MEET THE TEAM
The MHERT is a college level research and community engagement research center. The
center is unique in that it is a partnership between academia and community. The directors
of the center work together to identify funding opportunities that will foster research
and practice that empowers low-income Latin American communities to improve mental
and physical health. Research projects, community programs and training opportunities
that focus on awareness and intervention for improved health outcomes are encouraged.

Director: McClain Sampson, Ph.D Associate Professor, Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW). Dr. Sampson’s overarching research interest is maternal health promotion. Dr. Sampson’s
current research focuses on the creation of a culturally relevant intervention for
postpartum depression among low-income Latin American Women. She is currently the
lead investigator for a study funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will explore
the feasibility of implementing her home based intervention to prevent postpartum
depression in six various sites across the country. The intervention was informed
by her prior studies which explored feasibility of the intervention and cultural beliefs
of treatment seeking. Dr. Sampson is also the Project Director of the HRSA Behavioral
Health Workforce Education Training Grant. To this end, all of her work focuses on
improving behavioral health services through intervention development and training.
Dr. Sampson teaches Behavioral Health in Integrated Care Settings and Qualitative
Research Methods at the GCSW. Research Assistants and Staff.
Research Assistant & Staff
Louretta Nickerson |
GLOBE Program Manager |
Wen Xu |
Doctoral Research Assistant |
Chinyere Eigege |
Doctoral Student and Researcher |
Yu "Jessia" Miao, PhD |
Research Consultant/Center Affiliate |
Rachel Fulkerson |
Grant Coordinator |