Meet the Team

Vera Ludwig, PhD

Director / Principal Investigator

Nicole Mikanik, MAPP

Research Manager

Sabrina Sims, BA

Research Specialist

Ari Lewis, MAPP, MA, EdM, LMHC

Senior Research Specialist

Kandee Myers

Capstone Contributor

Ethan Coston, PhD

Co-Investigator from Virginia Commonwealth University, Associate Professor

Jer Clifton, PhD

Consultant/Co-Investigator, Primals Project Director

Damien Crone, PhD

Consultant: Statistics & AI-Driven Analysis

Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH

Co-Investigator from Indiana University, Provost Professor

Kirstin Mitchell, PhD

Co-Investigator from Glasgow University, Professor

James Pawelski, PhD

Co-Investigator, Professor

Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD

Consultant: Well-Being & Flourishing

Marlene Werner

Co-Investigator from Amsterdam UMC, PhD Candidate

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