Institute for Economic and Racial Equity

Our Team

Lisa Lynch, Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy and director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity

Lisa Lynch

Director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity; Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy
781-736-8690
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Tatjana Meschede

Tatjana Meschede

Associate Director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity; Senior Scientist; Senior Lecturer

781-736-8678
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Susie Flug-Silva, Segal Program Director

Susanna Flug-Silva

Segal Program Director; Segal Program Leadership Team; IERE
781-736-3933
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Carmela Belizaire '20, MPP'22, Segal Program Assistant Director

Carmela Belizaire

Segal Program Assistant Director

Kerry Harris, Institute Program Administrator

Kerry Harris

IERE Program's Administrator
kerryharris@brandeis.edu

Alexandra Pineros-Shields, PhD'07

Alexandra Piñeros-Shields

Associate Professor; MPP Concentration Chair

781-736-8680
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Ezra Tefera

Ezra Tefera

Racial Justice x Tech Policy Project Program Administrator; Research Associate
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Thomas Shapiro

Thomas Shapiro

Research Professor

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Sakshi Jain

Sakshi Jain

Scholar in Residence
sakshijain@brandeis.edu

Eunjung Jee, Research Associate

Eunjung Jee

Research Associate

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Madeline Smith-Gibbs

Madeline Smith-Gibbs

Director of Development; Senior Research Associate

Sylvia Stewart, MPP'18

Sylvia Stewart

Director of Research Communications; Senior Research Associate

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Tauren Nelson

Research Associate
Janelle Ridley, Associate Director, Racial Justice x Tech Policy Project

Janelle Ridley

Racial Justice x Tech Policy Project Program Assistant Director

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Maria Fernanda Cabezas

Graduate Research Assistant

Jonathan Jacob

Jonathan (Jon) Jacob

Graduate Research Assistant
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Becka Simon

Graduate Research Assistant
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Brian Stanley

Graduate Research Assistant
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Maya Singh

Graduate Research Assistant
Lisa Thorn, Graduate Research Assistant

Lisa Kim Thorn

Graduate Research Assistant, Intern
lisathorn@brandeis.edu
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Dani Madan

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Habiba Braimah

2022 IERE Fellow

Kaitie Chakoian

2022 IERE Fellow

Teresa Kroeger

2022 IERE Fellow

Ofa Ejaife, PhD student and Racial Equity Fellow

Ofa Ejaife

2021 IERE Fellow
ejaife@brandeis.edu
Joanna Taylor, PhD student and Racial Equity Fellow

Joanna Taylor

2021 IERE Fellow
Jarvis Williams, PhD Student and IERE Racial Equity Fellow

Jarvis Williams

2021 IERE Fellow

Peter Dixon

Research Scientist

Sara Chaganti

Visiting Research Scholar '23

Jessica Santos

Visiting Research Scholar