
Action Lab Faculty and Staff
Ovita F. Williams
Executive Director, Action Lab for Social Justice; Lecturer in Social Work

Action Lab Faculty and Staff
Ana Abraído-Lanza
Faculty Co-Advisor, Action Lab for Social Justice; Vice Dean; Professor of Social Work

Action Lab Faculty and Staff
Aaron Kim
Lab Coordinator, CSSW Action Lab for Social Justice, School of Social Work

Action Lab Founders
Desmond Upton Patton
Action Lab Founder; former Action Lab Faculty Co-Advisor

Action Lab Founders
Susan S. Witte
Action Lab Founder and Faculty Co-Advisor; Professor of Social Work

Action Lab Founders
Natosha Dobbins
Action Lab Student Founder
Research Interest

Action Lab Founders
Caitlin Yee
Action Lab Student Founder
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Tara Abbawi
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Mazen Mohamed Fouzi Alsafi
Student, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Sociology
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Hunter Lindsay Benson
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Vanessa A Camacho
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Gabriela Alessandra Carrillo-Meza
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Nathalie Rodrigues de Carvalho
Former Action Lab Student Advisor; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Luciana A Giorgio Cosenzo
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Madison Leigh Coveno
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Ashley J Du
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Kevonyah Tranelle Edwards
SWPI PhD Pathways to Completion Fellow; Doctoral student, School of Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Carl James Ferrero
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Kambi John Gathesha
Student, SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES, History
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Ayla Gelsinger
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Alisa D Graham
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Rachel Maya Groth
Student, MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Department of Population and Family Health
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Selene Stacy Hernandez
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Sam Hyman
Student, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, English & Comparative Literature
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Linden Christopher Isles
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Masaaba Lyric Jackson-Shipps
Student, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Columbia College
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Meghan Ashley Karnes
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Kateland Cay Keene
SWPI MSW to PhD Pathways Fellow; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Jeffery Hudson Keys
Student, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Columbia College
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Bwema Bienfait Matata
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Charlie Stephen McDonald
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Zakayo Kenedy Meshack
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Sydney Alexandra Morris
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Jennifer Lynn Morrison
Student, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Oral History
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Madeline Mueller
Student, MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Department of Population and Family Health
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Jonathan Ng
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Yang Ni
Student, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, International and Public Affairs
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
JJ Oesterle
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Kayla Daisy Ho Oster
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Julia Noelle Paraiso
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Michelle Sophia Peedin
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Theo Rose Peierls
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
LaNae Plaxico
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Chelsea Ariana Rafferty
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Tianai Ren
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Elena Hadas Ross
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Ramon Ruiz
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
j scates
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Ava Bibi Shakib-Cocks
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Camille Smith
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Alyssa Nicole St. Franc
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Joy Lind van Hasselt
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Sean Vaz
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Kristen Wnuck
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab Members
Kalea Renee Woods
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Rosa Maria Zermeno Martinez
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Members
Amber Zhang
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Student Advisors
Neil Purohit
Action Lab Student Advisor; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Action Lab Student Advisors
Khalid J Tellis
Action Lab Student Advisor; SWPI MSW to PhD Pathways Fellow; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab's Supporting Faculty and Supervisors
Anindita Dasgupta
Associate Research Scientist in the Faculty of Social Work, School of Social Work
Research Interest

Action Lab's Supporting Faculty and Supervisors
Eva Gordon
External Supervisor
Research Interest

Action Lab's Supporting Faculty and Supervisors
Samantha C. Winter
Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Zaineb Noreen Ahmad
Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Deidra Brooks
Former Action Lab Student Advisor
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Ashley Cole Jr.
Former Action Lab Student Advisor; Ph.D. Candidate
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Olivia Mae Cordingley
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Ashley Penny Diaz
Former Action Lab Student Advisor
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Sarah Dillard
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Dget Lynn Downey
Action Lab Student Advisor; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Kim Enriquez
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Paola Esparza
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Ella Fies
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Rj Halliday
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Dennae Harshaw
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Noshin Hoque
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Juliet Ihediohanma
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Mariame Kante
Former Action Lab Student Advisor
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Laly Katsnelson
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Devon Kidd
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
May Yan-Shin Lee
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Kristen Magee
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Noelia Mann
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Amanda Louise McCallister
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Shaylah Leslie Nichols
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Chantel Alicia Plummer
Action Lab Student Advisor; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Ethelyn Pugh
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Kelsey G. Reeder
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
David D. Robertson
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Sofia Schachner
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Andrew Schur
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Seyi Segun
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Mandi Spishak-Thomas
Ph.D. Student
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Allison Tipaldo
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members
Randall Michael Wiltz
Research Interest

Alumni | Previous Members
Naomi Mae Wright
Action Lab Student Advisor; Student, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, Social Work
Research Interest
Alumni | Previous Members