
Johns Hopkins University
and Kennedy Krieger Institute
ABOUT US
The HBCD team at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) site located in Baltimore, MD, really enjoys working on this study and having the opportunity to interact with moms and babies! This site is led by Drs. Heather Volk at JHU, James Pekar at KKI, and Andy Satin at JHH. Our multidisciplinary research team has been involved in studying child/human brain development through the lenses of neuroscience, epidemiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, public health, and mental health for decades. Our experienced team members have worked on research studies and in clinical settings that have recruited and enrolled populations from a variety of settings and populations throughout Baltimore and the nation, including research focused on pregnancy, families, and infants and young children. Many of our recruitment and enrollment team are parents of young children themselves, who know the unique experiences that families will go through during pregnancy and early life, and are very excited to work on HBCD as they follow participants through these exciting milestones in life. We look forward to welcoming mothers and their babies to the Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger site in downtown East Baltimore for all their visits!

Meet some of the team! Left to right: Nicole Williams, Madhuri Moralwar, Jamie Dahm Kaczaniuk, Julia Chavez. Missing are Aiyanna Andrews, Luisa Zapata, Cris Navarro, Kripi Singapuri, Emma Jagasia, and several other folks who are integral to our team!
INVESTIGATORS

James Pekar, PhD
Principal Investigator

Andrew Satin, MD
Principal Investigator

Heather E. Volk, PhD
Principal Investigator

Richard Edden, PhD, MSc
Co-Investigator

Gwyn Gerner, PsyD
Co-Investigator

Susan Gross, PhD
Co-Investigator

Angie Jelin, MD
Co-Investigator

Doris Lin, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator

Mary Beth Nebel, PhD
MRI Co-Investigator

Georg Oeltzschner, PhD
Co-Investigator

Terri Powell, PhD
Co-Investigator

Rachel Reetzke, PhD
EEG Co-Investigator

Alan Regenberg, MBE
Co-Investigator

Miguel Roberts, PhD
Co-Investigator

Peter Van Zijl, PhD
Co-Investigator

Helge Zöllner, PhD
RESEARCH TEAM

Sahara AliResearch Assistant

Leilani Charles, MPH
Research Assistant

Emma Jagasia, MS
MRI EEG Research Assistant

Jamie D. Kaczaniuk, MS Ed
Project Coordinator

Samantha MoskResearch Assistant

Saipavitra Murali Manohar, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Madhuri Moralwar, MA
Family Manager Research Assistant

Angel OjideResearch Assistant

Kripi SingapuriMRI EEG Research Assistant

Nicole WilliamsFamily Manager Research Assistant
