{"id":16515,"date":"2023-09-08T11:37:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/?page_id=16515"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:50:21","slug":"faculty-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/who-we-are\/faculty-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Representing the diverse range of urban expertise at Boston University, IOC Faculty Advisory Board members bring their rich and diverse perspectives to our mission of advancing livability and resilience in cities, as well as connecting the academic and non-academic worlds. Members meet twice a semester and provide feedback on our objectives and programming. Faculty Advisory Board members serve two-year terms.<\/p>\n<p>For a full list of former IOC faculty Board members, please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/who-we-are\/leadership\/faculty-advisory-board-alumni\/\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22474 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-current-fab profile-field-ssw\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/dolores-acevedo-garcia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/Acevedo-Garcia-202226-e1736527312754-1024x998-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Dolores Acevedo-Garcia<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity &#038; Healthy Development; Professor of Human Behavior, Research, &#038; Policy<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2465 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cds profile-field-current-fab\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/azer-bestavros\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2015\/07\/resize-17-1264-PROFAZER-007-e1757206625335-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Azer Bestavros<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Provost for Computing &#038; Data Sciences; Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Founding Director of the BU Hariri Institute for Computing<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-21816 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-current-fab profile-field-public-impact-scholar profile-field-wheelock\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/raul-fernandez\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/05\/Raul-Fernandez-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Raul Fernandez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Senior Lecturer of Educational Leadership &#038; Policy Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22479 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-com profile-field-current-fab\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/eric-gordon\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/Eric-Gordon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Eric Gordon<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director of the Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact; Professor of the Practice, Journalism<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22499 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab profile-field-economics\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/adam-guren\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/amg_photo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Adam Guren<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Economics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22484 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-current-fab profile-field-law\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/sean-kealy\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/Sean-Kealy-H-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sean Kealy<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Clinical Professor of Law<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22483 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-current-fab profile-field-sha\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/makarand-mody\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/Makarand-Mody-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Makarand Mody<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director of Research, School of Hospitality Administration; Associate Professor of Hospitality Marketing<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-20173 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab profile-field-earth-environment profile-field-public-impact-scholar\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/anne-short-gianotti\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"149\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2018\/06\/anne-short.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Anne Short Gianotti<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor of Earth &#038; Environment; Associate Chair of Curriculum; 2020 Public Impact Scholar<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22482 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab profile-field-political-science\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/christine-slaughter\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/ChristineSlaughter_092721_0004-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christine Slaughter<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor of Political Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-12991 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab profile-field-earth-environment profile-field-ioc-team\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/benjamin-sovacool\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2022\/01\/00-Sovacool-Photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Benjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Institute for Global Sustainability; Professor of Earth &#038; Environment<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-12164 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cpua profile-field-current-fab profile-field-ioc-team profile-field-met profile-field-urban-faculty-fellow\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/yesim-sungu-eryilmaz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2021\/09\/Yesim-Sungu-Eryilmaz-nw.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ye\u015fim Sungu-Eryilmaz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor and Director of City Planning and Urban Affairs Masters Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-19979 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab profile-field-sociology\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/ana-villarreal\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/01\/Villarreal-headshot-2023_Cropped-600x600-1-335x335-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ana Villarreal<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Sociology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22486 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-archaeology profile-field-art-architecture profile-field-bu-urbanist profile-field-cas profile-field-current-fab\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ioc\/profile\/carolyn-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ioc\/files\/2025\/09\/Carolyn-600x600-1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Carolyn White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Preservation Studies Program; 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