Our faculty and professional affiliates are an interdiscpilanry group of experts whose goals and expertise support the Center's work. Apply below to join this network of thought leaders and changemakers.
Diversity and Democracy
Lorena Chambers, Historian and Chief Executive Officer at Chambers Lopez Strategies LLC
Rita Chin, Director, Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Initiative, U-M Rackham Graduate School
Angela Dillard, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of Michigan
Merve Hickok, Founder of AIethicist.org
Candy McCorkle-Boughton, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Western Michigan University
Demetri Morgan, Associate Professor of Education, U-M Marsal Family School of Education
Alex Moulton, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College CUNY
Scott E. Page, Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management, University of Michigan
Slavery and Its Aftermath
Stephen Berrey, Associate Professor, U-M American Culture and History
Jean-Pierre Brutus, Senior Counsel, Economic Justice Program
Nicholas Camp, Assistant Professor, U-M Organizational Studies
Lou C.deBaca, Professor from Practice, U-M Law
Rita Chin, Director, Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Initiative, U-M Rackham Graduate School
Darryl Ford Williams, Content Strategist/Production Executive, Ford Williams Media
Vincent Hutchings, Professor, U-M Institute for Social Research
Virginie Ladaisch, Senior Director of State and Local Initiatives, Liberation Ventures
Rob Mickey, Associate Professor, U-M Political Science
Alex Moulton, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College CUNY
Davon Norris, Assistant Professor, U-M Organizational Studies and Sociology
Mara Ostfeld, Research Associate Professor, Public Policy, U-M Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy
Emily Prifogle, Co-director, U-M Program in Race, Law, and History
Sam Stragand, Senior Program Manager, U-M Poverty Solutions
Joe Trotter, Director, Carnegie Mellon Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy
Water Equity and Security
Olalekan Adekola, Associate Professor in Geography, York St John University
Sue Anne Bell, Associate Professor, U-M Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership
Andrew Gronewald, Associate Professor, U-M Ecosystem Science and Management
Branko Kerkez, Professor and Associate Department Chair for Research, U-M CEE
Alex Moulton, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College CUNY
Davon Norris, Assistant Professor, U-M Organizational Studies and Sociology
Garrett Ray, Associate Professor, U-M School for Environment and Sustainability
Wendy Robertson, Associate Professor, Central Michigan University Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Christin Salley, Research Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering
Derek Van Berkel, Assistant Professor, U-M Data Science, Geovisualization and Design
Future of Work
Molly Kleinman, Managing Director, U-M Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Merve Hickok, Founder of AIethicist.org
Elizabeth Faue, Director, Labor@Wayne
Lionel Robert, Professor, U-M School of Information and Robotics, College of Engineering
Elizabeth Anderson, Professor, U-M Philosophy and Women's & Gender Studies
Rae Baker, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati Teachers College
