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Meet Our Research Team

Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD

Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD

George Washington University
Principal Investigator

Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD, holds the Charles and Sonia Akman Professorship in Global Psychiatry at George Washington University...

Adam Brown, PhD

Adam Brown, PhD

The New School
Principal Investigator

Adam Brown, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology and Vice Provost for Research. He is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on identifying psychological...

Manaswi Sangraula, PhD

Manaswi Sangraula, PhD

The New School

Manaswi Sangraula currently works as the Assistant Director of Research at The New School's Trauma and Global Mental Health Lab. She received a Masters in Public Health...

Alastair Van Heerden, PhD, MSc

Alastair Van Heerden, PhD, MSc

Human Sciences Research Council
Co-investigator

Alastair van Heerden, PhD, MSc, is Director of the Centre for Community Based Research at the Human Sciences Research...

Elizabeth Turner, PhD

Elizabeth Turner, PhD

Duke University
Co-investigator

Elizabeth (Liz) Turner, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and in the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) at Duke University.

Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan Kartha, PhD

Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan Kartha, PhD

King’s College London
Co-investigator

Dr Muralikrishnan R Kartha is a Senior Research Fellow (Health Economics)...

Alesha Cid Vega

Alesha Cid Vega

The New School

Alesha Cid-Vega is a current graduate Psychology MA student at The New School for Social Research.

Arslan Rahman

Arslan Rahman

NYC Office of the Mayor

Arslan Rahman is a manager of strategic partnerships at the NYC Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health with a focus on...

Caroline McEneaney

Caroline McEneaney

The New School

Caroline McEneaney is a clinical psychology PhD student at The New School.

Cheenar Shah

Cheenar Shah

The New School

Cheenar Shah is a graduate of MFA Transdisciplinary Design from Parsons School of Design, focusing on the collaborative, systems-oriented...

Chynere Best, PhD

Chynere Best, PhD

George Washington University
Research Coordinator

Chynere Best, PhD is a Senior Research Associate in the Global Mental Health Equity Lab at George Washington...

Emily Schutzenhofer, MD

Emily Schutzenhofer, MD

George Washington University

Dr. Emily Schutzenhofer is a PGY-3 resident and rising Chief Resident in the George Washington Psychiatry...

Katie Stimler, MPH

Katie Stimler, MPH

George Washington University

Katie Stimler is a current graduate student in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at George Washington University working towards...

Kendall Pfeffer, MEd, MA

Kendall Pfeffer, MEd, MA

The New School

Kendall Pfeffer, MEd, MA, is a second-year clinical psychology PhD student at The New School...

Samantha Bakke

Samantha Bakke

The New School

Samantha Bakke is a second-year psychology MA student at The New School for Social Research. She received her BA in psychology at Binghamton University...

Wilfred S. Gwaikolo, MPH, MSc

Wilfred S. Gwaikolo, MPH, MSc

George Washington University
Research Associate

Wilfred Gwaikolo is a public health professional with over 12 years of experience in program management and evaluation...

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