Staff

Abby Slattery

Abby Slattery DNP, MPH, MSN, RN is a Clinical Implementation Specialist on the Delivery Decisions Initiative (DDI) team. In this role, she works directly with health systems and other clinical partners implementing the TeamBirth project by teaching, coaching, and supporting implementation efforts. Before Ariadne Labs, Abby worked as an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College teaching… Continue reading Abby Slattery

Umila Singh

Umila Singh, MFA is a Design Specialist at Ariadne Labs. In this role, she serves as an innovation and design content expert for the Lab, supporting projects to design effective improvement solutions that meet people’s needs and improve their lives. Her professional background includes working as a Senior Innovation Strategist for a safety-net hospital in… Continue reading Umila Singh

Jamie Hillas

Jamie Hillas is a general surgery resident and a Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Fellow at Ariadne Labs. Her work at Ariadne is focused on maximizing surgical safety using the OR Black Box and emphasis on non-technical skills, as well as utilizing implementation science to optimize Synoptic Operative Report implementation. Jamie attended Middlebury College where she studied… Continue reading Jamie Hillas

Sarah Dannin

Sarah Dannin, MPH, is a Project Manager on the Primary Health Care Program at Ariadne Labs. Sarah supports a diverse portfolio of projects that seek to build more equitable primary health care systems, domestically and internationally. Sarah is responsible for ensuring work is delivered with excellence: on time, on budget, on scope, and with a… Continue reading Sarah Dannin

Madison Canfora

Madison Canfora is a Research Specialist on the Science and Technology Platform at Ariadne Labs. In this role, Madison conducts qualitative research and analysis for program and project teams across Ariadne Labs. Additionally, she collaborates with teams to provide scientific writing and editing support.  Madison’s prior research has spanned physician-patient communication in the NICU, communication regarding… Continue reading Madison Canfora

Mary Robertson

Mary Robertson, BA is a Senior Grant Manager at Ariadne Labs. She works closely with assigned programs on proposal development, budget development, managing complex contract negotiations, invoice collection and account reconciliation in collaboration with Central Research Administration Offices at BWH and Harvard’s Office of Sponsored Programs. She also manages the post-award monitoring, budgeting forecasting, and… Continue reading Mary Robertson

Adam Lindsley

Adam Lindsley, MPH, is a Senior Project Manager at Ariadne Labs where he supports a portfolio of globally-focused research and implementation projects across the Primary Health Care and BetterBirth Teams. In this role, he manages Ariadne’s portfolio of activities across USAID’s MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project which includes Primary Impact and MAKLab. Adam also worked at… Continue reading Adam Lindsley

Misha Severson

Misha Severson is a Registered Nurse and Clinical Implementation Specialist with the Delivery Decisions Initiative, primarily supporting the implementation of TeamBirth across the United States. For 20 years Misha worked as an obstetrical nurse in various inpatient locations across the country and was an inpatient obstetric nurse manager for three years before joining DDI, actively… Continue reading Misha Severson

Tyler Fox

Tyler Fox is a Project Assistant on the Delivery Decisions Initiative (DDI) team. In this role, he primarily supports the TeamBirth project and Dr. Amber Weiseth, the Director of DDI. Before Ariadne Labs, Tyler worked as the Program Coordinator at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator (GHELI) at Harvard University. In this role, he… Continue reading Tyler Fox

Yara Altaher

Yara Altaher is a Research Coordinator on the Delivery Decisions Initiative (DDI) program team, where she provides support to the TeamBirth and Nurse Impact projects. She contributes to ongoing solution and design, as well as oversees research on TeamBirth. As part of Nurse Impact, Yara primarily works on qualitative research including conducting interviews and performing… Continue reading Yara Altaher