Telehealth ROCKS Staff

Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, LP, FATA

Child Psychologist, Professor, Executive Director

Dr. Eve-Lynn Nelson of the University of Kansas-Medical Center is a psychologist whose responsibilities include project implementation management, budget management, coordination of evaluation team, and performance of evaluation section. She also serves as the Behavioral Pediatrics lead on the ECHO project and oversee behavioral pediatrics services over telemedicine. She oversees department of Pediatrics residents, Psychology Intern, and Psychology Graduate Student participation. She leads the Co-Is in exploring options to increase the availability of specialty DB services over telemedicine.

Robert Stiles, MA, MPH

Telehealth ROCKS Director

Robert Stiles has extensive experience with primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services in the community setting. He has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He is particularly interested in the provision of health care services in rural and frontier areas and school-based clinics and services.

Sage Brown, MA

Director of Operations

Sage Brown oversees all operational components of the Telehealth ROCKS program. He has extensive leadership experience in the behavioral health field both in hospital and community settings. He has a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Saint Mary. He is passionate about connecting children with the best care and resources possible to ensure lifelong success. 

Chase Koob

Telehealth ROCKS Community and SB-CHW Manager

Chase Koob supports the Community Health Worker and social determinants of health efforts of the Telehealth ROCKS programs. She also manages the Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program grant that focuses on increasing access to healthcare services for rural populations utilizing telehealth technologies. She comes from a public health background with an interest in community-focused development and outreach.

Sonita Loyd, MSEd

Telehealth ROCKS Education Manager

Sonita Loyd supports the educational efforts of the Telehealth ROCKS programs. She enjoys developing curriculum and spent 10 years as a classroom teacher. Her passion for seeing children live their dreams fuels her work. 

Kristy Gagnon

Telehealth ROCKS Training Manager

Kristy Gagnon manages the Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program grant that focuses on sharing knowledge through ECHOs, webinars, telementoring and trainings. She comes from a communications and project management background with a long history of work in higher education. 

Haley Bell