Richard Arum, Interim Director
Email: richard.arum@nyu.edu
Richard Arum is professor in the Department of Sociology with a joint appointment in the Steinhardt School of Education and director of the Institute for Human Development and Social Change at New York University. He is also director of the Education Research Program of the Social Science Research Council, where he oversaw the development of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, a research consortium designed to conduct ongoing evaluation of the New York City public schools. He is coauthor of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press, 2011), the author of Judging School Discipline: The Crisis of Moral Authority in American Schools (Harvard University Press, 2003), and co-editor of comparative studies on: expansion, differentiation and access to higher education in fifteen countries, Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study (Stanford University Press, 2007); school discipline, Improving Learning Environments: School Discipline and Student Achievement in Comparative Perspective (Stanford University Press, 2012); and self-employment, The Reemergence of Self-Employment: A Comparative Study of Self-Employment Dynamics and Social Inequality (Princeton, 2004). Arum received a Masters of Education in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence Wu, Deputy Director
Email: lawrence.wu@nyu.edu Phone: 212 992 9565
Lawrence Wu is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Human Development and Social Change. He is a Professor of Sociology and the Director for the Center for Advanced Social Science Research. Professor Wu earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Stanford and an A.B. in sociology and applied mathematics from Harvard. He is the Chair of the Population Section of the American Sociological Association and a Series Co-Editor of Analytical Methods for Social Research (Cambridge University Press).
Dotun Ogunwale, Financial and Operations Manager
Email: do39@nyu.edu Phone: 212 998 5876
Dotun Ogunwale is the Financial and Operations Manager of the Institute of Human Development and Social Change where he facilitates all post-award activities for faculty affiliate grants managed by IHDSC. He holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration. Dotun has worked at MTA New York City Transit and City College of New York before joining NYU.
Claudette Gakuba-Carter, IES-PIRT Program Manager
Email: claudette.carter@nyu.edu Phone: 212 992 7673
Claudette Carter manages the Institute of Educational Sciences' Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training program ( IES-PIRT), managing all doctoral fellowship activities. She is also the Doctoral Studies Coordinator in the Office of Research, working closely with Dr. Perry Halkitis-Associate Dean for Research & Doctoral Studies, at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She earned a B.S. in accounting at Lehman College and is pursuing a M.A. in International Education at Steinhardt. Prior to becoming a manager at IHDSC, Claudette worked for the NYU Undergraduate Admissions Welcome Center.
Lisa Steiger, Pre-Award Adminstrator
Email: ls2791@nyu.edu Phone: 212 998 5536
Lisa Steiger provides pre-award support for the Institute. She identifies funding sources, processes proposals for internal faculty awards and external grant applications, and assists affiliate faculty in developing and completing their proposals. She earned her B.A. in Reconciliation Studies from Bethel University and is currently pursuing her M.A. in International Development Education at NYU.
Eric Zhang, Research and Administrative Assistant
Email: eez206@nyu.edu Phone: 212 992 7695
Eric Zhang provides administrative support to the IHDSC team. He assists in multiple areas, including grant management, event planning, finances, and academic support for the IES-PIRT fellowship program. He holds a B.F.A. in Studio Art with minors in Asian/Pacific/American Studies and Urban Design and Architecture Studies. Eric has worked previously in the Department of Art and Art Professions at NYU Steinhardt.