SAFE AND JUST CLEANERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Research Team
- Outreach Specialist, MRNY
Ana Gonzalez Romero completed her bachelor's degree, majoring in philosophy, during her tenure at Make the Road New York. Ana has led the recruitment of the household cleaner participants of the study and keeps working closely with them through policy campaigns and educational activities. She also supports the Health and Safety program and MRNY campaigns at large.
Job Titles:
- Associate Researcher, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Angela Mercurio is an associate researcher who graduated from University of New Haven where she received a Master of Science in Chemistry. She assists in research conducted by Dr. Homero Harari at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She specializes in analytical chemistry and the use of the Orbitrap GC-MS instrument.
Job Titles:
- Associate Researcher, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Caroline Vieregge is a Chemist that holds a Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She currently is a Research Associate in Dr. Harari's lab. Caroline specializes in analytical chemistry with a focus on analysis of disinfectants by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Research Team
- Co - Principal Investigator, MRNY
Deysi Flores is a social psychologist. She is the Supervisor of the Workers Health and Safety Program (WHS) at Make the Road New York and oversees all operations, including training, logistics, fundraising, curriculum development, and participatory research projects. Previously, she spent 7 years working with vulnerable communities through educational and social projects in Latin America.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor in Exposure Science
- Co - Principal Investigator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Homero Harari is an Assistant Professor in Exposure Science and a member of The Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research. He serves as an Industrial Hygienist at the Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health. He is the head of the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Laboratory at the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Isabel Cuervo is an Environmental Psychologist. With Dr. Baron, she co-leads community-engaged research on the role of work in health, focusing on immigrant workers and employed in low wage and nonstandard arrangements. She specializes in qualitative methodologies and received additional training in community-based participatory research from the Detroit URC-University of Michigan partnership.
Job Titles:
- Physician
- Co - Principal Investigator, BCCHE
Dr. Sherry Baron is an occupational physician. She is a Professor at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, and an affiliate Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York. Previously, she spent 25 years as a researcher at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.
Gerald Mastroianni is an Industrial Hygienist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He specializes in the collection of environmental samples with the use of novel samplers, wearables and chemical sensors. He is also the Laboratory Manager in Dr. Harari's lab.
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Research Assistant, CCHE
Josy Cruz is a research assistant who holds a bachelor's of art in psychology, with a minor in sociology. She assists in research conducted by Dr. Baron and Dr. Cuervo, at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College. She also provides support to partnering organization Make the Road New York (MRNY).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Research Team
- Campaign Associate, MRNY
Luisa graduated from Hunter College CUNY with a Bachelor's in Psychology and a minor in biological studies. Luisa was born in Mexico and raised in Queens, New York. She is passionate about issues affecting marginalized communities, especially the Immigrant Latinx community. Luisa is especially devoted to ensuring that all people, regardless of immigration status or financial limitations have access to good quality and accessible healthcare. She will be leading campaigns for the Safe and Just cleaners Project.