SIMM Initiative Study Partners

Principal Investigator

Lei Zhang, PhD, MBA
Principal Investigator (School of Nursing)

Co-Principal Investigators

Matthew Morris, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator (UMMC/VUMC)

Co-Investigators

Erin Dehon, PhD
Co-Investigator (Emergency Medicine)

Masoumeh Karimi, PhD
Co-Investigator (School of Nursing)

Tearsanee Davis, DNP
Co-Investigator (Telehealth)

Courtney Mitchell, MD
Co-Investigator (OB-GYN)

Andrew Voluse, MD
Co-Investigator (Psychiatry and Human Behavior)

Izzy Thornton, PhD
Co-Investigator (Ole Miss)

Community Organizations

• Converge
• Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV)
• Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MSCASA)
• Community Health Centers Association of Mississippi (CHCAMS)