Meet Our Staff |
Dr. Karl Hamner, Director
(205) 348-0129
khamner@ua.edu
Dr. Hamner has been a social science and health researcher, program development and evaluation consultant, and training specialist for federal, state, county and community-based agencies. He has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation on multi-cultural health and social issues, as well as conducting professional development workshops and trainings on a wide range of topics. Throughout his career, he has written or directed the development of numerous successful grant proposals funded by a wide variety of federal agencies – including the Department of Defense, the Department of Veteran Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration, Housing and Urban Development, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration – private and corporate foundations – including The California Endowment, The David & Lucille Packard Foundation, The Mott Foundation, and The Alcoa Foundation, and numerous state, regional and local agencies. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1993.
khamner@ua.edu
Dr. Hamner has been a social science and health researcher, program development and evaluation consultant, and training specialist for federal, state, county and community-based agencies. He has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation on multi-cultural health and social issues, as well as conducting professional development workshops and trainings on a wide range of topics. Throughout his career, he has written or directed the development of numerous successful grant proposals funded by a wide variety of federal agencies – including the Department of Defense, the Department of Veteran Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration, Housing and Urban Development, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration – private and corporate foundations – including The California Endowment, The David & Lucille Packard Foundation, The Mott Foundation, and The Alcoa Foundation, and numerous state, regional and local agencies. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1993.
| Hamner Vita..pdf |
Rita Doughty, M.S., Project Manager |
Hailah Said, Program Manager, Operation Deep Dive Program |
(205) 348-2147
rrdoughty@ua.edu Rita Doughty coordinates the various evaluation projects for the office staff and manages scheduling, assignments, and office operations. She also assists clients in proposal development and submission as well as in Institutional Review Board application. Ms. Doughty has been with The University of Alabama since 2008 and joined the College of Education in 2015. Rita holds a B.A. in Communication and an M.S. in Consumer Quality Management, both from The University of Alabama. |
(205) 348-3689
hsaid@ua.edu Hailah Said is the Program Manager for the “Operation Deep Dive Program”, a research study on veteran suicide. In a partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and America’s Warrior Partnership, the study examines the role of community and cultural factors contributing to or preventing veteran suicide. She tracks and implements: data requests and data agreement processes; ongoing prospective data collection from research communities; and data analysis. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University of Alabama, majoring in Criminal Justice (2013) and Public Administration (2015) and served as a US Fulbright Grantee (2016-2017). |
Behzad Mansouri, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Sierra Rodgers-Farris, M.A., Research Assistant
(205) 348-4467
serodgers@ua.edu Sierra Rodgers-Farris is a Research Assistant with the Office of Evaluation, where she works on multiple grants with planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting. She has a B.A. in English Literature and an M.S. in Women’s Studies, both from The University of Alabama. She started out as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, then joined the College of Education Office of Evaluation in 2016. |
Paria Jami, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Sonia Huff Mixon, Office Associate II205) 348-5084
shuff@ua.edu Sonia Huff Mixon is an Office Associate II in the Office of Evaluation. Sonia has a degree in Business Management with many years’ experience as a Business Consultant and Financial Advisor for Small Business Entrepreneurship. She is an Alumni of Shelton State Comm. College and the University of Alabama. Sonia is a native of Tuscaloosa, Al and joined The Office of Evaluation in 2021. |
Affiliates
- Jill Beck, J.D., University of Alabama Youth Services Institute
- Dr. Gregory Benner, University of Alabama College of Education
- Dr. Daniel Cohen, University of Alabama College of Education
- Dr. Julianne Coleman, University of Alabama College of Education
- Melanie Ginn, President & CEO, Ginn Group Consulting
- Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, George Mason University College of Health and Human Services
- Dr. Faron Hollinger, President & CEO, The Akribos Group
- Dr. Kristine Jolivette, University of Alabama College of Education
- Dr. Michael Lawson, University of Alabama College of Education
- Cheree Tham, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director of Community Integration, America’s Warrior Partnership
- Dr. David Walker, University of Alabama College of Education
- Dr. Javonda Williams, University of Alabama School of Social Work