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Janet Echelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Lauryn Stafford, University of Washington and Liane Ong, University of Washington
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Margaret Echelbarger, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Donald M. Lamkin, University of California, Los Angeles
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Stephen Friedman, York University, Canada
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Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University and Sophie Kjaervik, The Ohio State University
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Allen Shaughnessy, Tufts University
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Curing America’s loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
Clay Marsh, West Virginia University
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