Support Staff

Santiago Acosta

Director-Core Laboratory Service Center
Office: RIC 1355
Phone: 312-238-1627
Email: s-acosta2@northwestern.edu

Manuel (Manny) Amaro

New Instrument Maker (for SMPP Shop)
Office: RIC 1490 (Shop)
Email: m-amaro@northwestern.edu

Boris Bahariev

Network Security Analyst
Office: ONT 940
Phone: 312-238-1412
Email: b-bahariev@northwestern.edu

Meghan Buell

Research OT
Office: RIC 1385
Phone: 312-238-2825
Email: mbuell@ric.org

Andres Felipe Cardona

Research Intern/SMU
Office: RIC 1463
Phone: 312-238-6505
Email: afcardona89gm@gmail.com

Emily Case

Research OT
Office: RIC 1385
Phone: 312-238-1560
Email: ecase1@ric.org

Matthieu Chardon

Research Engineer
Phone: 312-238-1173
Email: m-chardon@northwestern.edu

Vikram Darbhe, MS

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1408 A
Phone: 312-238-7524
Email: v-darbhe@northwestern.edu

Emil Davchev

Network & Computer Services Supervisor
Office: RIC 1355
Phone: 312-238-1272
Email: e-davchev@northwestern.edu

Sophia del Rio

Research Assistant -SMU
Office: RIC
Phone: 312-238-1411 or 4354
Email: sophia.delrio@gmail.com

Heidi Fischer, MS, OTR/L

Research OT
Office: RIC 1365 & 1334
Phone: 312-238-1435
Email: heidi-fischer@northwestern.edu

Timothy Haswell

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1422
Phone: 312-238-2903
Email: t-haswell@northwestern.edu

Marilyn Bubula Harvey

Research OT
Office: RIC 1340
Phone: 312-238-1231
Email: mharvey@ric.org

Carey, Holleran PT, MPT, NCS

Research PT
Office: RIC 1382
Phone: 312-238-1396
Email: cholleran@ric.org

Michael Jesselson

Research Assistant
Office: RIC 1312
Phone: 312-238-1465
Email: m-jesselson@northwestern.edu

Marianne Kaplan

Research Administrator
Office: ONT 964
Phone: 312-238-6207
Email: mars@md.northwestern.edu

Janis Kim

Research PT w/ Wu
Office: RIC 1340
Phone: 312-238-4824
Email:  jkim3@ric.org

Catherine Kinnaird

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1382
Phone: 312-238-1394
Email: c-kinnaird@northwestern.edu

Despina Kotsapouikis

Research PT w/ Rymer & Dhaher
Phone: 312-238-1632
Office: RIC 1407
Email: dkotsapoui@ric.org

Eileen Krepkovich

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1409
Phone: 312-238-1685
Email: eileenk@u.northwestern.edu

Mary LaCroix

Research Grant Manager-SMPP
Office: ONT 934
Phone:312-238-1477
Email: mlacroix@ric.org

Abigail Leddy

Research PT
Office: RIC 1382
Phone: 312-238-1396
Email: aleddy@ric.org

Kristan Leech

Research Aide
Office: RIC 1382
Phone: 312-238-1396
Email: k-leech@northwestern.edu

Molly Listenberger, OTD, OTR/L

Research OT 
Office: RIC 1385
Phone: 312-238-1560
Email: mlistenber@ric.org

Linda Lovell

Business Support Manager
Office: ONT 950A
Phone: 312-238-6197
Email: llovell@ric.org

Rachael Lunney

Research Administrator w Perreault
Office: RIC 1423A
Phone: 312-238-2903
Email: rachael.lunney@northwestern.edu

Jillian MacDonald

Research PT w/ Wu
Office: RIC 1340
Phone: 312-238-4824
Email:  jmacdonald@ric.org

Chaithanya Krishna "CK" Mummidisetty, MS

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1727
Phone: 312-238-1621
Email: k-mummidisetty@northwestern.edu

Christa Nelson

Research PT
Office: RIC 1330
Phone: 312-238-1273
Email: christanelson@northwestern.edu

Faezeh Nezhad

Research Engineer
Office: RIC 1330
Phone: 312-238-1273
Email: f-nezhad@northwestern.edu

Atek H. Pandya

Research Associate
Office: 645 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1100
Phone: 312-503-6801
Email: apandya87@hotmail.com

Sue Penwarden

Executive Assistant to the VP for Research
Office: RIC 1396
Phone: 312-238-1293
Email: s-penwarden@northwestern.edu

Heidi Roth, MSPT

Research PT
Phone: 312-238-1397
Email: hroth@ric.org

Michael Schmitt

Project Manager/Harvey
Office: RIC 1340
Phone: 312-238-1231
Email: mschmitt@ric.org

Andrew Smith

Research PT w Knikou
Office: RIC 1727
Phone: 312-238-1620
Email: andrew-smith-3@northwestern.edu

Nina S. Suresh, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Office: RIC 1378
Phone: 312-238-1273
Email: n-suresh@northwestern.edu

Rachel Tappan

Research PT
Office: RIC 1340
Phone: 312-238-1442
Email: rtappan@ric.org

Kristen Triandafilou  

Research PT w Kamper
Email: k-triandafilou@northwestern.edu

Genna Waldman

Research Technologist
Office: RIC 1300A
Phone: 312-238-1425
Email: g-waldman@northwestern.edu

Kenneth Weber

Research Aide
Office: RIC 1340
Phone:312-238-1768
Email: kennethweber2015@u.northwestern.edu

Deborah Znajda-Kitterman

Administrative Coordinator
Office: RIC 1406
Phone: 312-238-1680
Email: dznajdakit@ric.org