Faculty Affiliates and Staff
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs

Kathleen Kane-Willis
Interim Director

Tiffini Cooley
Acting Assistant Director
tcooley@roosevelt.edu
312-341-2141

Stephanie Schmitz
Research Associate
sbechteler@roosevelt.edu

Jennifer Janichek
Research Consultant
jjanichek@roosevelt.edu

Research Assistants:

• Alison Grimmer
• Keara Enoch

Faculty and Staff Affiliates

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

Steve Balkin
School of Policy Studies

Al Bennett
School of Policy Studies

Carol Cole
Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration

Heather Dalmage
School of Policy Studies

LaVonne Downey
School of Policy Studies

David Hamilton
School of Policy Studies

Mike Helford
School of Psychology

Kennise Herring
School of Psychology

June Lapidus
department of Economics

Mike Maly
School of Policy Studies

Steve Meyers
Department of Psychology

Sam Rosenberg
School of Policy Studies

Lesley Slavitt
Office of the Provost
Assistant Provost for Programs of Non-Profit Civic Engagement

Research Fellow

Research fellows are individuals outside the university pursuing research in collaboration with the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs

Rob Paral