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Dacia Viejo-RoseView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Cultural Heritage
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Memory Studies
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Dacia Viejo-Rose is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Heritage and the Politics of the Past at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge , and serves as Deputy Director of the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre . Her research focuses on cultural heritage in contexts of armed conflict, examining its role in division, exclusion, and post-conflict reconciliation. She integrates perspectives from memory studies, political science, and transitional justice. PhD (2009) in Cultural Heritage from University of Cambridge British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow (2012–2014) Her work analyzes the symbolic and ethical dimensions of cultural heritage destruction and reconstruction, particularly in post-civil war Spain, Bosnia, and Syria. She advocates for reparations frameworks in international law and critiques the instrumentalization of heritage in global conflicts. Key publication themes include: Post-conflict justice and cultural property law Cultural violence and socio-legal approaches Memory politics and identity formation Heritage conservation and ethical interventions Scientific awards: British Academy Post-doctoral Fellowship Her exhibitions, such as the 2015 Gernika Peace Museum display , highlight the interplay between heritage and peacebuilding. She contributes to debates on democratic memorial practices and international involvement in post-conflict societies.

• Racial and Ethnic Studies
• Systemic Racism
• Anti-Racist Education
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Joe Feagin is the Ella C. McFadden Professor and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University, College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1966) and has held prominent roles such as President of the American Sociological Association (1999-2000). His research focuses on systemic racism, racial and ethnic relations, and anti-racist education. Feagin has authored over 30 books and numerous articles, including seminal works like White Racism: The Basics and The White Racial Frame . He has received prestigious awards such as the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award (2013) and the Arthur Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award (2013). Feagin's academic journey includes positions at the University of Texas, University of Florida, and Texas A&M. He served as Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1974-1975). His courses at Texas A&M include the Sociology of African Americans, Classical Social Theory, and Racism and Anti-Racism. His research spans racial discrimination, gender relations, urban sociology, and systemic racism’s impacts. He has pioneered theories like systemic racism and the white racial frame. Feagin’s work emphasizes societal transformation through critical sociology and anti-racist practices. Key awards and recognitions include the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Scholarship Award (2018), Soka Gakkai International Social Justice Award (2012), and multiple fellowships. His grants and administrative roles include leadership in diversity initiatives at Texas A&M and national sociological organizations. Feagin’s legacy includes fostering anti-racist education, leading interdisciplinary research teams, and advocating for social justice. His work continues to influence policy, education, and public discourse on race in the U.S. and globally.

• Architectural History
• Urban Studies
• Architectural Modernism
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Prof. Dr. Kenny R. Cupers is Professor of Architectural History and Urban Studies at the University of Basel , affiliated with the Department of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences . He co-founded and leads the Urban Studies division, focusing on the intersections of architecture, urbanism, colonialism, and planetary design in African and European contexts. PhD, Harvard University (2010) M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Architecture, Catholic University of Leuven Studies in Visual Culture and Urban Theory, Goldsmiths College, London His research centers on architectural modernism, housing, infrastructure, and decolonization . Key themes include the planetary politics of design, coloniality of infrastructure, and the role of architecture in state transformation. He is currently working on two book projects in Kenya: one on unmaking the plantation system through arts and architecture, and another on post-independence Nairobi’s urban history. Recent publications include The Earth that Modernism Built: Empire and the Rise of Planetary Design (2024) and The Social Project: Housing Postwar France (2014). He leads the Sinergia project Governing through Design (2020–2025) and previously directed the SNF-funded How Infrastructure Shaped Territory in Africa (2018–2022). His work appears in journals such as e-flux Architecture , Antipode , and Architectural Theory Review . Scientific Awards: No specific awards listed in the provided text. As an educator, Cupers promotes engaged pedagogy and collaborative research, co-editing What is Critical Urbanism: Urban Research as Pedagogy (2022). His public research projects include Swiss Corporate Coloniality and Lamu Futures . He has advised multiple PhD and Master’s students, though specific names are not listed. He is part of a vibrant research team including Dr. Ernest Sewordor, Dr. Laura Nkula-Wenz, and Dr. Prita Meier. Laboratories and Research Teams: Urban Studies, University of Basel Critical Urbanisms Program Sinergia Project: Governing through Design How Infrastructure Shaped Territory in Africa (completed) Infrastructure Space and the Future of Migration Management (completed)

Susan FordeView profile

Research Fellow

• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Post-Conflict Studies
• Divided Cities
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Susan Forde is a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York. She holds a PhD in War and Peace from Liverpool Hope University, where she previously lectured and contributed to the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies. Her research centers on peace and conflict studies, with a focus on divided cities such as Mostar, Cape Town, and Belfast. Key interests include spatial justice, structural violence, participatory methodologies, and the role of youth in peacebuilding. She employs innovative methods like mapping and movement-based practices to explore how urban spaces shape and are shaped by conflict and reconciliation. Dr. Forde's recent publications span journals like Political Geography , Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding , and Cooperation and Conflict , with recurring themes of spatial agency, memory, and transformative peace. Her work often bridges human geography and political science, emphasizing local experiences in post-conflict environments. Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship She has no named students or formal advising roles mentioned. Her current research project, 'Spatial agency, and spaces of peace and conflict in Cape Town, South Africa,' is supported by the Leverhulme Trust. She has no explicitly listed grants beyond this fellowship. Dr. Forde works independently on her fellowship project but draws on interdisciplinary networks in peace studies, geography, and urban research. Her work is deeply collaborative in method, often involving community engagement and participatory design, though no formal lab or research team is mentioned.

Stephanie E. Jones-RogersView profile

Associate Professor

• Gender and American Slavery
• Colonial and 19th-century Legal History
• Economic History
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Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Chancellor's Professor of History (2024-2027). She serves as Director of the African and African-American History Writer's Workshop, which she founded in 2021 to support interdisciplinary research on African-descended peoples. PhD in History from Rutgers University (2012) MA in US History from Rutgers University (2007) BA in Psychology from Rutgers University (2003) Her research focuses on gender and American slavery, colonial and 19th-century legal/economic history, and the intersection of women's roles with systems of bondage. She is currently working on two books: Women of the Trade (W.W. Norton, 2024) reinterpreting the British Atlantic slave trade through women's roles, and Women, American Slavery, and the Law (W.W. Norton, 2024) examining gender's influence on slave/property law evolution. Her publications span journal articles, book chapters, and digital essays that explore white women's economic investments in slavery, enslaved women's labor, and legal frameworks enabling bondage. Articles demonstrate expertise in gendered economic roles, matrilineal descent laws, and post-slavery policy impacts. Lapidus Center Harriet Tubman Prize (2020) Julia Cherry Spruill Prize (2020) Charles S. Sydnor Award (2020) Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History (2019) She mentors graduate students in African-American history, slavery law, and women's history. Her website and Berkeley Blog contain additional scholarship and commentary.

Pilar Riaño-AlcaláView profile

Professor

• Memory Studies
• Transitional Justice
• Political Violence
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Pilar Riaño-Alcalá is a Professor at the Social Justice Institute (SJI) within the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also a Faculty Associate in the Department of Anthropology at UBC and a Senior Fellow at the Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS). As co-lead of the Transformative Memory International Network, she directs major SSHRC-funded research on memory, violence, and social repair. Her academic and public intellectual work is deeply collaborative with Black and Indigenous communities in Colombia and transnational peace initiatives. Fields of Research: Witnessing and lived experiences of political violence, war, and genocide Landscapes and practices of memory and social repair Ecologies of absence and presence in memory work Epistemic justice and relational methodologies Sound memory, oral history, and social practice art Forced migration and transnational diaspora organizing Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on transformative memory, especially through the voices of marginalized communities such as the Wayuu and the cantadoras of the Atrato River. Her work bridges academic research with public art, most notably through her two-decade collaboration with artist Suzanne Lacy on The Skin of Memory . The thematic trends in her articles show a deep commitment to decolonial methodologies, community-based knowledge production, and the integration of artistic practices in memory and justice work. Scientific Awards: Senior Fellow, CALAS, 2021 Academic Writing Fellow, Bellagio Center, Rockefeller Foundation, 2019 Faculty Fellow in Residence, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC, 2009–2015 Advising and Grants: Riaño-Alcalá has supervised numerous PhD and MA students at UBC, focusing on themes of decolonial solidarity, environmental justice, and memory. She currently leads three major research projects: Transformative Memory: An International Network (SSHRC Partnership Grant), Exhumations and Burial in Colombia , and Sacred Responsibilities to Water: Indigenous Knowledge Exchanges, Canada-Colombia . Her advising reflects a strong commitment to interdisciplinary, community-engaged scholarship, particularly with Indigenous and diasporic communities. Labs and Networks: She co-directs the Transformative Memory International Network, a transnational research collective that fosters collaborative memory practices across Latin America, Canada, and Europe. Her work is deeply embedded in community-university partnerships and public scholarship, including multimedia exhibitions and collaborative publications.

• Global History of Slavery
• Atlantic Studies
• Micro-historical Analysis
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Prof. Michael Max Paul Zeuske is a Senior Research Professor at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) , University of Bonn, Germany. He holds a Ph.D. and Habilitation in Modern Global History from the University of Leipzig. His academic career includes professorships at the University of Cologne and the University of Havana (as DAAD Fellow). He specializes in the global history of slavery from antiquity to modernity, with particular focus on Atlantic slavery, South-South slave trades, and the intersections of slavery with capitalism, law, and cultural practices. Zeuskе’s research integrates micro-historical analyses of enslaved individuals and elites with macro-historical frameworks. He has authored over 26 books, 196 papers, and edited 23 volumes, including landmark works like Sklaverei. Eine Menschheitsgeschichte and Handbuch Geschichte der Sklaverei . His editorial roles include co-editing COMPARATIV , a leading journal for global history. He is a corresponding member of prestigious academies in Venezuela and Cuba. Zeuskе’s supervision record includes 25 completed and 10 ongoing Ph.D. theses, along with extensive teaching and mentoring. He has led major international projects like the International Research Seminar on the Second Slavery and conducted groundbreaking studies on slavery’s legal frameworks and commodity production. His work bridges archival scholarship with public history, emphasizing marginalized voices in slavery narratives. Key academic contributions span slave trade networks, gender dynamics in enslavement, and the material culture of enslaved communities. His recent work emphasizes slavery’s legacy in modern capitalism and global justice debates. He has received third-party funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and other institutions for large-scale collaborative projects.

David K. SeitzView profile

Assistant Professor

• Cultural Geography
• Critical Geography
• Queer Theory
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David K. Seitz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts (HSA) at Harvey Mudd College. He is affiliated faculty in the Cultural Studies Department at Claremont Graduate University and core faculty in the American Studies Program at The Claremont Colleges. His research bridges cultural geography, queer theory, critical race theory, and psychoanalysis, with a focus on affect, citizenship, and popular culture. His scholarly work explores the affective dimensions of political life, particularly through ethnographic and textual analysis. Key themes include queer citizenship, migrant justice, gentrification, and the politics of emotion. His two major books— A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine and A House of Prayer for All People: Contesting Citizenship in a Queer Church —exemplify his innovative use of cultural texts and ethnographic fieldwork to interrogate power, identity, and belonging. His recent publications span journals such as Environment and Planning D , ACME , Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers , and Antipode . He frequently draws on psychoanalytic theory, especially the work of Melanie Klein, to analyze collective affects like guilt, hope, and disappointment in social movements and urban politics. His work on Paddington Bear and Star Trek reveals how popular culture both reflects and challenges colonial and neoliberal ideologies. He teaches courses in critical and emotional geographies, urban studies, political ecology, and queer theory. In 2023, he joined the editorial collective of ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies , underscoring his active role in shaping critical geographic scholarship. Assistant Professor, HSA, Harvey Mudd College Affiliated Faculty, Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University Core Faculty, American Studies Program, The Claremont Colleges Seitz has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. He advises no named students in the materials. His research is supported through academic affiliation and publication rather than listed grants. He is involved in editorial and academic community work, particularly in critical geography and queer studies. He leads and participates in courses and seminars on topics including political ecologies, the city as a structure of feeling, queer pedagogy, and the geographies of education, reflecting his interdisciplinary and affect-sensitive approach to teaching and scholarship.

Clive Stafford SmithView profile

Visiting Professor

• Human Rights Law
• International Law
• Criminal Law
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Clive Stafford Smith is a Visiting Professor in Law at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he brings his decades of global human rights advocacy into the academic sphere. He is the founder of the legal charity Reprieve and has represented over 300 death row inmates in the United States, achieving a 98% success rate in preventing executions. He has argued five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, all of which were won. His work has extended to challenging the legality of Guantanamo Bay, where he has helped secure the release of 69 detainees, including every British prisoner. Education: Graduated from Columbia Law School, New York. Legal Practice: Worked with the Southern Center for Human Rights; founded the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center. Activism: Pioneered legal and public campaigns against the death penalty, torture, and unlawful detention. Mentorship: Empowered hundreds of students through death penalty and Guantanamo projects. Initiatives: Founded 3DC to empower the next generation of human rights advocates. Clive Stafford Smith's research and advocacy focus on human rights law, criminal justice reform, and the ethical foundations of legal practice. His work critically examines systemic biases, judicial misconduct, and the moral implications of state violence. He has written extensively on the psychological and societal impacts of capital punishment and indefinite detention. His publications, including Injustice: Life and Death in the Courtrooms of America and The Far Side of the Moon , reflect a deep engagement with justice, trauma, and personal responsibility. These works reveal a consistent theme: the need to treat all individuals, even the most reviled, with dignity and fairness. His numerous awards include the OBE, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Award, the Gandhi Peace Award, and the Contrarian Prize. He has been recognized as one of Britain’s most powerful lawyers and a leading figure in human rights. OBE for humanitarian services (2000) Soros Senior Fellow (2005) Rowntree Visionary (2005) International Bar Association’s Human Rights Award (2010) Contrarian Prize (2014) Amnesty International Chair (2014) Clive has supervised and mentored numerous students and young lawyers through Reprieve and his academic role. He has not received public grant funding in the traditional academic sense, but his NGO work has been sustained through charitable support and public advocacy. He leads Reprieve’s legal teams and initiatives, including strategic litigation and public education campaigns. His future work is expected to continue focusing on closing Guantanamo, ending the death penalty, and cultivating a new generation of human rights defenders.

• Criminology
• Political Violence
• Organized Crime
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Vincenzo Ruggiero is a Professor of Sociology at the School of Law and Social Sciences , Middlesex University. His work bridges criminology , political violence , and critical theory , focusing on power structures , state-corporate crime , and green criminology . Research Themes: Crimes of the powerful, financial crime, political violence, environmental crime, degrowth movement, and abolitionist criminology. Recent Trends: Analysis of war as corporate crime, intersections of behavioral economics and political violence, sustainability challenges, and global reparation for displaced populations. Editorial Work: Co-editor of Organized crime and terrorist networks (2019) and Corruption and organized crime in Europe (2012).

• Holocaust Studies
• Literary Theory
• Deconstruction
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Shellie McCullough is a Lecturer in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she also completed her academic training. Her teaching and research engage deeply with literary theory, Holocaust studies, ethics, poetry, and philosophy. Education: Ph.D. in Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2014 M.A. in Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2007 B.A. in Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2006 Her research focuses on the intersections of literature, philosophy, and ethics, particularly through deconstruction (Derrida), the poetry of Paul Celan and Dan Pagis, Holocaust memory, identity, and translation. She explores how poetic language bears witness to trauma and constructs ethical subjectivity. Her work spans literary criticism, philosophical inquiry, and public scholarship in Jewish thought and post-Holocaust discourse. McCullough's publications and presentations over the past 15 years reflect a sustained engagement with Holocaust representation, Derridean ethics, poetic testimony, and the philosophical dimensions of memory and identity. Her work frequently bridges literary analysis with continental philosophy, focusing on the ethical responsibilities of language and selfhood in the aftermath of catastrophe. Professional Affiliations: Modern Language Association (MLA), 2004–Present American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), 2006–Present North American Levinas Society (NALS), 2008–Present North Texas Philosophical Association (NTPA), 2009–Present International Association of Philosophy and Literature (IAPL), 2009–Present Co-Founder, Friends of the North Texas Philosophical Association (FONTPA), 2013 She has presented widely at national and international conferences and published a book, journal articles, encyclopedia entries, and translations. Her contributions to the Rhetoric Program at UT Dallas and the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission highlight her commitment to interdisciplinary and public-facing scholarship. While no formal awards are listed, her sustained scholarly output and leadership in philosophical and literary communities underscore her academic impact. She has not advised any named students in the provided materials.

Timothy WaligoreView profile

Associate Professor

• Global Justice
• Reparations for Historical Injustice
• Indigenous Peoples
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Timothy Waligore is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Relations and Global Studies at Pace University, within the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. His scholarship bridges political theory, global justice, and historical injustice, with a strong focus on Indigenous rights, Kantian philosophy, and reparations. He frequently collaborates with international scholars, notably Lukas H. Meyer at the University of Graz, where he serves as a Guest Professor during the summer. Ph.D., Political Theory, Columbia University B.A., Government, Dartmouth College Waligore’s research interests center on the moral and political implications of historical injustice, particularly concerning Indigenous peoples. He critically engages with theories of supersession, structural injustice, and cosmopolitan right, drawing from Kant, Rawls, and contemporary theorists. His work explores how past injustices shape present obligations, emphasizing symbolic and material reparations, the legitimacy of political societies, and the importance of intergenerational justice. He also investigates themes of domination, self-respect, and assurance in global contexts. His recent publications analyze Jeremy Waldron’s supersession thesis, the temporal orientation of justice, and the ethical treatment of the dead in political theory. His 2025 article in Journal of Social Philosophy on Grave Injustice introduces a framework for avoiding disrespect toward victims of historical wrongs. He has co-edited influential volumes such as Rectifying Historical Injustice: Debating the Supersession Thesis (Routledge, 2023) and Domination and Global Political Justice (Routledge, 2015). Global Justice Network Association for Political Theory Western Political Science Association American Political Science Association Waligore has held postdoctoral fellowships at McGill University, Queen’s University, and the Justitia Amplificata Center at the University of Frankfurt. He has taught at numerous institutions, including Smith College, Columbia University, and York College (CUNY). His academic leadership includes coordinating the Global Studies major and directing the International Relations program at Pace. He maintains an active research profile with recent publications in top journals such as Politics, Philosophy & Economics , Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , and Journal of Social Philosophy .

Dorinne KondoView profile

Professor

• Cultural Theory
• Performance Studies
• Race and Power
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Dorinne Kondo is a Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and Anthropology at the University of Southern California, where she previously served as Director of Asian American Studies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from Harvard University and a B.A. from Stanford University. Her academic appointments include positions at Harvard University and Pomona College, alongside residencies at the Getty Research Institute and Stanford Humanities Center. Kondo's research integrates arts, scholarship, and activism, focusing on cultural theory , performance studies , race and power , and reparative creativity . Her work examines racialized structures in theater, affective politics, and interdisciplinary approaches to identity. She employs ethnography, dramaturgy, and critical race theory to analyze how artistic practices challenge systemic inequalities. Her publications explore themes of racial affect, decolonization, and cross-racial collaboration. Recent works emphasize reparative creativity in BIPOC artistry and critiques of structural racism, while earlier articles delve into Japanese aesthetics, identity formation, and documentary theater. Awards and Honors: USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award (2022) Jane Chambers Award runner-up (2014) J.I. Staley Prize for Crafting Selves (1999) Fulbright Award and multiple Rockefeller Fellowships Kondo has secured grants including $60,000 from the ACLS for research on creativity and race. She mentors through initiatives like USC’s Advancing Scholarship program and co-leads the research cluster Creativity, Theory, Politics . As a playwright and dramaturg, she develops works like Seamless (addressing Japanese American incarceration) and collaborates with theaters including the Mark Taper Forum.

Annemarie Mott EwingView profile

Lecturer

• 19th Century American Literature
• Black Speculative Fiction
• Reconstruction Era Studies
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Annemarie Mott Ewing is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Maryland, College of Arts and Humanities. Her research focuses on 19th-century American literature, particularly Black speculative fiction and the intersections of race, citizenship, and national identity during the Reconstruction era. Teaches courses on 19th-century and contemporary U.S. literature Specializes in literature of science/technology, children's literature, and environmental writing Ph.D. recipient from University of Maryland (2024) Her current book project, Speculative Citizenship: Race, National Belonging, and the Counterfactual Imagination in the Literature of the Long Reconstruction , examines Reconstruction-era writers who reimagined U.S. citizenship through speculative narratives. Two recent publications analyze Edward A. Johnson's speculative novel and comparative readings of Albion Tourgée and María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's works, both exploring tensions between imperialist ideologies and citizenship definitions during westward expansion.

Elizabeth RigbyView profile

Associate Professor

• Politics of Poverty and Inequality
• Health and Social Policy Analysis
• Policy Design
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Elizabeth Rigby is an Associate Professor at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University. Her research focuses on the intersection of politics, policy, and social inequality, including studies on poverty representation in state legislatures, public opinion on health disparities, and federal health care reform dynamics. She holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) in Politics and Education from Columbia University and completed post-doctoral training as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar. Education: Ph.D. in Politics and Education, Columbia University, 2005 Postdoctoral training at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Health and Society Scholar) Her work emphasizes policy design, federalism, and health equity. Recent research explores racial equity frameworks, policymaker attitudes toward reparations, and the role of public opinion in shaping redistributive policies. Rigby has contributed to analyses of ACA implementation and the interplay between economic policy and public health outcomes. Awards: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar (postdoctoral) Columbia University Ph.D. distinction Her grants and advisory roles involve bridging academic research with legislative advocacy, particularly in health policy contexts. Rigby’s lab focuses on translating policy analysis into actionable strategies for reducing inequality.