Our Team
Founding Directors
Amy Castro
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Stacia West
Associate Professor
University of Tennessee
Administration
Allison Thompson, PhD
Executive Director
Henisha Patel, MSW
Associate Director
Yolanda Green
Director, Award Development & Finance
Khadijah Johnson
Administrative Associate
Marie Marshall
Executive Assistant
Jasmin Robinson
Financial Support & Engagement Coordinator
Research Scientists
Elizabeth DeYoung, PhD
Qualitative Research Scientist
Kalen Flynn, PhD
Qualitative Research Scientist
Briana Nichols, PhD
Administrative Research Scientist
Nidhi Tandon, M.Phil
Social and Behavioral Statistician
Research Staff
Ben Cochran, MSSP
Senior Research Coordinator
Nina Cross, MS Ed
Senior Research Coordinator
Jesse Golinkoff, MPH
Qualitative Research Manager
Joana Joita Halder, MA
Senior Research Coordinator and Data Analyst
Jessica Jacoby, MS
Senior Research Coordinator
Jason Ma
Research Coordinator
Co-PIs
Zoe Bouchelle MD
Attending Physician
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-PI, OCFS Guaranteed Income, NY State
Zibei Chen
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Co-PI, Rooted Schools GI, New Orleans, LA
Lucius Couloute
Assistant Professor
Suffolk University
Co-PI, Excel-StepUp Durham, Durham, NC & Just Income GNV, Gainesville, FL
Meredith Doherty
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Co-PI, Guaranteed Income and Financial Treatment Study (GIFTS), Philadelphia, PA
Frank Edwards
Assistant Professor
Rutgers University
Co-PI, OCFS Guaranteed Income, NY State
Samantha Francois
Assistant Professor
Tulane University
Co-PI, Guaranteed Income Initiative for Opportunity Youth, New Orleans, LA
Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Co-PI, Basic Income Guaranteed: L.A. Economic Assistance Pilot (BIG: LEAP), Los Angeles, CA
Katherine Magnuson
Professor
University of Wisconsin Madison
Co-PI, The Madison Forward Fund, Madison, WI
Jeneane McDonald
Vice Chair and Instructor
Des Moines University
Co-PI, UpLift-The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, Central Iowa, IA
Judith L. Perrigo
Assistant Professor
University of California Los Angeles
Co-PI, BREATHE, Los Angeles County, CA
Rachel Reimer
Professor
Des Moines University
Co-PI, UpLift-The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, Central Iowa, IA
Hilary M Shager
Researcher
University of Wisconsin Madison
Co-PI, The Madison Forward Fund, Madison, WI
Margaret Thomas
Assistant Professor
The University of Chicago
Co-PI, BREATHE, Los Angeles County, CA
Research Assistants
Jesus Castillo
Research Assistant
Liz Crino
Research Assistant
Britney Acevedo-Corona
Research Assistant
Matthew Encarnación
Research Assistant
Rain Gideon
Research Assistant
Ari Gzesh, MSW
Research Assistant
Katherine Henkel
Research Assistant
Yao Jiang
Research Assistant
Mingze Li
Research Assistant
Yuxin Liang
Research Assistant
Jiaxi Lin
Research Assistant
Jo Malone
Research Assistant
Claire Migliore
Research Assistant
Stephanie Rivera-Kumar, MS, MPA
Research Assistant
Kelsey Russom
Research Assistant
Anushka Samant
Research Assistant
Tamara Sonera
Research Assistant
Weijia Sun
Research Assistant
Saloni Tandon
Research Assistant
Weiting Wang
Research Assistant
Devin Welsh
Research Assistant
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Chenyi Ma, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Ajita Singh, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Doctoral Students & Candidates
Alexander Bervik, MSW
University of Pennsylvania
Abram Lyons, MSW
University of Pennsylvania
Mira Philips, MSc
University of Pennsylvania
CGIR Fellows
Tonanziht Aguas
Newark Movement for Economic Equity (NMEE), Newark, NJ
Ihsan Al-Zouabi
OCFS Direct Cash Transfer Program; New York State
Yajaira Bolonas
UpLift Iowa; Central Iowa
Julia Bruton
LA County Breathe; Los Angeles, CA
Juan Diaz
The Bridge Project, New York City, NYY
Sophia Glaspie
Newark Movement for Economic Equity (NMEE), Newark, NJY
Monica Martin
Elevate MV, Mountain View, CA
Laura Joaquina Morales
Madison Forward Fund (MFF), Madison, WI
Jesse Ostroff
West Hollywood Pilot for Guaranteed Income (WHPGI), Los Angeles, CA
Evelyn Perez
Oakland Resilient Families, Oakland, CA
Najma Sheikh
San Diego for Every Child, San Diego, CA
Andrea Slater
Oakland Resilient Families, Oakland, CA
Sasha Taner
Paterson Guaranteed Income Program; Paterson, NJ
Genesis Vasquez
Newark Movement for Economic Equity (NMEE), Newark, NJ
CGIR’s current work is made possible by the generosity of, and our collaboration with, the following organizations:
