Jen is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at California State University, Chico. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from University of California, Davis. In addition to researching housing issues and teaching research methods as part of an interdisciplinary course  with Susan Roll, Jen teaches comparative politics and studies comparative political behavior.  

Susan is a professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Chico and recently transitioned to become the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.  She received her Ph.D. in Social Work in 2010 from University of Denver.  Susan's teaching and research interests focus on poverty and income inequality. She studies how social welfare policies either support or create barriers for families to be financially stable. She also works on how we teach and learn about poverty through innovative pedagogy and experiential learning.