Directory

Reuben Jonathan Miller, PhD

Associate Professor in the Crown Family School and Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation; Associated Faculty, Sociology
he/him/his
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reuben@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E8

Areas of Expertise
Criminal Justice Policy
Poverty and Income
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Welfare

Gina E Miranda Samuels, PhD

Professor; Faculty Director, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
she/her/hers
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gmsamuels@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E-4

Areas of Expertise
African Americans
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Cultural Attunement
Family
Foster Care
Homelessness
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Social Work

Amelia Montagnino

Research Assistant
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amontagnino@UCHICAGO.EDU

Department
Kersten Institute for Urban Education
UChicago Consortium on School Research
Department:
Kersten Institute for Urban Education, UChicago Consortium on School Research

Office Location: 950 Building-

Lisa Lynelle Moore, PhD, LICSW

Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master's Program in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Service Administration
She/Her/Hers
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moorel@uchicago.edu

Department
Curriculum
Department:
Curriculum

Office Location: W11

Areas of Expertise
Accreditation
African Americans
Family
Housing
LGBTQIA+
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Social Work

Jennifer E Mosley, PhD

Professor; Editor, Social Service Review; Faculty Director, UChicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
she/her/hers
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mosley@uchicago.edu

Office Location: E14

Areas of Expertise
Community
Expertise; knowledge production and dissemination
Government and Policy
Homelessness
Management
Non-Profit Organizations
Organizational theory
Philanthropy
Policy Implementation
Poverty and Income
Social Work
Urban
Welfare

Carly Mychl Murray

Doctoral Student
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murraycm@uchicago.edu

Areas of Expertise
Anthropology of social work
Anti-Oppression Education and Activism
Child Welfare System
Criminal Legal Policy
Decarceration
Gender, Race, and Class
Harm Reduction
Intersectionality
Policy Implementation
Poverty and Income
Race, Gender and Class
Social Welfare Policy
Transformative Justice
Violence and Trauma
Welfare
Women with incarceration experiences

Melanie Nadon

Doctoral Student
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mnadon@uchicago.edu

Areas of Expertise
Child neglect and poverty
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Child Welfare System
Poverty
Poverty and Welfare Policy
Racial Inequality
Social Welfare Policy

Jenny Nagaoka

Deputy Director

jkn@uchicago.edu

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

Grace Newton

Doctoral Student
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gnewton@uchicago.edu

Areas of Expertise
Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice
Asian Americans
Child Welfare and Child Protection
Child Welfare System
China
Family
Foster Care
Human Rights
Immigration
Intersectionality
Parenting and Families
Qualitative Research Methods
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Alex Ngo

Lecturer

alex.r.ngo@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise
Anti-Oppression Education and Activism
Authenticity and Radical Self-Love
Centering the Margins of Society
Decolonization, particularly of Gender and Gender Expression
Gender
Intergenerational Growth
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Trans Affirmative Practice
Violence and Trauma
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pmanders@UCHICAGO.EDU

Areas of Expertise
Adolescent Mental Health and Development Disorders
Child Welfare and Medical Trauma
Eating Disorders
Family Therapy
Mental Health

David Orta

Research Specialist 3

orta@uchicago.edu

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

Roger Palmer

Senior Systems Administrator

rpalmer@uchicago.edu

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