Executive Leadership

Steven Kunkel, PhD

Executive Vice Dean for Research
Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH,

Co-Director,
Digital Health Innovation
Jenna Wiens, PhD

Co-Director,
Digital Health Innovation
Sebastian Zoellner, PhD

Co-Director,
Digital Health Innovation
Phil Jacokes, MBA

Managing Director,
Digital Health Innovation

Faculty Leads

Michael Burns, PhD, MD

Assistant Director,
Model Deployment
Michael Dorsch, PharmD, MS

Associate Director,
MGI Data Collection
Paul Grant, MD

Assistant Director,
Model Deployment
Megan Haymart, MD

Assistant Director,
Data Solutions
Michael Sjoding, MD, M.Sc.

Associate Director,
Model Deployment
Jennifer Smith PhD

Assistant Director,
MGI Data Collection
Xiang Zhou, PhD

Assistant Director,
Data Solutions

Team Leaders

Arika Lykan (They/Them)

Member Engagement Manager
Arika is responsible for ensuring a positive member experience, promoting our services, tracking specified metrics, and making sure our services meet the needs of our members.
arikal@med.umich.edu
Janet Houghtby

Team Lead, MGI Data Collection

Janet oversees Precision Health’s MGI Data Collection Team, providing the leadership and vision needed to expand and diversify our MGI database.
jhoughtb@med.umich.edu
Jeremy Jared

Team Lead, Data Operations

Jeremy provides the vision and strategy for our Data Operations team. With a focus on automation and reliability, he leads the mission to finds optimal ways to locate and store data for our De-Identified Research Data Warehouse
jjared@med.umich.edu
Cinzia Smothers

Director, Data Solutions and Model Deployment
Cinzia is responsible for developing effective processes and systems needed to provide scaleable technical solutions to our members.
cinziavs@med.umich.edu
Director, Marketing and Communications

### is responsible for Digital Health Innovation’s marketing operations including brand management, marketing strategy, and internal/external communication.

Support Team

Emily Bertucci

Genetic Data Analyst
Emily is a Genetic Data Analyst for Digital Health Innovation. She analyzes genetic data using computational, statistical, and bioinformatics methods to uncover new insights.
berthiee@med.umich.edu
Susan Hollar

Data Community Manager
Susan is responsible for building, growing and managing Digital Health’s data community and engaging with members to understand their data needs.
shollar@med.umich.edu
Gaspare Leon

MGI Participant Recruiter
As an an MGI Participant Recruiter at Digital Health Innovation, Gaspare is responsive for enrolling new, diverse participants in the MGI Genomics Initiative.
gleone@med.umich.edu
Sean Meyer

Lead MLOps Engineer
Sean’s technical skills are leveraged to deploy machine learning models for Digital Health Innovation members so the models can be tested at UMHS. Additionally, he uses tools to monitor models as they are being tested.
seameyer@med.umich.edu
Kate Moran

Data Solutions Manager
Kate is a Data Solutions Manager for Digital Health Innovation. She meets with members to understand their data needs and facilitates the pulling and delivery of the data needed to complete their research.
moranke@med.umich.edu
Miles Morley

Research Cloud Solutions Designer
Miles is responsible for managing the Secure Enclave Services (SES) at Digital Health Innovation. He ensures that the enclave is functioning properly to fulfill the computing needs of our members.
msmorley@med.umich.edu
Jacob Ortlieb

Data Solutions Manager
Jacob is a Data Solutions Manager for Digital Health Innovation. He meets with members to understand their data needs and facilitates the pulling and delivery of the data needed to complete their research.
ortliebj@med.umich.edu
Justin Ortwine

Data Architect
Justin is responsible for designing the Data Operations systems at Digital Health Innovation. He ensures that we provide a secure and scaleable development environment for our Data Engineers.
ortwinej@med.umich.edu
Snehal Patil

Encore Administrator
Snehal is the Encore Administrator for Digital Health Innovation.
snehal@med.umich.edu
Kristen Perkins

Project Manager
Kristen is a Project Manager for technical projects at Digital Health Innovation. She is adept at scoping, planning and managing projects throughout the development lifecycle.
kbarbosa@med.umich.edu
Henry Robertson

MGI Participant Recruiter
As an an MGI Participant Recruiter at Digital Health Innovation, Henry is responsive for enrolling new, diverse participants in the MGI Genomics Initiative.
hrrobert@med.umich.edu
Lori Robertson

Administrative Specialist
Lori is responsible for leading administrative responsibilities at Digital Health Innovation by supporting our team with scheduling, finances, event planning and more.
lorimr@med.umich.edu
Giovanni Siciliano

Data Engineer
Gio is a Data Engineer at Digital Health Innovation. He builds data pipelines to integrate diverse data types and sources into our database and develops tools to provide smooth and efficient access to our data.
siciliag@med.umich.edu
Ali Srour

MGI Participant Recruiter
As an an MGI Participant Recruiter at Digital Health Innovation, Ali is responsive for enrolling new, diverse participants in the MGI Genomics Initiative.
alisrour@med.umich.edu
Brett Vanderwerff

Genetic Data Analyst
Brett is a Genetic Data Analyst for Digital Health Innovation. He analyzes genetic data using computational, statistical, and bioinformatics methods to uncover new insights.
brettva@med.umich.edu
Adrian Weyhing

Data Engineer
Adrian is a Data Engineer at Digital Health Innovation. He builds data pipelines to integrate diverse data types and sources into our database and develops tools to provide smooth and efficient access to our data.
weyhing@med.umich.edu
Qihua Zhao

Data Engineer
Qihua is a Data Engineer at Digital Health Innovation. He builds data pipelines to integrate diverse data types and sources into our database and develops tools to provide smooth and efficient access to our data.
qizhao@med.umich.edu