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

Lauren Pisani, PhD
Lauren Pisani, PhD
 Associate Director for Research
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Lauren Pisani, PhD

Lauren Pisani, PhD

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, MS
Winifred Nwangwu, MS
 Sr. Fiscal & Grant Administrator
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Winifred Nwangwu, MS

Winifred Nwangwu, MS

Sr. Fiscal & Grant Administrator

Grace Thomas, MPH
Grace Thomas, MPH
 Administrative Manager
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Grace Thomas, MPH

Grace Thomas, MPH

Administrative Manager

Kashiya Nwanguma, MPH
Kashiya Nwanguma, MPH
 Program Manager, Sierra Leone
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Kashiya Nwanguma, MPH

Kashiya Nwanguma, MPH

Program Manager, Sierra Leone

Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD
Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD
 Sr. Social Science Research Data Analyst
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Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD

Matias Placencio-Castro, PhD

Sr. Social Science Research Data Analyst

Caroline Dilts, MSW
Caroline Dilts, MSW
 Refugee Program Manager, Boston
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Caroline Dilts, MSW

Caroline Dilts, MSW

Refugee Program Manager, Boston

Farhad Sharifi, MSW
Farhad Sharifi, MSW
 Research Associate, Cultural Advisor

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Farhad Sharifi, MSW

Farhad Sharifi, MSW

Research Associate, Cultural Advisor

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

Wijnand Van Den Boom, PhD

Sr. Social Science Data Analyst

Kathryn Noon, MSPH
Kathryn Noon, MSPH
 Research Project Manager, Sierra Leone Studies [Boston]
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Kathryn Noon, MSPH

Kathryn Noon, MSPH

Research Project Manager, Sierra Leone Studies [Boston]

Gabriela Phend, MA
Gabriela Phend, MA
 Program Manager, Rwanda
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Gabriela Phend, MA

Gabriela Phend, MA

Program Manager, Rwanda

Research Fellows

Candace Black, PhD
Candace Black, PhD
 Research Scientist (US)
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Candace Black, PhD

Candace Black, PhD

Research Scientist (US)

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.
Mohsen Rajabi
Mohsen Rajabi
 Visiting Scholar, University of Bath
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Mohsen Rajabi

Mohsen Rajabi

Visiting Scholar, University of Bath

Mohsen Rajabi is a third-year PhD student in Psychology at the University of Bath in the UK. He is also an Honorary Associate in Research at the University of East London (UEL) and a member of the African Youth Safeguarding Network (AYSN). His central research interests include the socio-environmental and developmental impacts of adversity on vulnerable and marginalised populations, particularly refugee families in LMICs; sensitivity and resilience; and applied cross-cultural mental health studies.

Student Interns

Renee Menart
Renee Menart
 MSW Research Assistant
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Renee Menart

Renee Menart

MSW Research Assistant

Said Arwal
Said Arwal
 Graduate Research Assistant
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Said Arwal

Said Arwal

Graduate Research Assistant

Haitisha Mehta
Haitisha Mehta
Doctoral Researcher
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Haitisha Mehta

Haitisha Mehta

Doctoral Researcher

Lauren Ware
Lauren Ware
 MSW Research Intern
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Lauren Ware

Lauren Ware

MSW Research Intern

Yewon Park
Yewon Park
 MSW Research Intern
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Yewon Park

Yewon Park

MSW Research Intern

Maysam Pou
Maysam Pou
 MSW Research Intern
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Maysam Pou

Maysam Pou

MSW Research Intern

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