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

Joshua Bogus
Joshua Bogus
 Associate Director for Research
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Joshua Bogus

Joshua Bogus

Associate Director for Research

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

Rachel Stram
Rachel Stram
 Administrative Manager
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Rachel Stram

Rachel Stram

Administrative Manager

Jamison O'Sullivan
Jamison O'Sullivan
 Administrative Assistant
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Jamison O'Sullivan

Jamison O'Sullivan

Administrative Assistant

Matias Placencio-Castro
Matias Placencio-Castro
 Data Analysis Manager
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Matias Placencio-Castro

Matias Placencio-Castro

Data Analysis Manager

Gabriela Phend
Gabriela Phend
 Program Manager, Rwanda
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Gabriela Phend

Gabriela Phend

Program Manager, Rwanda

Kashiya Nwanguma
Kashiya Nwanguma
 Program Manager, Sierra Leone
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Kashiya Nwanguma

Kashiya Nwanguma

Program Manager, Sierra Leone

Libby Evans
Libby Evans
 Capacity Building Manager, Boston
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Libby Evans

Libby Evans

Capacity Building Manager, Boston

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

Wijnand Van Den Boom

Sr. Social Science Data Analyst

Research Fellows

Candace Black
Candace Black
 Research Scientist

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Candace Black

Candace Black

Research Scientist

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.
Shaobing Su
Shaobing Su
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Shaobing Su

Shaobing Su

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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. 

Interns

Sydney Tucker
Sydney Tucker
 Graduate Research Assistant
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Sydney Tucker

Sydney Tucker

Graduate Research Assistant

Shauna Murray
Shauna Murray
 Doctoral Research Assistant
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Shauna Murray

Shauna Murray

Doctoral Research Assistant

Renee Menart
Renee Menart
 MSW Research Assistant
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Renee Menart

Renee Menart

MSW Research Assistant

Molli Goetz
Molli Goetz
 Graduate Project Manager
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Molli Goetz

Molli Goetz

Graduate Project Manager

Said Arwal
Said Arwal
 Cultural Advisor Research Assistant
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Said Arwal

Said Arwal

Cultural Advisor Research Assistant

Eliza Hernandez
Eliza Hernandez
Capacity Building Intern
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Eliza Hernandez

Eliza Hernandez

Capacity Building Intern

Salamun Nuhin
Salamun Nuhin
Tech Programmer Intern
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Salamun Nuhin

Salamun Nuhin

Tech Programmer Intern

Samantha Strasser
Samantha Strasser
 Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Samantha Strasser

Samantha Strasser

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Yana Deeley
Yana Deeley
 Graduate Research Assistant
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Yana Deeley

Yana Deeley

Graduate Research Assistant

Samah Atique
Samah Atique
 Graduate Research Assistant
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Samah Atique

Samah Atique

Graduate Research Assistant

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