Students & Fellows

AFFILIATED STUDENTS

BRAD STEPHENS (CV)

Research Interests:

• Trust
• Racialization of Space 
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Municipal/Local Government 
• Equitable Community Development
• Social Science Education

Marcel Worphy Pambo (CV)

Research Interests:

• Political Accountability
• Regional collective security in West Africa
• Community Change

Yugasha Bakshi (CV)

Research Interests:

• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Urban Governance, Water Governance 
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Urban Development and Social Change
• Improving urban data literacy and quality

Dana Carhart (CV)

Research Interests:

• Over-processed foods and food additives 
• Food sovereignty 
• Social determines of health
• Policy development and evaluation
• Early intervention for students with learning disabilities

Amin Farzaneh (CV)

Research Interests:

• Urban Regeneration
• Community Development and Social Change
• Ethnic Inequalities and Urban Policy
• Placemaking
• Marginalization
• Tourism and Art

Quinn Richards (CV)

Research Interests:

• Biomedical Ethics in Animal Research
• Equine Reproduction and Health
• Human-Animal Bonds
• Immunology
• LGBTQ+ Equality
• Harm Reduction

SENIOR FELLOWS

Andy Morikawa, Executive Director Emeritus of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (Virginia)

Robert Leonard, Professor, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech

AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS

Katy Powell, Director of the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies and Professor of English, Virginia Tech

Marcy Schnitzer, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Strategic Planning, Virginia Tech

Nancy White, Principal, One Robin, LLI