Charles M. Payne
Director
Charles M. Payne directs the Cornwall Center and is the Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies. His interests include urban education and school reform, social inequality, social change and...
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Ahmad Watson
Program Coordinator
Ahmad received his BA in Information Systems from Rutgers University and is currently pursuing an MBA in Analytics and Information Technology at Rutgers University. Ahmad has worked in Newark Public...
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Alyssa B. King
Business Assistant
Alyssa B. King has worked on the Rutgers University-Newark since November 2015. She began as a Clerical Assistant and was promoted to her current position as Business Assistant of the Joseph C. Cornwall...
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Amanda Jaeger
Senior Research Analyst
Amanda Jaeger is a Senior Research Analyst at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. Her research projects include: analyzing course-taking patterns and postsecondary enrollment across New Jersey public...
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Arturo E. Osorio
Senior Researcher
Arturo E. Osorio is an Associate Professor of Practice – Entrepreneurship at Rutgers Business School. His work focuses on entrepreneurial activities’ (un)intended impact on local socio-economic processes. In concrete, he...
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Carlos Jordan Oquendo
Carlos Jordan Oquendo recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Certificate in Genealogy & Family History from William Paterson University. Carlos currently serves as a Project Director...
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Constance Clark
Qualitative Research Director
Constance Clark is a qualitative research manager at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. She received her PhD in Politics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her...
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Erin R. Santana
Postdoctoral Associate
Erin R. Santana is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University-Newark. She recently completed her PhD in American Studies at Rutgers-Newark with...
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Guzide Gulizar Ozalp
Research Assistant
Guzide Gulizar Ozalp, a Turkish Graduate Student, is a Research Assistant at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. With a keen focus on communications, she plays a role...
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Heydi Zuniga
Business Assistant
Heydi Zuniga is the Business Assistant at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University–Newark. Ms. Zuniga has several years of experience in business administration functions and data analysis in various industries...
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Irene Welch
Administrative Assistant
Irene Welch is the Administrative Assistant for the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University-Newark. As the administrative assistant, she is a major part of the Cornwall Center’s...
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Kimaada Sills
Associate Director
Kimaada Sills is an Associate Director at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. Ms. Sills has been with the Center since 2012 and has years of experience working...
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Marcus Anthony
Senior Program Director
Marcus hails from Columbus, Ohio. He received a BA in Political Science from Miami University, earned a MA in Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy from Seton Hall University, and a...
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Margaret Goldman
Postdoctoral Fellow
Margaret Goldman received her PhD in Criminology, Law & Society, with an emphasis in Race & Justice, from the University of California, Irvine. Her research explores the “entanglements” between schooling...
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Marquise Guzman
Senior Program Director
Marquise Guzman serves as the Associate Director of Neighborhood Partnerships for the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies. Prior to joining the Cornwall Center, Marquise served several different capacities...
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Mengyuan Liang
Postdoctoral Associate
Mengyuan received her Ph.D. degree in Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago in 2024. She has rigorous training and rich experience on applying a wide range of advanced...
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Nakeefa Cilicia Bernard
Senior Program Director
Nakeefa Cilicia Bernard is a Senior Program Director at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers University Newark. Prior to working at Rutgers-Newark, she served as a...
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Vandeen Campbell
Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director
Vandeen Campbell is an Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies and the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University – Newark....
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