College of Education

Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)

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OCCRL Staff and Affiliates

OCCRL Staff

Dr. Lorenzo Baber

Lorenzo Baber

Director

Gianina Baker

Gianina Baker

Associate Director of Evaluation, Learning and Equitable Assessment

Stacy Meredith Bennett

Stacy Meredith Bennett

Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Education at Illinois; and Senior Research Associate, OCCRL

Jewel Bourne

Senior Research Assistant

Jeongsan Hwang

Jeongsan Hwang

Research Assistant

Hanna Kim

Hanna Kim

Research Assistant

Samuel Kumi

Samuel Kumi

Research Assistant

H.M. Kuneyl

H.M. Kuneyl

Senior Research Assistant

Sal Nudo

Sal Nudo

Communications Manager

Nina Owolabi

Senior Research Assistant

Ayinde Rochon

Ayinde Rochon

Senior Research Assistant

Naomi Simmons-Thorne

Naomi Simmons-Thorne

Research Assistant

Aidana Sirgebayeva

Aidana Sirgebayeva

Research Assistant

Dr. Oliver Tapaha

Oliver Tapaha

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at Illinois

Karla Velasco

Karla Velasco

Research Assistant

OCCRL Affiliates

Cassie Barlow

Cassie Barlow

President, Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education

Raina Dyer-Barr

Raina Dyer-Barr

Director for Community College Research and Engagement in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh

Osly Flores

Assistant Professor, Educational Administration & Leadership

Derek A. Houston

Derek A. Houston

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edward J. Leach

Edward J. Leach

Executive Director, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)

Heather McCambly

Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh

OiYan Poon

OiYan Poon

OCCRL Affiliate and Faculty Affiliate in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at Illinois

Marci Rockey

Marci Rockey

Assistant Coordinator & Academic Advisor for the CSPA program at Illinois State University

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Nidia Ruedas-Gracia

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

Danté Studamire

Research Assistant and Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Graduate College

Chandra Turpen

Chandra Turpen

Senior Research Consultant

Asif Wilson

Asif Wilson

Assistant Professor of Social Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Maria Wright

Maria Wright

Professor of Education, Bakersfield College

Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher

Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education

Past Affiliates

Krystal Andrews

Research Assistant

Chequita S. Brown

Chequita S. Brown

Director, Casey Family Programs

Dr. Helen Burn

Helen Burn

Mathematics Professor and Director of the Curriculum Research Group at Highline College

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Jasmine D. Collins

Research Specialist, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative

Colvin Georges Jr.

Research Assistant

Dr. Matt Giani

Matt Giani

Research Scientist, Office of Strategy and Policy at University of Texas at Austin

Monica Gonzalez Ybarra

Monica Gonzalez Ybarra

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois

Edmund Graham

Assistant Director, National Center for Institutional Diversity

Chaddrick James-Gallaway

Assistant Professor at Texas A&M

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of Student Engagement at USC Race and Equity Center at University of Southern California

Jason Keist

Jason Keist

Research Assistant

Brandi Neal

Brandi Neal

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Southern Indiana

Devean Owens

Research Assistant

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José Del Real Viramontes

Assistant Professor at University of California, Riverside

Dr. George Reese

George Reese

Director of the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE)

Dr. Jason L. Taylor

Jason L. Taylor

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at University of Utah

Chauntee Thrill

Chauntee Thrill

Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University

Francena Turner

Francena Turner

Postdoctoral Associate for Data Curation in African American History and Culture at Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Dr. J. Luke Wood

J. Luke Wood

Professor of Community College Leadership and the Director of the Doctoral Program in Community College Leadership at San Diego State University

HyeJin Tina Yeo

HyeJin Tina Yeo

Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of California Los Angeles