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Our Team

FIRST Center Staff

Jennifer Taylor

Jennifer Taylor, PhD, MPH, CPPS
Director & Principal Investigator, FIRST
jat65@drexel.edu

Dr. Taylor has been trained in the field of injury prevention and control, and uses its principles to address safety issues in healthcare and first responder industries.

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Alexandra Fisher, MPH, CHES

Alexandra Fisher, MPH, CHES
Associate Director
abt57@drexel.edu

Ms. Alexandra Fisher is the Associate Director of the FIRST Center. She oversees daily research, education, and service activities in addition to managing FOCUS survey administration, EMS Workplace Violence Prevention course development, the DEI FIRE Toolkit, and the summer FIRE Fellowship.

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Victoria Gallogly, MPH

Victoria Gallogly, MPH
Outreach & Communication Manager
vhg25@drexel.edu

Ms. Victoria Gallogly is the Outreach and Communication Manager for the FIRST Center. She manages and updates the FIRST Center's website, social media, and press, and also assists with day-to-day research recruitment and retention activities at the FIRST Center.

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Madison Raposa, MS, PhD(c)

Madison Raposa, MS
PhD Student
mr3594@drexel.edu

Ms. Madison Raposa is a PhD student at the FIRST Center. She has contributed to the development of a violence prevention curriculum for fire-based EMS responders.

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Mobolawa Adio, MPH

Mobolawa Adio, MPH
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Associate
mja364@drexel.edu

Ms. Mobolawa Adio is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Research Associate for the FIRST Center. In this role, she supports the development of the DEI FIRE Toolkit and DEI Departmental Assessment administration.

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Binghong Xu

Binghong Xu, MD
Research Assistant
bx52@drexel.edu

Dr. Binghong Xu is a research assistant the FIRST Center. She assists with research recruitment and retention for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Departmental Assessment.

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Affiliate Faculty

Joseph Allen, PhD
Professor of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology at the University of Utah
joseph.a.allen@utah.edu

Joseph A. Allen, Ph.D., is a Professor of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology at the University of Utah. His research focuses on three major areas of inquiry including the study of workplace meetings, organizational community engagement, and occupational safety and health.

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Sherry Brandt-Rauf, JD, MPhil


Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University
sib34@drexel.edu

Sherry Brandt-Rauf is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health of the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. Her teaching and research focus on environmental and occupational health policy with a special interest in issues of efficacy and equity.

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Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD


Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University
alf26@drexel.edu

Arthur L. Frank received his M.D. degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the City University of New York. He was trained in both internal medicine and occupational medicine and holds board certification in both fields.

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Jin Lee, PhD


Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychological Sciences at the Kansas State University

Dr. Jin Lee is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychological Sciences at the Kansas State University. Dr. Lee’s research focus is primarily on workplace safety, health, and well-being. 

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Christian Resick, PhD
Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University

Dr. Christian Resick is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior with the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA. His research focuses on the social and cognitive psychological processes associated with leader influence, teamwork, and organizational culture and fit.

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Dr. Rachel Topazian

Rachel Topazian, PhD
Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
rachel.topazian@cuanschutz.edu

Dr. Rachel Topazian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the ethical and structural factors that facilitate or hinder occupational health, safety, and wellbeing, as well as the implications for practice and policy.

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Dr. Casper Voyles

Casper Voyles, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health at Hamline University
cvoyles01@hamline.edu

Dr. Casper Voyles is an assistant professor of public health teaching in the public health and social justice and social change programs at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His research, educational, and professional roles have been centered in the areas of LGBTQ+ health and social inclusion, providing support for inclusion in work and play spaces.

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