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
María Eugenia Rodríguez Florez
- MILR ’20, International Consultant on Labour and Social Policies
- Living Wage Project
Kim Morrell
- Engaged Cornell Project Attorney at Legal Assistance Of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY)
- Unemployment Projects
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
- 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
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
- Workforce Development Board report
Hannah Ritter ILR ’22
With a focus on:
- Unemployed workers in the pandemic research project