Meet our team!
A group of interdisciplinary, public health scientists identified the need to create a public-facing database that provides recent data on the state of COVID-19 within the United States correctional facilities.
Lead Investigators

Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Social Medicine
Co-Lead Investigator, Co-Founder

Kathryn M. Nowotny, PhD
University of Miami, Department of Sociology
Co-Lead Investigator, Co-Founder
Project Coordinators

Chris Corsi, BA
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Social Medicine
Project Coordinator

Morgan Maner, MSc
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Social Medicine
Project Coordinator
Project Investigators and other partners
*Listed in alphabetical order

Zinzi Bailey, ScD, MPH
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Project Investigator

David H. Cloud, JD, MPH, PhD Candidate
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Project Investigator

Alessandra Early, PhD Student
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Research Assistant

Zoe Evans-Funk, Junior
eStem High School
Research Assistant

Shanice Aaliyah Hyler, BA
University of Miami
Research Assistant

Olivia Ildefonso, PhD Student
CUNY Graduate Center, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Project Investigator

Monik Jimenez, ScD, MPH
Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Project Investigator

Oshea Johnson, PhD Student
University of Miami Department of Sociology
Research Assistant

Jennifer M. Knight, MPH, Medical Student
Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Research Assistant

Katherine LeMasters, PhD Student
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Research Assistant

Mimi Yen Li, Medical Student
Harvard Medical School
Research Assistant

Fayeza S. Malik, Medical Student
Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Research Assistant

Erin McCauley, PhD Candidate
Cornell University, Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology
Research Assistant

Melanie McKenna, PhD Student
University of Miami, Department of Sociology
Research Assistant

Marisa Omori, PhD
University of Missouri St Louis, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Project Investigator

Manasa Veluvolu, Medical and MPH Student
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and College of Public Health
Research Assistant

Celeste Winston, PhD
Temple University, Department of Geography and Urban Studies
Project Investigator

Alysse Wurcel, MD, MS
Tufts University, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Project Investigator, Co-Founder

Melissa Zielinski, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Psychiatric Research Institute
Project Investigator

We are also proud to partner with the folks at Miami Med COVID Help!

Special thank you to Sofia Mohammad and Sarah Morgan for conceptualizing our logo. Sofia designed the image for our logo based on the concept of “viral injustice”, and Sarah put it all together for us. Sofia is an undergraduate student majoring in biochemistry and nutrition at the University of Miami. Sarah is the lab manager at the Re-Envisioning Health and Justice Lab at UNC-Chapel Hill.