For general inquires or to submit a Dogs on Call request, please contact us at chai@vcuhealth.org.  For questions related to volunteering at CHAI or CHAI volunteers (including Dogs on Call), please contact james.hosack@vcuhealth.org.  For questions about upcoming events or about the various other ways you can help support CHAI and Dogs on Call, please reach out to karl.dorn@vcuhealth.org.

Staff Directory

Name Title Email Phone
J.T. Hosack, MA Teams Coordinator james.hosack@vcuhealth.org (804) 827-PAWS (7297)
Karl Dorn, MEd Program Coordinator karl.dorn@vcuhealth.org (804) 628-2532
Nancy R. Gee, PhD, C-AISS Professor of Psychiatry, Bill Balaban Chair in Human-Animal Interaction, and Director of the Center for Human-Animal Interaction nancy.gee@vcuhealth.org (804) 827-7297
Sandra B. Barker, PhD, LPC, NCC Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Founding Director, and Senior Advisor sandra.barker@vcuhealth.org (804) 628-2532
Lisa Townsend, LCSW, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Clinical and Research Associate lisa.townsend@vcuhealth.org (804) 827-7297