Seleeke Flingai

Seleeke Flingai, PhD, MPA, is a seasoned academic and researcher currently serving as an Assistant Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago since June 2024. Previously, Flingai worked as a Senior Associate at PolicyLink, focusing on the National Equity Atlas, and as a Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where a graduate seminar course on "Race and Public Health" was designed and taught. Flingai held senior roles at the Vera Institute of Justice and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and contributed to public health initiatives including the Penn Public Policy Challenge. Flingai holds a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University, in addition to a Bachelor's Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.