Faculty Members
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H. Brinton Milward Director & Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Fund Chair Email: milward@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 317 Brint Milward is the Director of the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. He holds the Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Fund Chair in Collaborative Governance. He was Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, which is co-chaired by... [more information] |
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Laura Bakkensen Assistant Professor Email: laurabakkensen@email.arizona.edu Dr. Laura A. Bakkensen utilizes applied microeconomic and econometric techniques to study the economics of natural disasters, identifying current hazard risks and evidence of adaptation to damages and fatalities across the globe. She also evaluates individual and... |
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Elizabeth Baldwin Assistant Professor Email: elizabethb@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 318A Elizabeth Baldwin researches environmental, energy and water policy in the U.S. and internationally. She is broadly interested the role that non-state actors play in implementing natural resource policies, the way that laws and legal rules structure stakeholder involvement, and the degree to... |
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Anne Boustead Assistant Professor Email: boustead@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3574 Office: Social Sciences 439B Annie Boustead researches legal and policy issues related to electronic surveillance, privacy, policing, and drug policy. She is particularly interested in empirically studying law enforcement surveillance, and evaluating the... |
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Jessica Maves Braithwaite Assistant Professor of International Relations Email: jbraith@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 343 Jessica Braithwaite's research addresses how repressive activities and institutional characteristics of governments influence (and are influenced by) violent and nonviolent strategies of domestic opposition groups. She also examines the origins of rebellion as a co-creator of the Foundations of... |
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Alex Braithwaite Professor & Associate Director Email: abraith@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Sciences 314B Alex Braithwaite's research and teaching focus upon the causes and contagion of violent and nonviolent conflict, including terrorism, protests, riots, civil war, and international wars. His research demonstrates that incidents of violent political conflict cluster in space and time, that... |
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Jennifer Cyr Associate Professor Email: jmcyr@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Sciences 328A2 [more information] |
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Suzanne Dovi Associate Professor Email: sdovi@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 325 Suzanne Dovi is an Associate Professor of the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include democratic theory, representation (especially the representation of historically disadvantaged groups), feminist theory and human rights. She is most... |
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Kirk Emerson Professor of Practice Email: kemerson@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3315 Office: Social Sciences 306 Kirk Emerson is Professor of Practice in Collaborative Governance at the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy with joint appointments in the Schools of Planning and Public Health. She is also a Faculty Associate at the University of Arizona’s Udall Center for Studies in... |
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Faten Ghosn Associate Professor Email: fghosn@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-7321 FAX: 520-621-5051 Office: Social Science 335 Dr. Ghosn received her BA and MA from the American University of Beirut, and her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Her research and teaching interests focus on the interaction of adversaries, be they conflictual or cooperative. In particular, she has been interested in how such actors... |
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Frank Gonzalez Assistant Professor Email: fgonzo@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 337 Frank is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP). He received his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in May 2017. He received a Master of Arts in Political Science at... |
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Adam Douglas Henry Associate Professor Email: adhenry@email.arizona.edu Office: 319 Social Sciences Building Adam Douglas Henry is an Associate Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy, and is an affiliated member of the University of Arizona's Institute of the Environment. Dr. Henry's research focuses on questions of policy learning and sustainable development, particularly how... [more information] |
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Samara Klar Associate Professor of Political Science Email: klar@email.arizona.edu Office: 318-B Samara Klar studies how individuals' personal identities and social surroundings influence their political attitudes and behavior. She uses experimental methods (in and outside the lab), survey analyses, and other statistical tools. Her book,... |
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Jeff Kucik Assistant Professor Email: jkucik@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Sciences 439A Dr. Kucik's research address questions in international political economy. He is primarily interested in the politics of international law and organizations. His work looks at why countries enter into formal agreements and how those agreements shape member state behavior. Dr. Kucik also... |
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Paulette Kurzer Professor Email: kurzer@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 323 Paulette Kurzer's expertise is European politics. She has published widely on the European Union and her specific focus is the politics of EU consumer protection, public health, and housing. Her other research project is the comparative political economy of the small states in Western Europe.... |
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Michael Letcher Email: mletcher@email.arizona.edu [more information] |
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William Mishler Professor Email: mishler@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 314A William Mishler is Professor of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Mishler received his BA at Stetson University and his PhD from Duke University. Before moving to... |
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Barbara Norrander Professor Email: norrande@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 326 Barbara Norrander has been a professor at the University of Arizona since 1990, with a Ph.D. from Ohio State University (1982). Her teaching and research focus on American politics with specializations in elections, public opinion and political parties. She is the author of The Imperfect... |
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Javier Osorio Assistant Professor Email: josorio1@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-4607 FAX: 520-621-5051 Office: Social Sciences 125 Javier Osorio is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy. His research analyzes the micro-foundations and dynamics of political and criminal violence with particular focus in Latin America. To address this agenda, Dr. Osorio uses a broad range of quantitative methods... |
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Jun Peng Associate Professor Email: junpeng@arizona.edu Jun Peng is an Associate Professor in public administration. He has been teaching at the University of Arizona since earning his Ph.D from the State University of New York at Albany. His research interest primarily focuses on state and local government financial management in the U.S.,... |
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V. Spike Peterson Professor of International Relations Email: spikep@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 314C V. Spike Peterson is a Professor of International Relations in the School of Government and Public Policy, with courtesy appointments in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, Institute for LGBT Studies,... |
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Michael Polakowski Associate Professor Email: mpolakow@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 329 My interests focus on justice and ethical decision-making in society. In the later 70s and early 80s I was a law enforcement officer, in various capacities, in Wisconsin. While working I completed my Bachelors degree at Lakeland College and proceeded to the University of Wisconsin Madison to... |
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Kirssa Cline Ryckman Assistant Professor, Career Track and Assistant Director ISS Program Email: klcline@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520 261 5528 Office: Social Science 331 Kirssa Ryckman studies the dynamics of nonstate conflict, including terrorism, civil war, and nonviolent campaigns. She is particularly interested in how civilians are affected by conflict, whether as victims of violence or agents of change. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and master’s... |
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Lisa Sanchez Assistant Professor Email: lisasanchez@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-3985 FAX: 520-621-5051 Office: 318D Dr. Lisa M. Sanchez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She holds a masters degree in American Politics and Public Policy and a Doctorate in Political Science with distinction from the University of New Mexico. She is an alumnus... |
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Edella Schlager Professor Email: schlager@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 339
My research focuses on comparative institutional analyses of water laws, policies, property rights, and compacts in the western US. I am particularly interested in the design and performance of polycentric systems of water governance and how well such systems of water governance adapt... |
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Paul Schuler Assistant Professor Email: pschuler@email.arizona.edu I study authoritarian regimes and political institutions with a particular focus on East and Southeast Asia. My current book project addresses the historical evolution of authoritarian political institutions and their impact on contemporary politics. Additionally, I am also an expert on... |
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Yotam Shmargad Assistant Professor Email: yotam@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Sciences 129 Yotam Shmargad is a computational social scientist with an interest in political networks and privacy. In his research, he runs experiments, links and analyzes large datasets, and uses natural experiments... |
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Craig Smith Associate Professor Email: crsmith@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 314D Craig R. Smith is an Associate Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on public sector contracting and cross-sectoral collaboration. He is particularly interested in how governance arrangements and institutions can mitigate... |
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Allison Vaillancourt Professor of Practice Email: vaillana@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-1684 Office: University Services Building #217 Allison Vaillancourt is a Professor of Practice in the School of Government and Public Policy and also serves as Vice President for Business Affairs & Human Resources at the University of Arizona. [more information] |
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Neil Vance Senior Lecturer Email: neilv@email.arizona.edu Office: Social Science 304 Neil Vance is Kanbay Chair in Ethical Governance at the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. In addition to scholarly articles on applied ethics, the program hosts an annual speaker on ethics... |
