who are committed to the advancement of social justice.
The psychologists on our team (EF, CD & TS) are experts in evaluation and change
processes. They understand the dynamics of change in both individuals and organizations
as well as the psychological processes that produce resistance to change. Knowing how to
pinpoint these variables as well as measure and address them enables HIP to help blocked
programs work and working programs have high impact.
Ed Federman, Ph.D., CEO
Dr. Federman's work with nonprofits has produced grants totaling more than $20 million
dollars. He has planned, developed and evaluated programs for nonprofits as well as the
federal government and the private sector. He has served as President of the nonprofit
Mental Health Association of Central Middlesex in Massachusetts. Dr. Federman is currently
on the faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine and was formerly on the faculty at
Antioch New England Graduate School, Simmons School of Social Work and Wilberforce
University. He served as Director of Psychology Training for 15 years at the ENRM VA Medical
Center in Bedford, Massachusetts and is author of more than a dozen peer-reviewed articles
and co-author of Don’t Leave It to Chance: A Guide For Families of Problem Gamblers (New
Harbinger, 2000). He is an invited trainer and speaker at national, regional, state and local
forums.
Charles E. Drebing, Ph.D., Director of Research
Dr. Drebing is Chief of the Psychology Service at the ENRM VA Medical Center in Bedford,
Massachusetss, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of
Medicine and Bedford project director for the New England Mental Illness Research
Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC). He is author of more than 40 peer-reviewed
articles and co-author of Don’t Leave It to Chance: A Guide For Families of Problem
Gamblers (New Harbinger, 2000). His research interests focus on improving outcomes of
health care services and nonprofit social service programs.
Tom Sheeran, Ph.D., M.E., Research Fellow
Dr. Sheeran is a research fellow and clinical psychologist at the Weill Medical College of
Cornell University, where his research focuses on outcome-evaluations in health care.
Formerly, as Assistant Professor at Brown Medical School, he studied patient perceptions of
health care quality and psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Sheeran, who holds a doctorate in
Psychology and a master's degree in Engineering Physics, also has experience in proven
manufacturing-based methodologies for process improvement and organizational
effectiveness and applying these tools to program evaluation and cost-benefit analysis. His
career is committed to implementing and evaluating state-of-the-art program evaluation tools
for organizations that improve the public welfare.
Rachel Federman, Program Manager
Ms. Federman is an Editor at Barnes & Noble Publishing and previously worked as an intern
for U.S. Senator John Kerry in environmental issues and a freelance consultant to firms
devoted to grant writing and special event planning for nonprofit organizations. She is the
author of Girl Drinks: 101 Cocktails for Every Occasion (Carlton Books, 2002).
Mary Riordan, M.L.S., Information Manager
Ms. Riordan completed her Masters in Library Science at Columbia University. She has been
a college as well as public school librarian and also served as a young adult specialist in the
New York City Public Library. She has developed specialized libraries in the nonprofit and
public sector.
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