Neiha Dhar is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and a new mom. She helps clients learn how to balance independence and connection and find ways to show up in all spaces as their authentic selves. She is the founder of the Chicago Coalition of Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Clinicians which aims to foster a supportive community for BIPOC clinicians in the Chicago area. Living in quarantine and working remotely has created an opportunity for Neiha and her husband to move closer to Neiha's parents in Upstate New York and remain active with the Chicago community.
Nicola Lancki, MPH (Data Analyst)
I am a statistical analyst in the Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics at Northwestern University. My work for SAHELI involves study database design, data monitoring, and data analysis. In my personal life I enjoy jogging, reading, traveling, and spoiling my rescue dog.
Juned Siddique, PhD (Study Statistician)
I am an Associate Professor and Biostatistician in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a range of problems including rater bias, participant dropout, data harmonization in individual participant data analysis, and measurement error. I collaborate closely with lifestyle intervention researchers and have particular interests in the analysis of diet and physical activity data.
Bonnie Spring, PhD (Co-investigator)
Ronald Ackermann, MD,MPH (Co-investigator)
Nilay Shah, MD, MPH
Nilay Shah is a cardiologist and faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, whose research focus is on identifying and implementing strategies to preserve cardiovascular health across the life course in communities at high risk, including South Asian Americans.
Jasnoor Kaur, (Research Assistant)
Jasnoor is an undergraduate student at Michigan State University, double-majoring in neuroscience and social relations and policy on the pre-med track.
I am passionate about public health in minority populations and am currently working on investigating underlying factors involved in South Asian cardiovascular health. Coming from an immigrant household myself, I recognize how understudied South Asian health is and hope my work contributes to a more equitable healthcare system.
Binoy Shah, (Research Assistant)
Binoy Shah is currently a Medical Student at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and is eager to help with the SAHELI program at Northwestern. Binoy has experience in the public health arena as he has completed a previous research internship involving teaming up with faith based organizations to improve African American health outcomes specifically focusing on HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Alcohol and Drug Use. Binoy is fluent in Gujarati and can understand Hindi. Binoy hopes to learn which specific problems impact the South Asian Community and how medical professionals can help rectify said problems and thus play a positive role.
Shivanni Shah, (Research Intern)
I am a Master's in Public Health Student at the University of llinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am enthusiastic about interning with the SAHELI and SAATH teams to promote South Asian health. I strive to gain an understanding of community based participatory research through developing study materials and conducting assessments. I am looking forward to learning more about culturally tailored health interventions to work to reduce health disparities. In my spare time, I love running, taking aimless long walks and playing board games with my family.
