Advisory Board

The MPC Advisory Board is responsible for approving new members of the Center, nominating new directors, amending the MPC By-Laws, and providing advice to the Director on all aspects of MPC management. The Advisory Board consists of twelve Members elected by the MPC membership. Advisory Board Representatives must be members of the Center. There are three categories of Representatives, each of which is elected by a different group of MPC members. The three member groups are: (1) MPC faculty and P&A members who are not primarily employed by the Center; (2) IPUMS research staff; and (3) graduate student and postdoctoral members.

Ex Officio

Theresa Osypuk, MPC Director and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health   
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, MPC Associate Director and Associate Professor of Sociology 
Audrey Dorélien, MPC Training Director and Assistant Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs  
Tracy Kugler, MPC Training Director and ISRDI Research Scientist  
Catherine Fitch, Scientific and Technical Core Director  
Dave Van Riper, Director of Spatial Analysis ISRDI  
Claire Kamp Dush, Development Core Co-lead, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Faculty and research staff Members

Ryan Allen, Humphrey School of Public Affairs (term expires Spring 2024)  
Chalandra Bryant, Department of Family Social Sciences (term expires Spring 2024)  
Dave Hacker, Department of History (term expires Spring 2025)  
Bert Chantarat, Research Scientist for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (term expires Spring 2025)  
Ruby Nguyen, Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health (term expires Spring 2026)  
Michelle Phelps, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts (term expires Spring 2026) 

ISRDI RESEARCH Staff Members

Anna Bolgrien, Research Scientist IPUMS International  (term expires Spring 2024)
Megan Schouweiler, Senior Data Analyst IPUMS USA (term expires Spring 2025)
Devon Kristiansen, Senior Data Analyst, Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation (term expires Spring 2026)

Student Members

Ashwini Shridhar, Public Affairs (term expires Spring 2024)
Rafael Arias Achio, Education Policy and Leadership (term expires Spring 2024)
Allison Lind, Epidemiology (term expires Spring 2024)