Meet Our Fellows
Regina Pessagno, PhD, MA
Health Systems Research Fellow
Dr. Pessagno holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a MA in Sociology from Indiana University - Indianapolis. Her research interests include patient experiences and the delivery of mental health services. Her dissertation examined patients' experiences in in-patient settings using publicly archived reports from the Human Rights Authority.
Madison Stout, PhD
Health Systems Research Fellow
Dr. Stout holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University. Her research interests include loneliness and social pain as psychosocial determinants of poor physical and mental health among women.
Christina Wyles, PhD, RN, MLIS
Health Systems Research Fellow
Dr. Wyles holds a Ph.D. in Nursing and MLIS from the University of Arizona. Her clinical experience provides firsthand knowledge of the challenges patients, families, and caregivers encounter navigating health systems and accessing and implementing accurate health information. Her research interests include health informatics and technology and sustainable community interventions.
