Who We Are
The ILR Ithaca Co-Lab officially began its work in early 2020. Its work is carried out by researchers and students coordinated by its director, Ian Greer. We serve the community partners that include the Tompkins County Worker Center,
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Tompkins County Workforce Development Board. For support in getting started, we thank the Office for Engaged Initiatives (Engaged Cornell) and our ‘big sister’ ILR Co-Lab in Buffalo.
Affiliated Researchers and Fellows
Michèle Belot
- Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and at the School of Industrial Labor Relations
- Director, Labor Dynamics Institute
Dina Bishara
- Associate Professor in Global Labor and Work
- Transatlantic Social Dialogue Webinar Series 2020
Michelle Chen
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Labor History, ILR School
- Criminal records projects
Liz Davis-Frost
- Mediation and Training Extension Associate, Scheinman Institute
- Living Wage Project
Jason Hoge
- Lead Attorney, Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY)
- Criminal records projects
María Eugenia Rodríguez Florez
- MILR ’20, International Consultant on Labour and Social Policies
- Living Wage Project
Sean O’Brady
- Assistant Professor, DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University
- Living Wage Project
Shaianne Osterreich
- Associate Professor and Chair, Economics Department at Ithaca College
Matt Vidal
- Director of Doctoral Programmes and Reader in Sociology and Comparative Political Economy at Loughborough University’s Institute for International Management
- Living Wage Project
Co-Lab Scholars (past and present)
Jana Alzayer Arts & Sciences ’24
With a focus on: Criminal records work at LawNY and OAR
Alexandra Bixler ILR ’21
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project
Althea Brennan ILR ’23
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project and Women-friendly employer project at the Women’s Opportunity Center
Dawn Cornell ILR ’16, MILR ’21
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project
Sherrell Farmer ILR ’22
With a focus on: Unemployment insurance casework at LawNY
Zanaya Hussain, MS 2026
With a focus on: Living wage in the care economy
Jenna Lea, Undergrad 2026
With a focus on: Criminal records and employment
Jaclyn Lewinthal Brookes ’23
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project
Eric Lewis ILR ’21
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project and Workforce Development Board report
Brian Park Ryu, Undergrad 2027
With a focus on: Living wage
Kate Porcello, Undergrad 2026
With a focus on: Criminal records and employment
Hannah Ritter ILR ’22
With a focus on: Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project
JP Swenson Undergrad 2025
With a focus on: Living wage
Di Tian, Undergrad 2024
With a focus on: Just transition in the auto industry
Riley Xian, Undergrad 2025
With a focus on: Criminal records and employment