Our Team

Based at the University of California, our multidisciplinary team works with partners across the country to produce rigorous research that advances data-driven innovation for the public good.

Meet Our Team

Amy E. Lerman

Executive Director & Principal Investigator

Kemet Azubuike

Postdoctoral Scholar

Ben Bowyer

Senior Researcher

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Randy Clopton

Research Associate

Ben Fils

Affiliated Researcher

Kelly Freter

Communications Manager

Ryan Hall, Research Associate at the Possibility Lab

Ryan Hall

Senior Research Fellow

Koci Hernandez

Faculty Affiliate and Senior Multimedia Producer

Stephanie Hom, Director of Operations at the Possibility Lab

Stephanie Hom

Director of Operations

Emily Jacobson

Research Associate

Jacki Kingkade

Operations Manager

Arvind Krishnamurthy

Postdoctoral Scholar

Chris Lee

Senior Researcher

Naomi Levy, Faculty Advisor at the Possibility Lab

Naomi Levy

Faculty Affiliate and Director, Community Engaged Research

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Lindsay Maple

Senior Project Lead

Kathryn McAlindon

Senior Project Lead

Jesse Melgar

Senior Advisor for Strategy and Public Affairs

Dante Angel Miguel

Project Associate

Meredith Sadin, Senior Researcher at the Possibility Lab

Meredith Sadin

Faculty Affiliate and Senior Researcher

Kate Sadowsky, Director of Communications at the Possibility Lab

Kate Sadowsky

Director, Community Outreach

Emily Swide, Graduate Student Researcher at the Possibility Lab

Emily Swide

Chief of Staff

Sam Trachtman

Senior Researcher

Students

Amanda Glazer

NSF Research Fellow

Hannah Jackson

Graduate Student Researcher

Rebekah Jones

Graduate Student Researcher

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Chan Lam

Undergraduate Research Fellow

Julia Leitner

Graduate Student Researcher

April Martin

Multimedia Fellow

Humphrey Obuobi

Graduate Student Researcher

Project Affiliates

Mia Bird

Mia Bird

Faculty Affiliate

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Carolyn Coles

Graduate Student Affiliate

Peter Dixon

Faculty Affiliate

Jessie Harney

Faculty Affiliate

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Emily Owens

Faculty Affiliate

Carolina Reid

Faculty Affiliate

Alexander Sahn

Faculty Affiliate

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Jennifer Skeem

Faculty Affiliate

Brie Williams

Faculty Affiliate

Senior Advisors

Carla Javits

Senior Advisor and Board Member, REDF

Jody Lewen

President, Mount Tamalpais College

David Wilson, Faculty Affiliate

David C. Wilson

Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy

Contributors

Spencer Bowen
Joaquin Carbonell
Sara Castro
Andre Chapman
Pia Deshpande
Kyle Dill
Emily Estus
Alejandra Fajardo
Sam Glaser-Nolan
Julian Hayes
Charlotte Hill
Christian Hosam
Grace Huang
Karalyn Lacey
Jessica Lasky-Fink
Maura Liévano
Elizabeth Linos
Mark Lipkin
David Maldonado
Griselda Melgoza
Alyssa Mooney
Ian Mulholland
Rohit Naimpally
Liliane Niensted
Lisa Quan
Antonio Raphael
Audrey Sayer
Jessica Spero Li
Casey St. Claire