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Staff Directory

IPR’s administrative leaders guide and enable the Institute’s mission of interdisciplinary research for the common good.

IPR administration and contact information
Name Phone Email

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Director and Professor

847.491.8704

James Druckman
Associate Director

 847.491.2646

 druckman@northwestern.edu

Francesca Gaiba
Senior Director of Operations and Outreach

847.467.0528

gaiba@northwestern.edu

Eric Betzold
Business Administrator

847.491.8707

betzold@northwestern.edu

Patricia Reese
Director of Communications

847.491.8712 p-reese@northwestern.edu

 




IPR administrative staff support faculty research and run labs, manage and promote events, and communicate and publish findings.

IPR administrative staff and contact information
Name Phone Email

Judy Alspach
Research Finance Assistant

847.467.4041

judith.alspach@northwestern.edu

Christen Gall
Senior Communications Coordinator

847.467.7858

christen.gall@northwestern.edu

Young Kasarski
Senior Research Administrator

847.491.7952

young.kasarski@northwestern.edu

Lauren Kearns
Assistant to the Director

847.491.4121

lauren.kearns@northwestern.edu

Carlton Langford
Administrative Assistant III

847.491.8704

clangford@northwestern.edu

Carey Mark
Technical Support Specialist

847.467.6670 carey.mark@northwestern.edu

Lily Schaffer
Communications Coordinator

lily.schaffer@northwestern.edu

Daniel Watson
Research Assistant Administrator

847.467.7571 daniel.watson@northwestern.edu

IPR research staff manage and coordinate faculty-directed research projects and labs.

IPR research staff and contact information
Name Phone Email

Alex Araki
Research Technologist 1
Foundations of Health Research Center 

alex.araki@northwestern.edu 

Evelyn Asch
Research Associate

847.467.7093

e-asch@northwestern.edu

Hilary Bethancourt
Research Associate

hjbethancourt@u.northwestern.edu 

Katrina Borowiec
20 Years of IES Randomized Trials

 katrina.borowiec@northwestern.edu

Samantha Burke
20 Years of IES Randomized Trials

samantha.burke@northwestern.edu

Susan Burtner
Research Associate 
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

susan.burtner@northwestern.edu

Defne Cezayirli
Research Study Assistant 

defne-cezayirli@northwestern.edu

Chelsie Coren
Research Project Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

chelsie.coren@northwestern.edu

Hailey Regan Corkery
Research Assistant 
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) 

 

hailey.corkery@northwestern.edu

Adriaan Denbroeder
Research Project Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

 

adriaan.denbroeder@northwestern.edu

Johanna Dezil
Research Study Assistant 
Foundations of Health Research Center

847.467.5650

johanna.dezil@northwestern.edu

Angela D'Souza
Associate Director of Research Programs
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

amdsouza@northwestern.edu 

Gabriela Espana
Research Study Coordinator 
Foundations of Health Research Center

gabriela.espana@northwestern.edu 

Claire Fisher
Research Project Coordinator

claire.fisher@northwestern.edu 

Nicholas Ames Fleming
Research Data Analyst Associate

nick.fleming@northwestern.edu

Robin Hayen
Research Project Coordinator 
Foundations of Health Research Center

 robin.hayen@northwestern.edu

Kara Hirano
20 Years of IES Randomized Trials

 kara.hirano@northwestern.edu

Christopher Klager
Research Associate
STEPP Center

 klager@northwestern.edu

Jayson Law
Research Study Assistant
Foundations of Health Research Center

 

jayson.law@northwestern.edu

Azucena Lopez
Research Project Coordinator 
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

azucena.lopez@northwestern.edu 

Valerie Lyne
Research Study Coordinator
Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Education

847.467.4001

v-lyne@northwestern.edu

Aaron Miller
Research Associate
Laboratory of Human Biology

847.491.7003

Hee Moon
Research Technologist

Vanessa Obi
Research Study Assistant

vanessa.obi@northwestern.edu 

Naomi Ostrander
Research Project Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

naomi-ostrander@northwestern.edu 

Veronica Passarelli
Research Technologist 3
Foundations of Health Research Center

 veronica.passarelli@northwestern.edu

Katie Pelech
Research Project Manager 
Foundations of Health Research Center

Elana Rich
Research Study Coordinator Senior

Milan Rivas
Research Data Analyst Associate
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Jessica Robinson
Research Data Analyst Associate
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

 jsr@northwestern.edu 

Kaitlyn Rubinstein
Research Study Coordinator

kaitlyn.rubinstein@northwestern.edu

Hope Salvador
Senior Research Study Coordinator

 hope.salvador@northwestern.edu

Katharina Seitz
Research Study Assistant

katharina.seitz@northwestern.edu

Elisabeth Severini
Research Study Coordinator

elisabeth.severini@northwestern.edu

Adam Shelton
Research Data Analyst Senior 
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Akeem Shepherd
Research Project Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Karen Smith
Program Assistant 4
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Anshul Tambay
Research Data Analyst Associate
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Georgia Tankard
Research Project Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

Guillermo Tovar Mantilla
Research Data Analyst Associate

guillermo.tovarmantilla@northwestern.edu

Ashley Uphoff
Research Study Coordinator Senior

ashley.uphoff@northwestern.edu 

Tianshi Wang
Research Study Coordinator Senior

TianshiWang2022@u.northwestern.edu 

Rebecca Weiland
Research Project Manager 
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

847.467.1755

rebecca.weiland@northwestern.edu 

Dallas Wright
Senior Research Study Coordinator
Corners, the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science

847.491.1206

dallas.wright@northwestern.edu