Faculty Advisory Board
Representing Boston University’s diverse range of expertise, IOC Faculty Advisory Board members bring a rich perspective to the Initiative’s mission of advancing urban leadership and connecting the academic world with the practice of urban governance. Members meet twice a semester to provide consult on the Initiative’s objectives and programming. Faculty Advisory Board members serve two-year terms.
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Daniel Abramson
College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Architectural Studies; Professor of American & European Architecture -
Azer Bestavros
College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences; Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Founding Director of the BU Hariri Institute for Computing -
Rébecca Bourgault
College of Fine Arts
Assistant Professor of Art, Art Education; Chair of Art Education -
Jade Brown
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
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David Carballo
College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Latin American Studies -
Mary Churchill
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement; Program Director, Higher Education Administration; Professor of the Practice -
James Feigenbaum
College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor, Economics -
Kevin Gallagher
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Professor and Director, Global Development Policy Center
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Jonathan Jay
School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences -
Gina Powers
Questrom School of Business
Senior Lecturer, Markets, Public Policy & Law -
Carrie Preston
Director of Kilachand Honors College; College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies -
Benjamin Sovacool
Director, Institute for Global Sustainability; Professor of Earth & Environment
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Ian Sue Wing
College of Arts & Sciences Professor, Department of Earth and Environment
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Yeşim Sungu-Eryilmaz
Metropolitan College
Assistant Professor and Director of City Planning and Urban Affairs Masters Program -
Pamela Templer
College of Arts & Sciences
Director, BU URBAN Program; Professor of Biology -
Ana Villarreal
College of Arts & Sciences, Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Marcus Walton
College of Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Gregory Wellenius
School of Public Health
Director of the Center for Climate & Health; Professor, Environmental Health
For a full list of former IOC faculty Board members, please follow this link.