Meet Our Team
Meagan Stabler
PhD, CHES
Executive Director
Meagan’s career has centered on serving rural communities and marginalized populations through applied public health research collaborations. She is excited to bring her previous experience as a Senior Research Scientist and Research Grant Program Director to the NNE COOP PCBRN team. While she welcomes all research topics, she is especially interested in the intersection of maternal and child health, injury prevention, and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Maureen Boardman
MSN, FNP-C, FAANP
Clinical Research Director
The 30+ years as a Family Nurse Practitioner has only increased Maureen’s passion for bringing research that matters directly to health care workers and their patients. She continues to pursue life-long learning and engages in research with a particular interest in engaging other nurse practitioners in research. In addition to her role as Director, you can find her practicing at Little Rivers Health Care, teaching at Geisel School of Medicine, or serving as an advisor at the Dartmouth Cancer Center.
Neil Korsen
MD, MSc
Co-Scientific Research Director
Neil shares his research experience in behavioral health, primary care, shared decision-making, patient engagement, and quality measurement with the NNE CO-OP PCBRN. He is also a Physician Scientist for the Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research. With over 20 years of experience as a Family Physician and Geriatrician in rural Maine, Neil is experienced in bringing research to health care workers.
Connie Van Eeghen
DrPH
Co-Scientific Research Director
As a practice-based implementation scientist, Connie brings a rich history supporting innovation in many healthcare settings. Her research, teaching, and service focus on the impact of change on community members, providers, and systems of care. Her Team Science approach includes community partners in research and publications. She helps primary care practices meet the needs of patients, providers, and staff to make health care safer, easier, and more effective.
Timothy Burdick
MD, MBA, MSc
Director of Informatics
Tim has been a practicing rural family physician for over 20 years. He is familiar with the patient and clinician needs for rural healthcare delivery and related research. He holds multiple roles including Associate Chief Research Officer for Informatics at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Vice Chair for Research in Community and Family Medicine (CFMed), and is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, The Dartmouth Institute, and CFMed. Tim is responsible for maintaining research software platforms at DH and works with the DH Epic analysts to build point-of-care clinical decision support systems.
Troi Perkins
MEM, MF
Research Consultant
After earning her Master’s of Environmental Science and Master’s of Forestry from Duke University, Troi returned to the NNE CO-OP PCBRN to lead research design and analysis efforts. Her research specialties include community-based research, climate health, and LGBTQ+ healthcare issues. She directs the CO-OP’s Annual Meeting and manages their website. Currently, she heads the CO-OP’s Climate Health Research Workgroup. Troi also works part-time in environmental conservation and on her farm, Fales Farm VT, in Sharon, Vermont.
Paula Hudon
DNP, RN
Research Project Manager
Dr. Hudon’s career in nursing spans over 35 years, from Emergency Nursing to staff development and education, to now research. Her emphasis most recently is on examining and translating evidence into clinical practice, directing interprofessional education, and expanding student affiliation opportunities .She collaborates closely with institutional and community colleagues of the NNE CO-OP PCBRN and leads implementation of research project activities.
Zoe Daudier
BS
Research Project Manager
After graduating from Colby-Sawyer with her Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Zoe wanted to find a career that could make a difference in people’s lives. Her research interests are broad and makes her enthusiastic and always on the look out for the next CO-OP project. She is hard at work ensuring patients have no issues with on-going research and that administrative deadlines are met. Zoe also lends her talents to the Department of Community and Family Medicine’s Academic Support Hub (ASH).