The Equity Center, U.Va.

The Equity Center

A UVA Democracy Initiative center for the redress of inequity through community-engaged scholarship

 

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Department Staff

Ben Allen

  • Executive Director
  • Ed.D - University of Virginia

eba5b@virginia.edu
Michele Claibourn

Michele Claibourn

  • Director of Equitable Analysis
  • Ph.D - UW-Madison

mpc8t@virginia.edu

Sherica Jones - Lewis

  • Director of Community Research
  • Ed.D - Liberty University

sdj6u@virginia.edu

Sarah Medley

  • Grant Writer/ Advancement Officer
  • Ph.D - University of California Santa Barbara

smedley@virginia.edu

Dipisha Kckhatri

  • Equity Center Student Intern

Zakiah Pierre

  • Youth Pipeline Director
  • Ph.D. - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

znp9x@virginia.edu

Nina Schoonover

  • Educational Equity Data Scientist
  • Ph.D - North Carolina State University

nr5g@virginia.edu

Caitlin Riopel

  • Director of Operations

dbv9dd@virginia.edu

Jess Harris

  • Arts Research Program Manager
  • Masters of Educational Psychology - University of Virginia

jmh5pk@virginia.edu
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Lucy Montalvo

  • Project Manager
  • Ed.D. - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

eyb3nh@virginia.edu
Michael Salguerio

Michael Salgueiro

  • Research Programs Manager
  • Masters of Urban and Environmental Planning - University of Virginia

ms5bv@virginia.edu
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Michelle Walton-Hawthorne

  • Finance Generalist
  • Masters of International Administration - University of Denver

syg5zk@virginia.edu