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PhD Students

Eunice Yau

Eunice is a joint doctoral student in Public Policy and Sociology. Her current research interests are in financial behavior and state attempts to shape financial behavior through policies, programs, and other means, particularly for people with low…
PhD Students

Siwen Xiao

Siwen Xiao is a joint Ph.D. student in Public Policy and Political Science. Her research interests lie at the intersections of science and technology policy, authoritarian politics, and international political economy. She previously worked as a…
PhD Students

William Taylor

William D. Taylor is a joint doctoral student in Political Science and Public Policy. His research employs advanced computational methods to investigate the challenges faced by populations with limited social, political, and economic capital, and…
PhD Students

Juanita Jaramillo

Juanita Jaramillo is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. Her current research interests lie broadly in labor economics, development, and education policy. Previously, Juanita worked as a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at MIT Blueprint Labs.…
PhD Students

Katie Albright

Katie is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. An Active Duty Major in the United States Air Force with a background in the talent management enterprise, Katie's interests lie in labor economics and public policy, particularly as they apply…

Celebrating the Classes of 2020

Due to the novel coronavirus, in-person commencement celebrations have been postponed across all three University of Michigan campuses. This postponement includes the Ford School commencement ceremony, originally planned for May 2nd. We promise to...
Faculty by courtesy

Jeremy Levine

Associate Professor of Organizational Studies; associate professor of Public Policy (by courtesy); associate professor of Sociology (by courtesy)
Jeremy Levine is a political and urban sociologist generally interested in questions related to inequality and public policy, especially urban and criminal justice policy. Levine has worked with legislators and advocates in New York on ongoing…
Core faculty

Pamela Herd

Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy
Pamela Herd is the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research Population Studies Center. Her research focuses on inequality and how it intersects with health, aging, and policy. She is…