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    Columbia University Irving Medical Center – Audubon

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    Shweta N. Antani, DO

    Site Co-Investigator

    Shweta Antani, DO is a pediatrician at the Columbia University Department of Pediatrics with over 10 years of experience in the medical field. She received her medical degree from NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Pediatrics Residency training at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. She then completed a Fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with a focus in Social Determinants of Health and Quality Improvement. Currently she serves as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, where she is actively involved in resident education and food insecurity screening and advocacy. She is also the current Co-chair of the Academic Pediatrics Association Serving the Underserved Special Interest Group. More about Shweta N. Antani >>

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    Domingo Fortuna, M.S.

    Research Coordinator

    Domingo Fortuna holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Hispanic Studies from Brandeis University. Subsequently, he earned a master's in Human Nutrition from the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition. With previous contributions to research studies at institutions such as Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia Irving Medical Center, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Domingo's research interest primarily focuses on child health and development, diabetes prevention, and neuroscience.

    Kate Tadeo

    Kate Tadeo

    Research Coordinator

    Kate Tadeo (she/her) is a recent graduate from Columbia University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in public health and political science. Kate is passionate about public health, having been a CDC Public Health Summer Scholar at UCLA in 2022. There, she researched the importance of adolescent health and education and worked with A Community of Friends, a non-profit that houses mentally ill families and individuals. With this organization, Kate developed and implemented health classes for adults and children. Having also done research projects on diseases and the health effects of climate change, Kate hopes to continue learning and contributing to how to most effectively increase access to healthcare for all.

    Monica Cerniglia

    Monica Cerniglia, M.A.

    Project Coordinator

    Monica Cerniglia is the Project Coordinator for the Primary Connections for Youth and Families study on behalf of the FACTS (Family and Adolescent Clinical Technology and Science) team, working on family-based recovery supports for adolescents in primary care. Monica is a graduate of The New School with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and received her Master of Arts degree in criminal justice with a specialization in terrorism studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her previous work includes research on retrieval induced forgetting and facilitation amongst juror deliberation funded by the Department of Justice, and research on the built environment of public mass shootings funded by the National Institute of Justice. More about Monica Cerniglia >>