RESEARCH STAFF

Renata Cervera
Research Consultant

Jessica Charles, PhD
NCCP Senior Research Affiliate

Karen Chatfield, PhD
Director, Family Economic Security
Associate Director, NCCP

Daniel Ferguson, MA (Oxon)
Senior Policy Analyst / Project Manager
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Maribel R Granja, MPH
Senior Research Associate / Project Director
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Seth Hartig, MA
Consultant
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Edward Jose
Web Developer (Consultant)


Heather Koball, PhD
Senior Fellow
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Akilah Moore, MA
Researcher

Mark (Akira) Nagasawa, Ph.D., M.S.W.
NCCP Senior Research Affiliate

Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, MA
Senior Research Associate / Project Director
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Armelle Otou Minkala, MS
Project Director

Sheila Smith, PhD
Director, NCCP
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2025 INTERNS

Lauren Hecht, MPH Candidate
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health with a certificate in Health Promotion Research and Practice

Esther Lau, Barnard College, Class of 2027
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director of What We All Deserve

Carolina Sturla, MPH Candidate
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health with a certificate in Public Health and Humanitarian Action