Our Team | The Goldsen Institute

Goldsen Institute

Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen

Professor, Founder, Director

(she/her/hers)

Health and Wellness Research

Hyun-Jun Kim, PhD

Project Director

(he/him)

Charles A. Emlet, PhD

Professor Emeritus

(he/him)

Meghan Romanelli, PhD

Assistant Professor

(she/they)

Hailey Jung, PhD

Research Scientist

(she/her)

Kim Hodge

Project Manager

(she/her)

Edna Pennylegion-Hurley

Research Analyst

(she/her)

Christi L. Nelson, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

(she/her)

Intervention Research

Charles P. Hoy-Ellis, PhD, MSW, LICSW

Project Director

(he/him)

Charles A. Emlet, PhD

Professor Emeritus

(he/him)

Hailey Jung, PhD

Research Scientist

(she/her)

David LaFazia, PhD, MSW

Lead Interventionist

(he/him)

Ryan Petros, PhD

Assistant Professor

(he/him)

Glenise McKenzie, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

(she/her)

Linda Teri, PhD

Professor Emeritus

(she/her)

Austin Oswald, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

(he/they)

Programs & Trainings

Laura Culberg, MSW

Program Manager

(she/her)

Kailan Bergstrom, MSW

Program Coordinator

(she/they)

Tricia McMahon

AgePRIDE Program Specialist

(she/her)

Aislinn Conroy

AgePRIDE Program Specialist

(they/them)

Jessica Sowa, MSW

Training Assistant

(she/her)

Lee Baker

MSW Practicum Student

(he/they)

Goldsen Institute Operations

Carly Besterman

Communications Program Coordinator

(she/they)