Our Team

Amy Bohnert, PhD, MHS
Co-Principal Investigator
The Center for Clinical Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology

Lewei Allison Lin, MD, MS
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Health System

Sheba Sethi, MD
MOC Lead Physician
Areas of interest: Integrating MOUD in primary care, polysubstance use

Dan Berland, MD
MOC Consulting Physician
University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology; Areas of interest: Pain, opioid tapers

Chris Frank, MD, PhD
MOC Consulting Physician
Michigan Medicine Family Medicine; Areas of interest: Rural health, OB/GYN and SUD

Robert McMorrow, DO, FASM
MOC Consulting Physician
MidMichigan Community Health; Areas of interest: Polysubstance use and integrating MOUD in rural settings, Hepatitis C treatment

Jonathan Morrow, MD
MOC Consulting Physician
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center; Areas of interest: Psychiatric comorbidities

Ponni Perumalswami, MD, MSCR
MOC Consulting Physician
Michigan Medicine Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Health System; Areas of interest: Expanding Hepatitis C Virus treatment capacity

Cara Poland, MD, MEd, FACP, DRASAM
MOC Consulting Physician
Medical Director of Addiction Medicine, Michigan State University, GREAT MOMs Physician; Areas of interest: Women's health, primary care, polysubstance use, rural populations

Briaa Robinson, MPH
Project Manager
bkrobins@med.umich.edu

Laura Thomas, LMSW, MPH, CCRP
Lab Manager
thlaura@med.umich.edu

Angi DeSantis, MA
Project Coordinator
amdesant@med.umich.edu

Audrey Jackson, LMSW
Project Coordinator
ahazelba@med.umich.edu

Jessie Milne, MPH
Project Coordinator
jmmilne@med.umich.edu

Melissa DeMarse, LPC, CAADC
Behavioral Health Consultant
Upper Peninsula demarsem@med.umich.edu

Tim Hudson, PhD
Behavioral Health Consultant
Northern Michigan hudsonti@med.umich.edu

Megan Long, MSW
Behavioral Health Consultant
Western Michigan lomegan@med.umich.edu

Katrina Hernandez, MS
Behavioral Health Consultant
Central Michigan knumeric@med.umich.edu

Joanna Smith, LMSW CAADC
Behavioral Health Consultant
Southeast Michigan joasmith@med.umich.edu

Erich Avery, MSW
Behavioral Health Consultant
Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties erichave@med.umich.edu

Ashley Bushner, MHA
Admin Project Coordinator
asbushne@med.umich.edu

Jennie Mills
GREAT MOMs Coordinator
millsj21@msu.edu

Elizabeth Tengelitsch, PhD
Senior Data Analyst
lizzyb@med.umich.edu

Katherine Baisden, MA
Data Manager
kbaisden@med.umich.edu

Sean Bennett, MPH
Data Analyst
sebe@med.umich.edu