Our Team
![Philip Held, PhD](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Philip-Held_SlezakPortrait_72_600x425.jpg)
Philip Held, PhD
Research Director, Licensed Clinical Psychologist (He/Him)
Philip Held, PhD, is a health services researcher who is passionate about innovating mental health care treatments, especially as it relates to PTSD and other trauma-related disorders.
![Merdijana Kovacevic](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Merdijana-Kovacevic.jpg)
Merdijana Kovacevic, PhD
Clinical Psychologist (She/Her)
Dr. Kovacevic is an Assistant Professor who has specialized training in providing assessment and therapy services for trauma survivors.
![Nicole Christ, PhD](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Nicole-Christ.jpg)
Nicole Christ, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow (She/Her)
Dr. Christ is a postdoctoral fellow with the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center. Nicole has specialized experience in the assessment and treatment of PTSD.
![Sarah Pridgen](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sarah-Pridgen.jpg)
Sarah Pridgen, MA, LCP
Manager of Research Operations (She/Her)
Sarah has a BA in Special Education from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is a former special education teacher. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University.
![Uddy Banerjee, PhD](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/uddy-banerjee.jpg)
Uddy Banerjee, PhD
Senior Clinical Analyst (He/Him)
Uddy earned his PhD from The Ohio State University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His dissertation research focused on transfusions and modeling targeted delivery of therapeutic gasses to tissues.
![Ryan Schubert](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ryan-schubert.jpg)
Ryan Schubert, MS
Clinical Data Scientist (He/Him)
Ryan received his BS in Biology and Bionformatics and his MS in Applied Statistics from Loyola University Chicago. Ryan previously worked as a Bionformatician in a computational human genetics lab.
![Enya Meade](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Enyra-Meade.jpg)
Enya Meade, BA
Clinical Research Assistant (She/Her)
Enya received her BA in psychology from Franklin & Marshall College. At F&M, Enya worked in several labs related to child development and PTSD.
![Rhea Mundle](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rhea-mundle.jpg)
Rhea Mundle, BS
Clinical Research Assistant (She/Her)
Rhea graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Molecular and Cellular Biology. At UIUC, Rhea was a research assistant for a lab studying human memory and cognition.
![Cailan Splaine](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cailin-Splaine.jpg)
Cailan Splaine, BS, BA
Clinical Research Assistant (She/Her)
Cailan has a BS in Psychology and a BA in Sociology from the University of Washington, where she worked in the UW Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress as an undergraduate research assistant.
![Jessica Tharaud](https://roadhomeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jessica-Tharaud.jpg)
Jessica Tharaud, BA
Clinical Research Assistant (She/Her)
Jessica graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Spanish from Bryn Mawr College.