2019 National Leadership Convening

Tabatha Abu El-Haj
Associate Professor of Law, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University

Brian Adams
Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
San Diego SSN Chapter Leader

Joseph Anthony
PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Confluence SSN Graduate Fellow

Richard Barton
PhD Student in Government, Cornell University
Central New York SSN Graduate Fellow

Angela Bednarek
Project Director, Environmental Science, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Peter Berard
Training Director, Scholars Strategy Network

Amanda Bertana
Maine SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maine

Peggy Biga
Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alabama SSN Chapter Leader
@PegBiga1234

Miriam Boeri
Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
@miriamboeri

Adam Bonica
Associate Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
@adam_bonica

Robert S. Bowditch, Jr.
Founder and Senior Partner, MB Associates
Chair of the Board, Scholars Strategy Network

Heath Brown
Associate Professor of Public Management, The Graduate Center and John Jay College, City University of New York
New York City SSN Chapter Leader
@heathbrown

Sarah Bruch
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director, Social Education Policy Program, Public Policy Center, University of Iowa
 

Taifa Butler
Executive Director, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
@TaifaButler

Sayil Camacho
Tennessee SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

Ernesto Castañeda
Assistant Professor of Sociology, American University, Washington DC

Lea Chittenden
Associate Program Director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, University of Minnesota

Rosalee Clawson
Interim Director, Purdue Policy Research Institute, and Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
Indiana SSN Chapter Leader

Rachael V. Cobb
Associate Professor and Chair, Government Department, Suffolk University
@rachaelcobb

Peggy Compton
Associate Professor of Nursing, van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

Leonardo Cuello
Director of Health Policy, National Health Law Program

James M. Curry
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Utah
Utah SSN Chapter Leader

Jennifer Darrah-Okike
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Hawaii SSN Chapter Leader

Elizabeth Day
Post Doctoral Associate, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University
Graduate Fellow

Luisa Deprez
Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, and Faculty Affiliate at the Muskie School of Public Policy, University of Southern Maine, Portland

David desJardins
Consultant and Investor
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network

Jenée Desmond-Harris
Staff Editor, Opinion Section, The New York Times
@jdesmondharris

Sarah Diefendorf
Utah SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah
@sarahdief

E.J. Dionne Jr.
Columnist, The Washington Post; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
@EJDionne

Lisa Dodson
Senior Scientist, Brandeis University; Research Professor, Boston College

Dominik Doemer
Communications Manager, Scholars Strategy Network

Jennifer Domagal-Goldman
Associate Director, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

Katharine M. Donato
Director and Donald G. Herzberg Professor of International Migration, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University

Richard Doner
Professor of Political Science, Emory University
Georgia SSN Chapter Leader

James Downie
Digital Opinions Editor, The Washington Post
@jamescdownie

Amy Fried
Professor of Political Science, University of Maine
Maine SSN Chapter Leader
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network
@ASFried

Kumar Garg
Senior Director for Technology and Society, Schmidt Futures

Lizzy Ghedi-Ehrlich
Director of Policy for Women's Health and Equality, Scholars Strategy Network

Robert Glover
Associate Professor of Honors and Political Science, University of Maine
Maine SSN Chapter Leader
@robglover2009

Annalee Good
Researcher, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin SSN Chapter Leader

Nora Gordon
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
@NoraEGordon

Alix Gould-Werth
Senior Policy Analyst, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
@alixgouldwerth

Robb Gray
Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Avi Green
Executive Director, Scholars Strategy Network
@AviEGreen

Jacob M. Grumbach
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University.

Jacob S. Hacker
Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University
Connecticut SSN Chapter Leader
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network

Drew Halfmann
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Davis
Sacramento SSN Chapter Leader
@drewhalfmann

Darrick Hamilton
Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
@DarrickHamilton

Megan E. Hatch
Assistant Professor of Urban Policy and City Management, Cleveland State University
Northeast Ohio SSN Chapter Leader
@meganehatch

Jennifer Hayes Clark
Pauline Yelderman Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Houston

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University
North Carolina SSN Chapter Leader

Natalie D. Hengstebeck
North Carolina SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University
@ndhengstebeck

Amber Herrle
Project and Research Assistant, Brookings Institution

Ana Fernanda Hidalgo
Development Assistant for Data and Research, Scholars Strategy Network

Ryan Hill
Master of Public Policy Candidate, Denver University
Colorado SSN Graduate Fellow

Marcus Anthony Hunter
Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of the Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Chair of the African American Studies Department, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified SSN Chapter Leader
@manthonyhunter

Derek Hyra
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, and Founding Director of the Metropolitan Policy Center, American University, Washington DC

Nicholas Johnson
Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
@NickCBPP

Peter Jones
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alabama SSN Chapter Leader
@PeterAJones07

Josh Kanter
Founder and Board President, Alliance for a Better Utah

Thomas Keck
Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, Syracuse University

Kimberly Kelly
Director of Gender Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University
Mississippi SSN Chapter Leader

Nathan J. Kelly
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee
Tennessee SSN Chapter Leader
@ProfNateKelly

Abby Kiesa
Director of Impact, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Tufts University

Danielle Kim
Director of Communications, Scholars Strategy Network

Mary King
Professor of Economics, Portland State University

Michael Klein
William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Leighton Ku
Professor and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research, George Washington University

Matthew Lacombe
PhD Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
@M_J_Lacombe

Nazita Lajevardi
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University

Daniel Lanford
Georgia SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia State University and Emory University

Fran Linkin
Senior Manager of Research, Center for Reproductive Rights

Vanessa Mari
Assistant Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Nevada State College
Nevada SSN Chapter Leader

Patricia Marin
Assistant Professor in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University

Elizabeth C. Matto
Associate Research Professor and Director, Center for Youth Political Participation, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
@ecmatto

Paola Maynard-Moll
Director of Policy, Scholars Strategy Network

Joan M. Mazelis
Associate Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University-Camden
New Jersey SSN Chapter Leader
@JoanieMazelis

Milena A. Melo
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Mississippi State University
Mississippi SSN Chapter Leader

Adriana Mendoza
Chief Development Officer, Scholars Strategy Network

Jessica Mendoza
Policy Impact Reporter, The Christian Science Monitor
@_jessicamendoza

Aaron Merkin
Confidential Advisor to the Office of the Executive Director, National Education Association

Suzanne Mettler
John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, Department of Government, Cornell University
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network

Danielle Mulligan
Policy Fellow, Scholars Strategy Network

Jennifer M. Nations
San Diego SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Diego
@jmnations

Ellen Nissenbaum
Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Alison Norris
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University
Central Ohio SSN Chapter Leader

Erin O'Brien
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Boston
@Prof_EOB

Lola Odesanya
National Event Planner, Scholars Strategy Network

Tamika Odum
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash

Jenni W. Owen
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper

Mary Painter
Graduate Assistant, PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Confluence SSN Graduate Fellow

Leila Pazargadi
Assistant Professor of English, Nevada State College
Nevada SSN Chapter Leader

Christine Percheski
Associate Professor of Sociology and Institute for Policy Research Faculty Fellow, Northwestern University
Chicagoland SSN Chapter Leader

Kate Pride Brown
Assistant Professor of Sociology, The Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia SSN Chapter Leader

Sabiyha Prince
Coordinator, Membership and Political Education, Empower DC

Lara Putnam
UCIS Research Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh

Sarah Quinn
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
Washington SSN Chapter Leader

Kerri M. Raissian
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
Connecticut SSN Chapter Leader

Shira Rascoe
Postdoctoral Fellowship Director, Scholars Strategy Network

Vikrant P. Reddy
Senior Research Fellow, Charles Koch Institute
@vpreddy

Hannah Reuter
Associate Director of Public Policy, Scholars Strategy Network

Barbara J. Risman
Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicagoland SSN Chapter Leader
@brjrisman

David Brian Robertson
Curator's Teaching Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Confluence SSN Chapter Leader
@daverobertsonMO

Philip Rocco
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University
@PhilipRocco

Cynthia L. Rogers
Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma SSN Chapter Leader
@econcents

Diana Romero
Associate Professor of Community Health and Social Sciences, City University of New York
New York City SSN Chapter Leader

Eva Rosen
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Priya Shukla
PhD Student in Ecology, University of California, Davis
Sacramento Graduate Fellow
@priyology

Ian Simmons
Co-Founder and Principal, Blue Haven Initiative; President, Foundation for Civic Leadership
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network

Theda Skocpol
Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University
Director, Scholars Strategy Network

Sarah Jane Staats
Communications Officer, Global Development & Population, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Daniel Stid
Director, Madison Initiative, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
@Daniel_Stid

Steven Teles
Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center

Caroline Tervo
Research Coordinator, Department of Government, Harvard University

Brian Tesch
Graduate Student, Sociology Department, Mississippi State University
Mississippi SSN Graduate Fellow

Nancy L. Thomas
Director, Institute for Democracy and Higher Education, Tufts University

Tyler D. Thur
Graduate Assistant for the Master of Public Policy Program, Michigan State University
Michigan SSN Graduate Fellow

Fernando Tormos
Confluence SSN Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri-St. Louis
@fernandotormos

Elise Trott Jaramillo
Associate Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
New Mexico SSN Chapter Leader

Vivian Tseng
Senior Vice President, Programs, William T. Grant Foundation

Samuel Tsoi
Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center, University of California-San Diego

Karen Turner
Assistant Editor, First Person, Vox
@kthalassa

Ashley Underwood
Patients to Advocates Coordinator, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio

Clarissa Unger
Director of Civic Engagement, Young Invincibles

Kim Voss
Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
Bay Area SSN Chapter Leader

Natasha Warikoo
Associate Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Boston SSN Chapter Leader
@nkwarikoo

Lee Wasserman
Director and Secretary, Rockefeller Family Fund
Member of the Steering Committee, Scholars Strategy Network

Frankie J. Weinberg
Associate Professor of Management, Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans SSN Chapter Leader

KaLeigh White
Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, The University of Iowa
Iowa SSN Graduate Fellow

Erica Williams
Senior Director of State Policy Initiatives, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Vanessa Williamson
Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
@V_Williamson