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Cynthia Blitz, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania and was a postdoctoral trainee at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University. She is interested in public policy, behavioral health research, and research methodology. Specifically, her interests include the effects of structural change such as those created by policy or changing economic conditions on access to and utilization of behavioral health services and social functioning among individuals with mental illness and substance abuse problems. Her research includes an examination of welfare dynamics following changes in welfare policy, a study focusing on job coaches' perspectives on supported employment for individuals' mental impairments and a study exploring the relationship between media coverage of health policies designed to improve health outcomes for disadvantaged populations (e.g., the 1996 welfare reform and the recent Medicaid reform) and public support for such policies. A current project investigates the needs and resources relevant to integrating formerly incarcerated women into the New Jersey workforce.
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| Research Associate |
Megan Fisher, M.P.H., received her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior from Rutgers University in May 2003. She focused her studies on Environmental Health. During her undergraduate study, she had an extended internship with Mid-Bergen Regional Health Commission working on a number of projects, including the Reportable Disease Database, Community Health and Information Network, and West Nile Virus Surveillance. She continued her Environmental Health Studies during the summer of 2003 while training to become a Registered Environmental Health Specialist. In June of 2005 she received her Master of Public Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with a concentration in Epidemiology. Her current research interests include women's health, nutrition, and infectious disease.
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Katie Thurman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Michigan State University in 2002. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Sociology at Rutgers University. Her research interests vary, but are presently focused on the criminal justice system and other organizations.
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| Research Analyst |
Jing (Jenny) Shi, M.S., received her Master of Science degree from University of Central Florida and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Statistics at Rutgers University. From 2001 to 2003, she worked as a research assistant in the data mining lab of UCF. She participated in multiple projects in statistical prediction, classification, and biostatistics. She has also taught several courses at the Mathematics Department of Rutgers and other colleges. Her research interest focuses on statistical computing methods and data mining algorithms.
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Jillen Jobe is an undergraduate student at Rutgers majoring in English Literature – Film Studies. Her film interest focuses primarily on documentary filmmaking and human rights issues in Africa.
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