Disparities Research Unit Faculty & Staff

The Massachusetts General Hospital Disparities Research Unit (DRU) is a collaborative research practice of investigators, clinicians and community groups dedicated to research impacting policy, practice and service delivery for multicultural populations.

Our Team

Investigators

Margarita Alegria, PhD
Chief, Disparities Research Unit

Sheri Lapatin Markle, MIA
Associate Director

Mario Cruz Gonzalez, PhD
Research Scientist, Instructor

Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD
Assistant Professor

Staff

Ximena Barrutia
Clinical Research Coordinator/Care Manager

Alejandra Chavez
Clinical Research Coordinator

Michelle Cheng
Clinical Research Coordinator

Maria del Sagrario Melero
Project Coordinator/Community Health Worker

Alisha Vasquez del Valle
Community Health Worker

Larimar Fuentes, PhD
Project Director

Marie Fukuda
Clinical Research Coordinator

Aida Girma
Clinical Research Coordinator/Community Health Worker

Christelle Narcisse
Clinical Research Coordinator/Community Health Worker

Daniel Pineiro
Clinical Research Coordinator/Community Health Worker

Zorangeli Ramos, PhD
Clinical Supervisor

• Amy Russell
  Grants Operations Manager

Carolina Diaz San Francisco
Community Health Worker

Anson Yip
Community Health Worker

• Cheng-Ping Yu
  Accountant

Lulu Zhang
Data Manager