Contacts
Team Members
The Flex Monitoring Team is comprised of the staff from the following Rural Health Research Centers:
University of Minnesota
Rural Health Research Center
- Ira Moscovice, PhD (Principal Investigator), 612-624-8618
- Michelle Casey, MS, 612-623-8316
- Walter R. Gregg, MA, MPH, 612-623-8320
- Jeff McCullough, PhD, 612-625-9328
- Bob Town, PhD, 612-626-4683
University of North Carolina
NC Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
- Mark Holmes, PhD (Co-Principal Investigator), 919-966-9694
- Becky Slifkin, MHA, PhD, 919-966-5541
- George Pink, MHSA, PhD, 919-843-2728
- Victoria Freeman, DrPH, 919-966-6168
- Indira Richardson, MPA, 919-966-9484
University of
Southern Maine
Maine Rural Health Research Center
- Andy Coburn, PhD (Co-Principal Investigator), 207-780-4435
- John Gale, MS, 207-228-8246
- Karen Pearson, MLIS, MA, 207-780-4553
- Melanie Race , 207-228-8247
- Mark Richards, 207-780-4527
Expert Work Group for the Flex Monitoring Team
The Flex Monitoring Team established an Expert Work Group to help inform our research agenda, data collection efforts, interpretation of results, and dissemination strategies. The Expert Work Group members include:
- Iran Naqvi (ex-officio), MBA, MHS, Public Health Analyst, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy;
- Lisa Davis, MHA, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health;
- Terry Hill, Executive Director, National Rural Health Resource Cemter, Duluth Minnesota;
- Thomas Martin, CEO, Lincoln Hospital, Davenport, Washington;
- Dave Palm, Administrator, Office of Community Health Developement, Nebraska Division of Public Health;
- John Supplitt, Director, Section for Small Rural Hospitals, American Hospital Association;
- Cathleen Pfaff, Senior Consultant, Stroudwater Associates;
- Connie Schroeder, CEO, Illinois Community Hospital, Illinois;
- John Sheehan, Partner, BKD;
- Brock Slabach, Senior Vice President, National Rural Health Association;
- Jeff Spade, Executive Director, North Carolina Rural Health Center;
- Louis Wenzlow, Director of Health Information Technology, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative;
- Lou Ann Wilroy, Executive Director, Colorado Rural Health Center; and
- Gary Wingrove, Paramedic (ret.).