Who we are

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An interdisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff and students at Georgetown University to conduct research, develop pedagogy, and engage in informed activism and advocacy to improve mental well-being and psychosocial outcomes locally, nationally, and globally. 

Advisory Board

Shabab Wahid, DrPH

Shabab Wahid, DrPH

School of Health

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Emily Mendenhall, PhD

Emily Mendenhall, PhD

School of Foreign Service

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Sharon Abramowitz, PhD

Sharon Abramowitz, PhD

Center for Global Health Science & Security

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Steven Epstein, MD

Steven Epstein, MD

Psychiatry

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Jennifer Woolard, PhD

Jennifer Woolard, PhD

Psychology

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Matthew Biel, MD, MSc

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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Dae Hyun (Daniel) Kim, PhD

School of Health

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Affiliate Faculty & Staff 

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Anna Jesseman, LICSW

Anna Jesseman, LICSW

WISE Center

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Carlos Mendes de Leon, PhD

School of Medicine

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Yulia Chentsova Dutton, PhD

Psychology

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Toby Long, PhD

Pediatrics, Center for Child & Human Development

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Anna Shaw

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Abigail Marsh, PhD


Psychology, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, and Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science

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Shelly Weizman, JD

O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law 

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Neal Horen, PhD

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development 

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Mihriye Mete, PhD

Psychiatry, MedStar Health Research Institute

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Alan Langlieb, MD

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 

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Caroline Efird, PhD, MPH

School of Health 

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Diana Rayes, PhD, MHS

School of Foreign Service

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Non-Resident Collaborators

Edna Bosire, PhD

Edna Bosire, PhD

Aga Khan University Kenya

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Wameq A. Raza, PhD

Wameq A. Raza, PhD

The World Bank

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Derek Griffith, PhD

Derek Griffith, PhD

University of Pennsylvania 

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Fellows & Student Collaborators

Janeeta Shaukat

Janeeta Shaukat

Global Health Institute Fellow & Student Researcher

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Ben Oestericher

Ben Oestericher

Student Researcher

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G. Gracya Rudiman

Global Health Institute Fellow & Student Researcher

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Leah Wilson

Student Researcher

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Arjun Chhabra

Student Researcher

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