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Initiative for Urban Research
SIUE East St. Louis Center, Building A
Campus Box 1246
601 James R. Thompson Blvd.
East St. Louis, IL 62201
Phone: 618-650-5262
Fax: 618-650-5252

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As a research center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the IUR maintains a professional staff and faculty collaborators. The people who are affiliated with the IUR are listed on the right.

The IUR is an important part of SIUE, and is a key mechanism for advancing SIUE's research capacity, while connecting the University with the greater St. Louis community.

Meet the IUR Staff

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Dr. James Hanlon, Ph.D., Director
618-482-8320
jhanlon@siue.edu

Dr. Hanlon is an assistant professor of geography and teaches courses in urban, political, and human geography. He has been a full-time faculty member at SIUE since 2009.

Education

  • Ph.D., Geography, University of Kentucky, May 2008
  • Graduate Certificate in Social Theory, Committee on Social Theory, University of Kentucky, May 2001
  • M.A., Geography, University of Kentucky, December 1999
  • B.A., Geography, Michigan State University, May 1995

For more about Dr. Hanlon, please visit his website.

 Mr. Hugh N. Pavitt, MPA, Research Associate
618-482-8335
hpavitt@siue.edu

Pavitt works extensively in survey research, providing survey and database design/management, data collection and data analysis services to a wide range of clients including SIUE administration and faculty, as well as to the University's external clients in Illinois and Missouri.

Education

  • Master of Public Administration, SIUE
  • Post-graduate diploma, Business Management and Marketing, College of Estate Management at Reading University, Reading, England
  • Bachelor of Science, Urban Land Economics, Sheffield-Hallam University, Sheffield, England

Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Previous Work

  • Research Associate, Center for Organizational Research and Development, SIUE
  • Regional Manager, Colley's Professional Services (a nationwide real estate services company based in London)
  • Department Manager, Andrew Butler and Co., Nottingham, England

Pavitt's previous experience includes the development and implementation of organizational assessments, program evaluations and needs assessments, survey research, environmental scanning, wage and benefit studies, jobs evaluation, team building, and strategic planning. He also has several years of experience as a real estate appraiser and has been involved extensively in quality assurance programs such as ISO 9000.

 Rambsy

 Dr. Howard Rambsy, Ph.D., East St. Louis Action Research Project Coordinator
618-650-2326
hrambsy@siue.edu

Rambsy is an associate professor of english language and literature at SIUE. Rambsy specializes in 20th Century African American literature, the Black Arts Movement, Richard Wright, and textual scholarship. He became the coordinator for the East St. Louis Action Research project in 2013.

 

Retired Staff

Rhonda Penelton, MPA, Research Associate
The IUR is grateful for Rhonda's 26 years of service to the campus and regional community.
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