Carmen M. Santiago, BFACarmen is a first year graduate student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning program at the Bloustein School of Rutgers-New Brunswick. During her time at Kean, she studied Interior Design which had sparked her interest of researching how certain environments impact the success and health of individuals within certain spaces. She has conducted […]John Paul (JP) RosewaterJohn Paul Rosewater is a graduate student in his third year of the Public Policy and Community Development program at Rutgers University-Camden. His research interests include power disparities, material inequality, and the impact of market-based ideologies. Over the last two years he has been proud to work with both the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community […]Yanan LiYanan Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at Rutgers University-Camden. Her research focuses on social capital and social class mobility, with a particular emphasis on spatial analysis. She has received comprehensive training in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and has a strong ability in data visualization. Mariah Casias, MSMariah has spent her career in nonprofits and higher education in the Philadelphia region working at the intersection of learning, philanthropy and social impact leadership. She most recently served as the Vice President of Learning and Evaluation at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, a membership organization for regional philanthropy. Prior to her time at Philanthropy Network, Mariah was a […]Melissa A. Thompson, M. EdMelissa A. Thompson is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University Camden. Melissa’s research interests center around pathways for Black liberation, youth and urban poverty, education, and housing. Melissa was a former Teach for America corps member and currently lives in and serves on multiple non-profit boards in […]
Carmen is a first year graduate student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning program at the Bloustein School of Rutgers-New Brunswick. During her time at Kean, she studied Interior Design which had sparked her interest of researching how certain environments impact the success and health of individuals within certain spaces. She has conducted […]
John Paul Rosewater is a graduate student in his third year of the Public Policy and Community Development program at Rutgers University-Camden. His research interests include power disparities, material inequality, and the impact of market-based ideologies. Over the last two years he has been proud to work with both the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community […]
Yanan Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at Rutgers University-Camden. Her research focuses on social capital and social class mobility, with a particular emphasis on spatial analysis. She has received comprehensive training in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and has a strong ability in data visualization. 
Mariah has spent her career in nonprofits and higher education in the Philadelphia region working at the intersection of learning, philanthropy and social impact leadership. She most recently served as the Vice President of Learning and Evaluation at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, a membership organization for regional philanthropy. Prior to her time at Philanthropy Network, Mariah was a […]
Melissa A. Thompson is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University Camden. Melissa’s research interests center around pathways for Black liberation, youth and urban poverty, education, and housing. Melissa was a former Teach for America corps member and currently lives in and serves on multiple non-profit boards in […]