Governance
The Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy is a campus-wide, cross-disciplinary research, policy and practice unit governed by an Administrative Council and advised by an Executive Board. We are housed in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs , which provides administrative support for the Institute.
- Wayne H. Giles, Dean, School of Public Health
- Creasie F. Hairston, Dean, Jane Addams College
of Social Work - Javier Reyes , Provost, University of Illinois at Chicago
- David Merriman , Interim Dean, College of Urban Planning
and Public Affairs - Astrida O. Tantillo, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Kathryn B. Chval, Dean, College of Education
- Chair: Henrika McCoy, Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Services, Social Work
- Barbara Ransby, John D. MacArthur Chair and Distinguished Professor, History & African American Studies & Gender and Women’s Studies and Director, Social Justice Initiative
- Cynthia Soto, Initiatives Manager, The Spencer Foundation
- David Stovall, Professor, Criminology, Law, and Justice & Black Studies
- Federico Waitoller, Associate Professor, Special Education
- Lisa Yun Lee, Executive Director, National Public Housing Museum and Associate Professor, Public Culture and Museum Studies
- Marisha Humphries, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Coordinator of MEd Youth Development
- Michelle Manno, Assistant Vice Provost of Diversity Initiatives, Office of Diversity, Equity & Engagement
- Patrisia Macias-Rojas, Associate Professor, Sociology & Latin American and Latino Studies
- Phoenix Matthews, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion & Professor, Population Health Nursing Science
- Rohan Jeremiah, Interim Associate Dean for Global Health & Associate Professor, Department of Human Development Nurse Science
- Sandra Morales-Mirque, Research Specialist, Community Engagement & Collaboration Core at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science
- Teresa Córdova, Director, Great Cities Institute & Professor, Urban Planning and Policy
Our By-Laws are available to download as a PDF.