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SAFELab
People
Get to know the SAFELab team at the University of Pennsylvania!
![Desmond Patton Headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-10/DP_CB.png)
Our Director
Desmond Upton Patton, Ph.D., studies the impact social media has on well-being, mental health, trauma, violence and grief for youth and adults of color.
Core Team
SAFELab's faculty, students, and staff at the University of Pennsylvania
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Co-Investigators
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Affiliates
![Mohammed Abusway](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Mohammed%20Abusway_0.png?itok=XMSyrGos)
Mohammed Abusway
![Robin Altman](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Robin%20Altman.png?itok=58PbeJma)
Robin Altman
![Kelly Anguiano](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Kelly%20Anguiano.png?itok=d1teKIw-)
Kelly Anguiano
![Nia Imani Atkins](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Nia%20Imani%20Atkins.png?itok=nlmJDzbu)
Nia Imani Atkins
![Philipp Blandfort](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Philipp%20Blandfort.png?itok=xyjghKqA)
Philipp Blandfort
![Jacquelyn Elizabeth Blum](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Jacquelyn%20Elizabeth%20Blum.png?itok=WYdu7mvh)
Jacquelyn Elizabeth Blum
![Eddie Bocanegra](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Eddie%20Bocanegra.png?itok=FsP1asWD)
Eddie Bocanegra
![Sydney Brower](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Sydney%20Brower.png?itok=xyPJjhXB)
Sydney Brower
![Brittany Ribeiro Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Brittany%20Ribeiro%20Brown.png?itok=1iJT1YXn)
Brittany Ribeiro Brown
![Tyler Isaiah Campbell](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Tyler%20Isaiah%20Campbell.png?itok=vL36-KZV)
Tyler Isaiah Campbell
![Janiya Clemmons](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Janiya%20Clemmons.png?itok=fmGMfii8)
Janiya Clemmons
![Eno Darkwa](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Eno%20Darkwa.png?itok=gYD01C__)
Eno Darkwa
![Danyelle Dawson](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Danyelle%20Dawson.png?itok=ZkvJLDcm)
Danyelle Dawson
![Lena Diasti](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Lena%20Diasti.png?itok=MENzychG)
Lena Diasti
![Sarah Dillard](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Sarah%20Dillard.png?itok=wmIn83gy)
Sarah Dillard
![Natosha Dobbins](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Natosha%20Dobbins.png?itok=JYeBKUhN)
Natosha Dobbins
![Fahnmusa J. Edwards](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-06/FE.png?itok=GsVZ-oWD)
Fahnmusa J. Edwards
![Antoinette Gardner](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Antoinette%20Gardner.png?itok=bIzIokVg)
Antoinette Gardner
![Dorothy C. Handfield](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Dorothy%20C.%20Handfield.png?itok=KJi2WN0M)
Dorothy C. Handfield
![D. Fox Harrell](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/D.%20Fox%20Harrell.png?itok=f5dPIN-U)
D. Fox Harrell
![Becky Inkster](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Becky%20Inkster.png?itok=xDbhViT4)
Becky Inkster
![Nina Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Nina%20Johnson.png?itok=-0pjNJ7B)
Nina Johnson
![Abby Kamen](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Abby%20Kamen.png?itok=T-7w_6ug)
Abby Kamen
![Ashutosh Kanitkar](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Ashutosh%20Kanitkar.png?itok=QK2na3GU)
Ashutosh Kanitkar
![Patrick Leonard](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Patrick%20Leonard_0.png?itok=Tn2dzfXr)
Patrick Leonard
![Enes Lima](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Enes%20Lima.png?itok=Bp_W8fEl)
Enes Lima
![Michelle Lyttle Storrod](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Michelle%20Lyttle%20Storrod.png?itok=1D8PVhu1)
Michelle Lyttle Storrod
![Jamie Macbeth](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Jamie%20Macbeth.png?itok=-EzE8FII)
Jamie Macbeth
![Divine Maloney](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Divine%20Maloney.png?itok=uNX2X6cJ)
Divine Maloney
![Mina Mohammadi](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Mina%20Mohammadi.png?itok=j66R0u_H)
Mina Mohammadi
![Mirinda M. Morency](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Mirinda%20M.%20Morency.png?itok=gH52zNoK)
Mirinda M. Morency
![Emma Nechcamkin](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Emma%20Nechcamkin.png?itok=BvnjLm_Z)
Emma Nechcamkin
![Mutale Nkonde](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Mutale%20Nkonde.png?itok=An0UX_oX)
Mutale Nkonde
![Justin Reich](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Justin%20Reich.png?itok=qSotLbcR)
Justin Reich
![Maia Robinson](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Maia%20Robinson.png?itok=ekcrg3Au)
Maia Robinson
![Chōkdee Rutirasiri](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Cho%CC%84kdee%20Rutirasiri.png?itok=dRqOPWHX)
Chōkdee Rutirasiri
![Kiran Samuel](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Kiran%20Samuel_0.png?itok=Nf7I8KUw)
Kiran Samuel
![Charlotte Selous](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Charlotte%20Selous.png?itok=NRCE96op)
Charlotte Selous
![Thalea Lynn Torres](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Thalea%20Lynn%20Torres_1.png?itok=RNXEiJ66)
Thalea Lynn Torres
![Irena Vera Trufunovic](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Irena%20Vera%20Trufunovic.png?itok=ZBxmNKBC)
Irena Vera Trufunovic
![Victoria Muthoni Tswamuno](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Victoria%20Muthoni%20Tswamuno.png?itok=N8h2RDC8)
Victoria Muthoni Tswamuno
![Roger Villarreal](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Roger%20Villarreal.png?itok=Mog9qIDH)
Roger Villarreal
![Durrell Washington](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Durrell%20Washington.png?itok=IYyUWxZA)
Durrell Washington
![Lance Weiler](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Lance%20Weiler.png?itok=IYf7eGO8)
Lance Weiler
![Emily Weinstein](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Emily%20Weinstein.png?itok=iCJinbvp)
Emily Weinstein
![Amanda Weiss](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Amanda%20Weiss.png?itok=oGn794V9)
Amanda Weiss
![Todd Whitney](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Todd%20Whitney.png?itok=H4WL3DdI)
Todd Whitney
![Chris Young](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Chris%20Young.png?itok=hgKAQYqw)
Chris Young
![Fallon Wilson](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2022-10/Fallon%20Wilson.png?itok=anEnZpAs)
Fallon Wilson
![Henry A. Willis](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Henry%20Willis%20360%20230.png?itok=Xe0ArCbi)
Henry A. Willis
![Stephanie Sarabia](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Stephanie%20Sarabia%20360%20230.png?itok=ZBuDE-h9)
Stephanie Sarabia
![Fallon Parfaite](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Fallon%20Parfaite%20360%20230.png?itok=yuW2a2Du)
Fallon Parfaite
![Prarthana Pilla](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Prarthana%20Pilla%20360%20230.png?itok=r-AaY9Y5)
Prarthana Pilla
![Taylor L. Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Taylor%20Smith%20360%20230.png?itok=hQW9dYL_)
Taylor L. Smith
![Cheney Yu](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Cheney%20Yu%20360%20230.png?itok=cu4W9ucx)
Cheney Yu
![Elisha Lim](/sites/default/files/styles/360w/public/2023-08/Elisha%20Lim%20360%20230.png?itok=hyZcX793)