Savannah Hunter, Ph.D., is a senior researcher with the Low-Wage Work Program at the Labor Center. Savannah leads research and technical assistance projects on job quality, working conditions, and labor policy, particularly focused on low-wage industries and jobs. Prior to working at the Labor Center Savannah’s research focused on work and inequality, particularly in areas […]

Enrique Lopezlira is director of the Low-Wage Work Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. A labor economist, he studies how public policies affect workers and their families. He previously served as senior policy advisor at UnidosUS, one of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations, and as deputy director for policy and research at Western […]

Kuochih Huang joined the Labor Center’s Low-Wage Work program team in July 2020. Originally from Taiwan, Kuochih earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has conducted research for several labor organizations in Taiwan. Prior to graduate school, Kuochih worked as an assistant research fellow at the Taiwan Institute of Economic […]

Jessica Muñoz is a current Master of Public Policy student at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. Jessica is working on the Low-Wage Work team on COVID-related research and on the Labor-Management Partnerships Program.

Sarah Thomason (she/her) is a research and policy associate for the Low-Wage Work program at the Labor Center. Her recent work focuses on independent contracting, care work, and the effects of the pandemic on low-wage workers. Before joining the Labor Center, she conducted research for National People’s Action, El Colegio de México, and the Insight […]

Ken Jacobs is a senior policy advisor at the Labor Center, after serving 17 years as chair and one year as co-chair. He joined the Labor Center as a labor specialist in 2002. His areas of focus include low-wage work, labor standards policies, sectoral wage setting, and health care coverage. Recent research includes analyses of […]