Mayte Green-Mercado, Lead Principal Investigator, is an Associate Professor of History, and the Newark Campus Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers University. She
Lauren Shallish, Co-Principal Investigator, is an Associate Professor of Critical Disability Studies and Associate Chair. Dr. Shallish is an Associate Professor of Disability Studies in Education and affiliated faculty in
Ashley Gwathney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified School Social Worker with a doctorate in social work from Rutgers University, where she also earned her master’s and
Christina Strasburger is an administrative and academic professional with over two decades of experience. As Department Administrator for History and Africana Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, she provides a range of education,
Mi Hyun Yoon is a PhD candidate in American Studies at Rutgers University, Newark. Her research looks at the history of the Korean diaspora in the United States through the
Chris Agans is Executive Director of New Jersey’s Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons consortium. He leads the NJ-STEP administrative team and oversees the delivery of NJ-STEP’s B.A. Program in
LaChan V. Hannon, Ph.D. is a former high school teacher and the current Director of Teacher Preparation & Innovation in the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers – Newark. Dr.
Jack (John Kuo Wei) Tchen is a historian, curator, writer, and dumpster diver devoted to anti-racist, anti-colonialist democratic participatory storytelling, scholarship, and opening up archives, museums, organizations, and classroom spaces
Alison Howell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, Newark, where she is also an affiliate member of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the Division of Global Affairs,
Javier Robles is an Assistant Teaching Professor, and Director of the Center for Disability Sports, Health and Wellness at Rutgers University. He is a Juris Doctor graduate of Seton Hall