CEGU

Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization

Division of Social Sciences, The University of Chicago

FACULTY AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

STAFF

Neil Brenner, Chair (on leave, 2023–24)

Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology, Department of Sociology and CEGU

Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, 2023–24 Interim Chair

Associate Professor of British History, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, the College, and CEGU

Sabina Shaikh, Director of Academic Programs and Director of Undergraduate Studies (on leave, Spring 2024)

Senior Instructional Professor, CEGU

Gary Herrigel, Director of Doctoral Studies

Paul Klapper Professor in the College, Division of Social Sciences and CEGU

Mary Beth Pudup, Director of Community Studies

Instructional Professor, CEGU

Evan Carver, 2023–24 Coordinator of BA Capstones

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Christopher Kindell, 2023–24 Coordinator of BA Theses

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Jessica Landau, 2023–24 Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Brisa Aschebrook-Kilfoy

Associate Professor of Population and Precision Health, Department of Public Health Sciences and CEGU

Alexander Arroyo

Senior Research Associate in Global Political Ecology, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Niall Atkinson

Associate Professor of Art History, Romance Languages and Literature, the College, and CEGU

Grga Basic

Senior Research Associate in Cartography and Spatial Media, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Marc Berman

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and CEGU

Luis Bettencourt

Professor, Ecology and Evolution and CEGU

Katherine Buse

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Instructor, Institute for the Formation of Knowledge and CEGU

Dipesh Chakrabarty

Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the College, and CEGU

Elizabeth Chatterjee

Assistant Professor of Environmental History, the College, and CEGU

Michael P. Conzen

Professor of Geography, CEGU

Shannon Lee Dawdy

Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College and CEGU

Yuting Dong

Assistant Professor, History and CEGU

Michael Fisch

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

Brodwyn Fischer

Professor of Latin American History, the College, and CEGU

Sarah E. Fredericks

Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics, Divinity School, the College, and CEGU

Marco Garrido

Associate Professor of Sociology and CEGU

Pauline Goul

Assistant Professor of French Literature, The College, and CEGU

Aaron Jakes

Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, the College, and CEGU

Amir Jina

Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and CEGU

Ryan Cecil Jobson

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology and CEGU

Catherine Kearns

Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, the College, and CEGU

Sol Kim

Research Associate, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Alan L. Kolata

Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

Thomas Lamarre

Gordon J Laing Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The College, and CEGU

Laura Letinsky

Professor of Visual Arts and CEGU

Raymond Lodato

Associate Instructional Professor, CEGU

Joshua Macey

Assistant Professor, Law and CEGU

Joseph P. Masco

Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College and CEGU

Laura McGuinn

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, The College, and CEGU

Benjamin Morgan

Associate Professor, Department of English and CEGU

Sarah Newman

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

William Nickell

Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and CEGU

Emily Lynn Osborn

Associate Professor of African History, African Studies, CEGU, and The College

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg

Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and CEGU

Victoria Saramago

Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, the College, and CEGU

Jennifer Scappettone

Associate Professor, English, Romances Languages and Literatures, Committee on Creative Writing, and CEGU

Mehrnoush Soroush

Assistant Professor, Ancient Near Eastern Studies and CEGU

Mark Templeton

Clinical Professor of Law and CEGU

Robert Vargas

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and CEGU

Lisa Wedeen

Mary R. Morton Professor of Political Science and CEGU

Geoffrey Wodtke

Associate Professor of Sociology and CEGU

Tess Conway

Student Affairs Administrator, CEGU

Carlo Diaz

Project and Communications Coordinator, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Danielle Smith

Department Administrator, CEGU

Derick Anderson

Instructional Assistant, CEGU

Bek Erl

Instructional Assistant, CEGU

Nina Olney

Graduate Student Research Mentor, CEGU

Jonathan Garcia

Project and Communications Intern

Ava Hedeker

Project and Communications Intern

Sofia Johansson

Project and Communications Intern

Emma Zhu

Project and Communications Intern

FACULTY AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Neil Brenner, Chair (on leave, 2023–24)

Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology, Department of Sociology and CEGU

Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, 2023–24 Interim Chair

Associate Professor of British History, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, the College, and CEGU

Gary Herrigel, Director of Doctoral Studies

Paul Klapper Professor in the College, Division of Social Sciences and CEGU

Mary Beth Pudup, Director of Community Studies

Instructional Professor, CEGU

Sabina Shaikh, Director of Academic Programs and Director of Undergraduate Studies (on leave, Spring 2024)

Senior Instructional Professor, CEGU

Evan Carver, 2023–24 Coordinator of BA Capstones

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Christopher Kindell, 2023–24 Coordinator of BA Theses

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Jessica Landau, 2023–24 Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies

Assistant Instructional Professor, CEGU

Brisa Aschebrook-Kilfoy

Associate Professor of Population and Precision Health, Department of Public Health Sciences and CEGU

Alexander Arroyo

Senior Research Associate in Global Political Ecology, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Niall Atkinson

Associate Professor of Art History, Romance Languages and Literature, the College, and CEGU

Grga Basic

Senior Research Associate in Cartography and Spatial Media, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Marc Berman

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and CEGU

Luis Bettencourt

Professor, Ecology and Evolution and CEGU

Katherine Buse

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Instructor, Institute for the Formation of Knowledge and CEGU

Dipesh Chakrabarty

Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the College, and CEGU

Elizabeth Chatterjee

Assistant Professor of Environmental History, the College, and CEGU

Michael P. Conzen

Professor of Geography, CEGU

Shannon Lee Dawdy

Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College and CEGU

Yuting Dong

Assistant Professor, History and CEGU

Michael Fisch

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

Brodwyn Fischer

Professor of Latin American History, the College, and CEGU

Sarah E. Fredericks

Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics, Divinity School, the College, and CEGU

Pauline Goul

Assistant Professor of French Literature, The College, and CEGU

Marco Garrido

Associate Professor of Sociology and CEGU

Aaron Jakes

Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, the College, and CEGU

Amir Jina

Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and CEGU

Ryan Cecil Jobson

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology and CEGU

Catherine Kearns

Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, the College, and CEGU

Sol Kim

Research Associate, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Alan L. Kolata

Bernard E. and Ellen C. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

Thomas Lamarre

Gordon J Laing Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The College, and CEGU

Laura Letinsky

Professor of Visual Arts and CEGU

Raymond Lodato

Associate Instructional Professor, CEGU

Joshua Macey

Assistant Professor, Law and CEGU

Joseph P. Masco

Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College and CEGU

Laura McGuinn

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, The College, and CEGU

Benjamin Morgan

Associate Professor, Department of English and CEGU

Sarah Newman

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences in the College, and CEGU

William Nickell

Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and CEGU

Emily Lynn Osborn

Associate Professor of African History, African Studies, CEGU, and The College

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg

Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and CEGU

Victoria Saramago

Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, the College, and CEGU

Jennifer Scappettone

Associate Professor, English, Romances Languages and Literatures, Committee on Creative Writing, and CEGU

Mehrnoush Soroush

Assistant Professor, Ancient Near Eastern Studies and CEGU

Mark Templeton

Clinical Professor of Law and CEGU

Robert Vargas

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and CEGU

Lisa Wedeen

Mary R. Morton Professor of Political Science and CEGU

Geoffrey Wodtke

Associate Professor of Sociology and CEGU

STAFF

Tess Conway

Student Affairs Administrator, CEGU

Carlo Diaz

Project and Communications Coordinator, Urban Theory Lab and CEGU

Danielle Smith

Department Administrator, CEGU

Derick Anderson

Instructional Assistant, CEGU

Bek Erl

Instructional Assistant, CEGU

Nina Olney

Graduate Student Research Mentor, CEGU

Jonathan Garcia

Project and Communications Intern

Ava Hedeker

Project and Communications Intern

Sofia Johansson

Project and Communications Intern

Emma Zhu

Project and Communications Intern