Yenisel Cruz-Almeida MSPH, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence
Phone:
(352) 294-5845
Email:
cryeni@ufl.eduCurrent Lab Members
Post-doctoral Staff
Pedro A Valdes Hernandez Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-7180
Soamy Montesino Goicolea
T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Email:
s.montesinogoico@ufl.edu
Alisa J Johnson
Research Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Email:
alisa.johnson@ufl.edu
Larissa J Strath
RES AST PROF
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Email:
larissastrath@ufl.edu
Ph.D. Graduate Students

Department:
DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY
Kristina L Bell
GRADUATE AST-R
Staff
- Dehja Brown | Phlebotomist
- Julia Cochran, B.S. | Research Coordinator
- Sam Martocci, M.S. | Engineer/Data Analyst
- Chavier Laffitte Nodarse, B.S. | Engineer/Data Analyst
- Jessie Somerville, B.S. | Clinical Research Coordinator I/Phlebotomist
Senior Undergraduate Research Assistants
- Ruben Botello-Escalante
- Andrea Nikole Camacho-Betancourt
- Cassandra Deutcsh
- Bryce Murillo
- Nathalie Sawczuk
Undergraduate Research Assistants
- Alexandra Abrew
- Rafi Hawke
- Alexandra Martinez
- Charles Overdevest
- Joeshlyn Penaloza Molina
- Kyndall Perryman
- Ariana Robinson
- Hunter Sakadales
- Ashley Shechtman
- Jenna Sun
Previous Lab Members
- Brandon Apagueno, B.S.
- Maria Aquirre, M.S.
- Sierra Brown
- Josue Cardoso, B.S.
- Gabriel Cerra
- Gabriella Dasilva
- Vanessa Dasilva
- Sudha R. Dhulipala
- Daniel Espinosa
- Hector Andy Gonzalez, B.S.
- Benjamin Griffith, M.B.A. | Ph.D. Candidate
- Lorraine Hoyos, B.S.
- Nicole Feenstra
- Quintin Kidder, B.S
- Ania Lipat, B.S.
- Jason Liu
- Desiree Lussier, M.S.
- Paige Lysne, B.S.
- Sophia McCray
- Kaitlyn Nicole McLaughlin
- Corey Nack (SNIP Program – Summer Neuroscience Internship Program)
- Sarah Peeling, B.S.
- Valerie Sainterant
- Rachna Sawegowda, B.S.
- Chandni Shastri
- Abigail Schmitt, Ph. D.
- Darlin Ramirez, B.S.
- Jessica Reade, B.S.
- Francesca Ycaza