Staff

RESEARCH STAFF

Jessica Charles, PhD

NCCP Senior Research Affiliate

Karen Chatfield, PhD

Director, Family Economic Security
Associate Director, NCCP

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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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Heather Koball, PhD

Senior Fellow

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Mark (Akira) Nagasawa, Ph.D., M.S.W.

NCCP Senior Research Affiliate

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Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, MA

Senior Research Affiliate

Sheila Smith, PhD

Director, NCCP

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2025 Interns

Cate Casassa, MPA Candidate

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs with a concentration in Urban and Social Policy

Jorge Hernandez-Perez, Columbia College, Class of 2025

Alum of Columbia University, Columbia College with a major in Ethnicity and Race Studies