Loyola University Chicago

Center for Urban Research and Learning

Faculty

CURL relies on faculty from a broad range of schools, departments, centers, institutions and programs in completing its interdisciplinary work. The faculty listed below are connected to CURL through:

  • Research as principle investigator on CURL projects
  • Service on the CURL Advisory Committee
  • Presentation at a Friday Morning Seminar
  • Teaching the Urban Studies Seminar (which involves undergraduate students in CURL research projects)
  • Advising/consulting on CURL team research projects
  • Advising CURL Graduate Research Fellows and CURL Undergraduate Fellows on their work on CURL research projects
  • Research connected to CURL Faculty Fellowships

These disciplines include the following:

Schools

  • Graduate School
  • School of Business
  • School of Communication
  • School of Education
  • School of Environmental Sustainability
  • School of Law
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Social Work
  • Stritch School of Medicine 

Departments

  • Anthropology 
  • Biology
  • Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Economics
  • Engineering Science
  • English
  • Fine and Performing Arts
  • History
  • Latin American and Latino Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Health Sciences
  • Sociology 
  • Theology 

Centers 

  • Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship
  • Center for the Human Rights of Children
  • Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy 
  • Gannon Center
  • Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage

Institutes

  • Institute of Pastoral Studies

Programs

  • Master of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Program

Faculty

The faculty pages of those involved at CURL over our 20-year history are linked below. Since most of our affiliated faculty participate in community-engaged work, this provides a visible measure of the scope of such work taking place in the university. 

  • Kathleen Adams, Department of Anthropology 
  • Marc Albert, Department of Computer Science 
  • Daniel Amick, Department of Anthropology 
  • Colleen Andreoni, School of Nursing
  • Pamela Andresen, School of Nursing 
  • Ida Androwich, School of Nursing 
  • Samuel Attoh, Graduate School
  • Gail Baura, Engineering Science
  • Emily Benfer, School of Law 
  • Jerome Blakemore, School of Social Work
  • Richard Block, Department of Sociology 
  • Hank Bohanon, School of Education 
  • Amy Bohnert, Department of Psychology
  • Mark Bosco, Department of English 
  • Diane Boyer, School of Nursing
  • Patrick Boyle, Department of Political Science
  • Japonica Brown-Saracino, Department of Sociology
  • Anthony Burrow, Department of Psychology
  • Mary Charles, School of Education 
  • Gina Coffee, School of Education 
  • Elizabeth Coffman, School of Communication 
  • Jorgia Connor, School of Nursing 
  • David Crumrine, Department of Chemistry and Biology
  • Helena Dagadu, Department of Sociology 
  • Michael Dentato, School of Social Work 
  • Chris Donner, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Kathleen Dunn, Department of Sociology 
  • John Edwards, Department of Psychology 
  • David Embrick, Department of Sociology 
  • Thomas Esposito, Loyola University Medical Center
  • Judson Everitt, Department of Sociology 
  • Francis Fennell, Department of English 
  • Pamela Fenning, School of Education 
  • Anne Figert, Department of Sociology 
  • Edward Flores, Department of Sociology 
  • William French, Department of Theology 
  • Michael Garanzini, Chancellor
  • Dana Garbarski, Department of Sociology 
  • James Garbarino, Department of Psychology 
  • Héctor García, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Christine George, Center for Urban Research and Learning 
  • Timothy Gilfoyle, Department of History 
  • Kevin Gillespie, Associate Provost 
  • Alan Gitelson, Department of Political Science 
  • Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Department of Anthropology 
  • Joy Gordon, Department of Philosophy 
  • Vivian Gordon, School of Education
  • Jill Graham, Quinlan School of Business
  • Patrick Green, Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship
  • Susan Grossman, School of Social Work 
  • Ed Gumz, School of Social Work
  • Sheila Haas, School of Nursing 
  • Diana Hackbarth, School of Nursing 
  • Carol Harding, School of Education
  • John Hardt, Stritch School of Medicine 
  • Fady Harfoush, Quinlan School of Business
  • Dawn Harris, Quinlan School of Business 
  • Lena Hatchett, Stritch School of Medicine 
  • Tham Hoang, School of Environmental Sustainability 
  • Philip Hong, School of Social Work 
  • Jessica Horowitz, Graduate School
  • Kelly Howe, Department of Fine and Performing Arts 
  • David Ingram, Department of Philosophy 
  • Harvey Jassem, School of Communication
  • Ayana Karanja, Department of Sociology 
  • Brian Kelly, School of Social Work 
  • Andrew D. Keyt, Quinlan School of Business
  • Terri Kilbane, School of Social Work
  • Craig Kois, School of Communications
  • Amy Krings, School of Social Work 
  • Marilyn Krogh, Department of Sociology 
  • Twyla Blackmond Larnell, Department of Political Science 
  • Jim Larson, Department of Psychology 
  • Scott Leon, Department of Psychology 
  • Louis Lucas, Stritch School of Medicine
  • Marta Lundy, School of Social Work 
  • Arthur Lurigio, Department of Psychology 
  • Robyn Mallet, Department of Psychology 
  • Christopher Manning, Department of History
  • Lucy Martinez-Schallmoser, School of Nursing 
  • Richard E. Matland, Department of Political Science
  • David Merriman, Department of Economics
  • Susan Mezey, Department of Political Science
  • Noritaka Minami, Department of Fine & Performing Arts
  • Kelly Moore, Department of Sociology 
  • Michael Patrick Murphy, Department of Theology
  • Michelle Nickerson, Department of History
  • Jon Norman, Department of Sociology
  • Phil Nyden, Department of Sociology 
  • Timothy O'Brien, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 
  • Timothy O'Connell, Institute of Pastoral Studies
  • David Olson, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • John Orwat, School of Social Work 
  • Jennifer Parks, Department of Philosophy 
  • Linda Paskiewicz, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Nursing
  • John Pelissero, Department of Political Science
  • Ben Penglase, Department of Anthropology and Latin American Studies
  • David Prasse, School of Education
  • Maryse Richards, Department of Psychology 
  • Joy Rogers, School of Education
  • Henry Rose, School of Law
  • Peter Rosenblatt, Department of Sociology 
  • Edie Rubinowitz, School of Communication
  • Patricia Rupert, Department of Psychology 
  • Ann Marie Ryan, School of Education 
  • Peter Sanchez, Department of Political Science
  • Catherine DeCarlo Santiago, Department of Psychology 
  • Diane Schiller, School of Education 
  • Michael Schuck, Department of Theology
  • David Schweickart, Department of Philosophy
  • Judith Scully, School of Nursing
  • David Shoham, Public Health Sciences
  • Pat Simpson, School of Business
  • David Shriberg, School of Education
  • Shweta Singh, School of Social Work 
  • Lisa Skemp, School of Nursing
  • Suzette Speight, School of Education
  • Marcia Spira, School of Social Work 
  • Annette Steinacker, Department of Political Science
  • Don Stemen, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Department of Psychology 
  • Anita Thomas, School of Education 
  • Nancy Tuchman, School of Environmental Sustainability
  • Katherine Tyson, School of Social Work 
  • Fabiola Varela-Garcia, Department of Modern Languages and Literature
  • Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, School of Nursing 
  • Elizabeth Vera, School of Education 
  • Maria Vidal de Haymes, School of Social Work 
  • Aana Vigen, Department of Theology 
  • George Villanueva, School of Communications 
  • Katherine Kaufka Walts, Center for the Human Rights of Children
  • Anita Weinberg, School of Law
  • Rhys Williams, Department of Sociology 
  • Jonathan Wilson, Department of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Talmadge Wright, Department of Sociology 
  • Kathleen Maas Weigert, Department of Sociology
  • Judith Wittner, Department of Sociology
  • Gene Zechmeister, Department of Psychology