The CCC faculty steering committee represents the three tracks of the CCC program. This committee admits students once each year, with applications due in early January. The steering committee also oversees program structure and policy and monitors student progress in required and elective courses, qualifying exams, and admission to candidacy.
Steering Committee Members*
Chair, CCC Program Director: Associate Professor Xiaojin Chen, representing Sociology
Assistant Professor Robin Bartram**, representing Urban Studies
Associate Professor Catherine McKinley, representing Social Work
Associate Professor Tonya Hansel, representing Social Work
Professor Adeline Masquelier**, representing Urban Studies
Professor David Smilde, representing Sociology
*Faculty research leaves may occasion interim appointments to the steering committee.
**In 2021-22, Associate Professor Stephen Ostertag (Sociology) sosterta@tulane.edu is serving for Robin Bartram, and Associate Professor Jesse Keenan (Architecture) jkeenan@tulane.edu is serving for Adeline Masquelier.
CCC Program Support
Ann Schumacher, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Liberal Arts
Andres Gonzalez, Sr. Program Coordinator, School of Liberal Arts – Interdisciplinary Programs
Above: Deans Kimberly Foster, School of Science and Engineering; Brian Edwards, School of Liberal Arts; Thomas LaVeist, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; and Iñaki Alday, School of Architecture, who were all appointed in 2018 (photo by Paula Burch-Celentano, © 2018 Tulane University)
Jenn Lilly, graduated in 2021 (Social Work-CCC), and took an Assistant Professor position in the Graduate School for Social Service at Fordham University.
