CRIS

Faculty

Dr. Vickie Coleman Gallagher

Dr. Vickie Coleman Gallagher
Management Department
Monte Ahuja College of Business

Co-Director (2019-present)

Dr. Grace Huang

Dr. Grace Huang
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Teacher Education
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education

Co-Director (2019-present)

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Ali Martin Scoufield
Teacher Education
Doctoral Teaching Fellow & Research Assistant

CRIS Center Program Manager

 

Ruth Wasem

Dr. Ruth E. Wasem
Levin Senior Fellow and Expert on Immigration Policy
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education  

LinkedIn Profile

 

CRIS


ASSOCIATES

Elena Andrei

Dr. Elena Andrei
Teacher Education
TESOL and DREAM Program Coordinator
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education

 

Dr. Ben Baran

Dr. Ben Baran
Management Department
CRIS Founding Member (2018)
Monte Ahuja College of Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Batton
Doctoral Student, Urban Education
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education
 

Jeff Karem

​​​​​Dr. Frederick Karem
English Department
College of Arts and Sciences
BrownBag Speaker 9/23/2021
 

 

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DR. POLLY KIRATIKOSOLRAK
Management Department
PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, VIRGINIA TECH
BrownBag Speaker 4/27/23

Tak (Eddie) Lam

Dr. Tak (Eddie) Lam
Management Department
Monte Ahuja College of Business

Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao

Dr. Kelly (Yu-Hsin) Liao
CASAL Department
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education

Brian Mikelbank

Dr. Brian Mikelbank
Urban Studies
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education
BrownBag Speaker 2/18/2021
Dr. Tracy Porter
Dr. Tracy Porter
Management Department
CRIS Founding Member (2018)

Monte Ahuja College of Business

Karla Reese

Dr. Karla D. Reese
Occupational Therapy

College of Health
Mamadou M. Seck
Dr. Mamadou M. Seck
Social Work 

College of Health
Cigdem Slankard
 Dr. Cigdem Slankard
Film & Media Arts

College Arts and Sciences
BrownBag Speaker 11/18/2021
Dr. Sorin Valcea
Dr. Sorin Valcea
Management Department
CRIS Founding Member (2018)

Monte Ahuja College of Business
 

 

Patrick Wachira

Dr. Patrick W. Wachira
Teacher Education
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education

 


AFFILIATE 


EMERITUS

Dr. Stephanie Hinnershitz

Dr. Stephanie Hinnershitz
Historian, The National WWII Museum
CRIS Founding Director (2018-19)

Dr. Dierdre Mageean

Dr. Deirdre M. Mageean, Emeritus 
Urban Studies
Levin College of Public Affairs & Education
BrownBag Speaker 10/21/2021