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Weili Lu, Ph. D., CRC

Principal Investigator

Weili Lu, Ph. D., CRC, is the Principal Investigator for the Transdiagnostic study and an Associate Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Dr. Lu was a co-investigator,

Janice Oursler, Ph. D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Janice Oursler, Ph. D., is the program director for Rehabilitation Counseling in the Department of Psychiatric and Counseling Professions at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She

Philip Yanos, Ph. D., CRC

Co-Principal 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

Brian C. Chu, Ph. D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology & Director, Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic

Amy Banko, MS, CPRP

Supervisor

Amy Banko, MS, CPRP is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers University. In addition to providing SEd and SE course instruction,

Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW

Co-Investigator

Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW, is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers. Having 8 years of experience working on two PTSD clinical trials funded by

James Parrott, Ph. D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Associate Professor Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

John Beninato, M.S., LMHC, NCC, CRC

Research Assistant

John Beninato, M.S., LMHC, NCC, CRC, has been the project manager for other soft-skills pilot studies and has worked in a mix of clinical, community-based, and research settings including the

Krista Rogers, B.A.

Project Coordinator

Krista Rogers is a current research assistant. She graduated in 2020 with her BA in Forensic Psychology and a minor in English and Criminology from John Jay College of Criminal

Zoe Geisser, B.A.

Project Manager

Zoe Geisser is the Project Manager for the Transdiagnostic study. She is a second-year School Psychology PsyD student at the University at Albany. She graduated summa cum laude with Psychology