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Monday 4 May 2026
HSRI Leadership and Staff
Please click to view individual profiles and learn more about HSRI Leadership and Staff roles.
Trevor Hirst
Executive Director
Health Sciences Research Institute
thirst@ucmerced.edu
Monica Alvarado
Academic Personnel/Human Resources Analyst
Health Sciences Research Institute
malvarado37@ucmerced.edu
Leann Nascimento
Chief Administrative Officer
Health Sciences Research Institute
lnascimento@ucmerced.edu
Raissa Nogueira de Brito
Chief Biostatistician, Biostatistics and Data Support Core
Health Sciences Research Institute
raissabrito@ucmerced.edu
Martin Reyes
Departmental Research Administrator
Health Sciences Research Institute
mreyes54@ucmerced.edu
Violet Rios
HSRI Administrative Assistant
Health Sciences Research Institute
violetarios@ucmerced.edu
Jennifer Shanahan
Departmental Research Administrator
Health Sciences Research Institute
jennifershanahan@ucmerced.edu
Silas Verrinder
Departmental Research Administrator
Health Sciences Research Institute
sverrinder@ucmerced.edu
Deborah Wiebe
Professor and Director, HSRI
Psychological Sciences
dwiebe@ucmerced.edu
