People

Leadership & Staff

T. Elon Dancy, PhD

Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist

(412) 624-6071

TEDANCY@pitt.edu

Richard D. Benson II, PhD

Associate Director

412-624-5060

RBENSON@pitt.edu

Rachel Hopkins

Program Director for Practices of Freedom

rjhopkins@pitt.edu

Matthew Speamer

CUE Community Fellow with Homewood Children's Village

mds177@pitt.edu

Sueño Viveros

Center Administrator

SUV17@pitt.edu

Core Faculty

Shanyce L. Campbell, PhD

Assistant Professor of Urban Education and Quantitative Methods

shanycec@pitt.edu

Lori Delale-O’Connor, PhD

Assistant Professor

412-624-1332

loridoc@pitt.edu

Christy L. McGuire, PhD, EdD

Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice

christy.mcguire@pitt.edu

Leigh Patel, PhD

Professor

lpatel@pitt.edu

Sabina E. Vaught, PhD

Professor

svaught@pitt.edu

Postdoctoral & Graduate Research Associates

Chetachukwu U. Agwoeme

K. LeRroy Irvis Fellow, PhD Student

CUA2@pitt.edu

Robin-Renee Little Falcon Allbritton

Equity and Justice Fellow, PhD Student

roa53@pitt.edu

Ariana Denise Brazier

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

DaVonna Graham

Doctoral Student

dlg76@pitt.edu

Chelsea Jimenez

PhD Student

cjj40@pitt.edu

Naeisha McClain

K. Leroy Irvis Doctoral Fellow

nsm47@pitt.edu

Iman Sandifer

Equity and Justice Fellow and PhD Student

igs10@pitt.edu

Emily Thurston

Graduate Research Associate

emt88@pitt.edu

Chris Wright

PhD Student

cmw193@pitt.edu