Leadership Team Link

Peter Blanck
University Professor, BBI Chairman

Fitore Hyseni
Director of Research

Jonathan Martinis
Senior Director for Law and Policy

Gary Shaheen
Director for Mental Health Initiatives 

Barry Whaley
Director Southeast ADA Center (SEADA) and Outreach

Ingrid Stefano
Director of Research Administration

Stephen Kuusisto
Director - Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach

Joseph Battisto
Project Director - Appellate Brief Legal Training Project

Pamela Williamson
Assistant Project Director - Southeast ADA Center

Nare Galstyan
Assistant Director - PADs Evaluation Project

Research, Knowledge Translation, and Outreach Link

Montserrat Avila Acosta
Senior Research Associate

Schuyler Lawson
Research Associate

Kate Battoe
Research Assistant

Samantha Deane
Research Assistant

Michele D. Schilling
Research Associate

Elaina Peterkin
Research Associate

Giuseppe Pagano
Research Assistant

Southeast ADA Center – Lexington, KY Link

Barry Whaley
Director Southeast ADA Center (SEADA) and Outreach

Pamela Williamson
Assistant Project Director - Southeast ADA Center

Janice Baldon-Gutter
Senior Adviser on outreach to underserved communities

Angelica Deaton
Office Coordinator – Research Assistant

Cheri Hofmann
ADA Distance Learning and Training Coordinator

Stacey Kernisan
ADA Distance Learning and Training Coordinator

Mary Morder
Materials Development / Information Technology Support

Marsha Schwanke
Web & Media Development / Instructional Design

Cyndi Smith
Program Manager, Southeast ADA Center

Jenny Sykes
Technical Information Specialist

Operations and Information Technology Support Link

Jordan Krick
Project Coordinator

Celestia Ohrazda
Information Design Specialist

Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri
Administrative Assistant - Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach

BBI Fellows & Affiliated Researchers Link

James Abbott
Professor of Practice, Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University

Ynesse Abdul-Malak
Senior Research Fellow

Meera Adya
Affiliated Researcher, Former BBI Senior Director of Research and Evaluation

Jason Benetti
Sports Announcer, Syracuse Chiefs Associate Professor, Newhouse School of Public Communication

Luis Columna
Associate Professor, Exercise Science at Syracuse University

Nienke Dosa
BBI Senior Fellow, Upstate Foundation Professor of Child Health Policy

Benoit Eyraud
International Visiting Fellow

Dr. Delia Ferri
International Research Fellow

Alan Foley
Associate Professor; Director, Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University

Diana Foote
Former BBI Director of Finance & Operations

G. Anthony Giannoumis
Visiting International Research Fellow

Nanette Goodman
Senior Fellow, Former BBI Director of Research

Paul Harpur
International Research Fellow

Mizuki Hsu
Visiting International Research Fellow

Doug Kruse
BBI Senior Fellow

Larry Logue
Former BBI Senior Fellow

Katherine Macfarlane
BBI Faculty Fellow, Professor of Law

Robin Paul Malloy
BBI Senior Fellow

Katherine McDonald
BBI Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Donna-Marie McNamara
Visiting International Research Fellow

Montserrat Perena Vicente
Professor of Law and Senior Researcher, King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain

Michael Morris
Former Director and Senior Advisor, Senior Research Affiliate

William Myhill
Director and ADA Coordinator in the Office of People and Culture, Former Director of Legal Research and Writing

Robert Olick
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Aisling de Paor
International Research Fellow

Gerard Quinn
Professor Emeritus, National University of Ireland

Deepti Samant Raja
BBI Affiliated Researcher, Consultant for Technology and International Programs

Arie Rimmerman
International Programs Senior Fellow

Lisa A. Schur
Professor Chair, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

Purvi Sevak
BBI Senior Fellow; Mathematica Senior Director, Disability Business Development

Erblin Shehu
Assistant Professor Healthcare Management at State University of New York Cortland, Affiliated Researcher

Michal Soffer
Senior Fellow

Cora True-Frost
BBI Faculty Fellow, Bond, Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor of Law

Michael Waterstone
BBI Senior Fellow; Dean, Loyola Law School

David Wittenburg
BBI Senior Fellow; Westat, Social Policy and Economics Research Director