
Our Team
Active Surveillance of Policy Ecosystems and Networks (ASPEN)
Co-Principal Investigators

Itzhak Yanovitzky
Professor of Communication and Chair of the SC&I Health and Wellness Faculty Cluster at Rutgers University
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Cindy Blitz
Research Professor at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, and, the Executive Director of the Center for Effective School Practices (CESP)
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Meredith Masin Blount
Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ

Brian C. Chu
Professor in, and Department Chair of, the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University
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Maggie Xiaomei Luo
Associate Director of Development and Communications with National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ)
Postdoctoral Associates

Calandra Lindstadt
Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers University in the School of Communication and Information
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Senior Project Staff

Vivian Allen
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Effective School Practices (CESP)
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William Bejarano
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University

Taylor Goulbourne
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University

Justine Quow
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University

Xizi Ru
Ph.D. Candidate at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University
Hajar Shirley
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University