Team

Leadership Team

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck
University Professor, BBI Chairman
Michael Morris
Michael Morris
Director and Senior Advisor
Fitore Hyseni
Fitore Hyseni
Director of Research
Jonathan Martinis Senior Director for Law and Policy
Jonathan Martinis
Senior Director for Law and Policy
Gary Shaheen
Gary Shaheen
Project Director - California Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs)
Ingrid Stefano
Ingrid Stefano
Director of Research Administration
Barry Whaley
Barry Whaley
Project Director - Southeast ADA Center
Stephen Kuusisto
Stephen Kuusisto
Director - Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach
Joseph Battisto
Joseph Battisto
Project Director - Appellate Brief Legal Training Project
Pamela Williamson
Pamela Williamson
Assistant Project Director - Southeast ADA Center

Research, Knowledge Translation, and Outreach

Mary Killeen
Mary Killeen
Senior Research Associate
Montserrat Avila Acosta
Montserrat Avila Acosta
Senior Research Associate
Nare Galstyan
Nare Galstyan
Senior Research Associate
Schuyler Lawson
Schuyler Lawson
Research Associate
Kate Battoe
Kate Battoe
Research Assistant
Samantha Deane
Samantha Deane
Research Assistant
Michele Schilling
Michele D. Schilling
Research Associate
Elaina Peterkin
Elaina Peterkin
Research Associate
Giuseppe Pagano
Giuseppe Pagano
Research Assistant

Southeast ADA Center – Lexington, KY

Barry Whaley
Barry Whaley
Project Director - Southeast ADA Center
Pamela Williamson
Pamela Williamson
Assistant Project Director - Southeast ADA Center
Janice C Baldon-Gutte
Janice Baldon-Gutter
Senior Adviser on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Angelica Deaton
Angelica Deaton
Office Coordinator – Research Assistant- Diversity, Inclusion and belonging
Cheri Hofmann
Cheri Hofmann
ADA Distance Learning and Training Coordinator
Mary Morder
Mary Morder
Materials Development / Information Technology Support
Marsha Schwanke
Marsha Schwanke
Web & Media Development / Instructional Design
Cynthia Smith
Cyndi Smith
Program Manager, Southeast ADA Center
Jenny Sykes
Jenny Sykes
Technical Information Specialist

Operations and Information Technology Support

Jordan Krick
Jordan Krick
Project Coordinator
Celestia Ohrazda
Celestia Ohrazda
Information Design Specialist
Kim Truong
Kim Truong
Executive Assistant to the Chairman
Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri
Rachael A. Zubal-Ruggieri
Administrative Assistant - Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach

BBI Fellows & Affiliated Researchers

James Abbott
James Abbott
Professor of Practice, Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University
Ynesse Abdul Malak
Ynesse Abdul-Malak
Senior Research Fellow
Meera Adya
Meera Adya
Affiliated Researcher, Former BBI Senior Director of Research and Evaluation
Jason Benetti
Jason Benetti
Sports Announcer, Syracuse Chiefs Associate Professor, Newhouse School of Public Communication
Luis Columna
Luis Columna
Associate Professor, Exercise Science at Syracuse University
Nienke Dosa
Nienke Dosa
BBI Senior Fellow, Upstate Foundation Professor of Child Health Policy
Benoit Eyraud
Benoit Eyraud
International Visiting Fellow
Delia Ferri
Dr. Delia Ferri
International Research Fellow
Alan Foley
Alan Foley
Associate Professor; Director, Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University
Diana Foote
Diana Foote
Former BBI Director of Finance & Operations
G. Anthony Giannoumis
G. Anthony Giannoumis
Visiting International Research Fellow
Nanette Goodman
Nanette Goodman
Senior Fellow, Former BBI Director of Research
Paul Harpur
Paul Harpur
International Research Fellow
Mizuki Hsu
Mizuki Hsu
Visiting International Research Fellow
Doug Kruse
Doug Kruse
BBI Senior Fellow
Larry Logue
Larry Logue
BBI Senior Fellow
Katherine Macfarlane
Katherine Macfarlane
BBI Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor of Law
Katherine McDonald
Katherine McDonald
BBI Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Donna-Marie McNamara
Donna-Marie McNamara
Visiting International Research Fellow
Montserrat Perena-Vincente
Montserrat Perena Vicente
Professor of Law and Senior Researcher, King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain
William Myhill
William N. Myhill
Director of Legal Research and Writing
Robert Olick
Robert Olick
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Aisling de Paor
Aisling de Paor
International Research Fellow
Gerald Quinn
Gerard Quinn
Professor Emeritus, National University of Ireland
Deepti Samant Raja
Deepti Samant Raja
BBI Affiliated Researcher, Consultant for Technology and International Programs
Arie Rimmerman
Arie Rimmerman
International Programs Senior Fellow
Lisa Shure
Lisa A. Schur
Professor Chair, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
Purvi Sevak
Purvi Sevak
BBI Senior Fellow; Mathematica Senior Director, Disability Business Development
Michal Soffer
Michal Soffer
Senior Fellow
Michael Waterstone
Michael Waterstone
BBI Senior Fellow; Dean, Loyola Law School
David Wittenburg
David Wittenburg
BBI Senior Fellow; Mathematica Senior Fellow