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Core faculty

Catherine Hausman

Professor of Public Policy
Hausman is an environmental and energy economist, and some of her recent areas of research include electricity markets and climate change; inequality in pollution exposure; and the natural gas sector's role in methane leaks. She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research.
Core faculty

Devin Judge-Lord

Assistant professor
Judge-Lord is a political scientist who studies interactions among interest groups, legislators, and bureaucracies. His current work focuses on how public pressure campaigns affect agency rulemaking, especially climate and environmental justice campaigns. His other research projects address legislator behavior and capacity, money in politics, lobbying, and private governance.
Core faculty

Shobita Parthasarathy

Professor of Public Policy; Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy program
Parthasarathy studies the governance of emerging science and technology and the politics of evidence and expertise in policy in comparative and international perspective. Her current research focuses on equity in innovation and innovation policy. She co-hosts The Received Wisdom podcast.
Core faculty

Kaitlin T. Raimi

Associate Professor of Public Policy; Faculty Associate in Psychology; Faculty Associate in Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Raimi is a social psychologist focused on climate change beliefs and policy support. She studies how people compare themselves to others, how adopting one pro-environmental behavior affects later action, and how communication affects understanding and support for climate policy and technology.
Adjunct faculty

Daniel Raimi

Lecturer in Public Policy
Daniel Raimi is a fellow at Resources for the Future and a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transitio...
Faculty by courtesy

Jennifer Haverkamp

Graham Family Director, Graham Sustainability Institute; Clinical Professor of Public Policy
Jennifer Haverkamp is a professor of practice at the Ford School, the Graham Family Director of the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute, a professor from practice at Michigan Law, and co-chair of the U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality. A...
Faculty by courtesy

Pamela Jagger

Professor of Environment and Sustainability; Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy)
Pam Jagger is a professor at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, with a courtesy appointment at the Ford School. She is an applied political economist whose research focuses on the dynamics of poverty and environment interactions in lo...
Emeritus faculty

Barry Rabe

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy
Rabe examines the political feasibility and durability of environmental and energy policy, with a particular emphasis on efforts to address climate change in the U.S. and other federal systems. His most recent books examine the politics of carbon pricing and the limitations of unilateral executive branch policy actions. Current research explores the politics of intensive but short-lived greenhouse gases, such as methane and HFCs. Recent policy engagement includes work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

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Alumni spotlight

Community-led conservation

May 7, 2026
When it comes to safeguarding the planet, alum Ben Zukowski (BA ‘13) believes not only in learning from science, but also from listening to those who live closest to the land.
State & Hill

Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
This year, State & Hill has unfolded a bit differently—literally and figuratively! 
While our fall issue adopted a compact, fold-out design to highlight impact, 
our spring magazine returns to our full format, offering the space to dive deeper into t...
Alumni spotlight

Collaborative development across Asia

May 7, 2026
Overseeing a $45 billion portfolio, Morris works with governments across 25 nations on projects ranging from physical infrastructure to universal healthcare.
State & Hill

25 years of CLOSUP

Apr 11, 2026
When the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission faced a tidal wave of public input—more than 30,000 comments—the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) and Ford School students stepped in. Their analysis helped the commiss...
In the Media

Hausman comments on increasing electricity demand

Mar 5, 2026 Inside Climate News
Catie Hausman on the increased demand for electricity: "We’re seeing two years in a row after decades of flat demand growth, and that’s entirely consistent with what we know about data centers and also electrification and other broad market trends.”
News

Green shares data center concerns with Michigan lawmakers

Feb 15, 2026
The Ford School's Ben Green testified before members of Michigan's House Subcommittee on Oversight regarding the anticipated impacts data centers will have on Michiganders. Various networks have covered Green's expertise on this issue.
News

Students simulate waste policy reform

Jan 26, 2026
Acting as legislators, local government officials, business and environmental stakeholders, and journalists, more than 100 graduate students simulated Michigan House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee deliberations on significant legislative ref...
Policy Matters

The making of IPE

Jan 19, 2026
GSI Pedro Eymael (MPP/MS ’27) shares behind-the-scenes preparation for the Ford School’s policy simulation.
State & Hill

Faculty news, fall 2025

Dec 8, 2025
Ford School experts are publishing research, sharing their knowledge, and getting recognized.
State & Hill

Class notes, fall 2025

Dec 8, 2025
Catch up with Fordies and learn about recent accomplishments, moves, and babies!
In the Media

Green addresses data center forum

Dec 4, 2025 Michigan Advance
Ford School professor Ben Green addressed citizen concerns about data centers at a forum in Howell, Michigan