Research and Impact

Explore the latest research insights from the Ford School and how, in partnership with communities, our faculty help turn their expertise into actionable policy solutions.

Sociologist Jeffrey Morenoff, associate dean for research and policy engagement Focus: neighborhood environments, crime and criminal justice, the social determinants of health, racial/ethnic/immigrant inequality, and methods for analyzing multilev...

How do policy professionals apply racial justice in practice? This semester, the Ford School’s  Center of Racial Justice hosted a series of workshops to explore different dimensions of justice, from antiracism and global development to community orga...

Political scientist Dr. Mara Celicia Ostfeld has been named the inaugural research director of the Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy. In this role, Ostfeld will lead the development of the ce...