The EMBRACE leadership team bridges strengths across the University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University, along with faculty mentors and an external advisory committee.
Executive Committee
Joseph Gaugler and Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi serve as the Center’s directors and helm its Administrative Core. Laura N. Gitlin and Nancy Hodgson co-lead EMBRACE’s Behavioral Intervention Development Core.
Joseph Gaugler, PhD
Position title: EMBRACE Director
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN
Position title: EMBRACE Director
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD
Position title: BIDC Co-Lead
Expert Mentors
We are also thrilled to have as part of EMBRACE multiple national experts who provide consultation and guidance to EMBRACE Investigators throughout the lifecycle of intervention development:
External Advisory Committee
The External Advisory Committee offers strategic guidance, designed to support progress towards EMBRACE aims and Center evaluation.
