Introducing the Initiative on Cities 2025 Public Impact Scholars Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce the Initiative on Cities 2025 Public Impact Scholars cohort! This year, 21 BU researchers will take part in a multi-day workshop to equip them with skills to translate their research into meaningful policy and societal impact. This group of researchers represents six colleges and 13 departments across the university, and shares a strong commitment to advancing research, policy, and practice aligned with the Initiative’s Urban-H Research Agenda (Housing, Heat, and Health).
We look forward to working with the following Public Impact Scholars:
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Jacob Brown
Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences
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Bahar Erbas
Senior Lecturer of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
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Patrick Kinney
Professor of Environmental Health
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Kipruto Kirwa
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health
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Kevin Lane
Associate Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health
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PhuongThao Le
Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Jessica Leibler
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health
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Rachel Oblath
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Molly Richard
Postdoctoral Associate at the Center for Innovation in Social Science, College of Arts & Sciences
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Kaila Rudolph
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Emily Ryan
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
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Sylvia Shangani
Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Ian Smith
Research Scientist, Earth and Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
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Keith Spangler
Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
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Amanda Tarullo
Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
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Kathryn Thompson
Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
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Julia Wagner
Postdoctoral Associate in Earth and Environment, College of Arts & Sciences
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Marcus Walton
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Shannon Whittaker
Postdoctoral Associate at the Center for Innovation in Social Science, College of Arts & Sciences
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Darien Alexander Williams
Assistant Professor of Macro Practice, School of Social Work
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Mary Willis
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health