Andrew V. Papachristos
IPR’s eighth director is Andrew Papachristos, a sociologist, who deploys network science in examinations of police misconduct, gun violence, and neighborhood inequality in urban America.
Leadership and Staff
Our Leadership
Laurel Harbridge-Yong
Political scientist Laurel Harbridge-Yong will become IPR's ninth associate director on Sept. 1. Her research focuses on how elections, institutions, and policy are connected in the United States.
Francesca Gaiba
Cultural anthropologist Francesa Gaiba is IPR's senior director of operations and outreach. Her research focuses on simultaneous interpretation and queer studies.
Together, they will marshal IPR’s faculty members and research processes, aided by the members of IPR’s Executive Committee.
Our Staff
Our leadership team is supported by a staff of administrators, researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate and undergraduate research assistants.
Interested in joining the IPR staff? See opportunities.