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Faculty and Staff

Monika Mitra

Director

mmitra@brandeis.edu 781-736-3807

Amy AbuShanab, MBA'21

Associate Director for Administration and Engagement

aabushanab@brandeis.edu 781-736-3799

Ilhom Akobirshoev, PhD'15

Director of Research

ilhom@brandeis.edu 781-736-3774

Taline Alonso Da Silva, M.S.

Visiting Scholar

Joan Beasley

Visiting Scholar

Laurin Bixby

Research Scientist

laurinbixby@brandeis.edu

Joseph Caldwell

Senior Scientist

joecaldwell@brandeis.edu 781-736-2117

Henry Claypool

Visiting Scholar

hclaypool@brandeis.edu

Maddie Crowley

Communications Specialist

mcrowley@brandeis.edu

Elad Daniels

Data Analyst II

eladdaniels@brandeis.edu

Mark Davis

Data Analyst II

markdavis@brandeis.edu

Anjali J. Forber‐Pratt

Visiting Scholar

Fernanda Escobar

Research Associate

mfes7@brandeis.edu 781-736-3175

Alex Green

Visiting Scholar

John Harris

Visiting Scholar

Dennis Heaphy, MPH, MEd, MDiv

Visiting Scholar

Miriam Heyman

Research Scientist

miriamheyman@brandeis.edu 781-736-8415

LuanJiao Hu

Visiting Research Scholar

aggiehu@brandeis.edu

Jennifer Lee-Rambharose

Research Associate II

jllee@brandeis.edu

Frank S. Li, MPP'19

Data Scientist I

fsli@brandeis.edu 781-736-6837

Nicole Lomerson

Research Associate II

nicolelomerson@brandeis.edu

Janelle Mills

Research Associate

janellemills@brandeis.edu

Teresa Nguyen

Director, Community Living Equity Center

teresanguyen@brandeis.edu

Wendy Peverill-Conti

Department Administrator

wendypc@brandeis.edu 781-736-2693

Sydney "Syd" Pickern

Senior Research Associate

sydneypickern@brandeis.edu

Robyn Powell, PhD'20

Senior Research Associate

rpowell@brandeis.edu 781-736-5328

Mel Ptacek, MPP/MBA'20

Communications Specialist

ptacek@brandeis.edu

Sonya Rudra

Visiting Scholar

Maggie Sheets

Visiting Scholar

Ruby Siegel

Research Associate

rubysiegel@brandeis.edu

Lauren Smith

Associate Director of Research Operations

smithl@brandeis.edu 781-736-3981

Rajan Sonik, PhD'17

Associate Research Professor

sonik@brandeis.edu

Dalton Stevens

Postdoctoral Fellow

daltonstevens@brandeis.edu

Ryan Suh

Graphic & Data Visualization Designer

ryansuh@brandeis.edu

Luci Swinford

Research Associate

lswinford@brandeis.edu

Kimberly The

Senior Research Associate

kimberlythe@brandeis.edu

Anne Valentine

Research Scientist

anvalent@brandeis.edu 781-736-3965

Marji Erickson Warfield, PhD'91

Senior Scientist and Lecturer

mew@brandeis.edu 781-736-3833

Weiwen Zeng

Visiting Scholar

weiwenzeng@brandeis.edu