W. Paul McKinney, M.D. - PI
Associate Dean, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
Associate Director, Center for Health Hazards Preparedness
Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine
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Ruth Carrico, Ph.D., RN, CIC - Co-PI
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Knowledge Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Misty D. Smith, MSSW - Senior Program Coordinator
Center for Health Hazards Preparedness, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Project One: Pandemic Planning and Preparedness

David M. Simpson, PhD, AICP - PI
Director, Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development
Director, Masters of Urban Planning Program
Fifth Third Bank Professor of Community Development
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Will Bruer, MPH, MPA - Project Coordinator
Research Assistant, Center for Hazards and Policy Development
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Josh Human - Project Manager
Associate Director, Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development

Project Two: Pandemic Preparation for the Sentinel Healthcare Workforce

W. Paul McKinney, M.D. - PI

Ruth Carrico, Ph.D., RN, CIC - Co-PI

Misty D. Smith, MSSW - Senior Program Coordinator

Alyssa Middleton, MSW - Senior Program Coordinator
Center for Health Hazards Preparedness, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Kelly Willis, BS - Project Assistant
Center for Health Hazards Preparedness, School of Public Health and Information Sciences

Dennis Sullivan, CHMM, CEM
Assistant Director/Environment Operations & Hazardous Materials/Emergency Mgmt

Matt Zahn, M.D.
Medical Director, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness

Project Three: Severe Influenza Pneumonia Surveillance (SIPS) Network

Julio Ramirez, M.D. - PI
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
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Tim Wiemken, MPH, CIC
Clinical Coordinator, Division of Infectious Diseases
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James Summersgill, Ph.D.
Laboratory Director, Division of Infectious Diseases

Laura Schindler
Laboratory Coordinator, Division of Infectious Diseases

Mary Sciortino
Administrative Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases

Project Four: Developing a Near-Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance System in Kentucky Schools: a Feasibility Study

Robert J. Esterhay, M.D. - PI
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Judah Thornewill - Project Coordinator
Research Coordinator, Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences
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Project Five: Best Practices Guidelines for Pandemic Disaster Response: A Social Behavioral Evaluation

Ginny Sprang, Ph.D. - PI
University of Kentucky
Buckhorn Endowed Professor of Child Welfare and Children's Mental Health Director, Center for the Study of Violence Against Children
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Jim Clark,  Ph.D., LCSW - Co-PI
University of Kentucky
Wilson Professor of Mental Health
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Violence Against Children

Phyllis Leigh, MSW, CSW - Project Director
University of Kentucky, Center for the Study of Violence Against Children
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A. Scott LaJoie, Ph.D., MSPH
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Knowledge Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences