The NDEWS Early Warning Network is comprised of three groups: Scientific Advisory Group (SAG), Sentinel Sites and Community-Based Health Experts.
NDEWS SAG Members
| Epidemiology/Surveillance/Bioinformatics/Clinical | |
|---|---|
| Georgiy Bobashev, PhD | RTI Senior Fellow, Center for Data Science, RTI International |
| Dan Ciccarone, MD, MPH | Professor, Family Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco |
| Matthew Ellis, PhD, MPH – Chair | PI RADARS System, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Mark Gold, MD, DFASAM, DLFAPA | Retired, Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, 17th UF Distinguished Alumni Awardee |
| Jim Hall, BS | Center for Applied Research on Substance Use & Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University |
| Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH | Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky |
| Christopher R. McCurdy, Ph.D., F.A.A.P.S. | Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair, Director, UF Translational Drug Development Core, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy at University of Florida |
| Forensic/Toxicology | |
| Alex J. Krotulski, PhD | Director, Center for Forensic Science Research & Education |
| Barry K. Logan, PhD, F-ABFT | Chief Scientist, NMS Labs |
| Federal Agencies | |
| Jana McAninch, MD, MPH, MS | Office of Surveillance & Epidemiology, Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, FDA |
| Julie O'Donnell, PhD, MPH | Division of Overdose Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, CDC |
| Agnes Winokur, PhD | Laboratory Director, DEA Special Testing & Research Laboratory |
| Farida Bhuiya Ahmad, MPH | Mortality Surveillance Lead, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC |
NDEWS Sentinel Sites
| Sentinel Site Director | Sentinel Site | Geographic Coverage | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Myers, MS, MPA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Metro Area | Assistant Chief of Police, Peachtree City Police Department |
| Mary E. Mackesy-Amiti, PhD | Chicago, IL | Chicago Metro Area | Research Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD | Florida | State of Florida | Professor and former Chief of Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida |
| Sarah Hargrove, MS | Kentucky | State of Kentucky | Program Manager, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Kentucky |
| Patrick Habecker, PhD | Nebraska | State of Nebraska | Assistant Professor, Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Nate Wright, PhD, MPH | Minnesota | State of Minnesota | Epidemiologist, Syndromic Surveillance & Drug Overdose Epidemiology Unit Supervisor, Injury & Violence Prevention Section, Minnesota Department of Health |
| Kelley Kampman, PhD | Ohio | State of Ohio | Director of the Ohio SEP Data Collection Consortium, Case Western Reserve University |
| Ellenie Tuazon, MPH | New York City, NY | New York City | Director of Surveillance, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| Jeanmarie Perrone, MD | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia Metro Area | Professor, Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine Initiatives, Director, Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania |
| Annick Bórquez, PhD | San Diego, CA | San Diego County | Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego |
| Phillip O Coffin, MD, MIA | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco County | Director, Center on Substance Use and Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health |
| Heidi Israel, PhD, FNP, LCSW, CCRG | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Metro Area | Associate Professor, Orthopedic Research, St. Louis University |
| Dayong Lee, PhD | Texas | State of Texas | Chief Toxicologist for the Houston Forensic Science Center |
| Alexandra Tillman, MS | Denver | Denver Metro Area | Epidemiology and Evaluation Manager for the Center for Addiction Medicine at Denver Health |
NDEWS Community-Based Health Experts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Brown, PharmD, DABAT | Nationwide | Clinical Managing Director, America’s Poison Centers |
| Robert Crecelius, PhD | Las Cruces, NM | Board Member, El Caldito Soup Kitchen, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Levi Bolin, PhD | Nationwide | Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Millennium Health |
| Abeed Sarker, PhD | Atlanta, GA | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University |
| Caty Simon | Nationwide | Director of Narrative Development, National Survivors Union, Co-founder and Development Director, Whose Corner Is It Anyway |
| Susan Thau | Nationwide | Public Policy Consultant, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) |
| Ryan Jacobs | Kentucky | Survivors Union of the Bluegrass |
| Alyssa Falise, PhD, MSPH | Nationwide | Research Associate with Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC), part of the American College of Medical Toxicology |
| Lisa McElhaney | Nationwide | Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) |
Last modified: 05/18/2026