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who we are

who we are

Healthy Teen Network and Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health have partnered to create Thrivology. 

Together, we make a team with extensive experience conducting and translating research, implementing and evaluating evidence-based approaches, providing capacity-building assistance, driving innovation, and working with diverse professionals, communities, and youth populations.

Collaboration is key in everything we do. That’s why we work alongside our Research Alliance to collectively brainstorm, ideate, create, and disseminate resources that you can use in the real world.

The Research Alliance is made up of adolescent health researchers, design researchers, youth-supporting professionals and practitioners, and young people. Research Alliance members bring a wealth of knowledge from their experiences and are an essential part of how Thrivology creates practical resources. 

Thrivology is a research-to-practice center, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Population Affairs (OPA), that works to expand the delivery of trauma-informed, healing-centered, and  inclusive practices in adolescent sexual and reproductive health programming and care. 

Healthy Teen Network and Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health have joined together to create Thrivology. Together, we make a team with extensive experience conducting and translating research, implementing and evaluating evidence-based approaches, providing capacity-building assistance, driving innovation, and working with diverse professionals, communities, and youth populations.

Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP

Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP

Project Director

Director, Innovation & Research
Healthy Teen Network

Beth Marshall, MPH, DrPH

Beth Marshall, MPH, DrPH

Principal Investigator

Associate Director
Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health

Charlie Blue Brahm, MA

Charlie Blue Brahm, MA

Design Researcher

Healthy Teen Network

Emily (Skywark) Connor, MPH

Emily (Skywark) Connor, MPH

Design Coach

Healthy Teen Network

Arianna de la Mancha

Arianna de la Mancha

Communications Designer

Healthy Teen Network

Bianca Devoto, MSPH

Bianca Devoto, MSPH

Senior Manager, Innovation & Research

Healthy Teen Network

Gina Desiderio, MA

Gina Desiderio, MA

Director, Communications

Healthy Teen Network

Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW

Kaitlyn LaBonte, LMSW

Project Coordinator

Healthy Teen Network

Patricia Natalie, MA

Patricia Natalie, MA

Design Researcher

Healthy Teen Network

Jennifer Patino-Perez, B.S

Jennifer Patino-Perez, B.S

Project Coordinator

Healthy Teen Network

Mackenzie Piper, MPH, CHES

Mackenzie Piper, MPH, CHES

Training & Instructional Design Manager

Healthy Teen Network

Terrinieka Powell, PhD

Terrinieka Powell, PhD

Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Annie Smith, PhD

Annie Smith, PhD

Assistant Scientist

Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health

Nicholas Sufrinko

Nicholas Sufrinko

Creative Direction and Product Design Manager

Healthy Teen Network

Montrell Vass

Montrell Vass

Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health

Paige Wilson

Paige Wilson

Communications Specialist

Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health

Collaboration is key in everything we do. The Research Alliance is made up of adolescent health researchers, design researchers, youth-supporting professionals and practitioners, and young people. Research Alliance members bring a wealth of knowledge from their experiences and are an essential part of how Thrivology creates practical resources. 

Justine Ang Fonte, M.Ed, MPH

Justine Ang Fonte, M.Ed, MPH

Founder of JAF Kalusugan, LLC

Nicole Bennett, MPH

Nicole Bennett, MPH

Service Design Lead

Laerdal Medical

Caricia Catalani

Caricia Catalani

Head of Design

Verily, Google Alphabet

Jack Duroc-Danner M.A.Ed. CSE LMT CEIM

Jack Duroc-Danner M.A.Ed. CSE LMT CEIM

AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator

Jennifer Farmer, PhD, CHES

Jennifer Farmer, PhD, CHES

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Houston

Tracie Gilbert, PhD

Tracie Gilbert, PhD

Independent Sexuality Educator

Mansi Gupta

Mansi Gupta

Founder

Unconform

Calvin Liang, PhD

Calvin Liang, PhD

Mancosh Postdoctoral Fellow

Lauren Lapointe, MPH

Lauren Lapointe, MPH

Sexual and Reproductive Health Program Manager

Latin American Youth Center

Isaiah Lawrence

Isaiah Lawrence

Trans Health Navigator

STAR TRACK Adolescent Health Program

Kathryn Macapagal

Kathryn Macapagal

Associate Director, THRIVE Center

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing

Ryan Mateo Sharnbroich

Ryan Mateo Sharnbroich

Director of Professional Learning and Sexuality Education

Cardea

Cody Ragonese, MPH

Cody Ragonese, MPH

Senior Program Officer

Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice

Elise Roy

Elise Roy

Founder

Elisa Roy, LLC

Nefertari Sloan

Nefertari Sloan

Sex Educator

Sloan’s Solutions

Dana Thomas

Dana Thomas

Director, Adolescent Health Initiative

University of Michigan Health

Cody Van Felden

Cody Van Felden

Youth Advocate Mentor

Advocates for Youth

Ariyanna White

Ariyanna White

Assistant Clinical Training Director

Atlanta Therapeutic Collective, LLC