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 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; (2) research staff; and (3) graduate student and postdoctoral members.
Ex Officio
Theresa Osypuk, MPC Director and Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, MPC Associate Director and Associate Professor of Sociology
Tracy Kugler, MPC Training Director and ISRDI Research Scientist
Janna Johnson, MPC Training Director and Associate Professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Catherine Fitch, Scientific and Technical Core Director and ISRDI Associate Director
Dave Van Riper, ISRDI Director of Spatial Analysis
Claire Kamp Dush, Development Core Co-Director and Professor of Sociology
Lindsey Fabian, Centers and Training Manager
Faculty Members
Dave Hacker, Department of History (term expires Spring 2025)
J'Mag Karbeah, Health Policy and Managment
Simone French, Epidemiology and Community Health
Susan Mason, Epidemiology and Community Health
Heather Randell, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Research Staff Members
Devon Kristiansen, Senior Data Analyst, Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation (term expires Spring 2026)
Jonathan Schroeder, Research Scientist ISRDI