Center Team

Kathleen King Thorius, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor, Founder, Executive Director Emeritus - Great Lakes Equity Center

Seena Skelton, Ph.D.

Director, MAP Center; Director of Operations, Great Lakes Equity Center; Editor, Multiple Voices

Crystal Morton, Ph.D.

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

Ruthie L. Payno-Simmons, Ph.D.

Associate Director, MAP Center

Angel C. Nathan, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist

Elise Swinford, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist

Robin G. Jackson, M.A.

Resource Development & Dissemination Specialist

Rachel McFadden, M.Ed.

Professional Learning Specialist

Robin Roscigno, Ph.D.

Professional Learning Specialist

José Córdova, M.S.

Continuous Improvement & Evaluation Specialist

Sophie Richardson, B.A.

Office Manager, MAP Center

Saba-Na’imah Berhane

Director of Curriculum Development, Girls STEM Institute; Learning Networks and Engagement Associate, MAP Center

M Renee Barlow

Assistant Director, Girls STEM Institute

Ruth Ruiz-Morales, MPA

Graduate Research Assistant

Alicia AQ Quash-Scott, MSW

Graduate Research Assistant

Shichi Upadhyay

Graduate Assistant

Parth Dalia, B.Arch

Graduate Assistant

Ayanna F. Brown, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Associate Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Erikson Institute

Sarah Diem, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development
University of Missouri

Daniel Hamlin, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma

Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Professor
University of Minnesota

Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

Denise Taliaferro Baszile, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Dean, College of Education
Wayne State University

Wayne State University

Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Mark Dann, J.D.

Center Advisor
Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice

Taucia González, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Assistant Professor, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

Cleveland Hayes, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Indiana University Indianapolis

Indiana University Indianapolis

Muhammad Khalifa, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor, Educational Administration; Executive Director, Urban and Rural Initiatives
The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University

Michael F. Rice, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education

Michigan Department of Education

Anna Stubblefield, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Superintendent of Schools
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Lara Trubowitz, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Education Director
Anti-Defamation League Midwest

Anti-Defamation League Midwest

Alexandria Harvey, Ph.D.

Center TA Network Advisor
Program Associate, Special Education Policy and Practice
WestEd

Christina M. Kasprzak, M.A.

Center TA Network Advisor
Principal Investigator
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

Erica McCray, Ph.D.

Center TA Network Advisor
Center Executive Director
CEEDAR Center

Dawn Miller, Ph.D.

Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director of Technical Assistance
SWIFT Education Center

Nelsinia Ramos, M.S.

Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director
WI FACETS, Inc.

Natalie Walrond, MBA

Center TA Network Advisor
Director, Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities
WestEd

Caryn S. Ward, Ph.D.

Center TA Network Advisor
Director, National Implementation Research Network
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

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