Our Team
Amy Bohnert, PhD, MHS
MOC PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
The Center for Clinical Management Research
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Anesthesiology
Lewei (Allison) Lin, MD, MS
MOC PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
MOC Consulting Physician
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center
Areas of interest: Polysubstance use, psychiatric comorbidities, rural health, methadone
Sheba Sethi, MD
MOC LEAD PHYSICIAN
Primary care physician
Areas of interest: Integrating MOUD in primary care, polysubstance use
Daniel Berland, MD
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Department of Anesthesiology
Areas of interest: Pain, opioid tapers
Cara Poland, MD, MEd, FACP, DFASAM
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Medical Director of Addiction Medicine, Spectrum Health; Asst Professor Michigan State University
Areas of interest: Women’s health, primary care, polysubstance use, rural populations
Avani Sheth, MD, MPH
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Chief Medical Officer, Neighborhood Service Organization
Area of Interest: Integrating low-barrier MOUD in primary care
Jonathon Morrow, MD, PhD
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Department of Psychiatry
University of Michigan Addiction Center and Addiction Treatment Services
Area of interest: Psychiatric comorbidities
Ponni Perumalswami, MD, MsCR
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Department of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs
Hepatologist
Interested in expanding HCV treatment capacity
Robert McMorrow, DO
MOC CONSULTING PHYSICIAN
Addiction Medicine
Director of Addiction Medicine MidMichigan Community Health Services
Bear River Health; Director of Outpatient SUD Services and Assistant Director Inpatient Detox/Rehab
Area of Interest: Polysubstance use and integrating MOUD in rural setting, Hepatitis C treatment
Briaa Robinson, MS
MOC PROJECT MANAGER
EM: bkrobins@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.0237
Angi DeSantis, MA, LLPC
MOC PROJECT COORDINATOR
EM: mi-teleconnect@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.0068
Audrey Hazelbaker, LMSW
HEP C PROJECT COORDINATOR
EM: ahazelba@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.0529
Jessie Milne, MPH
MOC 4 PROJECT COORDINATOR
EM: jmmilne@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.0682
Rachel Bresnahan
COMMUNICATIONS
EM: bresnahr@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.0197
Melissa DeMarse, LPC
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Coverage: Upper Peninsula
EM: MDeMarse@northcarenetwork.org
PH: 906.869.0039
Tim Hudson
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Coverage: Northern Lower Michigan
EM: hudsonti@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.545.4146
Megan Long, MSW
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Coverage: Western Michigan
EM: lomegan@med.umich.edu
PH: 269.532.8294
Katrina Hernandez, MS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Coverage: Central Michigan
EM: knumeric@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.545.4069
Joanna Smith, LMSW, CAADC
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
Coverage: Southeast Michigan
EM: joasmith@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.998.6961
Ashley Bushner
MOC PROJECT SPECIALIST
EM: asbushne@med.umich.edu
Tim Shewcraft
MOC PEER RECOVERY PROJECT COORDINATOR
EM: tshewcra@med.umich.edu
Erich Avery, MSW
MI-teleCONNECT RESEARCH THERAPIST
EM: mi-teleconnect@med.umich.edu
PH: 734.232.1689
Elizabeth Tengelitsch
DATA ANALYST/PROGRAMMER
Katherine Baisden, MA
DATA MANAGER
EM: kbaisden@med.umich.edu
Sean Bennett
DATA ANALYST
Liying Chen, MS
PROJECT ANALYST
EM: chenliy@umich.edu