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Leslie Kern

Leslie Kern

Director, Women's and Gender Studies ProgramMount Allison University

Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.

Gentrification/DisplacementGenderCitiesUrban AffairsEnviromental Justice
Igor Vojnovic

Igor Vojnovic

ProfessorMichigan State University

Expert on urban development, infrastructure investment, urban design, regional governance, taxation, and municipal issues

Municipal IssuesRegional GovernanceInfrastructure InvestmentUrban DevelopmentUrban Design
Andrew  Deener, Ph.D.

Andrew Deener, Ph.D.

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Connecticut

Andrew Deener is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.

Food SystemsGentrificationEconomic SociologyCultureCity Development
Yan Wang

Yan Wang

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yan Wang's expertise lies at the intersection of urban resilience and urban analytics.

Spatial PlanningApplied AIClimate AdaptationRisk CommunicationCrisis Informatics
Xuefei Ren

Xuefei Ren

Associate ProfessorMichigan State University

An expert in the politics of urban development, globalization, social change, art and cultural industries

International architectureChinaUrban Development
Jacqueline Kennelly

Jacqueline Kennelly

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCarleton University

Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements

Youth CulturesCitizenship DemocracySocial Inclusion and ExclusionGlobalization and Neoliberalism
Gail Silverstein

Gail Silverstein

Clinical Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: silverst@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8920 / Office 300-100

Public Interest LawClinical TeachingIndividual RepresentationMediationEthics in Practice
Jean Hardy

Jean Hardy

Assistant ProfessorMichigan State University

Jean Hardy's primary research focus is on the role of high-tech entrepreneurship and technological innovation.

Science and technology studiesLGBTQ StudiesRural ComputingCommunity and Economic DevelopmentHuman-Computer Interaction
LeConté Dill

LeConté Dill

Associate Professor of African American and African StudiesMichigan State University

LeConté Dill's work focuses on the safety, resilience, and wellness strategies of urban Black girls and other youth of color.

Black Feminist TheoryAfrican StudiesAfrican American StudiesMindfulness
Ascanio Piomelli

Ascanio Piomelli

Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: piomelli@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8925 / Office: 100 McAllister Street, Suite 350

Social-Change LawyeringClinical Legal EducationCommunity Legal ServicesWage & Hour LawCommunity Group Advocacy