STRUTS Team Members
Rachel Prevatt, Center Coordinator
130 Sloan Hall ∙ 989.774.7270 ∙ preva1rm@cmich.edu OR
struts@cmich.edu
Susan Jacob, Ph.D.,
Center Director, Faculty, School Psychology
104 Sloan Hall ∙ 989.774.6477 ∙ jacob1s@cmich.edu
Interests: School Psychology, Law and Ethics, Sexual Minority Youth
Katrina Rhymer, Ph.D.,
Faculty, School Psychology
138 Sloan Hall ∙ 989.774.6468 ∙ rhyme1kn@cmich.edu
Interests: Academic, Behavioral, and Social/Emotional Interventions, Curriculum Based Measurement
and Single-subject Design Research
Norma Bailey, Ed.D., Faculty,
Teacher Education
215 Ronan Hall ∙ 989.774.5404 ∙ baile1nj@cmich.edu
Interests: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Education, Diversity Education, Middle
Level Education, Effective Teaching, Effective Professional Staff Development
Jodi Brookins-Fisher, Ph.D., Faculty,
Health Sciences
2207 Health Professions Building ∙ 989.774.3392 ∙
fishe1jb@cmich.edu
Interests: Planning and Evaluation, Community Health, Foundations of Health Education, Healthy
Lifestyles, Multicultural Education, Program Evaluation, Diversity Issues
Jean Toner, Ph.D., Faculty, Social Work
034E Anspach Hall ∙ 989.774.2607 ∙ toner1j@cmich.edu
Interests: Generalist Social Work Practice, Rural Social Work, Clinical Practice, Substance Abuse,
Women and Addiction, Substance Abuse, Rural and Substance Abuse Policy, Program Applied Research and
Evaluation
Elbert Almazan, Ph.D., Faculty, Sociology
142 Anspach Hall ∙ 989.774.3160 ∙ alamaz1ep@cmich.edu
Interests: Youth Studies, Sexual Minority Youth
I. David Acevedo,
Ph.D., Faculty, Clinical Psychology
230 Sloan Hall ∙ 989.774.4404 ∙ aceve1id@cmich.edu
Interests: Applied Youth Development, Cultural Competence in Service Organizations, Community
Psychology