Staff

Priya Gopalan, LMSW

As Program Associate for Evaluation and Research, Gopalan provides technical assistance with program implementation and evaluation. She has worked with local, national and global research initiatives, helping to train staff on mental health initiatives and build organizational capacity to collect and use data.

Gopalan joined the McSilver Institute as a research evaluator and program coordinator. She has experience with both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods. Her research interests include substance use treatment, health equity, and cultural competence training.

Gopalan holds an MSW degree from New York University Silver School of Social Work and an MS degree in Applied Statistics for Social Science Research from Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NYU.