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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 of Operations, MAP Center; Editor, Multiple Voices: Disability, Race, and Language Intersections in Special Education
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
Andy Fox

Andy Fox, Ph.D.

Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation Post-Doctoral Fellow
Sophie Richardson

Sophie Richardson, B.A.

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

Products Lead, Doctoral Research Assistant
Michael Durrett

Michael Durrett, MS. Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant
Ruth Ruiz-Morales

Ruth Ruiz-Morales

Graduate Research Assistant
Kathryn Rusnak

Kathryn Rusnak, M.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant
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Erin K. Sanborn, M.Ed.

Equity Learning Networks Lead, Graduate Research Assistant
Karen Hall

Karen Hall, Ed.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist
Cynthia Mruczek, Ph.D.

Cynthia Mruczek, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist
Ruthie Payno-Simmons

Ruthie L. Payno-Simmons, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist
Mollie Blackburn, P.h.D.

Mollie Blackburn, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Terah Venzant Chambers, P.h.D.

Terah Venzant Chambers, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Sarah Diem, Ph.D.

Sarah Diem, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow

Sharon I. Radd, Ed.D.

Equity Fellow
Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.

Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.

Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
David Hernandez-Saca, P.h.D.

David Hernandez-Saca, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.

Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor
Arizona State University

Mark Dann, J.D.

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

Taucia Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Assistant Professor of Special Education
University of Arizona
Muhammad Kahlifa, P.h.D.

Muhammad Khalifa, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor of Educational Administration
The Ohio State University
Dawn Miller, Ph.D.

Dawn Miller, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
SWIFT Education Center
University of Kansas
Paulo Tan

Paulo Tan, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Lecturer
Johns Hopkins University
Lara Trubowitz

Lara Trubowitz, Ph.D.

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