People

Sarah Jensen, PhD is a Research Scientist at the Research Program for Children and Adversity. Sarah has led the data analysis for the Sugira Muryango program for the past 5 years. She holds a degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Copenhagen and a PhD in Developmental Psychopathology from King’s College London. Together with Dr. Betancourt she currently leads the longitudinal 4-year follow-up of children from the Sugira Muryango cluster randomized trial in Rwanda. Her interests span characterizing environmental influences on children’s cognitive, neurological, social, and physical development and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions aimed at changing children’s early developmental trajectories.

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.

Euijin Jung, PhD is a postdoctoral researcher and has training in social work. She has been working with Somali Bantu, Bhutanese, and Afghan refugee populations to address the mental health gap amongst resettled families.

Shaobing Su, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry, Skilled in Developmental Theories, Methodologies, Interventions, Proposal Writing, Statistics, and Mixed-Methods Research. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy focused in Positive Youth Development.