Our Team

Staff

Staff
Lab Affiliates
Team Leader
Deborah Koetzle, PhD
Deborah Koetzle, PhD
Director
Email:
dkoetzle@jjay.cuny.edu
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Jeff Mellow, PhD
Jeff Mellow, PhD
Deputy Director
Email:
jmellow@jjay.cuny.edu
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Stephanie Spiegel, PhD
Stephanie Spiegel, PhD
Project Director / Sr Research Associate
Email:
sspiegel@jjay.cuny.edu
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Stephanie Diamond
Stephanie Diamond
Project Manager
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Heath Grant, PhD
Heath Grant, PhD
Faculty Fellow
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Lauren Moton, PhD
Lauren Moton, PhD
Faulty Fellow
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Kevin Wolff, PhD
Kevin Wolff, PhD
Faculty Fellow
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Camilo Mantilla
Camilo Mantilla
Senior International Advisor
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Samantha Balak
Samantha Balak
Administrative Assistant
Email
sbalak@jjay.cuny.edu
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Jocelyn Evans
Jocelyn Evans
Research Assistant
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Samantha Fusaro
Samantha Fusaro
Research Assistant
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Nate Galen
Nate Galen
Senior Research Assistant
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Jacqueline Guardia
Jacqueline Guardia
Research Assistant
Email
jacqueline.guardia@jjay.cuny.edu
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Mardet Homans
Mardet Homans
Research Assistant
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Omio Mahbub
Omio Mahbub
Research Assistant
omiomahbub@gmail.com
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Mariely Morel
Mariely Morel
Research Assistant
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Esther Nwachukwu
Esther Nwachukwu
Research Assistant
Email
enwachukwu@gc.cuny.edu
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Samuel Obeng
Samuel Obeng
Research Assistant
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Sydney Schmidt
Sydney Schmidt
Research Assistant
Email
syd2g5126@gmail.com
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Isabel Shuchi Khan
Isabel Shuchi Khan
Research Assistant
Email
isabelshuchi@gmail.com
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Maria Simonetti
Maria Simonetti
Research Assistant
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Elias Taylor
Elias Taylor
Research Assistant
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Interns

Staff
Lab Affiliates
Team Leader
Emily Appelbaum
Emily Appelbaum
Research Intern
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Suriyah Benjamin
Suriyah Benjamin
Research Intern
Email
suriyahmbenjamin@gmail.com
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Danilo Lazaro Diaz Garcia
Danilo Lazaro Diaz Garcia
Research Intern
Email
ddiazlaz@gmail.com
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Sophia Fang
Sophia Fang
Research Intern
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Justin Mark
Justin Mark
Research Intern
jm10918@nyu.edu
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Karla Perez
Karla Perez
Research Intern
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Emma Yoon
Emma Yoon
Research Intern
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Lab Affiliates

Staff
Lab Affiliates
Team Leader
Irina Fanarraga, PhD
Irina Fanarraga, PhD
Fellow
Email:
ifanarraga@jjay.cuny.edu
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Sebastián Galleguillos, PhD
Sebastián Galleguillos, PhD
Fellow
Email:
S.Galleguillos@umb.edu
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Wendy Guastaferro, PhD
Wendy Guastaferro, PhD
Fellow
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Shelley Johnson, PhD
Shelley Johnson, PhD
Fellow
Email:
slistwan@charlotte.edu
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Laura Lutgen-Nieves, PhD
Laura Lutgen-Nieves, PhD
Fellow
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Craig Schwalbe, MSW, PhD
Craig Schwalbe, MSW, PhD
Fellow
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Brent Teasdale, PhD
Brent Teasdale, PhD
Fellow
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Jennifer Yang, PhD
Jennifer Yang, PhD
Fellow
Email:
jenyangphd@gmail.com
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Alumni

Staff
Lab Affiliates
Team Leader
Julie Garman, Ph.D.
Julie Garman, Ph.D.
Email:
jgarman@jjay.cuny.edu
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Katheryne Pugliese, PhD
Katheryne Pugliese, PhD
Email:
kpugliese@jjay.cuny.edu
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Elia Solano-Patricio
Elia Solano-Patricio
Email:
esolano-patricio@jjay.cuny.edu
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