Other Staff

Sheri Lapatin Markle, M.I.A., is the Associate Director of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research. She earned a Bachelors from Brown University and a Masters from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. She is proficient in Spanish and French, and her research interests include the effects of migration patterns, language, and gender on mental health.
Email: slapatin@charesearch.org  Phone: 617-503-8479

Xinliang Li, M.S., is the data manager analyst at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research. She graduated from Lehigh University with a M.S. degree in statistics. She provides data management support of several projects -- National Latino and Asian American Study, Diagnostic project of Disparities research, RQP study of EXPORT.
Email: xili@charesearch.org; Phone 617-503-8475

Sandra Kafury, B.A., is the Executive Assistant for Dr. Margarita Alegria of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research. She has a variety of experience in the administrative and managing field. She speaks English and Spanish with understanding of Portuguese language as well. She is curently enrolled at Harvard University to pursue and finish her studies in Psychology.
Email: skafury@charesearch.org Phone:617-503-8440

Karla Leon, B.A.is a research assistant. She received her BA from Macalester College in Humanities, Media and Cultural studies and Hispanic Studies with a focus in Latin America and immigration. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. She is in charge of interviews and recruitment for two of our studies.

Email: kleon@charesearch.org Phone: 617-503-8477

Anne Valentine, M.P.H., is the Project Manager for the Advanced Center. She received her master's degree in public health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her interests include adolescent behavioral health, maternal depression and disparities in access to care among racial and/or ethnic minority populations.
Email: avalentine@charesearch.org Phone: 617-503-8451

Helen Wang, B.S. is the Grant Operations Manager. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Babson College with a concentration in international business and economics. She has spent the past three years working in grants management in the public health sector and have previously worked in the finance and consulting fields.

Email: hwang@charesearch.org Phone: 617-503-8482