The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Faculty and Staff

Monika Mitra

Monika Mitra

Director

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Amy AbuShanab, Assistant Director

Amy AbuShanab, MBA'21

Associate Director for Administration and Engagement

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Ilhom Akobirshoev, PhD'15, Director of Research, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Ilhom Akobirshoev, PhD'15

Director of Research

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Joan Beasley

Joan Beasley

Visiting Scholar

Laurin Bixby

Laurin Bixby

Research Scientist

Joe Caldwell, Senior Scientist

Joseph Caldwell

Senior Scientist

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Henry Claypool

Visiting Scholar

Maddie Crowley

Communications Specialist

Elad Daniels, Data Analyst

Elad Daniels

Data Analyst

Mark Davis, Data Analyst

Mark Davis

Data Analyst II

Anjali J. Forber‐Pratt

Visiting Scholar

Alex Green, Visiting Scholar

Alex Green

Visiting Scholar

John Harris - Visiting Scholar

John Harris

Visiting Scholar

Photo of Miriam Heyman, Lurie Senior Research Associate

Miriam Heyman

Research Scientist

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Luanjiao Hu, Postdoctoral Fellow

LuanJiao Hu

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jennifer Lee-Rambharose

Jennifer Lee-Rambharose

Research Associate

Frank Li, Data Analyst, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Frank Li, MPP'19

Data Analyst

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Nicole Lomerson, Research Associate II

Nicole Lomerson

Research Associate II

Janelle Mills, Research Associate

Janelle Mills

Research Associate

Teresa Nguyen

Teresa Nguyen

Director, Community Living Equity Center

Wendy Peverill-Conti, Senior Department Coordinator

Wendy Peverill-Conti

Senior Department Coordinator

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Sydney Pickern

Sydney Pickern

Senior Research Associate

Robyn Powell, Research Associate

Robyn Powell, PhD'20

Senior Research Associate

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Mel Ptacek, MPP'20

Mel Ptacek, MPP/MBA'20

Communications Coordinator

Sonya Rudra

Sonya Rudra

Visiting Scholar

Ruby Siegel

Research Associate

Lauren Smith, Senior Research Associate

Lauren Smith

Associate Director of Research Operations

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Rajan Sonik

Rajan Sonik, PhD'17

Associate Research Professor

Dalton Stevens

Dalton Stevens

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ryan Suh

Graphic & Data Visualization Designer

Luca Swinford

Luca Swinford

Research Associate

Kimberly The, Senior Research Associate, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Kimberly The

Senior Research Associate

Anne Valentine, Research Associate

Anne Valentine

Research Scientist

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Marji Erickson Warfield, PhD'91, Senior Scientist and Lecturer

Marji Erickson Warfield, PhD'91

Senior Scientist and Lecturer

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Weiwen Zeng

Weiwen Zeng

Visiting Scholar