Staff Directory

Christina L. Scanlon, PhD

Executive Director, Development-in-Sociocultural-Context (DISC) Research Lab andResearch Associate
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clscanlon@uchicago.edu

Department
Development in Sociocultural Context (DISC) Lab
Department:
Development in Sociocultural Context (DISC) Lab

Office Location: 950 Building

Areas of Expertise
Child and Youth Development
Culture, parenting, identity development, and ethnic-racial socialization
Diversity, Opportunity, and Equity
Mental Health
Motivation, engagement, and youth development in context
Racial, SES, and gender disparities in education and health
Risk and resilience
School climate and racial disparities in school discipline
Sociocultural, affective, and cognitive processes in learning

Katherine Shah

Lab Manager, Development in Sociocultural Context (DISC) Lab; Project Manager, Policy Levers for Equitable Employment in Childcare Collaborative (PLEECC)
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kbshah@uchicago.edu

(773) 834-1663
Department
Development in Sociocultural Context (DISC) Lab
Department:
Development in Sociocultural Context (DISC) Lab

Office Location: 950 Building-Rm 336

Lauren Shirk

Senior Associate Director of Advancement Communications
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lshirk@uchicago.edu

Department
Advancement Office
Department:
Advancement Office

Office Location: 950 Building-

Adrian Talbott

Associate Dean for Civic Engagement
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atalbott@uchicago.edu

773.834.4969
Department
CHAS
Civic Engagement
Dean's Office Leadership Team
Department:
CHAS, Civic Engagement, Dean's Office Leadership Team

Office Location: 950 Building-Room 371

Jessica Tansey

Managing Director of Research Communications

tanseyj@uchicago.edu

Department
UChicago Consortium on School Research
Department:
UChicago Consortium on School Research

Lauren Tsai

Research Analyst
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laurentsai@uchicago.edu

Department
To & Through Project
UChicago Consortium on School Research
Department:
To & Through Project, UChicago Consortium on School Research