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Meet the CED Team

Project Team

Beth C. Rubin, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Teachers College, Columbia University

Lauren Opiela, Ed.D.

Project Coordinator

Rutgers Graduate School of Education

Leslie Calabrese, MA, BCBA

Co-Principal Investigator

Rutgers Graduate School of Education

Hannah Batren

Project Administrator

Rutgers Graduate School of Education

Mentors

Laura Arredondo, Ed.D.

Laura Arredondo, Ed.D.

Mentor

Supervisor, Hunterdon Central Regional High School

Brandi Gustafson, M.A.

Brandi Gustafson, M.A.

Mentor

7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, New Brunswick Middle School, New Brunswick

Orion Nolan, M.A.

Orion Nolan, M.A.

Mentor

Inclusion Teacher, Roosevelt School, Manville

Carlo Austria

Carlo Austria

Mentor

Social Studies Teacher

Luma Hasan, M.Ed.

Luma Hasan, M.Ed.

Mentor

Co-founder of Teach for Liberation

Rachel Redden

Rachel Redden

Mentor

6th Grade English & Civics Teacher

Dr. Tristian Cox

Dr. Tristian Cox

Mentor

K-12 Social Studies Supervisor, Plainfield Public Schools, City of Plainfield

Dr. Marnie McKoy

Dr. Marnie McKoy

Mentor

Adjunct Professor, Kean University, Union

Graduate Research Assistants

Maya Berrol-Young

Graduate Student Assistant

PhD Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Julio Intriago-Izquierdo

Graduate Student Assistant

Master's Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Jay Brown

Graduate Student Assistant

PhD Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Jas Leiser

Graduate Student Assistant

PhD Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Menn Chaiyarat

Graduate Student Assistant

PhD Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Noa Ovadia

Graduate Student Assistant

PhD Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

Project Advisors

Jessica Hunsdon

Jessica Hunsdon

Project Advisor

Rutgers Graduate School of Education

Nora E. Hyland, Ph.D.

Nora E. Hyland, Ph.D.

Project Advisor

Rutgers Graduate School of Education

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