IGPA Team
Director |
| Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.  rfrich@uillinois.edu  |
Administration | ||
David F. Merriman David Merriman is Associate Director of IGPA. His research focuses on state and local public finance. He is an expert on property tax caps.
dmerrim@uic.edu | James R. Paul Jim Paul is the assistant director of IGPA. He is responsible for overseeing the institute's operations, as well as all internal and external communications.
jimpaul@uillinois.edu | |
Jean Benefield Jean Benefield is the administrative assistant to Dr. Rich.
benefldj@uillinois.edu | Kathy Harrington Sullivan Kathy Harrington Sullivan serves as a program coordinator and planner at IGPA.
sulliva@illinois.edu | |
Kelsey McCoy Kelsey McCoy is communication and marketing specialist at IGPA.
kjmccoy@uillinois.edu | ||
Faculty | ||
Anthony T. Lo Sasso studies the relationships between workplace health care benefits and employee health.
losasso@uic.edu | Brian J. Gaines studies elections, political behavior, and political institutions.
bjgaines@illinois.edu | |
Cedric Herring is an expert on labor force issues and policies, and racial discrimination issues.
herring@uic.edu | Christopher Z. Mooney is an expert on comparative state politics and government.
cmoon1@uis.edu | |
Daniel P. McMillen is an expert on urban economics and real estate.
mcmillen@uic.edu | Darren H. Lubotsky focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.
lubotsky@illinois.edu | |
Don Fullerton is an expert on energy and environmental policy issues. He once served as a deputy assistant secretary of the treasury.
dfullert@illinois.edu | Elizabeth T. Powers is an expert on social policies, including welfare, and public health insurance.
epowers@illinois.edu | |
Geoffrey J.D. Hewings is an internationally known expert in the field of urban and regional economic analysis.
hewings@illinois.edu | George Gross studies power system analysis, economics, and electric utility regulatory policy.
gross@illinois.edu | |
J. Fred Giertz compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.
jgiertz@illinois.edu | James Kuklinski studies racial politics and the relationship between public opinion and policy making.
kuklinsk@illinois.edu | |
Jeffrey Brown is a nationally recognized expert on public pension policy.
brownjr@illinois.edu | Kent Redfield is an expert in campaign financing and political ethics.
kredf1@uis.edu | |
Maria Krysan focuses her research on racial attitudes and segregation.
krysan@uic.edu | Matthew S. Hall is an urban demographer who researches residential and economic incorporation of immigrant populations.
mshall@uic.edu | |
Menah Pratt-Clarke also works as associate chancellor and director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
menahpc@illinois.edu | Nathan B. Anderson is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.
nba@uic.edu | |
Rachel A. Gordon studies issues related to the well-being of children and their families.
ragordon@uic.edu | Richard F. Dye is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.
rfdye@uic.edu | |
Robert Kaestner is an expert on the economics of health care.
kaestner@uic.edu | Robert W. Resek is a former vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois and is an expert in economics.
resek@illinois.edu | |
Stanley O. Ikenberry served as President of the University of Illinois for 16 years. He is an expert on higher education issues.
stanike@illinois.edu | ||
Academic Staff | ||
James D. Nowlan is a senior fellow at IGPA and is an expert on politics, constitutional revision and tax policy.
nowlan@illinois.edu | Jim Edgar is a distinguished fellow at IGPA and was the 38th governor of Illinois.
jedgar@uillinois.edu | |
Laura L. Kunard is director of IGPA's Center for Public Safety and Justice.
lkunard@uillinois.edu | Peter Mulhall is the director of IGPA’s Center for Prevention Research and Development.
mulhall@illinois.edu | |
Richard J. Winkel directs IGPA's Office of Public Leadership and is an adjunct professor of law. He is an expert in state politics and in public school financing.
rwinkel@illinois.edu | ||
Professional Staff | ||
John Hartnett is a specialist in labor relations at the Office of Public Leadership.
jhart1@uillinois.edu | ||
Support Staff | ||
| Diane Long Diane Long is office manager for IGPA's office in Springfield. | Leigh Snyder Leigh Snyder is an account technician for IGPA. | |
| Mark Reynolds Mark Reynolds provides technical support for IGPA's Urbana office. reynlds@illinois.edu | Mary Parker Smith Mary Parker Smith is an administrative aide and event planner for IGPA. meparker@uillinois.edu | |
| Rene Dunnam Rene Dunnam is IGPA's business manager. rdunnam@illinois.edu | Salman Malik Salman Malik provides technical support in IGPA's Chicago location. | |
| Sharon Nichols Sharon Nichols is a Department Information Supervisor in IGPA's Chicago office. snichols@uillinois.edu | Steve Calderwood Steve Calderwood is the web developer for IGPA. scalder2@illinois.edu | |
| Sue Grace Rominger Sue Grace Rominger is administrative secretary for Governor Jim Edgar. sgrace@uillinois.edu | ||
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