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Team

The BioSocial Methods Collaborative is an interdisciplinary research team. Current members listed below:

Richard Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Richard Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Co-Director

[email protected]
734-647-3694

More About Dr. Gonzalez

Dr. Richard Gonzalez is the Amos N. Tversky Professor of Psychology and Statistics. He is the Director of the BSMC and the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. He also holds appointments in Bioinformatics, the Center for Human Growth and Development, Ross School of Business/Marketing, the College of Engineering and the Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Gonzalez’ main research areas are methodology and judgement/decision making. You might see him around town on his bike as he enjoys meeting collaborators in their home environments.

Jacqui Smith, Ph.D.

Jacqui Smith, Ph.D.

Co-Director

[email protected]
734-647-0591

More About Dr. Smith

Dr. Jacqui Smith is Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research and a Professor of Psychology. Dr. Smith is a Co-PI of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Her main research areas focus on the heterogeneity of psychological functioning, well-being, and health in midlife and old age. Currently, her research focuses on subjective well-being after age 50, psychological vitality in the oldest-old, early-life and life course predictors of outcomes in later life, self-perceptions of aging, and cognitive aging.

Jeannette Jackson, M.B.A.

Jeannette Jackson, M.B.A.

Managing Director

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734-763-5325

More About Jeannette

Jeannette Jackson joined Dr. Gonzalez in 2013 to launch the BioSocial Methods Collaborative – a university-wide core supporting the innovation of biosocial methods. She comes to this work after receiving her MBA from the U-M Ross School of Business and running a consulting company focused on organizational change and leadership development for industry, non-profits and higher education. Now she practices what she preaches, as change is a continual condition at the Collaborative. She considers it a privilege to be working with this amazing team.

Alicia G. Carmichael

Alicia G. Carmichael

Research Process Director

[email protected]
734-764-4265

More About Alicia

Alicia joined the BioSocial Methods Collaborative in 2014. She oversees the life cycle of research projects as the Collaborative’s Research Process Manager. On a day-to-day basis, her work covers a wide range of activities including testing new physiological sensors for the lab, participating in research planning sessions, writing IRB applications, managing data in various programs, developing protocols, designing and programming surveys, and mentoring students. Her research interest is in public engagement with genetic information, but life at the Collaborative means she’s ready for anything!

Donna Walter

Donna Walter

Operations Manager/Participant Engagement Specialist

[email protected]
734-763-0255

More About Donna

Donna joined the BioSocial Methods Collaborative in fall of 2013. She is the participant engagement specialist for all the lab’s studies. Additionally, Donna manages the payroll and billing for the Collaborative and handles the “housekeeping” operations of the lab. Donna interacts with the Research Assistants in a variety of ways, including training, scheduling for the lab, and mentoring. Her most favorite part of the job, though, is interacting with the research participants, who are the heart of our research.

Medha Raju

Medha Raju

HomeLab Research Design Specialist

More About Medha

Medha Raju joined the BioSocial Methods Collaborative as the HomeLab Research Design Specialist in 2022. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a MA in Social Sciences (Psychology concentration). She holds a BA in Social Sciences and a MA in Regulatory Governance from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Medha is interested in adopting an evidence-based human centered approach to solving problems. She is keen on contributing to research design and methods development in this field.

Natalie Leonard

Natalie Leonard

Human-Environment Research Associate

More About Natalie

Natalie Leonard, MS is a Human-Environment Research Specialist as part of the BioSocial Methods Collaborative team. She received her BS of Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2018 and her MS of Architecture Research from the University of Michigan in 2019. Natalie’s interest is where psychology and architecture meet: How can architecture apply evidence-based, human-centered design? How might the design of our healthcare systems and environments change? She approaches human subjects research from an emphatic perspective: minding interactions between research staff, participants and the surrounding environment with implications for ethics, reproducibility and data quality. 

Brandon Labbree

Brandon Labbree

Research Lab Manager

Maggie Meyer

Maggie Meyer

Collaborating PhD Graduate Student

Yuyan Han

Yuyan Han

Collaborating PhD Graduate Student

Amber Shelley

Amber Shelley

Research Assistant

Program: Biomedical Engineering
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Katy Ward

Katy Ward

Research Assistant

Program: Master of Social Work
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Boluwatife Dogari

Boluwatife Dogari

Research Associate

Junior Professional Researcher Program
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Xiaoya Geng

Xiaoya Geng

Research Assistant

Program: Master of Social Work
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