Disability Rights Bar Association

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.

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Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D.

Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Principal Investigator

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Doug Kruse, Ph.D.

Rutgers University

Principal Investigator

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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

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Nanette Goodman M.S.

Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Senior Researcher

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Michael Morris, J.D.

Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Knowledge Translation & Utilization Director

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Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ph.D.

Rutgers University
Principal Investigator

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Ari Ne'eman, Ph.D. Candidate

Harvard University
Senior Researcher

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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.