Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty Nasim Baghban Ferdows Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Urban Affairs and Health Sciences Dr. Nasim Ferdows, completed her PhD in economics and gerontology at Wayne State University and postdoctoral training at Brown University in health services research and long-term care. Her research mainly focused on disparities in dementia, cognitio… Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Associate Professor of English, Africana Studies, and Art & Design Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is the author of Travesty Generator (Noemi Press), a book of computational poetry that received the Poetry Society of America’s 2020 Anna Rabinowitz prize for interdisciplinary work and longlisted for the 2020 National Book … Layla Brown Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies Layla D. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies and affiliate faculty in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Brown’s research focuses on Pan-African, Socialist, and Feminist social movements in Venezue… Anjanette Chan Tack Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Anjanette Chan Tack’s research interests include race/ethnicity, gender, immigration, urban sociology, health, and spatial analytics. Her research has won numerous national awards and has been supported by fellowships from the MacArthur Foundat… Patrice Collins Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Cultures, Societies and Global Studies Dr. Patrice Collins earned her PhD in Sociology from Yale University in 2022. Her research is situated at the intersection of urban sociology, race and ethnicity, social justice, parental incarceration, and child wellbeing. … Sara Constantino Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Policy Sara Constantino is an assistant professor in the Psychology Department and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. She works broadly on social and environmental policy and decision-making. Her research focuses on understanding the interplay b… Kathleen (Katie) Creel Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science Dr. Katie Creel is an assistant professor of philosophy and computer science at Northeastern University, holding joint appointments in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Her research explores the mo… Maria Ivanova Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Professor of Public Policy Professor Ivanova focuses on international environmental institutions, environmental sustainability, and the science-policy interface. The author of The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty (MIT Press 2021), sh… Aleksandra Jakubowski Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Economics Dr. Aleksandra Jakubowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Economics. Dr. Jakubowski’s research lies at the intersection of health economics and public policy. She designs field experiments and uses… Shantanu Khanna Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics Shantanu Khanna is an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics. Shantanu is an applied microeconomist with research interests in labor, development, and public economics. His research explor… Denise Khor Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Visual Studies and Associate Director of Asian American Studies Denise Khor is a media historian working on early cinema history, film preservation, and Asian American film and media culture. She is the author of Transpacific Convergences: Race, Migration and Japanese American Film Culture before World War II (Un… Isabel Martinez Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Dr. Isabel Martinez is a Latinx youth immigration scholar whose research has primarily focused on the transnational lives of unaccompanied immigrant teenagers from Mexico/Central America. She is currently developing the New York Latinx Comedy Project… Jorge Morales Assistant Professor of Psychology and Philosophy Jorge Morales is an assistant professor of psychology and philosophy. He is interested in the subjectivity of the mind: how we perceive the world, how the brain creates conscious experiences, and how introspection opens a window into our own minds. H… Eric Piza Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of Crime Analysis Initiatives Dr. Piza’s research agenda focuses on the spatial analysis of crime patterns, evidence-based policing, crime control technology, and the integration of academic research and police practice. In support of his research, Dr. Piza has received over $2…. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is an assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University. She received her B.A. and M.A. in Religious Studies from Missouri State University. She earned an M.Phil and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from New Yor… Matthew B. Ross Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics Matthew B. Ross is an associate professor jointly appointed to the School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of urban, public, and labor economics. His res… Ermus St. Louis Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor St. Louis’ research interests include police and technology, police-community relations, and surveillance. He uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to address his research questions. Professor St. Louis recently served as the ma… Shuo Zhang Assistant Professor of Economics and Computer Science Shuo Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Computer Science in the Department of Economics and Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Her research interest is in labor economics, platform design and algorithmic fairness. She mainly works on … Andrés Shahidinejad Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Andrés Shahidinejad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University. He holds a joint appointment as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the D’Amore McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. His major r… Teaching Faculty Ayako Anderson Associate Academic Specialist in World Languages Allison Bannister Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English Catherine Fairfield Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English Robin Garabedian Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English Philip Gilreath Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English Austin Hancock Assistant Teaching Professor of World Languages Getty Lustila Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Religion Kristin Lacey Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English Malcolm Purinton Assistant Teaching Professor of History Mark Wells Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy Professors of the Practice Jessica Parr Professor of the Practice in History Kimberly Lucas Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and Economic Justice Neil Kleiman Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and Urban Affairs Research Faculty Tiana Yom Assistant Research Professor; Program Director, Northeastern Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) Visiting Faculty Thomas Barnay Visiting Faculty, Economics Lawrence Evalyn Visiting Faculty, English Aaron Hoffman Visiting Faculty, Political Science Norair Khachatryan Visiting Lecturer, Criminology and Criminal Justice Dennis Kwok Visiting Lecturer, Political Science Kristof Loockx Visiting Faculty, History Cristina Perez-Arranz Visiting Lecturer, World Languages Center Natalie Shibley Visiting Faculty, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Tsegay Tekleselassie Visiting Faculty, Economics Michael Thornton Visiting Faculty, History Visiting Scholars Danielle Drees Visiting Scholar, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Marcela Filizola Visiting Scholar, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Maria Rosaria Seminara Visiting Scholar, Economics
