Our Team
We are a diverse and multidisciplinary team led by faculty in City Planning, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and Public Health which supervises a team of highly-talented students with expertise in field including Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology, Engineering, Psychology, Political Science, and Medicine.
Faculty Leads
Dr. Megan Welsh Carroll
(She/Her/Ella)
Founding Director and Faculty Mentor
Dr. Madison Swayne
(She/Her)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jennifer Felner
(She/Her)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jerel Calzo
(He/Him)
Faculty Mentor
Research team
Tavee Binavi
Undergraduate Researcher – Social Media Lead
Sergio Olivas Coto
Undergraduate Researcher – Social Media & Imperial County Survey Lead
Erin Petersen
Undergraduate Researcher
Ben Cupani
Undergraduate Researcher
Elsa Barakos
Undergraduate Researcher
Abigail Wan
Undergraduate Researcher
Annie Mewkill
Graduate Researcher – Mapping Lead
Brandon Le
Undergraduate Researcher
Ian Ellis
Undergraduate Researcher
Vincent Stalcup
Undergraduate Researcher
Nicholas Lindlar
Undergraduate Researcher
Isamira Slewa
Undergraduate Researcher
Nitya Remias
High School Researcher