Our Staff
Leading researchers from the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Harvard Medical School, and Rutgers University are partnering to design and implement a series of studies that produce new data and evidence on DIEP policy to increase employment rates and outcomes for persons with disabilities.
Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D.
Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Principal Investigator
Doug Kruse, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Principal Investigator
Lisa Schur, Ph.D., J.D.
Rutgers University
Co-Principal Investigator
Nicole Maestas, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, Department of Health Care Policy
Principal Investigator
Nanette Goodman M.S.
Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Senior Researcher
Michael Morris, J.D.
Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Knowledge Translation & Utilization Director
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Principal Investigator
Ari Ne'eman, Ph.D. Candidate
Harvard University
Senior Researcher
Kevin Friedman, M.S.
Harvard University
Research Analyst
Kevin Friedman is a Research Analyst and Team Lead at Harvard Medical School, directly supporting the research of Dr. Maestas. Previously, he was a Data Analyst for the U.S. Army Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis. He received an M.S. in Analytics from Georgia Tech and a B.A. in Economics from Vassar College.