Center Team | Great Lakes Equity Center

Kathleen King Thorius, P.h.D.

Kathleen King Thorius, Ph.D.

Executive Director, GLEC 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 Engagement & Partnerships, MAP Center

Dr. Crystal Morton

Crystal Morton, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research, GLEC Center; Associate Professor, IUPUI School of Education; Equity Fellow, MAP Center

Amy Sekhar, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Technical Assistance, MAP Center

Trish A. Gorman, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Program Evaluation & Continuous Improvement, MAP Center

Sophie Richardson

Sophie Richardson, B.A.

Office Manager, MAP Center

Diana R. Lazzell

Diana R. Lazzell, B.S.

Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, MAP Center

Robin G. Jackson, M.A.

Robin G. Jackson, M.A.

Products Lead, Graduate Research Assistant

Tammera S. Moore, M.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant

M. Nickie Coomer, M. Ed.

Multiple Voices Managing Editor, Graduate Research Assistant

Erin K. Sanborn

Erin K. Sanborn, M.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant

Kathryn Rusnak, M.Ed.

Graduate Research Assistant

Je’ Nobia Smith

Je’ Nobia Smith

Graduate Research Assistant

Noelle Broughton

Noelle Broughton, B.A.

Graduate Research Assistant

Dr. Angelina E. Castagno

Angelina E. Castagno, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist

Cynthia Mruczek, Ph.D.

Cynthia Mruczek, Ph.D.

Technical Assistance Specialist

Dr. 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

Taucia Gonzalez, P.h.D.

Taucia Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow

Edmund Ted Hamann, Ph.D.

Equity Fellow

Sharon I. Radd, Ed.D.

Equity Fellow

Jamalee Stone, P.h.D.

Jamalee Stone, Ph.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

Gary Appel, M.Ed.

Gary Appel, M.Ed.

Center Advisor
Principal Technical Assistance Consultant

American Institutes for Research

Alfredo J. Artiles, Ph.D.

Alfredo J. Artiles, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Dean of Graduate Education

Arizona State University

Belinda Biscoe, P.h.D.

Belinda Biscoe, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Director

South Central Comprehensive Center

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

Mila González

Center Advisor
Student

University of Arizona

Debra Jennings

Center Advisor
Executive Co-Director

Center for Parent Information & Resources

Muhammad Kahlifa, P.h.D.

Muhammad Khalifa, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Associate Professor

University of Minnesota

Steve Linson, M.Ed.

Steve Linson, M.Ed.

Center Advisor
Director of Student Services

Northeastern Local Schools

Dawn Miller, Ph.D.

Dawn Miller, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
SWIFT Education Center

University of Kansas

Thu Sương Thị Nguyễn, Ph.D.

Thu Sương Thị Nguyễn, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Associate Professor

Indiana University-Purdue University

Django Paris, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Professor & Director, Banks Center for Educational Justice

University of Washington College of Education

Anne Parks, Ph.D.

Anne Parks, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Supervisor, Achievement and Integration Program

Minnesota Department of Education

Margaret Sandoz

Margaret Sandoz

Center Advisor
Superintendent

Niobrara Public Schools

Susan Shaffer, P.h.D.

Susan Shaffer, M.A.

Center Advisor
Director

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) Region I Equity Assistance Center

Paulo Tan, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Assistant Professor

University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Lara Trubowitz, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Education Director, World of Difference Institute

Anti-Defamation League

Monica Young, P.h.D.

Monica Young, Ph.D.

Center Advisor
Director

Equitable Access Support Network