Kimberly Landaverde Guillen
Kimberly (she/her) graduated from 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 predominantly immigrant and […]
Caitlin Lee
Caitlin (she/her) grew up in Saratoga, California, and is a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences. As an undeclared major, she is exploring different fields and disciplines but ultimately hopes to channel her passions for design, analytics, and entrepreneurship. From designing magazine spreads to making jewelry for her small business, she has […]
Chenyue Lei
Chenyue is a PhD candidate in the Economics department. Her research interests lie in the broad areas of macroeconomics, with a focus on dynamism, productivity and growth. Her recent work studies the survival of indebted zombie firms and credit misallocation in Europe during the sovereign debt crisis. Currently, she is exploring how various credit policies would […]
Hao Liu
Originally from Guangzhou, China, Hao holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and earned a master’s degree in advertising at Boston University’s College of Communications. Since 2017, content creation has been one of Hao’s passions. Through self-made content, like vlogs and other videos, he gained over 100,000 followers and accumulated over 5 million views on his […]
Amelia Murray-Cooper
Amelia graduated with a dual-degree in the College of Arts & Sciences in Environmental Analysis & Policy and an MS in Energy & Environment. On campus, she served as Managing Editor for the Emerald Review and Marketing Director for BU Clean Tech Club. She was also an active member of the Epsilon Eta professional environmental […]
Songhyun Park
Song is the Doctoral Research Fellow of the Initiative on Cities. She received her B.A. in International Relations and Russian Language & Cultures from Emory University in 2015. After two years working for a start-up company in the education industry and for the UNHCR, Song entered the PhD program in Political Science at Boston University […]
Gabriela M. Ramirez
Gabriela graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a BA degree in Political Science. Gabriela served as the Boston Community Liaison for the Boston University Student Government’s Department of City Affairs. She is a life-long resident of East Boston and proud daughter of Salvadoran immigrants. Previously, she worked at a local non-profit, Neighborhood […]
Cameran Schwarz
Cameran graduated from BU’s College of Communication with a BS in Advertising. In addition to her work at IOC, she served as a creative director at Boston University’s AdLab, a fully functioning and student-run advertising agency. Though she was raised in a small town in Upstate New York, she is passionate about urban leadership and […]
Sean Waddington
Sean (he/him) is a senior at the College of Arts & Sciences, pursuing a BA in political science and sociology. He has been with the IOC as an Office Assistant since his freshman year at BU. As a burgeoning urbanist and policymaker, he enjoys working with the full-time staff to further explore urban issues, supplementing […]
Maddie Webster
Maddie is a PhD candidate in the American & New England Studies Program, where she studies urban history and historic preservation with a focus on Boston. Her dissertation explores Black Bostonians’ historic preservation efforts from the late nineteenth century onward, a story that comes into clearer focus by reframing what activities constitute preservation work. As a […]