Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, CSSI | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 

Ryan Acton.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Ryan Acton.

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Amel Ahmed.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Amel Ahmed.

Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Camille Barchers.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Camille Barchers.

Professor, Department of Anthropology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Whitney Battle-Baptiste.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Whitney Battle-Baptiste.

Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Christoph Bauner.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Christoph Bauner.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Joseph Bergan.

ISSR Scholar 2017-2018

Joseph Bergan.

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Angélica María Bernal.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Angélica María Bernal.

Senior Vice President for Equity and Professor of Sociology | Rutgers University

Enobong Branch.

Enobong (Anna) Branch formerly served on the ISSR Advisory Board and an ISSR Scholar 2012-2013.

Enobong Branch.

Associate Professor | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Carrie-Ellen Briere.

ISSR Scholar 2018-2019

Carrie-Ellen Briere.

Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies | College of Education

Jeanne Brunner.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Jeanne Brunner.

Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Michelle Budig.

Michelle J. Budig formerly served on the ISSR Advisory Board and ISSR Scholar 2012-2013.

Michelle Budig.

Professor of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition | School of Public Health & Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Curriculum & Academic Oversight, Commonwealth Honors College

Elena Carbone.

ISSR Scholar 2016-2017

Elena Carbone.

Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Charli Carpenter.

Scholar Group Facilitator
One of ISSR's two founding Scholar Group Facilitators

Charli Carpenter.

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Nicholas Caverly.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Nicholas Caverly.

Associate Professor, Department of Resource Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Nathan Chan.

ISSR Scholar 2019-2020

Nathan Chan.

Associate Professor | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Jeungok Choi.

ISSR Scholar 2013-2014

Jeungok Choi.

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Scholar Group Facilitator

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Rosemary Cowell.

ISSR Scholar 2015-2016

Rosemary Cowell.

Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | College of Education

Marialuisa Di Stefano.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Marialuisa Di Stefano.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Katherine Dixon-Gordon.

ISSR Scholar 2016-2017

Katherine Dixon-Gordon.

Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Policy | School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Elizabeth Evans.

Scholar Group Facilitator 2018-2019

Elizabeth Evans.

Scholars Co-Facilitator, Proposal Development Specialist | Office of Research Development

Mary Fechner.

Scholar Group Facilitator

Mary Fechner.

Associate Professor | UMass Boston

Dania Francis.

ISSR Scholar 2014-2015

Dania Francis.

Senior Lecturer, Director of Engaged Research & Learning, Department of Communication | School of Public Policy

Martha Fuentes-Bautista.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Martha Fuentes-Bautista.

Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Ina Ganguli.

ISSR Scholar 2015-2016

Ina Ganguli.

Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Xiaoxue Sherry Gao.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Xiaoxue Sherry Gao.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Policy | School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Kimberley Geissler.

ISSR Scholar 2019-2020

Kimberley Geissler.

Associate Professor of Higher Education | George Mason University

Chrystal A. George Mwangi.

Chrystal A. George Mwangi formerly served on the ISSR Advisory Board and an ISSR Scholar 2018-2019.

Chrystal A. George Mwangi.

Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Naomi Gerstel.

ISSR Scholar Group Facilitator 2013-2018

Naomi Gerstel.

Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing | Institute for Advanced Life Sciences | Co-Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation

Karen Giuliano.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Karen Giuliano.

Honors Associate Professor, Department of Communication | Commonwealth Honors College and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Seth Goldman.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Seth Goldman.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics | College of Natural Sciences

Maryclare Griffin.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Maryclare Griffin.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders | School of Public Health & Health Sciences

Megan Gross.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Megan Gross.

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Justin Gross.

ISSR Scholar 2018-2019

Justin Gross.

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Sanjiv Gupta.

ISSR Scholar 2016-2017

Sanjiv Gupta.

Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Peter M. Haas.

ISSR Scholar 2017-2018

Peter M. Haas.

Professor of Anthropology; Department of Anthropology | School of Public Policy

Krista Harper.

Krista Harper is Professor of Anthropology and Public Policy.

Krista Harper.

Associate Professor | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Elizabeth A. Henneman.

ISSR Scholar 2017-2018

Elizabeth A. Henneman.

Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Janice Irvine.

ISSR Scholar 2016-2017

Janice Irvine.

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Amanda Walker Johnson.

ISSR Scholar 2013-2014

Amanda Walker Johnson.

Director of ISSR; Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Comparative Primatology Lab

Jason Kamilar.

Jason Kamilar is the Director of ISSR, Professor of Anthropology, and Director of the Comparative Primatology Lab.

Jason Kamilar.

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Juniper Katz.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Juniper Katz.

Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Lawrence King.

ISSR Scholar 2018-2019

Lawrence King.

Professor, Department of Linguistics | College of Humanities & Fine Arts

John Kingston.

John Kingston is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics, ISSR Scholar 2017-2018, and serves on the ISSR Advisory Board.

John Kingston.

Associate Professor, Department of Communication Disorders | School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Jacquie Kurland.

ISSR Scholar 2019-2020

Jacquie Kurland.

Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Fidan Ana Kurtulus.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Fidan Ana Kurtulus.

Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Ray La Raja.

ISSR Scholar 2014-2015

Ray La Raja.

Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Psychology of Peace and Violence Program | College of Natural Sciences

Bernhard Leidner.

ISSR Scholar 2014-2015

Bernhard Leidner.

Professor, Graduate Program Director; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Rebecca Ready.

ISSR Scholar 2014-2015

Rebecca Ready.

Associate Professor, Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies | College of Humanities & Fine Arts

Kirsten Leng.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Kirsten Leng.

Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development
Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Jennifer Lundquist.

Jennifer Lundquist is a Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty development, and serves as a Scholar Group Facilitator for ISSR.

Jennifer Lundquist.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders | School of Public Health & Health Sciences

Jennifer Mack.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Jennifer Mack.

Professor of Politics | New York University

Rahsaan Maxwell.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Rahsaan Maxwell.

Associate Professor, Department of Legal Studies and Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Lauren McCarthy.

ISSR Scholar 2015-2016

Lauren McCarthy.

Associate Professor, School of Public Policy | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Thaddeus Miller.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Thaddeus Miller.

Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation | College of Natural Sciences

Anita Milman.

ISSR Scholar 2016-2017

Anita Milman.

Research Economist | U.S. Census Bureau

Former Assistant Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Marta Murray-Close.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Marta Murray-Close.

Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies | College of Education

Kysa Nygreen.

ISSR Scholar 2019-2020

Kysa Nygreen.

Associate Professor, Department of Communication | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Jonathan Corpus Ong.

ISSR Scholar 2019-2020

Jonathan Corpus Ong.

Secretary of the Faculty Senate and Professor, Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Anthony Paik.

ISSR Scholar Group Facilitator

Anthony Paik.

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Director, UMass Violence & Conflict Laboratory

Ventura R. Pérez.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Ventura R. Pérez.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Allecia Reid

Allecia Reid is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, serves on the ISSR Advisory Board, and 2019-2020 ISSR Scholar.

Allecia Reid

Professor; Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Henry Renski.

Former ISSR Associate Director

Henry Renski.

Associate Professor, Department of Resource Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Rong Rong.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Rong Rong.

Department Chair and Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Robert L. Ryan.

ISSR Scholar 2012-2013

Robert L. Ryan.

Assistant Professor | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Memnun Seven.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Memnun Seven.

Director of Faculty Research, ISSR

Associate Professor of Public Policy and History | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences | College of Humanities & Fine Arts

Headshot of Libby Sharrow

Elizabeth Sharrow (they/she) is the Director of Faculty Research for ISSR and Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of History.

Headshot of Libby Sharrow

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Undergraduate Program Director

Kelsey Shoub.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Kelsey Shoub.

Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Decision Sciences | Carnegie Mellon University

Manasvini Singh.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Manasvini Singh.

Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Laurel Smith-Doerr.

Laurel Smith-Doerr is a former ISSR Scholar and served on the ISSR Advisory Board.

Laurel Smith-Doerr.

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Director, Russian, Eurasian and Polish Studies Program

Regine Spector.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Regine Spector.

Professor, Department of Sociology | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey.

ISSR Scholar 2013-2014

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey.

Associate Professor and Geography Program Co-head, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences | College of Natural Sciences

Eve Vogel.

ISSR Scholar 2020-2021

Eve Vogel.

Associate Professor and Associate Director of CPHM | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Rachel Walker.

ISSR Scholar 2015-2016

Rachel Walker.

Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Lucy Xiaolu Wang.

ISSR Scholar 2022-2023

Lucy Xiaolu Wang.

Associate Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Isabella Weber.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Isabella Weber.

Professor, Department of Educational Policy, Research & Administration | College of Education

Ryan Wells.

Scholar Group Facilitator

Ryan Wells.

Professor and Graduate Program Director; Department of Communication | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Emily West.

Former ISSR Associate Director

Emily West.

Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Viviana Chiu Sik Wu.

ISSR Scholar 2023-2024

Viviana Chiu Sik Wu.

Associate Dean for Research; Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Annette Wysocki.

Scholar Group Facilitator
Mentor and co-facilitator of the ISSR Scholars program

Annette Wysocki.

Associate Professor, Department of Communication | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social

Weiai (Wayne) Xu.

ISSR Scholar 2021-2022

Weiai (Wayne) Xu.

Associate Professor, Department of Economics | College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Kevin Young

ISSR Scholar 2013-2014
ISSR Associate Director 2018-2019

Kevin Young

Associate Professor of Law | George Washington University

Kathryne Young.

ISSR Scholar 2018-2019

Kathryne Young.

Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | College of Education

SeonYeong Yu.

ISSR Scholar 2015-2016

SeonYeong Yu.

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics

Kristine Yu.

ISSR Scholar 2014-2015

Kristine Yu.