Urban Experts
Urban experts at the University of Chicago are global leaders in scholarship and practice, specializing in a wide-range of academic and engagement areas of impact across units at the University and on the subjects that matter most in an increasingly urbanizing world.
For media inquiries, more information or to schedule an interview with a UChicago Urban Network expert, please contact Mary Naset, mnaset@uchicago.edu or Meredith Shiner, mshiner@uchicago.edu.
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- Economic development
- Public health
- Public safety
- Education
- Environmental sustainability
- Equity
Robert Chaskin
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
Oeindrila Dube
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
Tanika Island Childress
Legal scholar and expert in civilian police oversight and accountability
Steven N. Durlauf
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

Luís Bettencourt

Cathy Cohen
Principal investigator of The Black Youth Project and Mobilization, Change and Political and Civic Engagement Project
John Q. Easton
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

Christopher Berry
Legal scholar and expert in civilian police oversight and accountability
Franklin Cosey-Gay
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
Adrienne Brown
Adrienne Brown
Principal investigator of The Black Youth Project and Mobilization, Change and Political and Civic Engagement Project
Michael Dawson
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

Christopher Berry
Legal scholar and expert in civilian police oversight and accountability
Steven N. Durlauf
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

Adrienne Brown
Director, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; leader of the Million Neighborhoods Map Project
Adrienne Brown
Principal investigator of The Black Youth Project and Mobilization, Change and Political and Civic Engagement Project
Robert Chaskin
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
Oeindrila Dube
Project Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
Tanika Island Childress
Legal scholar and expert in civilian police oversight and accountability