Education, Learning, Child and Family Well-Being
IGPA engages a wide range of policy-oriented faculty across the University System who collaborate within focused working groups. Each of these groups is comprised of dozens of faculty researchers representing each of the three System universities. As questions arise in both the public sphere and academia, IGPA scholars use the latest research methods and work together to evaluate current affairs, ask tough questions, and identify possible solutions.
Members of this working group engage in research in all areas of education, learning, resilience, and child and family well-being to promote justice, equity, and inclusion in all educational, service, and community settings.
GROUP LEADS
David DuBois
Professor, School of Public Health (UI Health) | University of Illinois Chicago
dldubois@uic.edu View Profile
Betsy Goulet
Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Administration | University of Illinois Springfield
bgoul2@uis.edu View ProfileWORKING GROUP MEMBERS
Stacy Arriola
| Affiliation | Clinical Assistant Professor | Department of Population Health Nursing Science | University of Illinois Chicago |
| sarriola@uic.edu |
Allen Barton
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor and Extension Faculty Specialist, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences | University of Illinois Extension |
| awbarton@illinois.edu |
Paul Bruno
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership | College of Education| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Nathan Castillo
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| nathanc@illinois.edu |
Craig De Voto
| Affiliation | Visiting Research Associate |
| cdevot2@uic.edu |
Tiffany Ford
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health | University or Illinois Chicago |
| tford5@uic.edu |
Sarah Gantz
| Affiliation | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Education Policy, Organization and Leadership | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Jennifer Geiger
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, College of Social Work | University of Illinois Chicago |
| geigerj@uic.edu |
Aisha Griffith
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor Educational Psychology | University of Illinois Chicago |
| griffit3@uic.edu |
Rebecca Hinze-Pifer
| Affiliation | Associate Professor | Education Policy, Organization and Leadership | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| rhp@illinois.edu |
Anthony Laden
| Affiliation | Professor | Philosophy | University of Illinois Chicago |
| laden@uic.edu |
Jason Lane
| Affiliation | Visiting Professor | Education Policy | College of Education | University of Illinois |
| jlane99@illinois.edu |
Amy Leman
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, College of ACES | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| bunselme@illinois.edu |
Jarrett Lewis
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| jtlewis@illinois.edu |
Zhuoer Lin
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor | Division of Health Policy and Administration | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Phone | (312) 996-1325 |
| zlin01@uic.edu |
Daniel M. Maggin
| Affiliation | Associate Dean of Research | Special Education Chair, and Professor Special Education | University of Illinois Chicago |
| dmaggin@uic.edu |
Catherine Main
| Affiliation | Senior Lecturer, Coordinator of MEd Early Childhood Education, College of Education | University of Illinois Chicago |
| cmain@uic.edu |
Sheena Martenies
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor of Applied Health Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| smarte4@illinois.edu |
Molly Martin
| Affiliation | Director | Pilot Clinical and Translational Studies Program | University of Illinois Chicago |
David Mayrowetz
| Affiliation | Coordinator of PhD Policy Studies in Urban Education | Associate Professor Educational Policy Studies | University of Illinois Chicago |
| dmayro@uic.edu |
Meaghan McKenna
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor | Department of Speech and Hearing Science | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| meaghanm@illinois.edu |
Tara Mehta
| Affiliation | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology Director of Psychology Training | University of Illinois Chicago |
| tmehta@uic.edu |
Chris Napolitano
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| cmn@illinois.edu |
Phi Nguyen
| Affiliation | Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago |
| pknguyen@uic.edu |
Michelle Perry
| Affiliation | Professor, Developmental Sciences Division, College of Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| mperry@illinois.edu |
Eva Marie Pomerantz
| Affiliation | Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago |
| pomerntz@illinois.edu |
Elizabeth Powers
| Affiliation | Interim Associate Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| epowers@illinois.edu |
Minakshi (Mina) Raj
| Affiliation | Associate Professor | Department of Health and Kinesiology | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| mraj@illinois.edu |
Jenna Riis
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor | Department of Health and Kinesiology | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| jriis@illinois.edu |
Eve Rips
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Law | University of Illinois Chicago |
| erips@uic.edu |
Steven Rivkin
| Affiliation | Professor, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago |
| sgrivkin@uic.edu |
Bernadette Sanchez
| Affiliation | Professor, Department of Educational Psychology | University or Illinois Chicago |
| bsanchez@uic.edu |
Rachel Schachter
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor of Education Psychology | College of Education | University of Illinois Chicago |
| rachels@uic.edu |
Will Schnieder
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, School of Social Work | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| ws16@illinois.edu |
Kim Schonert-Reichl
| Affiliation | Professor, Department of Psychology, NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional Learning | University or Illinois Chicago |
| reichl@uic.edu |
Eleanor Seaton
| Affiliation | Professor of Psychology | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| eseaton@illinois.edu |
Debra Stark
| Affiliation | Professor of Law | UIC Law | University of Illinois Chicago |
Alison Castro Superfine
| Affiliation | Director & Professor of Learning Sciences Research Institute | Professor of Mathematics Education & Learning Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago |
| amcastro@uic.edu |
Benjamin M. Superfine
| Affiliation | Senior Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Policy Studies, College of Education | University of Illinois Chicago |
| bsuperfi@uic.edu |
Maria Varelas
| Affiliation | Professor and Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education | University of Illinois Chicago |
| mvarelas@uic.edu |
Alisa Velonis
| Affiliation | Associate Professor | School of Public Health | University of Illinois Chicago |
Katherine Zinsser
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies Community and Applied Developmental Psychology | University of Illinois Chicago |
| kzinsser@uic.edu |
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