About the Center
Staff
Marion Crain, Director
Marion Crain, director of the Center, earned her B.S from Cornell University and her law degree from the UCLA School of Law. She is the Paul Eaton Professor of Law at UNC-CH, an appointment she received in 1998. Professor Crain is a nationally-recognized scholar in the law of work, with a particular emphasis on how work law structures gender, race and social class. Since 1986, Professor Crain has held permanent or visiting appointments at Duke University, George Washington University, the University of Michigan, West Virginia University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Toledo. She teaches Labor Law, Employment Law, Family Law, and Work, Law and Social Class.
Heather Hunt, Assistant Director
Heather holds a BA in history from Columbia University and earned her JD from the UNC School of Law in 2002. After graduating from Carolina Law, she served as a Fellow for the UNC Center for Civil Rights for two years, working on issues of community development, poverty and inequality. Most recently, she worked as a consultant helping solo law practitioners establish their practice.
Wendy Spitzer, Administrative Assistant
Wendy Spitzer is a 2002 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received a national merit scholarship and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, she worked in non-profit arts management and in an administrative capacity at the UNC School of Law. An active musician, she is involved in both classical and rock ensembles.
Advisory Board
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Professor Alice Ammerman, UNC School of Public Health and Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Professor Oscar Barbarin, UNC School of Social Work and Senior Investigator, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
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- President Emeritus William Friday, University of North Carolina
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Professor Jim Johnson,
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center
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Professor Dennis Orthner,
UNC School of Social Work and Associate Director for Policy Development and Analysis, Jordan Institute for Families
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Professor Bill Rohe,
UNC Department of City and Regional Planning and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies
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Dr. Pam Silberman,
Associate Director for Policy Analysis, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and President, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
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Contact Us
- Poverty Center inquiries may be emailed to poverty_center@unc.edu.
- Poverty Center Phone Number: (919) 843-8796
Please note that the mailing address for the Poverty Center has changed. It is now:
Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
UNC School of Law
School of Law Annex
CB #3382
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3382