Faculty Director

Theresa Betancourt
Theresa Betancourt
Salem Professor in Global Practice, Director RPCA
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Theresa Betancourt

Theresa Betancourt

Salem Professor in Global Practice, Director RPCA

Dr. Betancourt's central research interests include the developmental and psychosocial consequences of concentrated adversity on children, youth and families; resilience and protective processes in child and adolescent mental health and child development; refugee families; and applied cross-cultural mental health research. Read more on the Central SSW faculty page!

Staff

Andrea Morris
Andrea Morris
 Associate Director, Grants Administration
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Andrea Morris

Andrea Morris

Associate Director, Grants Administration

Winifred Nwangwu
Winifred Nwangwu
 Sr. Fiscal & Grant Administrator
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Winifred Nwangwu

Winifred Nwangwu

Sr. Fiscal & Grant Administrator

Grace Thomas
Grace Thomas
 Administrative Assistant to the Faculty Director
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Grace Thomas

Grace Thomas

Administrative Assistant to the Faculty Director

Rachel Stram
Rachel Stram
 Administrative Manager
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Rachel Stram

Rachel Stram

Administrative Manager

Kashiya Nwanguma
Kashiya Nwanguma
 Program Manager, Sierra Leone
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Kashiya Nwanguma

Kashiya Nwanguma

Program Manager, Sierra Leone

Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD
Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD
 Sr. Social Science Research Data Analyst
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Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD

Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD

Sr. Social Science Research Data Analyst

Caroline Dilts
Caroline Dilts
 Refugee Program Manager, Boston
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Caroline Dilts

Caroline Dilts

Refugee Program Manager, Boston

Farhad Sharifi
Farhad Sharifi
Research Associate, Cultural Advisor

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Farhad Sharifi

Farhad Sharifi

Research Associate, Cultural Advisor

Wijnand Van Den Boom, PhD
Wijnand Van Den Boom, PhD
 Sr. Social Science Data Analyst
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Wijnand Van Den Boom, PhD

Wijnand Van Den Boom, PhD

Sr. Social Science Data Analyst

Kathryn Noon
Kathryn Noon
 Research Project Manager, Sierra Leone Studies [Boston]
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Kathryn Noon

Kathryn Noon

Research Project Manager, Sierra Leone Studies [Boston]

Gabriela Phend
Gabriela Phend
 Program Manager, Rwanda
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Gabriela Phend

Gabriela Phend

Program Manager, Rwanda

Research Fellows

Candace Black, PhD
Candace Black, PhD
 Research Scientist (US)
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Candace Black, PhD

Candace Black, PhD

Research Scientist (US)

Candace Black, PhD, is a research Psychologist with an interdisciplinary lens. Dr. Black has spent the last several years establishing her record of expertise at the intersections of child development, early life adversity, and global health. Dr. Black's research program is directed at understanding how children develop cognitive and emotional tools to cope with exposure to adversity, with the ultimate aim of investigating adaptive, advantageous responses to adversity.
Mohsen Rajabi
Mohsen Rajabi
 Visiting Scholar, University of Bath
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Mohsen Rajabi

Mohsen Rajabi

Visiting Scholar, University of Bath

Mohsen Rajabi is a third-year PhD student in Psychology at the University of Bath in the UK. He is also an Honorary Associate in Research at the University of East London (UEL) and a member of the African Youth Safeguarding Network (AYSN). His central research interests include the socio-environmental and developmental impacts of adversity on vulnerable and marginalised populations, particularly refugee families in LMICs; sensitivity and resilience; and applied cross-cultural mental health studies.

Student Interns

Renee Menart
Renee Menart
 MSW Research Assistant
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Renee Menart

Renee Menart

MSW Research Assistant

Said Arwal
Said Arwal
 Graduate Research Assistant
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Said Arwal

Said Arwal

Graduate Research Assistant

Haitisha Mehta
Haitisha Mehta
Doctoral Researcher
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Haitisha Mehta

Haitisha Mehta

Doctoral Researcher

Lauren Ware
Lauren Ware
 MSW Research Intern
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Lauren Ware

Lauren Ware

MSW Research Intern

Yewon Park
Yewon Park
 MSW Research Intern
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Yewon Park

Yewon Park

MSW Research Intern

Maysam Pou
Maysam Pou
 MSW Research Intern
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Maysam Pou

Maysam Pou

MSW Research Intern

Abygail Meeks
Abygail Meeks
 Data Intern
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Abygail Meeks

Abygail Meeks

Data Intern

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