2022 | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

PhD Students

Kelcie Gerson

Kelcie is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. She is interested in studying the intersection of household finance and education, with a focus on how students finance post-secondary pursuits. Previously, she worked as an interest rate…

PubPol 583

PubPol 583.001: Negotiation Basics for Public Policy

Attia Qureshi

Class meets in person on: October 27 November 3 November 17 December 1 Meets: 10/24/22 - 12/09/22. (Drop/Add Deadline:...

PubPol 750.011

PubPol 750.011: Topics: Narrative Advocacy and Policy Change

Abdul El-Sayed

Meets: 10/24/22 - 12/09/22 (Drop/Add Deadline:...

PubPol 647

PubPol 647: Excel for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an accelerated introduction to a variety of Public Policy research and analysis-related skills in the Microsoft Excel...

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 320.001

PubPol 320.001: Politics, Political Institutions, & Public Policy

Jenna Bednar

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environment within which public policy is formulated and...

PubPol 330.004

PubPol 330.004: Microeconomics for Public Policy: In Depth

Stephanie Leiser

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

PubPol 422

PubPol 422: Congress & State Legislatures

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

PubPol 201

PubPol 201: Systematic Thinking: Problems of the Day

Paula Lantz

This course provides an introduction to public policy design and analysis using "systematic thinking" from the social sciences and humanities, with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more...

PubPol 320.001

PubPol 320.004: Politics, Political Institutions, & Public Policy

Jenna Bednar

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environment within which public policy is formulated and...

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 474.001

PubPol 474.001: Values & Ethics: Inequity at Work

Fabiana Silva

More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, significant gender and ethno-racial inequality in the labor market remains....

PubPol 330.001

PubPol 330.001: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Yusuf Neggers

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

PubPol 475.001

PubPol 475.001: Topics: Cybersecurity Threats and Policy Approaches

Javed Ali

*Public Policy minor students can register for Ford electives beginning Monday, April 11. *Non-Ford students can register for Ford electives beginning Monday, April...

PubPol 571

PubPol 571: Econometrics

Jonathan Hanson

Pre-requisite - PubPol 639: Quantitative Methods for Program...

PubPol 495.001

PubPol 495.001: Policy Seminar: Irrational Actors: Psychological Approaches to Decision Making

Kaitlin Raimi

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...

PubPol 495.002

PubPol 495.002: Policy Seminar: Counterterrorism Strategy and Policy

Javed Ali

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...

PubPol 495.003

PubPol 495.003: Policy Seminar: Police Reform

David Thacher

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...

PubPol 495.004

PubPol 495.004: Policy Seminar: Dangerous Peacemaking: Managing Political Transitions, Social Justice and Democratic Systems

Yazier Henry

PUBPOL 495 (Policy Seminar) is for students currently enrolled in the Public Policy Undergraduate Program only, no exceptions. Enrollment is by permission...

PubPol 510.008

PubPol 510.008: The Politics of Public Policy

Megan Stewart

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

PubPol 510.002

PubPol 510.002: The Politics of Public Policy

Bethany Morrison

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

PubPol 510.004

PubPol 510.004: The Politics of Public Policy

Shobita Parthasarathy

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 529.001

PubPol 529.001: Statistics

Catherine Hausman

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PubPol 529.004

PubPol 529.004: Statistics (Augmented)

Jonathan Hanson

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PubPol 534

PubPol 534: Economics of Developing Countries

Dean Yang

This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of...

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 555

PubPol 555: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Betsey Stevenson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

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 578

PubPol 578: Strategic Public Policy Consulting

Kaitlin Raimi

Strategic Public Policy Consulting (SPPC) is an opportunity for students to conduct a faculty-supervised consulting project for a public, private, or non-profit sector policy organization at the local, state, national or international...