Center Support Team
Emily Doerr, Research Assistant (edoerr@edc.org - 617-618-2321) is responsible for providing research and writing support to the Center technical assistance teams. She collects and analyzes data, maintains Center databases, and assists in the development of Center materials, guides, and presentations. Previously, Emily served as a Research Assistant with the Social Norms Marketing Research Project. In this capacity, she provided technical assistance and training to site-based staff at 32 universities nationwide, assisted in the administration of a survey to 9,600 students, and assisted in the collection, synthesis, and analysis of contextual data. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Trinity College, where she also served as a teaching assistant in Child Development. Ms. Doerr is currently enrolled in Boston College's Masters of Social Work program.
Amanda Geller , Research Assistant (ageller@edc.org - 617-618-2334) provides research and writing support to the Center's Technical Assistance teams and the Communications/Products team. She is responsible for collecting and analyzing data, maintaining Center databases, and assisting in the development of Center materials, guides, proposals, and presentations. Additional responsibilities include updating the Web site and assisting with the publication of the monthly newsletter.
Previously, Amanda worked at a homeless shelter, Seacoast IHN, where she was involved with development and acted as youth services intern. Most recently she worked as a research assistant in a clinical psych lab at Harvard University and currently volunteers on a suicide prevention hotline. Amanda graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Spanish.
Min Lin, Research Assistant (mlin@edc.org – 617-618-2321) is responsible for providing research and writing support to the Center's technical assistance teams and the Communications/Products team. Her responsibilities include updating the Web site and assisting with the production of the monthly newsletter. Additionally, she is responsible for researching new topic areas, product development, and event coordination. Previously, Min worked with The AjA Project in San Diego where she was an assistant instructor in a class teaching participatory photography to refugee and immigrant youth. Min received her B.A. in Psychology from Haverford College.
Erica Macheca, Research Assistant (emacheca@edc.org) provides research and writing support for Center publications. In her work with the Center, she assisted with the development of the SS/HS Evaluation Monograph, where she conducted interviews with SS/HS project directors, performed literature searches, and wrote site summaries. Ms. Macheca will assist with the development of future Center products, including the Evaluation Tool Kit—Phase II, School Mental Health Services Implementation Guide and Tool Kit, and the State Networking Guide. She will interview expert consultants, perform literature searches, and review and synthesize key documents. Ms. Macheca has served as research assistant with HHD’s Center for School and Community Health Programs for the past seven years, assisting in new product and website development, providing curriculum information to educators, and coordinating training activities. Ms. Macheca received her B.A. in Child Development from Tufts University.
Anne McAuliffe, Managing Editor (amcauliffe@edc.org - 617-618-2402) has worked in various aspect of publishing for 27 years. She has served as managing editor for the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention since 1997, maintaining editorial and production quality and managing the flow from concept development through review and production to final (printed) piece and distribution of that Center’s materials. From 1978 to 1996, she served as editor, production manager, and peer review coordinator with the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Resource Center, a federally funded national center providing gender-fair multicultural materials, training, consulting, and referrals. Ms. McAuliffe holds a B.A. in Modern Languages (English and French) and a Higher Diploma in Education from University College Dublin, Ireland.
Perryne O'Reilly, Administrative Assistant (poreilly@edc.org - 617-618-2748) provides general administrative support to the Center and its constituents. Until recently, she was a transcriptionist for the Center for Applied Ethics and Professional Practice. Ms. O'Reilly had the privilege of supporting the development of Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs and Talking About Health Is Academic: Six Workshop Modules for Promoting A Coordinated Approach to School Health Programs.
Rebecca Osburne-Rothstein, Research Assistant (rosburne-rothstein@edc.org - 617-618-2318) is responsible for providing research and writing support to the Center’s SS/HS and YVPP technical assistance teams. She assists in identifying resource information, researching new topic areas, product development, and event coordination. Previously, Rebecca worked at the National Center on Family Homeless, where she was involved in a mental health and nutrition program for homeless children, and a technical assistance project. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Politics and American Studies from Brandeis University, where she wrote her thesis on indigenous sovereignty rights. Rebecca has been involved with political campaigns and volunteer work with children.
Marc Posner, Writer (mposner@edc.org - 617-618-2351) is responsible for creating content for the NCMHPYVP website and will be writing other Center publications and products. Dr. Posner has been with Education Development Center, Inc., for over twenty years. His most recent book, Preventing School Injuries: A Comprehensive Guide for School Administrators, Teachers, and Staff was published by Rutgers University Press in 2000. His other publications include Youth Violence: Locating and Using the Data , Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills: A Framework for Teaching Emergency Lifesaving Skills for Children and Adolescents , Working Together For Safety , Life Skills Approach to Child and Adolescent Healthy Human Development (with L. Mangrulkar and C. Vince Whitman), and Connecting Traffic Safety and Community Health: Three Success Stories from New England. Dr. Posner received a B.A. from Boston University, a M.A. from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University.
Ben Spooner, Technology Specialist/Senior Administrative Assistant (bspooner@edc.org - 617-618-2432) provides administrative support to the TA Center’s
SS/HS technical assistance teams, and the Center Management team.
He works closely with the SS/HS team leaders to compose correspondence
and memoranda, maintain grantee contact information and list-servs, provide
callers with accurate information, and coordinate meetings and conferences.
Ben received his bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Sport Marketing. He has done political/grassroots organizing for an environmental group working for a clean energy policy in Massachusetts, an economic justice non-profit to increase funding for Massachusetts Public Schools, and for a statewide ballot initiative for voting reform.
Erin Tackney, Technology Specialist/Senior Administrative Assistant (etackney@edc.org - 617-618-2423) provides administrative support to the TA Center’s SS/HS technical assistance teams, and the Center Management team. She adminstrates the promoteprevent Web site and manages the various technologies available to the grantees and center staff. Prior to coming to EDC, Ms. Tackney worked on development and events at several San Francisco Bay area museums. Ms. Tackney has a B.A. in Studio Art and B.S.C, Marketing from Santa Clara University.
Anne Wang, Evaluation Specialist (awang@edc.org - 617-618-2180) is the internal evaluator for the Center. She brings her experience in information technology support, survey development, and statistics to manage the technical assistance database and evaluation activities for the Center. Dr. Wang previously served as a Technical Assistance Specialist for the YVPP team, utilizing her background in social psychology and her experience with non-profit community groups serving ethnic populations. She holds a B.A. in psychology and Chinese studies from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University.
