Institute on Poverty & Systemic Racism
Mission: The mission of the Institute on Poverty and Systemic Racism is to embolden researchers, community, and policymakers to eradicate poverty.
Vision: We envision that community-centric research will drive policy, decision-making, and transformative change.
Supporting CR-SDC’s Mission to empower people with the resources to move beyond poverty, IPSR will focus on bridging the gap between theory, practice, and real-world actionable research.
Research & Science Advisory Council Members
Dr. Keenan Grenell
IPSR Research and Science Advisory Council Chair & CEO, Global Capital, LLC
Dr. James P Adams
Dean Emeritus and Professor—The University of Kentucky
Dr. George Amedee
Professor—Southern University at New Orleans
Dr. Denita Ball
Sheriff, Milwaukee County
Dr. Anne Bonds
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Geography & Urban Studies Affiliate Faculty, UW-Milwaukee
Dr. Terri deRoon Cassini
IPSR Collaborative Faculty Fellow; Professor of Surgery, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Institute for Health and Equity, Executive Director; Comprehensive Injury Center, Director; Trauma Psychology Program, Co-Director, Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project; Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. John Mantsch
IPSR Collaborative Faculty Fellow; Chair, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Professor, Medical College of WI
Dr. Robert Pavlik
Retire Professor, Marquette University
Dr. Lucas Torres
IPSR Collaborative Faculty Fellow; Professor Department of Psychology, Marquette
Dr. Don-Terry Veal
Vice President for State & Federal Relations and Chief of Staff, Morgan State University
D.R.IV.E. Out Racism Together Study Team
Study PI: Dr. Terri deRoon Cassini
Study CO-I’s: Dr. Rina Ghose, Dr. John Mantsch, Dr. Carissa Tomas, Dr. Lucas Torres, Jennifer Harris, M.Ed.
Dr. Terri deRoon Cassini
Professor of Surgery (Trauma & Acute Care Surgery), Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Institute for Health and Equity, Executive Director – Comprehensive Injury Center, Director – Trauma Psychology Program, Co-Director, Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project)-- Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Rina Ghose
Program Director of B.S. in Data Analytics and Professor, UW-Milwaukee
Dr. John Mantsch
Chair—Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Professor—Medical College of WI
Dr. Carissa Tomas
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Social Sciences; Data Scientist—Comprehensive Injury Center—Medical College WI
Dr. Lucas Torres
Professor Department of Psychology—Marquette
Jennifer Harris, M.Ed.
Research and Policy Manager—CR-Social Development Commission
Amir Masoud Forati
UW-Milwaukee Graduate Student
Fahimeh Mohebbi
UW-Milwaukee Graduate Student
Jessica Krukowski
Graduate Student—Marquette & MCW Drive Research Assistant
Kaylen Vine
Graduate Student—Marquette & MCW Drive Research Assistant
Jordan Janusiak
Graduate Student—Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Sydney Timmer Murillo
Health & Trauma Psychology Fellow—Medical College of WI
Starkita Purdle
Community Research Assistant—CR-Social Development Commission
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