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Emma Abell-Selby, MA, Doctoral Candidate

Emma Abell-Selby is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. Her research interests focus broadly on the nexus of policy, power, and academic practices within higher education. Emma’s dissertation research explores the teaching practices of...

Now Hiring: Undergraduate Research Assistant (TBI & AI)

Location: Tampa, FL (USF, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd) Hourly Pay: $20.00 Hours: ~20 hours/week, with flexible scheduling (typically two 5-hour weekday shifts) Application Deadline: October 8, 2025 Position Overview The AQUASS Research Lab in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of...

Chrystal A. S. Smith, PhD

Chrystal A. S. Smith, Ph.D., is an external affiliate of the AQUASS Research Lab. She is an anthropologist with an M.P.H. in epidemiology. Her research interests include chronic disease and behavioral health management. Dr. Smith has extensive experience developing and writing grant proposals for...

Enola Okonkwo, MD

Dr. Enola Okonkwo is a Faculty Affiliate of the AQUASS Research Lab, an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine, and the Associate Program Director for the USF Emergency Medicine Residency Program. She also serves as an Emergency Medicine Physician at Tampa...

Alana Alexander, MA, Doctoral Student

Alana Alexander is an applied medical anthropologist whose work focuses on trauma-informed interventions, community resilience, and the empowerment of populations. Drawing on neuroscience, sociology, and public health, she examines and addresses the root causes of health issues and disease across...

Christine Melillo, PhD, MPH, RN

Dr. Melillo is a Nurse Researcher at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Denver, CO, and Director of the Nursing Innovations Center for Evaluation. She earned her BSN from Indiana University, her MPH from the University of South Florida and her PhD in Nursing from the Uniformed Services...

Chad K Radwan, PhD

Dr. Chad K. Radwan is an external affiliate of the AQUASS Research Lab and a Health Science Specialist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System's Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology and his current research foci include suicide prevention, burnout...

Dr. Enola Okonkwo joins AQUASS Lab as Faculty Affiliate

AQUASS is honored to welcome Enola Okonkwo, M.D. as a Faculty Affiliate of the research lab. Dr. Okonkwo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, the Associate Program Director for the USF Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and an Emergency Physician at Tampa General...