Author Bios

Brent Teasdale is a Professor and the Department Chair in Criminal Justice Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining ISU, Dr. …

Conor A. Gallagher is a researcher and educator from Brooklyn, New York. He has a masters degree from the University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education. He currently lives with his …

Julia Kassem is a Detroit-based writer, researcher and activist, and a University of Michigan Economics and Political Science graduate. Her work has appeared in Mondoweiss, Michigan Radio, DPTV and ReORIENT.

Bunny Richards is a contributor to TalkPoverty.org.

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank is a Chicago-based freelance writer and photographer. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Atlas Obscura, Bitch Media, the Columbia Journalism Review, JSTOR Daily and Paper …

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick's goal at the Energy Institute is to develop and lead new projects at the intersection of energy, economics, 
policy and human behavior that complement Energy Institute initiatives. …

Razan Azzarkani is the executive assistant at the Center for Global Policy.

Pragna Patel is director of Southall Black Sisters and a founding member of  Women Against Fundamentalism. She has written extensively on race, gender and religion. Her publications include "Citizenship: …

Desdemona Dallas is a writer and photographer living and working in New York City. Through her work, Desdemona aims to challenge negative societal beliefs and find solutions to our current social, …

Jennifer J. Freyd is a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon.