Data Collection Team
The EmBRACER Center/Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics research team works closely with family on research projects to gather data. This team is passionate about supporting efforts to learn the best ways to help families in Oklahoma.
La'Chanda Stephens-Totimeh, BA, Data Collection Team Supervisor
Gisela Alas, MA Child Development Specialist/Psychological Technician
Bridget Barnett Research Technician
Sarah-Nicole Johnson, BS Research Assistant
Kaitlin Owen, BA Research Technician
Luciana Rodriguez Project Interviewer
Jules Soper Research Technician
Purin Williams Project Interviewer

La'Chanda Stephens-Totimeh, BA
Data Collection Team Supervisor
La'Chanda Stephens-Totimeh is the supervisor of the data collection team. She has worked on several projects within Devevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics with over 10 years experience in field data collection.
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Gisela Alas, MA
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Bridget Barnett
Bridget Barnett is a Research Technician at the OUHSC’s Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. She works on various projects surrounding the prevention of child maltreatment.
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Cynthia Franklin
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Cecilia Herrera
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Sarah-Nicole Johnson, BS
Sarah is a Research Assistant for the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She has been a member of this team since 2017, working on projects related to improving home visiting services for parents of young children in Oklahoma, both working in data collection and in project support including REDCap management, report generation using R, and working on conference posters and abstracts.
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Kaitlin Owen, BA
Kaitlin Owen is a Research Technician for the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). She volunteered and worked with the OUHSC Child Trauma Services Program for 3 years prior to joining OUHSC CCAN in July 2019. She served an administrative capacity for the BBMC Team preceding her transition to full time data collection for quantitative and qualitative research projects focused on secondary and tertiary prevention of child maltreatment.
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Luciana Rodriguez
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Jules Soper
Jules Soper is a Research Technician at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center’s Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. She collects data and works on projects related to the prevention of child maltreatment.
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