Weili Lu, Ph.D., CRC
Principal Investigator
Weili Lu, Ph. D., CRC, is the Principal Investigator for the iCareer study and an Associate Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Dr. Lu was a co-investigator, project
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Dake Zhang, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor
Dake Zhang, Ph.D., is the Co-Principal Investigator for the iCareer study and an Associate Professor of Special Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on
Ni Gao, Ph.D., LCSW
Co-Investigator, Professor
Ni Gao, Ph.D., LCSW, is a Co-Investigator for the iCareer study and an Associate Professor and interim Director of the Integrated Employment Institute (IEI) within the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Janice Oursler, Ph.D., CRC
Co-Investigator, Associate Professor/Program Director
Janice Oursler, Ph.D., CRC, is a Co-Investigator for the iCareer study and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Counseling Professions at Rutgers since 1999. She is the Program Director
Philip Yanos, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Philip Yanos, Ph. D., is a Co-Investigator for the iCareer study and a Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. An internationally recognized expert
Yuane Jia, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Assistant Professor
Yuane “Joy” Jia, PhD., is a Co-Investigator for the iCareer study. Dr. Jia received her PhD in Research Methodology, Statistics and Evaluation at the University of Virginia. She has served
John Beninato, M.S., LMHC, NCC, CRC
Project Manager
John Beninato, M.S., LMHC, NCC, CRC, is the project coordinator for the iCareer study. He has been the project manager for other soft-skills pilot studies and has worked in a
Zoe Geisser, B.A.
Project Coordinator
Zoe Geisser is the project coordinator for the iCareer study. She is a second-year School Psychology PsyD student at the University at Albany. She graduated summa cum laude with Psychology
Gabrielle Drake, B.S.
Research Assistant
Gabrielle Drake is a Master’s student in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She graduated summa cum laude from Boston College, where she completed the Psychology Honors Program and
Huda Ismail, B.S.
Clinical Extern
Huda Ismail is a 2nd year Master’s student in the Forensic Mental Health Counseling (FMHC) M.A. program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She completed her Bachelors of Science