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Our Team
Active Surveillance of Policy Ecosystems and Networks (ASPEN)
Co-Principal Investigators
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Itzhak Yanovitzky
Professor of Communication and Chair of the SC&I Health and Wellness Faculty Cluster at Rutgers University
Website
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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)
Website
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Meredith Masin Blount
Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI NJ
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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
Website
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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
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Calandra Lindstadt
Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers University in the School of Communication and Information
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Senior Project Staff
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Vivian Allen
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Effective School Practices (CESP)
Website
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William Bejarano
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University
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Taylor Goulbourne
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University
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Justine Quow
Ph.D. Student at the School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University
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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