Cities Experts

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

American HistoryAmerican SouthRace and PoliticsGender and PoliticsModern South

Director, Centre for Municipal StudiesThe Conference Board of Canada

City Hall 101: Find out what the latest research indicates as it relates to the economic and financial state of North American cities

The Economics of CitiesEconomic AnalysisCentre for Municipal Studies

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social AnthropologyDalhousie University

An anthropologist who studies the social, spatial and cultural dynamics of cities.

Urban StudiesPublic SpaceÉtudes urbainesEspace publicMulticulturalism and cosmopolitanism

Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Silvestri's research leverages optimization and data-driven analytics to enhance supply chain network design and warehouse operations.

Warehouse OperationsTransportation and Logistics SystemsIntelligent Systems

Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. McKillop is an archaeologist, academic, and Maya scholar, noted particularly for her research into ancient Maya coastal trade routes.

Maya Coatal Trade RoutesPre-Columbian CivilizationsMaya CivilizationMaya ArchaeologyLittoral Archaeology

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

Latino PoliticsPolitics of RacePolitics of EthnicityUrban PoliticsEducational Policy

Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Julie Brigham-Grette is an internationally-renowned expert on the Arctic’s climate history and sea-level rise.

Polar Climate‎Arctic ScienceSedimentologyGlaciologyGeological Mapping

Associate Professor of Economics | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD, is an expert in public finance.

BusinessTaxicab MedallionsTax Compliance & Tax EvasionCable RegulationPublic Pensions

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - ChineseLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringVillanova University

Prof. Arash Tavakoli, PhD, leads the Human Centered Cities Lab, focusing on human-centered city design and pedestrian safety.

Smart CitiesHuman Factors in Transportation EngineeringTransportation SafetyHuman Centered DesignNaturalistic Driving

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