Institute for Metropolitan Affairs

Faculty and Staff Affiliates

Faculty and staff affiliates are members of Roosevelt University who have worked on a variety of projects for the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs.

Steve Balkin
Director, Self-Employment Research Project
Professor of Economics

Bethany Amal Barratt
Director of Social Justice Programming, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice 
Associate Professor of Political Science

Heather Dalmage
Director, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice
Professor of Sociology

LaVonne Downey
School of Policy Studies
Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Mike Helford
Director, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

June Lapidus
Mansfield Professor of Social Justice
Associate Professor of Economics
Department Chair - Economics;

Mike Maly
Department Chair - Sociology and Anthropology
Associate Professor of Sociology

Steve Meyers
Director, Initiative for Child and Family Studies
Mansfield Professor of Social Justice
Associate Chair - Department of Psychology

Nancy Micheals
Project Coordinator, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice

Sam Rosenberg
Professor of Economics
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Administration

Lesley Slavitt
Vice President for Government Relations and University Outreach