About Us
Affiliate Research Scientists
Cherelle Carrington, PhD LCSW
Dr. Cherelle Carrington is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University. Dr. Carrington has experience working with couples, children, and families and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the states of West Virginia and Florida. Her research interests include evaluating treatment for female survivors of intimate partner violence with a focus on African American (AA) women, recognizing the historical, economic, social, and cultural context in which AA women live.
Saltant Childress, PhD MSW
Dr. Childress is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas-Arlington. Her research is focused on child well-being, economic empowerment, and improving long-term health and social outcomes of families and children. She is dedicated to improving the responses of public health and social service systems to prevent adverse childhood experiences and family violence through developing and evaluating integrated evidence-based interventions focusing on healthy child development and family wellbeing.
Subadra Panchanadeswaran, PhD MPhil MSW
Dr. Panchanadeswaran is a social worker and is currently a Professor at the Adelphi University School of Social Work. She teaches Human Behavior Theory and Social Work Research, and Quantitative Research Methodology to graduate and doctoral social work students. Her research examines the intersections of gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, and substance use both in India and the U.S. among sex workers, substance-using populations, and immigrant women.
Abraham Salinas-Miranda, MD PhD MPH
Dr. Salinas is Assistant Professor (Research Track) at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, and he serves as Director of the Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence. Dr. Salinas is also the Associate Director of the Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice. His research has addressed multiple aspects of maternal and child health and family violence including adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, youth violence, child maltreatment prevention programs, biopsychosocial model of substance use, national trends of adverse pregnancy outcomes, quality of life in pregnancy and postpartum, community-based participatory research, pre-conceptual care, care of the newborn, and the training of medical and public health providers.
