Experts by Expertise: Immigration and Refugees

Robert Adelman

Chair and Professor of Sociology

Expertise: urban sociology, segregation, race, immigration, U.S. Census

Phone: 716-645-8478

Email: adelman4@buffalo.edu

Kafuli Agbemenu

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Expertise: reproductive health in vulnerable populations

Phone: 716-829-6023

Email: agbemenu@buffalo.edu

Abigail Cooke

Associate Professor of Geography

Expertise: economic impact of immigration; economic impact of international trade; urban economies; international trade

Phone: 716-645-0486

Email: amcooke@buffalo.edu

Cecil Foster

Professor of Transnational Studies in the Department of Africana and American Studies

Expertise: Canadian studies; multiculturalism, politics, race, ethnicity and immigration in Canada

Phone: 716-645-0786

Email: cecilfos@buffalo.edu

Kathryn Bryk Friedman

Research Associate Professor of Law and Planning

Expertise: Canada-U.S. relations, including policy, trade, labor mobility and border security; water law (Great Lakes and New York State)

Phone: 716-878-2431

Email: kbf@buffalo.edu

Kim Griswold, MD

Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Expertise: health care for refugees and immigrants; trauma; survivors of torture; cultural competency in medicine; patient-centered medical homes; integrated medical and behavioral health care

Phone: 716-816-7248

Email: griswol@buffalo.edu

Melinda Lemke

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

Expertise: K-12 educational policy and reform; politics of education; public health; sociocultural contexts of education

Phone: 716-645-1090

Email: malemke@buffalo.edu

Jeehyun Lim

Associate Professor of English

Expertise: Asian American literature; migration and diaspora; bilingualism; social and cultural dimensions of the Korean War and Vietnam War

Phone: 716-645-0703

Email: jeehyunl@buffalo.edu

Stephen Santa-Ramirez

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

Expertise: access and equity in higher education; race, ethnicity, im/migration and Latinx collegians' educational experiences; undocumented and DACA students in higher education

Phone: 716-645-5236

Email: srsantar@buffalo.edu

Korydon Smith

Professor and Chair of Architecture

Expertise: diversity and social justice in planning and design; inclusive design; refugee housing and settlement planning

Phone: 716-829-5908

Email: khsmith@buffalo.edu

Hilary Weaver

Professor of Social Work

Expertise: Multicultural social work; historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous Peoples, including Native Americans; refugee health and well-being; trauma and resilience

Phone: 716-645-1226

Email: hweaver@buffalo.edu