Congratulations Emma, and Welcome Anna & Erin!

May 13, 2021

The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) welcomes two new Research Coordinators and celebrates a new promotion. 

Emma in front of the forest

Congratulations, Emma

Emma Rodgers was recently promoted to the Director of Community Engagement for the HEALing Communities Study (HCS). Her primary role will be supporting the community engagement and communications work for the study.

Of her promotion,  Senior Project Director Dr. Robin Kerner says,

We are so excited that Emma agreed to step up into this new role!   Being able to recognize her accomplishments with this well-deserved promotion gives me great pleasure.  Emma brings such expertise to HCS and has proven herself as an invaluable member of our team!

 

Dr. Kerner
Anna in front of flowers

Welcome to HCS, Anna and Erin

Anna Weiskopf (pictured above) and Erin Kim (not pictured) join HCS as Research Coordinators. Of the new role, Anna shares: "I am very excited for this opportunity to put my education and experience to use at a place like Columbia University. I am looking forward to working with a dedicated team to help communities use evidence-based interventions to reduce opioid overdose deaths across the state."

Erin says, "I am so honored and excited to join the HCS team. What drew me to the study was the strong sense of community and the way in which people work collaboratively. It is truly amazing to witness and now be part of a study that can bring people together from the local, state, and federal levels to achieve the same goals. I look forward to supporting and collaboratively working with communities most affected by the opioid overdose epidemic."

 

What drew me to the study was the strong sense of community and the way in which people work collaboratively. It is truly amazing to witness and now be part of a study that can bring people together from the local, state, and federal levels to achieve the same goals.

Erin Kim

Dr. Robin Kerner welcomes Anna and Erin:

I am thrilled to welcome both Anna and Erin to our team! They bring unique and important community-driven experience to the study and we are excited for them to join us in our mission to reduce overdose deaths.

Dr. Kerner