MEET OUR TEAM

The Bennett Lab brings together talented professionals and students from a variety of backgrounds. 

Lindsay Martin

​My background in clinical psychology and research experience has focused primarily on acceptance and mindfulness-based behavioral approaches for making and sustaining healthy lifestyle changes. Most recently my work involves adapting, testing and disseminating technology-based lifestyle interventions for weight management in high-risk, underserved pregnant populations, and developing and implementing digital tools for high-quality remote data capture. 

Christine McKinney

​I am a registered dietitian nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.  My clinical background and research interests are in weight management, perinatal nutrition, and diabetes education. I enjoy intervention development and working with our health coaches.   

Kayla Hurt

I pursued my Masters in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health at JH School of Public Health. As an aspiring full-spectrum doula, my passion includes improving the health and well-being of marginalized birthing people and their families. My roles on the study include participant engagement, outreach and maintaining and fostering positive relationships with our participants and community members. ​

Divya Nair

I received my B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from Johns Hopkins. As an aspiring physician, I hope to work towards sexual and reproductive health equity. My role on the Healthy for Two team involves patient recruitment and clinical stakeholder engagement. ​

Chigolum Pamela Oyeka

I am a Nigerian trained physician, Post-doctoral fellow and researcher who is passionate about primary care, especially women's health. My goal is to enhance health outcomes, particularly for women and mothers, by conducting evidence-based research that informs clinical practice and promotes the prevention of obesity-related health complications.

​Tianxu Chen

I am a data analyst for the H42/H4U trial. I earned my master’s degree in biostatistics in 2024. I have a strong interest in clinical trial design, longitudinal data analysis, and advanced data science methods. In my free time, I enjoy films, novels, and video games.

Julie Kurtz

                 

In my 20+ years working in higher education and 6 years as a Senior Administrative Coordinator, I have supported various research studies and other projects.  My role is to make sure that all faculty and study teams have the supplies and resources that they need.  In addition, I investigate and confirm applicable policies and procedures to help faculty and their study teams accomplish certain tasks and goals.