Author Bios

Hana Sarfan is a Next Leader at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Andrew Lichterman is a lawyer and policy analyst with the Oakland, California-based Western States Legal Foundation. He is a member of the board of the International Association of Lawyers Against …

Dr. Nia Heard-Garris is a pediatrician, researcher and instructor of pediatrics at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University, and a Public Voices fellow …

Dr. O.N. Ray Bignall II is a pediatric nephrologist in Columbus, Ohio, and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter.

Bram Sable-Smith is a contributor at Side Effects Public Media.

Alesha Durfee is an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University.

Cecilia Chung is senior director of Strategic Initiatives and Evaluation at the Transgender Law Center and a former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

Keston K. Perry is a postdoctoral researcher in the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

A. Naomi Paik is the author of Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the 21st Century and co-editor of “Policing, Justice, and the Radical Imagination” (special issue …

Iziah Thompson is a Nneka Fritz scholar at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service attaining his Master's degree. With a background in researching and writing about politics, …