James Faught
Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Sociological Theory Political Sociology Community Social Stratification
T. William Lester, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Lester is an expert on the impact of minimum wage and living wage policies on urban economic development.
Economic Development Labor Market Institutions Living Wage Policies Minimum Wage Policies Labor Economics
Frank Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Research: public policy, agenda-setting, interest groups in American politics, the death penalty and racial profiling in traffic stops.
Race and Profiling Public Policy Death Penalty Interest groups in American politics Agenda-setting
Ken Greenberg
Principal · Greenberg Consultants Inc.
Can you see what I see? Engage your imagination and improve your community with Greenberg Consultants award-winning urban designer
Urban Planning Green Development Sustainable Development Green Architecture Transforming Cities
Alice Cepeda
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Cepeda focuses on the social epidemiology of drug use and the related health risk behaviors affecting urban Mexican-origin populations.
Urban Affairs HIV and AIDS Drug Use and Abuse Social Work Social Work Education
Leslie Kern
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University
Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.
Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice
Joe T. Darden
Professor · Michigan State University
An expert on urban residential segregation, fair housing issues and neighborhood racial/socioeconomic inequality.
Socioeconomic Inequality Racial Inequality Urban Affairs Ferguson Racial Protests
Kitty Kelly Epstein, PhD
Faculty Trustee + Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Activist, organizing for power
Action Orientated Research Leadership & Change Structural Inequality and Diversity Research and Action On the Racial Wealth Gap Resident Engagement in Urban Policy
Avelardo Valdez
Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice Policy Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population Professor of Social Work and Sociology · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Valdez is an expert on the relationship between substance abuse and violence and health issues among high-risk groups.
Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Behavioral Health Social Development and Policy
Lauren Miltenberger, PhD
Assistant Professor of Public Administration; Nonprofit Coordinator | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Lauren Miltenberger, PhD, is an expert on the influence of government on nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit Fundraising Nonprofit Human Capital Human Service Contracting Personnel Management Public Administration
Gonzalo Casals
Director of Education and Public Programs · El Museo del Barrio
Nonprofit and Arts Administrator, Cultural Organizer, Civic Engager, Radical Collaborator.
Minority Access and Representation in Museums Role of Museums in the 21st Century Radical and Sustainable Collaborations With Unlikely Partners
Craig Burnett
Associate Professor of Political Science · Hofstra University
Professor Burnett's research focuses on state and local government, urban politics, political behavior, and electoral institutions
“Electoral Systems” Research Direct Democracy Political behavior Urban Politics American Politics
Zachary Neal
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Zachary Neal is an expert in cities & neighborhoods, political & transportation networks, and measurement & analysis of social networks.
Public schools Social Networks Transportation Networks Networks Cities
Sarah Reckhow
Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
Sarah Reckhow is an expert on education policy, urban and state politics, and philanthropy and nonprofits in public policy.
Philanthropy Racial Politics State Politics Education Policy Every Student Suceeds Act
Leslie Martin
Associate Professor of Sociology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.
Urban Sociology Race / Ethnic Relations Welfare and Poverty Sociology of Education Public Housing
Laura Reese
Director and Professor · Michigan State University
Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development
Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering
Isaac Martin
Professor and Chair of Urban Studies and Planning · UC San Diego
Isaac Martin's research focuses on social inequalities and politics.
Tax Policy Social Theory Urban Sociology Social Inequality and Poverty Quantitative Analysis
Mark Skidmore
Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in Public finance and budgeting, regional economics, economics of natural disasters
Economics of Natural Disasters Public Finance and Budgeting Regional Economics
Mark N. Aaronson
The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings
Contact: 415.581.8924 / aaronson@uchastings.edu
Legal Professionalism Clinical Legal Education Social Welfare Policy Community Economic Development
Luis Ricardo Fraga
Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame
Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.
Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy