Staff - School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

David Brade

Program Coordinator, Boston Area Research Initiative

David comes to BARI from the office of Senator Edward J. Markey, where he was the Regional Director, in which capacity he built partnerships, organized events, and communicated with and convened local stakeholders. Before that he was a Posse Scholar …

Elda Ceribashi

Manager, Finance and Administration

Elda Ceribashi works as Finance and Administration Manager in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. She oversees sponsored research administration for the School…

Brianna Freeman

Academic Program Administrator (Graduate)

Brianna Freeman, Academic Program Administrator, oversees the Master of Arts in International Affairs, Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Studies, and Master of Science in Urban Informatics. Brianna provides administrative support to facu…

Jeanne Petrizzo

Communications & Special Projects Manager

Jeanne Petrizzo is the Communications & Special Projects Manager for the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. She recently moved to Boston from South Carolina, where she completed her master’s degree in communication at Clemson Univer…

Alina Ristea

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boston Area Research Initiative

Alina is interested in spatiotemporal analyses of urban phenomena with special emphasis in criminology. Her present research projects include understanding patterns of problem properties from a crime and disorder points of view, spatial distribution …

Natalia Stone

Program Coordinator

Natalia is a “Triple Husky,” having earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Northeastern as well as working for the Human Services Program for more than a decade. She is a champion of the Human Services program and has a rich knowledge of th…

Julie Switkes

Academic Program Administrator (Graduate)

Julie Switkes works as an Academic Program Administrator in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. She oversees the Masters in Public Administration, Masters in Public Policy, PhD in Public Policy, and the Urban Studies and Law and Public Po…