A full listing of staff and individuals affiliated with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the Houston Education Research Consortium, including leadership, advisory board members, staff members and affiliated researchers.

Leadership

Bill Fulton

William Fulton

  • Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Research Oversight Committee, Urban Data Platform
713-348-2698
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Stephen L. Klineberg

  • Founding Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Rice University
713-348-3484
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Ruth N. López Turley

  • Director, Houston Education Research Consortium
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Founder, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
  • Kinder Fellow
713-348-5713
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Ed Emmett

  • Senior Fellow and Professor in the Practice
  • Expertise: Transportation Policy & Community Resilience
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Rose Rougeau

  • Senior Director, External Affairs, University Partnerships and Special Projects, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-4133
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Kyle Shelton

  • Deputy Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-3683
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Evan Wildstein

  • Director of Development, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-4171
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Cindy Wilkes

Cindy Wilkes

  • Director of Administration, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Jie Wu

  • Director of Research Management, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Research Oversight Committee, Urban Data Platform
713-348-3856
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Team

Gabriela Sánchez-Soto

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-7321
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Nehemiah Ankoor

  • Program and Community Engagement Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Paula Arce-Trigatti

  • Director, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
713-348-4937
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Arania Archoleka

  • Program Administrator, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-2532
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Terri Arellano

  • Associate Director of Finance and Administration, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-4237
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Erin Baumgartner

  • Associate Director for HISD Research and Relations, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-2660
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Christopher Bertaut

  • Development Specialist, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-8318
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Lizzy Cashiola

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Camila Cigarroa Kennedy

  • Junior Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Margaret de Sosa

  • Executive Assistant to the Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-8049
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Sarah Diez

  • Research Analyst, Kinder Institute
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Megan Dillingham

  • Communications and Development Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Horace Duffy

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Shauna Dunn

  • Senior Program Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-2802
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Bryan Evans

  • GIS Developer, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-8216
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Patrick Gill

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Luis Guajardo

Luis Guajardo

  • Urban Policy Research Manager, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Holly Heard

  • Senior Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
  • Manager, Research Data Operations Team
  • Site Program Manager | Study on Social and Emotional Skills | OECD partnership
713-348-3415
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Brian Holzman

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-2984
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Sarah Hua

  • Communication Specialist, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-2018
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Kanchanah Kannathass

  • Data Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-4007
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Simranjit Khalsa

  • Community Bridges Instructor, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Matthew Krause

  • GIS Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-5144
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Hien Le

  • Assistant Data Manager, Urban Data Platform
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Heather Leighton

  • Web and Social Media Editor, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Jenna Lessans

  • Disaster Recovery and Resilience Researcher, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Bethany Lewis

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Ruiyang Li

  • GIS Analyst, Children's Environmental Health Initiative
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Hao Mao

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-7326
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Mary McCall

  • Program Coordinator, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Dmitry Messen

  • Data Manager, Urban Data Platform
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Jie Min

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Andy Olin

Andy Olin

  • Senior Editor and Writer, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-8141
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Claire Osgood

  • Data Manager, Children's Environmental Health Initiative
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John Park

  • Research Fellow, Development, Transportation and Placemaking, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-8127
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Daniel J. Potter

  • Associate Director of Regional Research, Houston Education Research Consortium
713-348-2512
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Maya Reine

  • Assistant Director, Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, Rice University
713-348-5550
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Esmeralda Sanchez Salazar

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Nina Spitzley

  • Marketing Specialist, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
713-348-3264
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Kenneth Stice

  • Junior Research Analyst
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Kori J. Stroub

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Julia Szabo

  • Research Assistant, Houston Education Research Consotium
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Tori Thomas

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Courtney Thrash

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Joshua Tootoo

  • Director of Training and Geospatial Services, Children's Environmental Health Initiative
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Carlos Villegas

  • Staff Researcher, Urban and Metropolitan Governance
713-348-8061
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Katie Wang

  • Program Manager, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Sarah White

  • Associate Director of Development, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-4175
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Katharine Yang Bao

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Ming Yin

  • Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Mingming Zhang

  • Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-3102
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Kinder Institute Advisory Board

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Rich Kinder

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Chair
  • Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Kinder Morgan
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Nancy G. Kinder

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board President
  • President, Kinder Foundation
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Eric O. Anyah

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Chief Financial Officer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Thomas G. Bacon

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Founding Partner, Civicap Partners
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Ann Barnes

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Houston Community Data Connections Steering Committee Member
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Harris Health System
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Anne S. Chao

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Rice University School of Humanities
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Algenita Scott Davis

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emerita
  • Government and Community Affairs Officer, Central Houston, Inc.
  • Visiting Professor, Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University
  • Program Manager, Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement
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Robert M. Eury

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
  • President, Central Houston, Inc.
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C. Hastings Johnson

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Vice Chairman, Hines
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Steven Kean

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Kinder Morgan
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George Levan

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Chairman and CEO, Levan Group
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Allen J. Matusow

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • William Gains Twyman Professor Emeritus of History, Rice University, and Academic Affairs Director, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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John Mingé

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • BP America, Inc.
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Patrick C. Oxford

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
  • Chairman, Bracewell LLP
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Armando Perez

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Executive Vice President, H-E-B Houston
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Scott Prochazka

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, CenterPoint Energy
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Jeff Shellebarger

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
  • Chairman, 23rd World Petroleum Congress
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Herman L. Stude

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
  • Former President, The Brown Foundation, Inc.
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Y. Ping Sun

  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Ex Officio Member
  • Representative, Rice University
  • Of Counsel, YetterColeman LLP
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Faculty Advisory Committee

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David Alexander

  • Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
  • Director of Rice Space Institute
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Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio

  • Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Farès El-Dahdah

  • Professor, Humanities, Rice University
  • Director of the Humanities Research Center, Rice University
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James R. Elliott

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor and Department Chair, Sociology
  • Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Co-Director, Social Analytics Cluster, and Steering Committee Member, Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences
  • Rice University
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Richard Lavenda

  • Professor, Composition and Theory, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
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Albert Pope

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Gus Sessions Wortham Professor of Architecture, Rice University
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Douglas A. Schuler

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
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Moshe Y. Vardi

  • Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor, Computer Engineering, Rice University
  • Director of Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology, Rice University
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Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board

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Rafael Alvarez

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Founder and CEO, Genesys Works
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Stuart Buck

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Vice President of Research, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
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Lisa Descant

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Chief Executive Officer, Communities in Schools
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Doug Foshee

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Chairman, President and CEO, Sallyport Investments, LLC
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Anne Papakonstantinou

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Director, Rice University School Mathematics Project
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David Enrique Ruiz

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Senior Vice President & Market Manager, Bank of America
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Russell Ramsey

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Director of Learning and Evaluation, Houston Endowment, Inc.
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Roland Smith

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Associate Provost, Rice University
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Pam Wells

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
  • Executive Director, Region 4 Education Service Center

Affiliated Researchers

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Daniel Bowen

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
  • Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University
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Dominic Boyer

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
  • Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences
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Jenifer Bratter

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Director, Program for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Culture
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Samuel Brody

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston
  • Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores
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Tony N. Brown

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute’s Urban Health Program
  • Founding Director, Racism and Racial Experiences (RARE) Workgroup
713-348-3242
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Kwangyul Choi

  • Kinder Scholar
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Metropolitan Growth and Change, University of Calgary
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Elena Craft

  • Kinder Scholar
  • Senior Director, Climate and Health, Environmental Defense Fund
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Flávio Cunha

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rice University
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Justin Denney

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Associate Professor of Sociology
  • William Julius Wilson Distinguished Professor
  • Washington State University
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Casey Durand

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
  • University of Texas School of Public Health
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James R. Elliott

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor and Department Chair, Sociology
  • Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Co-Director, Social Analytics Cluster, and Steering Committee Member, Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences
  • Rice University
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Michael Emerson

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Provost
  • Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies
  • North Park University
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Katherine B. Ensor

Katherine Bennett Ensor

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics
  • Rice University
713-348-4132
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Matthew Festa

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Law
  • South Texas College of Law Houston
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Nataya Friedan

  • Kinder Scholar
  • PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University
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Rudy Guerra

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Statistics
  • Assistant Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Research Oversight Committee, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Rice University
713-348-4132
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Chris Hakkenberg

  • Kinder Scholar
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
  • Northern Arizona University
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Yujie Hu

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
  • University of Florida
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Mark Jones

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies
  • Rice University
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Rachel Kimbro

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology
  • Founding Director, Kinder Institute Urban Health Program
  • Rice University
713-348-4265
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Jeffrey Lowe

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Environmental Policy
  • Texas Southern University
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Melissa Marschall

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Director, Center for Local Elections in America Politics
  • Director, Social Policy Analysis Major, School of Social Sciences
  • Rice University
713-348-4132
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Anthony B. Pinn

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Rice University
  • Professor of Religion, Rice University
  • Founding Director, Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, Rice University
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Albert Pope

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Gus Sessions Wortham Professor of Architecture, Rice University
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Loren Raun

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Chief Environmental Science Officer, Interim Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community and Children's Environmental Health, Houston Health Department
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
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Douglas A. Schuler

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
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Yehuda Sharim

  • Kinder Scholar
  • Assistant Professor in Media and Performance in School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
  • University of California, Merced
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Kyle Shelton

  • Deputy Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
713-348-3683
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Dara Shifrer

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Portland State University
Grace Tran

Grace (Kieu Trang) Tran

  • Kinder Scholar
  • Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
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David Diego Torres

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
  • Research Specialist, Department of Research and Accountability, Houston Independent School District
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Ruth N. López Turley

  • Director, Houston Education Research Consortium
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Founder, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
  • Kinder Fellow
713-348-5713
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Jessica N. Vasan

  • Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
  • Manager Research and Accountability Department, Houston Independent School District