Patricia Cahill
Patricia serves as the Program Manager and Administrator for the Initiative on Cities. She manages internal IOC events and programming including the Urban Seminar Series, serves as coordinator for the IOC’s five undergraduate and graduate student fellowships, manages the IOC’s seed grant fund, and oversees undergraduate student staff. Prior to joining the IOC, Patricia worked […]
Paige Dolci
Paige Dolci is the former Program Manager for MetroBridge, the Initiative on Cities’ experiential learning program that embeds real-world projects for municipalities and community organizations into courses at BU. Under MetroBridge, municipalities receive research support as clients, and students receive hands-on experience addressing urban challenges surrounding racial equity, the environment, public health, social services, and […]
Luisa Godinez-Puig
Luisa is a former Doctoral Research Fellow of the Initiative on Cities having received her Ph.D. with the Political Science Department at Boston University. She is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.
Nic Gunkel
Nic is the lead on two of the Initiative’s ongoing research projects: a special report on collaboration and governance structures within and between city networks, particularly in the climate realm, and an oral history project of US mayors, who left a significant legacy. Prior to joining the IOC, Nic completed his MPA from the London […]
Nicolas Gunkel
Nic is the lead on two of the Initiative’s ongoing research projects: a special report on collaboration and governance structures within and between city networks, particularly in the climate realm, and an oral history project of US mayors, who left a significant legacy. Prior to joining the IOC, Nic completed his MPA from the London […]
Katharine Lusk
Katharine Lusk was Co-Director and Founding Executive Director of the Boston University Initiative on Cities, which spearheads university-wide programs and research, including the national Menino Survey of Mayors, place-based experiential learning for students and multi-stakeholder events. She has a track record of discipline-spanning research collaboration with public health researchers, environmental scientists, social workers, political scientists, […]
Richard Maloney
Richard G Maloney, PhD, FRSA is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Performing Arts Administration graduate program at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and an Affiliated Faculty member of the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. He teaches courses in performing arts administration, cultural and […]
Fatima Blanca Munoz
Fatima was the Program Manager & Administrator of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University. In this role, she managed IOC’s events and programs along with overseeing the IOC’s student staff. Additionally, she coordinated the IOC’s urban student government fellowships, managed the seed grant fund, and provided administrative support to the team. Prior to joining […]
Emily Robbins
Emily Robbins is the Program Manager for the [TBD, if program name changes] at Boston University’s Initiative on Cities. She is responsible for [XYZ]. Prior to joining Boston University, Emily was the Principal Associate for Economic Development at the National League of Cities (NLC) in Washington, D.C. Emily’s work at NLC helped city leaders create […]
Erin Tatz
Erin Tatz is a Research Assistant for the Menino Survey of Mayors, the only nationally representative and scientifically rigorous survey of American mayors. She entered the Political Science PhD program in 2019 after earning a B.A. in Critical Theory and Social Justice from Occidental College in 2016 and working in the social service sector in […]