 713-873-4686 |
| Nutrition | Fax: 713 873-4693 | ||
| Koko_Aung@hchd.tmc.edu | |||
| James Booker, M.S.W. | Texas Adult Protective Services | Steering Committee | Office: 713-767-2722 |
| Internal Advisory Board: Protective Services | Fax: 713-767-2763 | ||
| james.booker@dfos.state.tx.us | |||
| Beth Cloyd, RN, MBA | Harris County Hospital District | Steering Committee | Office: 713-566-6821 |
| Fax: 713-566-6204 | |||
| Beth_cloyd@hchd.tmc.edu | |||
| Rachelle Doody, M.D., Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease Center | Co-Investigator | Office: 713-798-7416 |
| Steering Committee | Fax: 713-798-5326 | ||
| Self-Neglect Severity Scale Different populations | rdoody@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| John Foreyt, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Steering Committee | Office: 713-798-3839 |
| Nutrition | Fax: 713-798-4888 | ||
| jforeyt@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Luisa Franzini, Ph.D. | University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health | Co-Investigator | Office: 713-500-9487 |
| Economics; Health Economics | Fax: 713-500-9493 | ||
| lfranzini@sph.uth.tmc.edu | |||
| James Goodwin, M.D. | University of Texas Medical School in Galveston | Consultant | Office: 409-747-1987 |
| Geriatrics/muscle strength | Fax: 409-747-3585 | ||
| jsgoodwi@utmb.edu | |||
| P. Adam Kelly, M.B.A., Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Health Services Research, Measurement Excellence and Training Resource Information Center | Steering Committee | Office: 713-794-8688 |
| Co-Investigator | Fax: 713-749-7359 | ||
| Self-Neglect Severity Scale reliability & validity | pakelly@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| Terry Lohrenz, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Steering Committee | Office: 713 798-3046 |
| Neuroimaging | tlohrenz@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| Paul Massman, Ph.D. | University of Houston | Co-Investigator | Office: 713-743-2255 |
| pmassman@uh.edu | |||
| Read Montague, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Steering Committee | Office: 713-798-3134 |
| Neuroimaging | readm@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| Aanand D. Naik, M.D. | Houston Center for Quality of Care & Utilization Studies Baylor College of Medicine, VA Medical Center | Steering Committee | Office: 713-794-8541 |
| Co-Investigator | Fax: 713-748-7359 | ||
| Capacity | anaik@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| Gregory Paveza, MSW, Ph.D. | School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida | Steering Committee | Office: 836-667-7016 |
| Social vs. Medical Factors | Fax: 836-667-7098 | ||
| pavezag@lklnd.usf.edu | |||
| Valory Pavlik, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine | Co-Investigator | Office: 713-798-3639 |
| Self-Neglect Severity Scale Different Populations | Fax: 713-798-7940 | ||
| vpavlik@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Maria Pavlou, MD | Cornell-Weill Medical School | Consultant | Office: 212-746-7000 |
| Fax: 212-717-8207 | |||
| pavloum@med.cornell.edu | |||
| Don Royall, MD | University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center | Steering Committee | Office: 210-562-5474 |
| Executive Dyscontrol | Fax: 210-562-5403 | ||
| royall@uthscsa.edu | |||
| Luis Sanchez, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Harris County Medical Examiners Office | Consultant | Office: 713-796-6701 |
| Fax: 713-799-8078 | |||
| Luis_Sanchez@meo.co.harris.tx.us | |||
| John Searle, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Consultant | Office: 713-798-8262 |
| Information Technology | Fax: 713-798-6600 | ||
| jsearle@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Scott Smith, Ph.D. | NASA | Consultant | Office: 281-483-7204 |
| Nutritional Biochemistry | Fax: 281- 483-2888 | ||
| scott.m.smith@nasa.gov | |||
| Carla Van de Weerd, Ph.d | Associate Director The James and Jennifer Harrell Center University of South Florida |
Co-Investigator | Office: 813-974-7773 |
| Social vs. Medical Risk Factors | Fax: 813-974-7830 | ||
| cvandewe@cas.usf.edu | |||
| Mary Watson, Ph.D. | Texas Woman's University | Consultant | Office: 713-794-2058 |
| Statistician | MWatson@mail.twu.edu | ||
| Internal Advisory Board | |||
| Delphine Baldon | Texas Adult Protective Services | Internal Advisory Board: Protective Services | Office: 713-767-2771 |
| Fax: 713-767-2582 | |||
| delphine.baldon@dfps.state.tx.us | |||
| Ursula Braun, MD, MPH | Baylor College of Medicine - Veteran's Affairs Medical Center | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-794-8696 |
| Culture | Fax: 713-748-7359 | ||
| ubraun@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Pleshette Cook | Texas Adult Protective Services | Internal Advisory Board: Protective Services | Office: 713-767-2762 |
| Fax: 713-762-2582 | |||
| pleshette.cook@dfps.state.tx.us | |||
| John Culberson, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine - Veteran's Affairs Medical Center | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-791-1414 x5246 |
| Geriatric Medicine | Fax: 713-794-7374 | ||
| ETOH | John_Culberson@med.va.gov | ||
| John H. Coverdale, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Consultant | Office: 713-798-4887 |
| Psychiatry | Fax: 713-796-9718 | ||
| jhc@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Adriana Franco | Texas Adult Protective Service | Internal Advisory Board: Protective Services | Office: 713-767-2704 |
| Fax: 713-762-2582 | |||
| adriana.franco@dfps.state.tx.us | |||
| Dashiell Geyen, Ph.D. | Texas Southern University | Internal Advisory Board Culture | Office: 713-313-7548 |
| geyendj@tsu.edu | |||
| Isaac Gomez | Texas Adult Protective Services | Internal Advisory Board: Protective Services | Office: 281-341-4013 |
| Fax: 281-342-2835 | |||
| isaac.gomez@dfps.state.tx.us | |||
| Deanna E. Grimes, DRPH, RN, FAAN | University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing Nursing - Director MSN/MPH Program | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-500-2117 |
| ETOH | Fax: 713-500-2142 | ||
| Deanna.c.grimes@uth.tmc.edu | |||
| David Hyman, M.D., M.P.H. | Baylor College of Medicine | Internal Advisory Board: Epidemiology | Office: 713-873-3564 |
| Fax: 713-798-6400 | |||
| dhyman@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Mary Kenan, Psy.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Neurology | Self-Neglect Severity Scale Different Populations | Office: 713-798-6660 |
| Fax: 713-798-7434 | |||
| mkenan@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Mark Kunik, M.D., M.P.H. | Baylor College of Medicine | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-794-8639 |
| VA Medical Center | Geriatric Psychiatry | Fax: 713-748-7359 | |
| Capacity | mkunik@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| Larry McCullough, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-798-3505 |
| Ethicist | Fax: 713-798-5678 | ||
| Capacity | mccullou@bcm.tmc.edu | ||
| David Persse, M.D. | City of Houston Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-865-4155 |
| Emergency Medicine | Fax: 713-865-4175 | ||
| Consultant | david.persse@cityofhouston.net | ||
| Mary Ellen Ross, Dr.PH, RN, CS | University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-500-2134 |
| Nursing - Gerontology | Fax: 713-500-2142 | ||
| mary.e.ross@uth.tmc.edu | |||
| Nancy Searle, Ed.D. | Baylor College of Medicine | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-798-7760 |
| Qualitative Research | Fax: 713-798-8522 | ||
| nsearle@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
| Roy Smith, Ph.D. | Baylor College of Medicine Huffington Center on Aging | Internal Advisory Board | Office: 713-798-5804 |
| Aging/endocrine research | Fax: 713-798-6688 | ||
| rsmith@bcm.tmc.edu | |||
CREST National External Advisory Board
| Name | Organization | Role in Project | Contact Information |
| Bonnie Brandl, M.S.W. | Wisconsin Coalition | External Advisory Board: Elder Advocacy | Office: 608-255-0539 |
| bonnieb@wcad.org | |||
| Candace Heisler, J.D. | Heisler and Associates | External Advisory Board: Elder Law | Office: 650-588-3184 |
| cjheisler@aol.com | |||
| Mark Lachs, M.D. | Cornell-Weill Medical School | External Advisory Board: Geriatric Elder Mistreatment Research | Office: 212-746-1729 |
| mslachs@med.cornell.edu | |||
| Laura Mosqueda, M.D. | UC Irvine College of Medicine | External Advisory Board: Geriatric Medicine, Forensics of Elder Mistreatment | Office: 714-456-5530 |
| Fax: 714-456-7933 | |||
| Mosqueda@uci.edu | |||
| Joanne Otto, M.S.W. | Executive Director, National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators | External Advisory Board: Protectective Services | Office: (720) 656-0906 |
| naapsa@qwest.net | |||
| Lori Stiegel, J.D. | American Bar Association | External Advisory Board: Elder Law | Office: 202-662-8692 |
| lstiegel@staff.abanet.org | |||
| Randy Thomas, M.A. | Retired Unit Manager, Behavioral Science/Domestic Violence Unit, South Carolina Dept. of Public Safety | External Advisory Board: Law Enforcement | Office: (803) 333-0835 |
| Fax: same | |||
| Rthomas149@aol.com |