Gray leads the Child Language and Literacy Laboratory which focuses on how children learn to talk, read and write.

Michelle received her PhD in Family and Human Development at ASU and is currently postdoctoral research scholar working with Dr. Nilda Flores-Gonzalez on the Arizona Youth Identity Project.

Ehlenz, a certified planner with AICP, focuses research on urban revitalization and community development, with specializations in the role of anchor institutions in urban places and mechanisms for building community wealth.

Bishop is the Inaugural recipient of the MIT and Black Public Media Fellowship, hosted by the MIT Open Documentary Lab.