Faculty Affiliates

Faculty Affiliates partner with the Social Policy Institute on its research initiatives, bringing their expertise to help identify and activate promising solutions to social challenges. These individuals are leaders in their fields and passionate about creating a more equitable world through social policy change. They share our vision to reduce inequalities through evidence-informed policy and practice, as well as our values.

Eunhye Ahn

Eunhye Ahn

Assistant Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Daniel  Auguste

Daniel Auguste

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Florida Atlantic University

Andrae Banks

Andrae Banks

Assistant Professor of Social Work

North Carolina Central University

Peter Boumgarden

Peter Boumgarden

Professor of Practice, Olin Business School

Washington University in St. Louis

Miriam Burzlaff

Miriam Burzlaff

Professor of Social Work

Neubrandenburg University, Germany

Leo  Cabassa

Leo Cabassa

Associate Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Yu-Chih  Chen

Yu-Chih Chen

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration

The University of Hong Kong

Cynthia  Cryder

Cynthia Cryder

Associate Professor of Marketing, Olin Business School

Washington University in St. Louis

Kaitlin  Daniels

Kaitlin Daniels

Assistant Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management, Olin Business School

Washington University in St. Louis

Adrienne  Davis

Adrienne Davis

Vice Provost and Professor, School of Law

Washington University in St. Louis

Christopher  Dy

Christopher Dy

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine

Washington University in St. Louis

Teresa Eckrich Sommer

Teresa Eckrich Sommer

Research Professor at the Institute for Policy Research

Northwestern University

Catalina Freixas

Catalina Freixas

Associate Professor of Architecture, Sam Fox School

Washington University in St. Louis

Emily Gallagher

Emily Gallagher

Assistant Professor of Finance, Leed School of Business

University of Colorado – Boulder

Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan

Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan

Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work

Haifa University, Israel

James  Gibson

James Gibson

Professor, School of Arts & Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

Amanda Gouws

Amanda Gouws

Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Stellenbosch University

Carol   Graham

Carol Graham

College Park Professor, School of Public Policy

University of Maryland

Shenyang Guo

Shenyang Guo

Distinguished Professor of Social Work Research, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Bart Hamilton

Bart Hamilton

Brookings Distinguished Professor, Olin Business School

Washington University in St. Louis

Leah Hamilton

Leah Hamilton

Associate Professor of Social Work

Appalachian State University

Bradley  Hardy

Bradley Hardy

Associate Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy

Georgetown University

Kelly Harris

Kelly Harris

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Surgery (Public Health Sciences)

Washington University in St. Louis

Tyler Haupert

Tyler Haupert

Assistant Professor Faculty Fellow of Urban Studies

NYU Shanghai

Guy  Hochman

Guy Hochman

Professor, Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology

IDC Herzliya

Darrell Hudson

Darrell Hudson

Associate Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Associate Professor, School of Arts & Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

DeMarcus Jenkins

DeMarcus Jenkins

Assistant Professor in the School of Social Policy and Practice

University of Pennsylvania

Odis Johnson

Odis Johnson

Professor of Sociology and Education, School of Arts & Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

Melissa Jonson-Reid

Melissa Jonson-Reid

Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work Research, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Mona   Khoury-Kassabri

Mona Khoury-Kassabri

Dean, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Tobias Kindler

Tobias Kindler

Research Associate, School of Social Work

Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST)

Hedwig Lee

Hedwig Lee

Professor of Sociology, School of Arts & Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

Olivia Marcucci

Olivia Marcucci

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Education

John Hopkins University

Phillip Marotta

Phillip Marotta

Assistant Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Timothy McBride

Timothy McBride

Distinguished Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Sarah Moreland-Russel

Sarah Moreland-Russel

Senior Scholar in Policy, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Nancy Morrow-Howell

Nancy Morrow-Howell

Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Stephanie  Moulton

Stephanie Moulton

Associate Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, John Glenn College of Public Affairs

The Ohio State University

Nick  Papageorge

Nick Papageorge

Broadus Mitchel Associate Professor of Economics, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

Johns Hopkins University

Shani Pitcho-Prelorentzos

Shani Pitcho-Prelorentzos

Senior Research Fellow of SPI

Lecturer, School of Social Work at Ariel University

Nilton Porto

Nilton Porto

Associate Professor, Consumer Finance Human Development & Family Studies

University of Rhode Island

Evan Rhinesmith

Evan Rhinesmith

Director of Research and Evaluation, SLU PRiME Center

Saint Louis University

Arie   Rimmerman

Arie Rimmerman

Richard Crossman Professor of Social Welfare and Social Planning, School of Social Work

University of Haifa

David Rothwell

David Rothwell

Associate Professor, Barbara E. Knudson Endowed Chair in Family Policy

Oregan State University

Couty Sabah

Couty Sabah

Private Consultant & Adjunct Professor

Adjunct professor in Israel

Jorge  Sabat

Jorge Sabat

Assistant Professor of Finance, Académico Escuela de Ingeniería Comercial

Universidad Diego Portales in Chile

Terri J Sabol

Terri J Sabol

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy

Northwestern University

Miriam Schiff

Miriam Schiff

Professor and Zena Harman Chair of Social Work, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Collette Schulz-Herzenberg

Collette Schulz-Herzenberg

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences,

Stellenbosch University

Talia Meital Schwartz

Talia Meital Schwartz

Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Social Welfare

University of California, Berkeley

Ilana Seff

Ilana Seff

Research Assistant Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Lindsay Stark

Lindsay Stark

Associate Dean for Global Strategy and Programs

Washington University in St. Louis

Tess Thompson

Tess Thompson

Research Assistant Professor, Brown School

Washington University in St. Louis

Ariel Tikotsky

Ariel Tikotsky

Researcher and Consultant

Behavioral economics

Dan Vilenchik

Dan Vilenchik

Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication Systems Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tyreasa Washington

Tyreasa Washington

Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Director of African American Families and Kinship Care Lab

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Ning Zhang

Ning Zhang

Assistant Professor, McKelvey School of Engineering

Washington University in St. Louis

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