Our Team

The NM Youth Risk & Resiliency Survey is a collaboration between more than 40,000 New Mexicans to gather and disseminate information that can improve the well-being of youth in our state. 

Leadership

Steering Committee

New Mexico Department of Health

Ambrose Akinlo, Youth Health Survey Epidemiologist

Dylan Pell, Mental Health Epidemiologist

Hayley Peterson, Substance Use Epidemiologist

Helen Wichmann, Office of School and Adolescent Health, Adolescent Health Epidemiologist

Jiahua (Bella) Yang, Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology Bureau Chief

Kayla Lavilla, Survey Section Lead, Acting NM YRRS Coordinator

Regina Bejarano, Office of School and Adolescent Health, SE Regional Mental Health Advocate

Sebastian Salazar, NUPAC Epidemiologist

New Mexico Public Education Department

Anne Marlow-Geter, Safe and Healthy Schools Deputy Director

University of New Mexico Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, Health Evaluation and Research Team

Rebecca Kilburn, Research Professor, Principal Investigator

Courtney FitzGerald, Senior Research Scientist, Co-Principal Investigator

Robyn Viera, Scientific Research Manager

Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center

Michael Sam, Epidemiologist

Emily Newman, CDC Public Health Associate

New Mexico Children Youth & Families Division

Adrian Akin, Operations Research Analyst

New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division

University of New Mexico College of Population Health

S. Noell Stone, Practicum and Capstone Director

Contributors

Shane Barton, Programmer Analyst, UNM School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Prevention & Population Sciences

Kevin Estes, Research Assistant Professor, UNM School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Prevention & Population Sciences

Amy Pierce, Program Specialist, UNM School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Prevention & Population Sciences

Jimmie Thompson, Safe & Healthy Schools Bureau, New Mexico Public Education Department

School Districts

We extend a huge thanks to the districts below for participating in the 2025 YRRS.