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

William Fulton
- Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Research Oversight Committee, Urban Data Platform
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Stephen L. Klineberg
- Founding Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Rice University
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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
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Ed Emmett
- Senior Fellow and Professor in the Practice
- Expertise: Transportation Policy & Community Resilience

Rose Rougeau
- Senior Director, External Affairs, University Partnerships and Special Projects, 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
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Robert Bozick
- Associate Director of the Kinder Houston Area Survey, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Senior Fellow, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Team

Nehemiah Ankoor
- Program and Community Engagement Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium

Paula Arce-Trigatti
- Director, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
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Terri Arellano
- Associate Director of Finance and Administration, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Erin Baumgartner
- Associate Director for HISD Research and Relations, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Christopher Bertaut
- Development Specialist, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Joally M. Canales
- Community Outreach Coordinator, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Margaret de Sosa
- Executive Assistant to the Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Megan Dillingham
- Communications and Development Manager, Houston Education Research Consortium








Jenna Lessans
- Disaster Recovery and Resilience Researcher, Kinder Institute for Urban Research


Hao Ma
- Research Analyst, Houston Education Research Consortium
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John Park
- Senior Research Fellow, Development, Transportation and Placemaking, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Daniel J. Potter
- Associate Director of Regional Research, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Maya Reine
- Assistant Director, Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, Rice University
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Nina Spitzley
- Marketing Specialist, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
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Joshua Tootoo
- Director of Training and Geospatial Services, Children's Environmental Health Initiative

Amanda Valenta
- Research Grant Writer, Kinder Institute for Urban Research and Houston Education Research Consortium
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Sarah White
- Associate Director of Development, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Kinder Institute Advisory Board

Rich Kinder
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Chair
- Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Kinder Morgan

Nancy G. Kinder
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board President
- President, Kinder Foundation

Eric O. Anyah
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Chief Financial Officer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Thomas G. Bacon
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Founding Partner, Civicap Partners
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

Anne S. Chao
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Rice University School of Humanities

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
Robert M. Eury
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
- President, Central Houston, Inc.

Stephen W. Green
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- President, Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company

C. Hastings Johnson
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Vice Chairman, Hines
Steven Kean
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Kinder Morgan

George Levan
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Chairman and CEO, Levan Group

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

Armando Perez
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Executive Vice President, H-E-B Houston


Jeff Shellebarger
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member
- Chairman, 23rd World Petroleum Congress

Herman L. Stude
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Member Emeritus
- Former President, The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Y. Ping Sun
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research Advisory Board Ex Officio Member
- Representative, Rice University
- Of Counsel, YetterColeman LLP
Faculty Advisory Committee

David Alexander
- Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
- Director of Rice Space Institute
- Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee, Kinder Institute for Urban Research


Farès El-Dahdah
- Professor, Humanities, Rice University
- Director of the Humanities Research Center, Rice University

James R. Elliott
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor and Department Chair, Sociology
- Co-Director, Social Analytics Cluster, and Steering Committee Member, Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences
- Rice University

Richard Lavenda
- Professor, Composition and Theory, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University


Douglas A. Schuler
- Kinder Fellow
- Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

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

Rafael Alvarez
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Founder and CEO, Genesys Works

Stuart Buck
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Vice President of Research, Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Lisa Descant
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Chief Executive Officer, Communities in Schools

Doug Foshee
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Chairman, President and CEO, Sallyport Investments, LLC

Anne Papakonstantinou
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Director, Rice University School Mathematics Project

David Enrique Ruiz
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Senior Vice President & Market Manager, Bank of America

Russell Ramsey
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Director of Learning and Evaluation, Houston Endowment, Inc.

Roland Smith
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Associate Provost, Rice University

Pam Wells
- Houston Education Research Consortium Advisory Board Member
- Executive Director, Region 4 Education Service Center
Affiliated Researchers

Daniel Bowen
- Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
- Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University

Dominic Boyer
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
- Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences

Jenifer Bratter
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Sociology, Rice University
- Director, Program for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Culture

Samuel Brody
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston
- Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores

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
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Flávio Cunha
- Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rice University

Justin Denney
- Kinder Fellow
- Associate Professor of Sociology
- William Julius Wilson Distinguished Professor
- Washington State University

Casey Durand
- Kinder Fellow
- Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
- University of Texas School of Public Health

James R. Elliott
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor and Department Chair, Sociology
- Co-Director, Social Analytics Cluster, and Steering Committee Member, Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences
- Rice University

Michael Emerson
- Kinder Fellow
- Provost
- Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies
- North Park University

Katherine Bennett Ensor
- Kinder Fellow
- Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
- Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics
- Rice University
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Nataya Friedan
- Kinder Scholar
- PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University

Rudy Guerra
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Statistics
- Assistant Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
- Research Oversight Committee, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
- Rice University
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Chris Hakkenberg
- Kinder Scholar
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
- Northern Arizona University


Mark Jones
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Political Science
- Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies
- Rice University

Rachel Kimbro
- Kinder Fellow
- Professor of Sociology
- Founding Director, Kinder Institute Urban Health Program
- Rice University
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Jeffrey Lowe
- Kinder Fellow
- Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Environmental Policy
- Texas Southern University

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
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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
- Inaugural Director, Center for African and African American Studies


Loren Hopkins
- Kinder Fellow
- Chief Environmental Science Officer, Houston Health Department
- Professor in the Practice, Statistics, Rice University

Jamie E. Padgett
- Kinder Fellow
- Stanley C. Moore Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University

Douglas A. Schuler
- Kinder Fellow
- Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

Yehuda Sharim
- Kinder Scholar
- Assistant Professor in Media and Performance in School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
- University of California, Merced


Dara Shifrer
- Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Portland State University

Grace (Kieu Trang) Tran
- Kinder Scholar
- PhD Candidate, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto

David Diego Torres
- Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
- Research Specialist, Department of Research and Accountability, Houston Independent School District

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
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Jessica N. Vasan
- Houston Education Research Consortium Research Affiliate
- Manager Research and Accountability Department, Houston Independent School District

Jesus Vassallo
- Kinder Fellow
- Associate Professor of Architecture
- Co-Director, Affordable Housing Lab
- Rice University