Inquiry with impact

Institute Staff

Dean Katharyne Mitchell

Katharyne Mitchell

Dean of Social Sciences
Professor of Sociology

831-459-2919
kmitch@ucsc.edu

Chris Benner

Chris Benner

Director
Professor of Environmental Studies, Sociology

530-574-7585
cbenner@ucsc.edu

Mykell Discipulo

Mykell Discipulo

Assistant Director

831-459-2065
mkdiscip@ucsc.edu

Sue Grasso

Susan Grasso

Research Coordinator

831-459-5991
sgrasso@ucsc.edu

Evin Knight

Evin Knight

Director of Operations

831-459-1266
eck@ucsc.edu

Darío Léon

Darío León

Research and Community Coordinator

831-459-5985
dariol@ucsc.edu

Joni White

Director of Events,  Division of Social Sciences

831-502-7758
joni@ucsc.edu

Andrea Limas

Asst. Director of Communications, Division of Social Sciences

831-459-7050
alimas@ucsc.edu

David Shaw

David Shaw

Right Livelihood College Coordinator

daveshaw@ucsc.edu

Efren Uriel Lopez

Efren Uriel Lopez

Graphic Design & Website Assistant

Cureha Mitchell

Cureha Mitchell

Social Media & Video Editing Assistant

Executive Board

Eva C. Bertram

Eva C. Bertram

Associate Professor of Politics

ebertram@ucsc.edu

George Bunch

George Bunch

Professor of Education

gbunch@ucsc.edu

James Doucet-Battle

James Doucet-Battle

Assistant Professor of Sociology

jbattle@ucsc.edu

Robert W. Fairlie

Robert W. Fairlie

Professor of Economics

rfairlie@ucsc.edu

Sylvanna M. Falcón

Associate Professor of Latin American & Latino Studies

smfalcon@ucsc.edu

Lars Fehren‑Schmitz

Lars Fehren‑Schmitz

Associate Professor of Anthropology 

lfehrens@ucsc.edu

Jennifer A. González

Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture

jag@ucsc.edu

Sikina Jinnah

Sikina Jinnah

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

sjinnah@ucsc.edu

Sri Kurniawan

Sri Kurniawan

Professor of
Computational Media

skurnia@ucsc.edu

Adriana Manago

Adriana Manago

Assistant Professor of Psychology

amanago@ucsc.edu

Enrico Ramirez‑Ruiz

Enrico Ramirez‑Ruiz

Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

raruiz@ucsc.edu

Vacant