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Center Team

Kathleen King Thorius, P.h.D.

Kathleen King Thorius, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Great Lakes Equity Center; Associate Professor, IUPUI School of Education; Editor, Multiple Voices
Seena M. Skelton, P.h.D.

Seena Skelton, Ph.D.

Director, MAP Center; Director of Operations, Great Lakes Equity Center; Editor, Multiple Voices
Dr. Tiffany Kyser

Tiffany Kyser, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Networking & Engagement, MAP Center
Dr. Crystal Morton

Crystal Morton, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research, Great Lakes Equity Center; Founding Executive Director, Girls STEM Institute
M Renee Barlow

M Renee Barlow

Assistant Director, Girls STEM Institute
Saba-Na’imah Berhane

Saba-Na’imah Berhane

Director of Curriculum Development, Girls STEM Institute
Lawren Nelson

Lawren Nelson, M.S.Ed.

Doctoral Research Assistant, Girls STEM Institute
Sheramie Velazquez

Sheramie Velazquez, B.S.

Project Management Coordinator, Girls STEM Institute
Idalia Wilmoth

Idalia Wilmoth, M.S.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant, Girls STEM Institute
Sophie Richardson

Sophie Richardson, B.A.

Office Manager, MAP Center
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Robin G. Jackson, M.A.

Resource Development & Dissemination Specialist
Ruth Ruiz-Morales

Ruth Ruiz-Morales

Graduate Research Assistant
Kathryn Rusnak

Kathryn Rusnak, M.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant
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Kristina Johnson-Yates, MSW, LSW

Doctoral Research Assistant
Mollie Blackburn, P.h.D.

Mollie Blackburn, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Professor
Ohio State University
Ayanna Brown

Ayanna F. Brown, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Associate Professor
Elmhurst University
Sarah Diem, Ph.D.

Sarah Diem, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
University of Missouri
Dr. Daniell Hamlin

Daniel Hamlin, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.

Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Professor
University of Minnesota
Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.

Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.

Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor
Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Mark Dann

Mark Dann, J.D.

Center Advisor
Senior Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Taucia Gonzalez, P.h.D.

Taucia Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Assistant Professor of Special Education
University of Arizona
University of Arizona

Cleveland Hayes, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Muhammad Kahlifa, P.h.D.

Muhammad Khalifa, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor of Educational Administration
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Lara Trubowitz

Lara Trubowitz, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Education Director; Associate Director, National College and University Programs
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Michael F. Rice

Michael F. Rice

Center Advisor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education
Michigan Department of Education
Anna Stubblefield

Anna Stubblefield

Center Advisor
Superintendent of Schools
Kansas City Public Schools
Kansas City Public Schools
Denise Taliaferro Baszile

Denise Taliaferro Baszile

Center Advisor
Associate Dean of Student Services and Diversity
Miami University of Ohio
Miami University of Ohio