Affiliated Researchers

Affiliated Researchers & Post-Doctoral Scholars

Affiliated researchers support the mission of the Project for Middle Class Renewal through research in collaboration with similarly situated organizations and constituency groups.
Postdoctoral Scholars support the mission of the Project for Middle Class Renewal through ongoing research on contemporary public policies and practices impacting labor and workplace issues.

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Annes, Jamie

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Baber, Ashley

Assistant Professor
Ausburg University
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Bellisle, Dylan

Assistant Professor
Dominican University
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Belman, Dale

Professor
Michigan State University
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Bielski Boris, Monica

Council Representative
Oregon AFSCME Council 75
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Bruno, Robert

Professor & Director
Labor Education Program (Chicago)
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Chemello, Maria

University of Illinois
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Childers, Michael

Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Chung, Bobby W.

Assistant Professor
University of South Florida
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Dickson, Alison

Senior Instructor
Labor Education Program (Chicago)
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Farmer, Stephanie

Associate Professor
Roosevelt University
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Fugiel, Peter

Senior Research Specialist, Illinois Climate Jobs Institute
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Gigstad, Jill

Communications Specialist
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting (III FFC)
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Golden, Lonnie

Professor
Penn State University, Abington College
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Habans, Robby

Economist
The Data Center
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Han, JooHee

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oslo
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Han, Kwon Hee

PhD Student
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Hunniecutt, Jeni

Research Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Kallas, Johnnie

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Kass, Amanda

Assistant Professor
DePaul University
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Kramer, Karen Z.

Associate Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Lange, Dustin D.

Assistant Director
Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education
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Lauren Taylor

POST-DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Labor Education Program (Chicago)
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Lindholm, Annika

Student
Oberlin College
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Manzo, Frank IV

Economist
Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI)
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Nazareno, Luísa

Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University, Douglas Wilder School
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Park, So Young

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Missouri
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Parks, Virginia

Professor
University of California, Irvine
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Taylor, Don

Professor
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Associate Professor & Co-Director- Regina V Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Programs
Labor Education Program (Chicago)
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Wood, Augustus

Assistant Professor
Labor Education Program (Champaign)
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Zarate, Emily

POST-DOCTORATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Labor Education Program (Champaign)
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Zhang, Tingting

Assistant Professor, Labor & Employment Relations
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Zullo, Roland W.

Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Labor Education Program
504 E. Armory Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-0980