Faculty and Staff
![Lisa Lynch, Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy and director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity](../images/people/lynch-lisa-vertical.jpg)
Lisa Lynch
Director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity; Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy, PhD program Director
lisalynch@brandeis.edu
781-736-8690
Heller-Brown 357
![Tatjana Meschede](../images/people/tatjana-meschede-vertical.jpg)
Tatjana Meschede
Associate Director, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity; Senior Scientist; Senior Lecturer
meschede@brandeis.edu
781-736-8678
Heller-Brown 361
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Sangeeta Tyagi
![Susie Flug-Silva, Segal Program Director](../images/people/flug-silva-vertical-600x800.jpg)
Susanna Flug-Silva
Segal Program Director; Segal Program Leadership Team; IERE
flugsilva@brandeis.edu
781-736-3933
Heller-Brown 372
![Carmela Belizaire '20, MPP'22, Segal Program Assistant Director](../images/people/carmela-belizaire.jpg)
Carmela Belizaire
Segal Program Assistant Director
carmelajmb@brandeis.edu
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Susan P. Curnan
curnan@brandeis.edu
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Zora Haque
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Matthew Hoover
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Lanni Isenberg
Senior Program Administrator
Center for Youth and Communities and Executive Assistant to Susan P. Curnan
781-736-4835
lanni@brandeis.edu
![Rebecca Loya](../images/people/loya-rebecca.jpg)
Rebecca Loya
Research Scientist
beccaloya@brandeis.edu
![Maria Madison, Interim Dean](../images/people/maria-madison-2022-vertical.jpg)
Maria Madison
Samantha Menino
Survey Coordinator
National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine: C-Change
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Anushka Patel
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![Alexandra Pineros-Shields, PhD'07](../images/people/piñeros-shields-alexandra-2023-vertical.jpg)
Alexandra Piñeros-Shields
Associate Professor of Practice; Master in Public Policy Program Director
apineros@brandeis.edu
781-736-8680
Heller-Brown 358
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Linda Pololi
Distinguished Research Scientist
National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine: C-Change
lpololi@brandeis.edu
![Thomas Shapiro](../images/people/tom-shapiro-2023-vertical.jpg)
Thomas Shapiro
Research Professor
tshapiro@brandeis.edu
Heller-Brown 347
![Sylvia Stewart, MPP'18](../images/people/sylvia-stewart-vertical.jpg)
Sylvia Stewart
Director of Research Communications; Senior Research Associate
smadstewart@brandeis.edu
Heller-Brown 360
![Ezra Tefera](../images/people/ezra-tefera-reduced.jpg)
Ezra Tefera
Racial Justice x Tech Policy Project Program Administrator; Research Associate
ezratefera@brandeis.edu
Heller-Brown 359
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Marji Erickson Warfield
781-736-3833
Heller-Brown Building 350
mew@brandeis.edu