2021

PhD Students

Micah is a PhD student in Public Policy & Economics and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. He is interested in the interactions between public education, geographic inequality, and local labor markets. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at…

PhD Students

Karla Magana

PhD Students

Parker Martin

PhD Students

Malcolm Thomas

Malcolm is a student in the joint Public Policy and Economics PhD program. He studies the economics of the construction and maintenance of caste systems such as race and applications of intersectionality in understanding collective action…

PubPol 587.003

PubPol 587.003: Public Management: Leading Across Difference

Aileen Webb

Policy leadership impacts the lives of all people, everywhere. Creating inclusive and equitable policy is at the core mandate of 21st century policy leaders. This course will explore the urgent topic of leading across...

PubPol 587.002

PubPol 587.002: Public Management: Leadership Skills for Mission-Driven Organizations

Brian Flanagan

In today's complex and dynamic world, leadership is in demand at all levels of every...

PubPol 583.001

PubPol 583.001: Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

Attia Qureshi

This is a required course open only to first year MPP students. This course meets in the second half of the semester which runs from October 20 through December 10,...

PubPol 583.002

PubPol 583.002: Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

Attia Qureshi

This is a required course open only to first year MPP students. This course meets in the second half of the semester which runs from October 20 through December 10,...

PubPol 522.002

PubPol 522.002: Writing Effectively for Public Policy

Alex Ralph

The class meets once a week and is open only to MPA...

PubPol 475.001

PubPol 475.001: Topics: The Role of Courts in International Human Rights

Hardy Vieux

This course will explore the legal enforcement of those human rights that are fundamental and are the birthright of all human...

PubPol 750.001

PubPol 750.001: Topics: The Role of Courts in International Human Rights

Hardy Vieux

This course will explore the legal enforcement of those human rights that are fundamental and are the birthright of all human...

PubPol 750.005

PubPol 750.005 Topics: Fintech Entrepreneurship

Adrienne Harris

Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG's The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow...

PubPol 717

PubPol 717: Social Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global South

Yazier Henry

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PubPol 778

PubPol 778: Project Skills Workshop

Ann Chih Lin

This is a professional skills workshop that will be required for students enrolled in the SPPC (PP 578) and open to other MPP/ Master's student. To be offered each semester, concurrent with the...

PubPol 750.007

PubPol 750.007: Topics: Policy, Politics, & Public Health

Instructor: Dr. Abdul...

PubPol 750.003

PubPol 750.003: Topics: Domestic Violent Extremism: Policies, Threats, and New Approaches

Javed Ali

The events of 6 January 2021 at the US Capitol served as a stark example of the evolving threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States. This threat has ebbed and flowed in intensity over the past several decades, with some...

PubPol 577

PubPol 577: R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an introduction to programming in the R statistical language. R is a flexible, open-source statistics platform which has gained broad adoption in a variety of...

PubPol 586

PubPol 586: Performance Management

Barry Rabe

This course will examine issues of performance measurement and management in the context of public sector agencies in the United...

PubPol 557

PubPol 557: Data Visualization for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course will provide students with fundamental principles of and practical experience in presenting data in a visual form for communication and...

PubPol 541

PubPol 541: International Trade Policy

Alan Deardorff

This course examines the policy issues of international trade, including trade in both goods and services and also international flows of direct investment and...

PubPol 422

PubPol 422: Congress & State Legislatures

John Schwarz

Is Congress too partisan? Can Congress fulfill its legislative and oversight functions? Do the executive and judicial branches effectively control public policy...

PubPol 510.001

PubPol 510.001: The Politics of Public Policy

Valenta Kabo

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission...

PubPol 510.007

PubPol 510.007: The Politics of Public Policy

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission...

PubPol 457

PubPol 457: Data Visualization for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

Communicating through visual presentation of data is a critical skill in a variety of industries. This course will introduce students to data visualization, from principles to...

PubPol 475.003

PubPol 475.003: Topics: Domestic Violent Extremism: Policies, Threats, and New Approaches

Javed Ali

PubPol 475.002

PubPol 475.002: Topics: Writing Persuasively About International Relations

It's been decades since the United States has faced such a critical mix of foreign policy challenges as...

PubPol 476

PubPol 476: Applied Learning Seminar

Stephanie Sanders

This is a required course open only to current Ford School BA students. Course...

PubPol 447

PubPol 447: Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is designed to familiarize students with core skills in data access, manipulation, analysis, and presentation using Excel (and Excel-like...

PubPol 330.001

PubPol 330.001: Microeconomics for Public Policy: In Depth

Betsey Stevenson

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

Timothy Arvan

Micah Baum

Karla Magana

Parker Martin

Malcolm Thomas

PubPol 587.003: Public Management: Leading Across Difference

PubPol 587.002: Public Management: Leadership Skills for Mission-Driven Organizations

PubPol 583.001: Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

PubPol 583.002: Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

PubPol 522.002: Writing Effectively for Public Policy

PubPol 475.001: Topics: The Role of Courts in International Human Rights

PubPol 750.001: Topics: The Role of Courts in International Human Rights

PubPol 750.005 Topics: Fintech Entrepreneurship

PubPol 717: Social Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global South

PubPol 778: Project Skills Workshop

PubPol 750.007: Topics: Policy, Politics, & Public Health

PubPol 750.003: Topics: Domestic Violent Extremism: Policies, Threats, and New Approaches

PubPol 577: R for Public Policy

PubPol 586: Performance Management

PubPol 557: Data Visualization for Public Policy

PubPol 541: International Trade Policy

PubPol 422: Congress & State Legislatures

PubPol 510.001: The Politics of Public Policy

PubPol 510.007: The Politics of Public Policy

PubPol 457: Data Visualization for Public Policy

PubPol 475.003: Topics: Domestic Violent Extremism: Policies, Threats, and New Approaches

PubPol 475.002: Topics: Writing Persuasively About International Relations

PubPol 476: Applied Learning Seminar

PubPol 447: Excel for Public Policy

PubPol 330.001: Microeconomics for Public Policy: In Depth