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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Matthew Weber

Associate Professor in the Department of Communication 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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David Amiel

Research Assistant and Teaching Fellow at 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