West Virginia Rural Health Research Center

Staff

Center Core Staff

Cynthia Persily, PhD, RN, FAAN

Deputy Director

3110 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone(304) 347-1253
Fax(304) 347-1346
cpersily@hsc.wvu.edu

Michael Hendryx, PhD

Director

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-9206
Fax(304) 293-6685
mhendryx@hsc.wvu.edu

Matthew G. Armistead

Web Developer

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-2087
Fax(304) 293-6685
marmistead@hsc.wvu.edu

Melissa Ahern, PhD

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-9206
Fax(304) 293-6685
ahernm@wsu.edu

Evan Fedorko

GIS Technician

Department of Geology & Geography
330 Brooks Hall
P.O. Box 6300
Morgantown, WV 26505-6300
Phone(304) 293-0557
evan.fedorko@mail.wvu.edu

Johnna S. Beane

Research Associate

3110 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone(304) 347-1258
Fax(304) 347-1236
jbeane@hsc.wvu.edu

Hilda R. Heady, MSW

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9003
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-4996
Mobile(304) 288-9003
Fax(304) 293-3005
hheady@hsc.wvu.edu

Joel Halverson, PhD

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9510
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-0277
Fax(304) 293-2529
jhalverson@hsc.wvu.edu

Sally Richardson

Institute for Health Policy Research
3110 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone(304) 347-1382
Fax(304) 347-1236
srichardson@hsc.wvu.edu

Jay Mason

Project Manager

1 Medical Center Dr.
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone(304) 293-7607
Fax(304) 293-6685
jdmason@hsc.wvu.edu

Kat White

Executive Assistant

3110 MacCorkle Ave SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone(304) 347-1348
Fax(304) 347-1236
kwhite@hsc.wvu.edu

Center Members

Cheryl Brown, PhD

Agricultural and Resource Economics

cheryl.brown@mail.wvu.edu

Christiaan Abildso, PhD

Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

Christiaan.Abildso@mail.wvu.edu

Priscah Mujuru, PhD

Department of Community Medicine

pmujuru@hsc.wvu.edu

Michael McCawley, PhD

Department of Community Medicine

mmccawley@hsc.wvu.edu

Sam Zizzi, PhD

Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

szizzi@mail.wvu.edu

Timothy Nurkiewicz, PhD

Department of Physiology

tnurkiewicz@hsc.wvu.edu

Keith Zullig, PhD

Department of Community Medicine

kzullig@hsc.wvu.edu

Graduate Students

Clifton Strange

PhD Student

cstrange@hsc.wvu.edu

Mary Glenn Rice

Masters Degree Student

mgrmkt@s-co.com

Laura Wright

Masters Degree Student

lwright6@mix.wvu.edu