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Our Team

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Sona Dimidjian, PhD

Institute Director and Founding Faculty Fellow, Renée Crown Wellness Institute, Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Executive Committee
Faculty

Julia C. Zigarelli, PhD

Institute Deputy Director, Clinical Associate Professor, Autores de Nuestras Historias/Authoring Our Stories, The Belonging & Trust Study, BWell, Circles de Confianza, InsideU
Executive Committee
Staff
Faculty

Amy Ackerman

As You Are Facilitator
Students

Evgenia (Eve) Adair

Graphic Designer, Communications Coordinator
Staff

Isabel Almeida

Spanish-Speaking Peer Mentor & Trainer, Alma
Staff

Adriana Alvarez, PhD

Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor, The Belonging & Trust Study
Executive Committee
Faculty
Faculty Fellow

Ilse Amateco

Peer Facilitator, As You Are
Staff

Blessing Ampofo

Undergraduate Research Assistant, OASIS
Students

Adelina Aponte-Figueroa

Undergraduate Student Assistant, Alma
Students

Joanna Arch, PhD

She/Her/Hers, Yvonne Kristy Endowed Chair, Renée Crown Wellness Institute Faculty Fellow, Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, CU Boulder, Member, Cancer Prevention & Control, University of Colorado Cancer Center
Faculty
Faculty Fellow

Margaret Arreola

Assistant Dean for Advancement
Staff
Executive Committee

Natalie Avalos, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dalai Lama Fellows, Mindful Campus Program
Faculty

Sarah Awad

Research Assistant, GIST Lab
Staff

Ari Baharmast

She/Her/Hers, Undergraduate Lab Assistant, Lyripeutics Storytelling Project
Students

Sofia Barnes-Horowitz, BA

Graduate Research Assistant, RADD Lab, CU WellBrain
Students

Desiree Bauer, MPH

Senior Project Manager, Alma, As You Are: LatinaStrong
Staff

Shannon Beckner, BA

Peer Mentor & Trainer, Alma
Staff

Jenna Bensko

Research and Curriculum Project Manager, Outreach & Education
Staff

Nikhil Bettua

Front Desk Student Assistant
Students

Brett Bolton

Dalai Lama Fellow, Cohort 2025-2026
Students

Anna Boromisza-Habashi

Bilingual Research Assistant
Students

Emily Brew

Scholar in Residence, Strategic Communications
Faculty

Lori Brookman

Student Research Assistant, GIST Lab
Students

Ana Carcoba

Bilingual Peer Facilitator, As You Are, As You Are: LatinaStrong
Students

Carla Cariño

Community Designer, Lyripeutics Storytelling Project
Staff
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