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For questions or concerns about the Future Leaders Program please contact our team at: Flp@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Research Team:<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"Bethany Garcia<\/span><\/strong> is a Project Manager at Boston University for the Future Leaders Program and research study. Bethany is the main point of contact for youth and families.<\/span><\/p>\n

bgarci51@bu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"Dr. Dana Rusch <\/span><\/strong>is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Immigrant Family Mental Health Advocacy Program at the Institute for Juvenile Research<\/span> at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Chicago site.<\/span><\/p>\n

drusch1@uic.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\" Dr. Jennifer Green<\/strong><\/span> is a Professor at Boston University in the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and is one of the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the study. Along with Dr. Cruz-Gonzalez, she oversees the Future Leaders Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

jggreen@bu.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Mario Cruz-Gonzalez<\/span><\/strong> is an Instructor of Medicine and Research Scientist at Harvard Medical School and the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is one of the Principal <\/span><\/span>Investigators (PIs) of the study and, along with Dr. Green, he oversees the Future Leaders Program.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Dr. Margarita Alegria<\/span> <\/strong>is Chief of the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a Co-Investigator on the Future Leaders Program and developed the LEAP<\/span><\/span> intervention.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Astraea <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Augsberger<\/strong> <\/span>is an Associate Professor in the Boston University School of Social Work. She is a Co-Investigator and oversees the <\/span><\/span>qualitative research activities <\/span><\/span>of the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u200bDr. Tyler Renshaw<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u200b<\/span> <\/strong>is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Utah State University. He is a Co-Investigator on the project and, as an expert in <\/span><\/span>school-based mindfulness, he <\/span><\/span>supports the integration of <\/span><\/span>mindfulness into LEAP.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sheri <\/span><\/span>Lapatin<\/span><\/span> Markle<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u200b<\/strong><\/span> is an Associate Director <\/span><\/span>at the Mental Health Disparities <\/span><\/span>Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and supports LEAP <\/span><\/span>implementation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Carolina Diaz San Francisco<\/b><\/span>\u00a0is a Program Manager, Community Health\u00a0Worker, and anthropology adjunct faculty at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) based at the Disparities Research Unit (DRU), Massachusetts General Hospital, and\u00a0supports LEAP implementation\u00a0and training.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Wilmary<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span> Tejeda<\/span><\/strong> is the Chief Student <\/span><\/span>Services and Enrollment <\/span><\/span>Officer at <\/span>METCO Incorporated in Boston<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Chicago Facilitators:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LEAP:<\/p>\n

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  • Isaiah Efrain Irizarry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Benita Adhikari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    EnvisionIT:<\/p>\n

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    • Priscilla Cortez<\/li>\n
    • Oscar Aguilar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Boston Facilitators:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      LEAP:<\/p>\n

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      • Khelmon Bethel <\/span><\/li>\n
      • Jermaine Singleton<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        EnvisionIT:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Bendu David<\/li>\n
        • Debra Morales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          For questions or concerns about the Future Leaders Program please contact our team at: Flp@bu.edu Research Team: Bethany Garcia is a Project Manager at Boston University for the Future Leaders Program and research study. Bethany is the main point of contact for youth and families. bgarci51@bu.edu Dr. Dana Rusch is an Associate Professor of Clinical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23639,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"profiles.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":504,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/futureleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}