Our Team
Core Team
Tyler G. James, Ph.D., MCHES
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Dr. James is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. His substantive research interests focus on healthcare access, utilization, and delivery among people with disabilities, with a particular interest in health outcomes among people with sensory disabilities. He is also a research methodologist, with expertise in applied latent variable modeling, qualitative, and mixed methods. He is the Associate Editor for Media Reviews of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and regularly teaches mixed methods through the Michigan Mixed Methods Program. He also teaches social epidemiology for the University of Michigan Department of Epidemiology.
Dr. James is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist, with over 9 years of experience in health education and health promotion evaluation and needs assessment. He received his Ph.D. in Health Behavior ('21) from the University of Florida, where he also received his M.S. in Health Education and Behavior ('17), and B.S. in Psychology ('16). He is a 2023 Davenport Fellow with the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation and a 2023-24 Long-term Cohort Member of the Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (MI-LEND).
Josee Li, B.S., B.A.
Study Coordinator, University of Michigan
Study Coordinator, University of Michigan
Josee Li is a Study Coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University focused on Global Disability and Health: Policy, Practice, and Narratives. She is interested in improving healthcare access and equity for people with disabilities, particularly from an attitudinal and policy lens. She provides support to Dr. James's study on HIV prevention and testing among people with disabilities, funded by NIDILRR.
Ariana Nigoghosian, BS
Research Assistant, University of Michigan
Research Assistant, University of Michigan
Ariana is a University of Michigan alumna (major: neuroscience) and Research Assistant in the Department of Family Medicine. She was one of three interns for the competitive 2023 MDisability Summer Internship. Her goal is to be a pediatric neurologist. She is providing assistance to Dr. James's studies on healthcare coordination among people with CHARGE syndrome.
Logan Roberts, B.S.
Research Associate, University of Florida
Research Associate, University of Florida
Logan Roberts is a Research Assistant in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Health Education and Behavior at the University of Florida, where she is also completing an M.S. in Health Education and Behavior. She is interested in pursuing healthcare administration to improve equity and inclusion. She provides support to Dr. James's National Library of Medicine grant developing patient health education materials for people withsensory disabilities.
Community Organization Partners
Frequent Collaborators
Dr. Michael M. McKee
University of Michigan
Dr. Julia R. Varnes
University of Florida
Dr. Timothy Guetterman
University of Michigan
Dr. Michael S. Argenyi
University of Iowa
Yary Santiago
University of Florida
Dr. Nioud (Neo) Gebru
Brown University
Meagan K. Sullivan
University of Florida
Dr. Elham Mahmoudi
University of Michigan
Dr. Monika Mitra
Brandeis University
Dr. Devon K. Otero
VCA Cypress Creek
Eiryn Griest Schwartzman
COVID Safe Campus