People
Ruha Benjamin, Founding Director
Cierra Robson, Associate Director
Amber Fatima Rahman, Global Project Coordinator
Naim Aburaddi, JDL Summer Fellow
Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, JDL Summer Fellow
Current Research Associates
SPRING 2024 Cohort
Skye Margiotta
Aditi Desai
Aneekah Uddin
Carrington Johnson
Danyal Jawed
Gurjeet Singh
Inie-Inie Spiff-Rufus
Jalynn Thompson
Jules Mpano
Past Research Associates
SPRING 2023 Cohort
Kakuyon Mataeh
Kat Nix
Kennedy Walls
Kenneth Taylor
LaJayzia Wright
Melat Bekele
Moses Njuguna
Nica Evans
Sajan Young
Sara Alway
Skye Margiotta
Suniya Nsehti
Temi Ayeni
Temi Ayeni
Tsion Kergo
Virginia Cobbs
Alan Gutierrez
Tiana Ruden
Aditi Desai
Alan Gutierrez
Alexis Rankine
Aneekah Uddin
Annika Hsi
Auhjanae McGee
Brooklyn Northcross
Carrington Johnson
Collin Riggins
DeAisha Johnson
Dusu Sidibay
Fletcher Block
FALL 2022 Cohort
Hannah Shin
Janny Eng
Jeffrey Liao
Jemima Williams
Jordan Johnson
Julia Chou
Kakuyon Mataeh
Kamsi Onwochei
Kat Nix
Kennedy Walls
Khari Franklin
Kristal H. Grant
LaJayzia Wright
Melat Bekele
Mikala Parnell
Nica Evans
Olivia Cao
Payton Croskey
Sajan Young
Sara Alway
Storm Stokes
Tiana Ruden
Alexis Rankine
Aditi Desai
Jordan Johnson
Tiana Ruden
Aneekah Uddin
Sajan Young
Sara Alway
DeAisha Johnson
Temi Ayeni
Alan R Gutierrez
Isabelle Casimir
Allen Delgado
Kat Nix
Kristal H. Grant
Jeffrey Liao
Nica Evans
Carrington S Johnson
Dusu Sidibay
Khari Franklin
LaJayzia Wright
Jewel Justice
Julia Chou
Kasmi Onwochei
Sabrina Kim
Janny Eng
Anna Sivaraj
SPRING 2022 Cohort
Khadijah Anwar
Leyla Arcasoy
Christian Arnold
Jacob Barber
Isabelle Casimir
Payton Croskey
Aditi Desai
Nica Evans
MiKayla Green
Alan Gutierrez
Mika Hyman
Carrington Johnson
Deaisha Johnson
Jordan Johnson
Jewel Justice
Jeffrey Liao
Violet Marmur
Kakuyon Mateah
Katrina Nix
Brooklyn Northcross
Mikala Parnell
Amber Rahman
Alexis Rankine
Collin Riggins
Tiana Ruden
Dusu Sidibay
Storm Stokes
Frelicia Tucker
Annekah Uddin
Kennedy Walls
Toussaint Webb
Emmandra Wright
Sajan Young
FALL 2021 Cohort
Khadijah Anwar
Leyla Arcasoy
Jacob Barber
Payton Croskey
MiKayla Green
Mika Hyman
Jordan Johnson
Kakuyon Mataeh
Katrina Nix
MiKala Parnell
Amber Rahman
Alexis Rankine
Collin Riggins
Jack Sullivan
Frelicia Tucker
Frances Walker
Emmandra Wright
Sajan Young
SUMMER 2021 Cohort
Harshini Abbaraju
Tamilore Ajeigbe
Lauren Almstead
Leyla Arcasoy
Stav Bejerano
Allen Delgado
Mikayla Green
Mika Hyman
Brooke Johnson
Ive Jones
Maya Keren
Cameron “Cammie” Lee
Kakuyon Mataeh
Katrina Nix
Benjamin Porter
Maya Rabinowitz
Bailey Ransom
Sabrina Reguyal
Collin Riggins
Ari Riggins
Ché Rogers
Jack Sullivan
Henry Vecchione
Sajan Young
Tavarria Zeigler
Niara Hightower
SPRING 2021 Cohort
Masha Miura
Mary DeVellis
Frelicia Tucker
Ashley Nurse
Leila Ullmann
Lauren Johnson
Erica Dugué
Ally McGowen
Emily Cheston
Aisha Tahir
Ashley Hodges
Sarah Elkordy
Asia Matthews
Haydon John
Amber Rahman
Payton Croskey
Mercedes Davis
Taylor Alacron
FALL 2020 Cohort
Asia Matthews
Ashley Nurse
Mary DeVellis
Masha Miura
Faith Iloka
Aisha Tahir
SUMMER 2020 Cohort
Adia Weaver
Aisha Tahir
Alex Laurenzi
Ally McGowen
Amna Amin
An-Lanh Le
Angelika Morris
Anglory Morel Espinal
Ashley Hodges
Ashley Nurse
Asia Matthews
Atarah McCoy
Ayodele Foster-McCray
Caroline Castleman
Haydon John
Lauren Johnson
Sarah Elkordy
Erica Dugué
Sydney P. Johnson
Erica Dugué
Faith Iloka
Haneul Ryoo
Haydon John
Irene Ross
Jamie Goodwin
June Philippe
Katherine Powell
Kuteara Jamison
Lauren Johnson
Leila Ullmann
Lena Hu
Lutfah Subair
Leila Ullmann
Emily Cheston
Ashley Hodges
Alaina (Ally) McGowen
Jocelyn Galindo
Mahishan Gnanaseharan
Malachi Byrd
Mary DeVellis
Masha Miura
Nathan Poland
Oluwatoyin Edogun
Ozichi Okorom
Runako Campbell
Sarah Elkordy
Sirad Hassan
Sydney Johnson
Trina Swanson
Yolore Airewele