Directory

Dr. Mara Cecilia Ostfeld is the interim managing director at the Center for Racial Justice and a research associate professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She also serves as a faculty lead of the Detroit Metro Ar...

Holly Bass is an award-winning, socially-engaged artist working across multiple disciplines including dance, theater, visual art and writing. Her artwork can be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Ayesha Bell Hardaway, JD, is a Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University where she serves as Director of the Law School’s Social Justice Law Center and its Criminal Defense Clinic.

Kristina Fullerton Rico is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Racial Justice at the Ford School. Her research examines the social and emotional impacts of U.S. immigration policies that lead unauthorized immigrants and their families to endure long-term separation.

R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy is a scholar whose work and activism center issues of race, place, education, and opportunity. He is an Associate Professor at New York University in the Sociology of Education program in the School of Culture, Education and Human Development.

Mo Torres (MPP ‘15) is a Michigan Society of Fellows (MSF) postdoctoral scholar and assistant professor at the Ford School and in sociology (LSA) for a three-year term. His research and teaching interests are in political economy, urban politics, and race-class inequality.

Katrina (they/she) brings experience in community organizing and a dedication to developing accessible and inclusive communication strategies to the Ford School.

Angela (she/her) joined the Ford School in April 2022. She handles event planning, scheduling, and the center's finances.