DC Team

Rajiv Rimal is an expert in social norms. He serves as the principle investigator on the RANI Project, overseeing all aspects of the work. His papers on social norms can be found here.

Peter’s three decades of story-crafting expertise includes serving as Story Editor for Steven Spielberg’s network TV series “Amazing Stories” and founding/leading IBM Corporation’s global “Storytelling Practice.”  He contributes to RANI’s mHealth sub-study through his WorkingStories consultancy.

Aika Aluc was a Clara Schiffer Fellow through the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and currently serves as an ORISE Health Equity Fellow at the HHS Office of Minority Health. She completed her Master's in Public Health from George Washington University with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. She will be leading the depression arm of the project.

Erica Sedlander’s works strives to improve women’s health both in the U.S. and globally. She uses mixed methods to examine multi-level factors that affect behavior change. She serves as a Research Scientist on the RANI Project. Her work on women’s behavioral health can be found here.

Hagere Yilma serves as a Research Associate on the RANI project. Her previous work has aimed at understanding and changing the psychosocial determinants of health behavior to subsequently change those behaviors. Although her research extends across a number of health topics, she is a strong advocate for women’s health.

Ichhya Pant works at the intersection of health, evaluation, data and information and communication technologies (ICTs) with a focus on vulnerable populations such as immigrants, refugees, women and children. To learn more about her project work to date, please connect with her on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Dr. DiPietro is an expert in exercise science and serves as a co-investigator on the RANI project assessing the impact of anemia reduction on the physical activity of women. Her papers on physical activity can be found here.

Michael Long is an expert in policy and program evaluation. He serves as a co-investigator on the RANI Project and is responsible for measurement development and evaluation of the intervention’s cost-effectiveness. To learn more about his research and academic interests, click here.

Rohini Ganjoo's interests lie in women's health and nutrition in India. She teaches in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In addition to her research work for the RANI Project, Rohini is also the Managing Editor for News on the RANI website.

Sameera Talegawkar is a nutritional epidemiologist and has expertise in nutritional assessments methods. She serves as a co–investigator on the RANI Project, overseeing dietary and nutritional assessments. Her papers can be found here.