Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education & Health Care

Administrative Assistant 
215-955-9458
Contact Ms. Carroll

Shira Carroll joined CRMEHC in January 2015. Shira is the Administrative Assistant for the Center and to Vittorio Maio, Managing Director. She is also Project Coordinator for the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. Her responsibilities include processing permission requests and orders from researchers worldwide for the use of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy and the 11 Jefferson assessment scales. She maintains a database of users and translations. She also provides administrative support to Center staff for a variety of projects and publications.

Programmer/Analyst II
215-955-6964
Contact Mr. He

Lifan He earned his MS at Temple University in Health Informatics. He provides technical support for computer applications in medical education such as ExamSoft in the preclinical curriculum, the Longitudinal Study, clinical skills assessments, Clinical Clerkship Review and NBME Subject Examinations in the preclinical and clinical curriculum.  

Senior Research Study Analyst
215-503-6087
Contact Ms. DeSantis

Jennifer DeSantis is a Senior Research Study Analyst at the Center. She has over fifteen years of experience in psychology and education research and management, with an M.Ed from Stanford University and a B.A from Vassar College. At the Center, she performs statistical analyses for collaborative projects with faculty and students and has co-authored numerous publications since joining the center in 2016. She also manages technical, scoring, and analytic services for a growing number of domestic and international clients using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy in their research.

Statistical Assistant
215-955-7360
Contact Mr. Nicks

Mr. Nicks is a statistical assistant whose primary re­sponsibility is coordinating examination and evaluation services for the Medical College and the College of Health Professions. He assists with maintaining the longitudinal database of medical students and graduates, coordinating mailings, collecting data and providing statisti­cal analysis and reports. He also assists with managing computers and other hard­ware within the Center.