Pinar Çobanyilmaz
Pinar Çobanyilmaz is a Turkish urban scholar who is currently researching urban and rural climate resiliency measures and management after forest fires. Her academic research areas include climate change and urban resilience, the right to the city, urban conflicts, the politics of urban space, mega projects and urban regeneration, and planning theories. Dr. Çobanyilmaz received […]
Stacy Fox
Stacy Fox is the Executive Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities, where she spearheads university-wide programs and research, including the national Menino Survey of Mayors, place-based experiential learning for students, and multi-stakeholder events. She partners with the IOC Director to advance the visibility, stature, and capacity of BU as a renowned urban research […]
David Gross
David is the Program Manager for MetroBridge, the experiential learning program of the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC). In this role, he works to embed real-world projects for municipalities and community organizations into courses at BU, providing research support to communities and hands-on learning experiences to students. Students in MetroBridge courses gain transferable skills […]
Joseph Harris
Joseph Harris is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University and IOC MetroBridge Faculty Director. He conducts comparative historical research that lies at the intersection of sociology, political science, and global health. He is author of Achieving Access: Professional Movements and the Politics of Health Universalism (Cornell University Press, 2017). He was recently elected […]
Kimberly Landaverde Guillen
Kimberly (she/her) is a fourth-year student at the College of Arts & Sciences, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science. With aspirations in law and policymaking, she is enthusiastic about supporting the IOC’s ongoing research into the effects of gentrification on communities within the Greater Boston area. A native of East Boston—a […]
Loretta Lees
Professor Loretta Lees is the Director of the Initiative on Cities and a Professor of Sociology at Boston University. An urban geographer committed to justice, Professor Lees is internationally known for her research on gentrification and urban regeneration, global urbanism, urban policy, urban public space, architecture, and urban social theory. The author of multiple books, […]
Katherine Levine Einstein
Katherine Einstein joined the Political Science department in 2012 after receiving her Ph.D. in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University. Her research and teaching interests broadly include American public policy, racial and ethnic politics, political geography, and urban politics and policy. Her first book, Do Facts Matter? Information and Misinformation in Democratic Politics (with Jennifer Hochschild, […]
Dan Li
Dan Li is the current Urban-H Associate Director of Heat, joining our Urban-H team on July 1, 2024. In this capacity, he will be at the forefront of the IOC, spearheading the development of innovative solutions to urban heat challenges and our center’s ongoing efforts to work on policy-oriented solutions to mitigate urban heat as a […]
Ting Wei Li
Ting Wei Li is the IOC’s Communications Manager and Administrator. In this role, he facilitates the IOC’s branding, messaging, and design strategies, manages events, and supervises student staff. Prior to joining the IOC, Ting is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences magna cum laude, majoring in Political Science and History. Born in […]
Danielle Mulligan
Danielle Mulligan is the Associate Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC). In this role, she works with the IOC’s Executive Director and Director to help shape and carry out the center’s strategic initiatives such as the center’s new Urban-H agenda. Danielle joins the IOC from the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN), with a […]