From insight to impact | Faculty announcement 2018

Visiting policymakers

Engaged policy research for the public good

to illuminate today’s most pressing questions— and they’re deeply engaged in the world of practice, informing and advising policymakers and practitioners at home, around the nation, and abroad.

Broderick Johnson

Phyllis Meadows

Louis Fintor

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

U.S. State Department

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Diplomat in Residence,

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, winter 2019

Residence, winter 2019

beginning winter 2019

Former Senior Director

Director of Community

Former Assistant to

Senior Fellow,

for Counterterrorism,

Development Finance,

the President and

The Kresge Foundation

National Security Council

Santander Bank

The Honorable Sander Levin

Javed Ali

Dudley Benoit

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

Distinguished

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, beginning winter 2019 Member of the United States Congress representing Southeast Michigan (1983-2019)

Cabinet Secretary, Obama White House

We’re proud to announce two new additions to the Ford School: N ew!

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Weiser Diplomacy Center fordschool.umich.edu/ diplomacycenter

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy financelawpolicy.umich.edu Education Policy Initiative edpolicy.umich.edu International Policy Center ipc.umich.edu

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan poverty.umich.edu Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program stpp.fordschool.umich.edu Youth Policy Lab youthpolicylab.umich.edu

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and beyond. They harness exacting, rigorous methods

newly-promoted Leaders and Best.

initiatives across the University of Michigan

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of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

Policies for Action Research Hub Partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

of society’s most intractable problems.

and Louis Fintor as a U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence.

Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Alongside their critical work as teachers and mentors,

Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

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Growing our faculty and expertise Deepening our policy engagement Spearheading solutions

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Impact

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he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  

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bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 

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Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire

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Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.

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Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr

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yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

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shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap

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Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.

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joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde



Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.



kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB



734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt





conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

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he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  



bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 





Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire



Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.





Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr







yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.



shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap





Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.





joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde



Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.



kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB



734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt





conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

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he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  



bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 





Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire



Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.





Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr







yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.



shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap





Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.





joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde



Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.



kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB



734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt





conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

T

he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  



bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 





Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire



Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.





Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr







yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.



shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap





Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.





joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde



Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.



kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB



734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt





conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

T

he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  



bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 





Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire



Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.





Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr







yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

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shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap

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Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.

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joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde

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Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.

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kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB

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734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt

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conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

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he Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.

We inspire and prepare diverse leaders

grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.

Our faculty—heavily engaged in research translation, policy design, and policy evaluation—lead this critical work. Their experience and impact informs their teaching and mentoring, enhancing what they offer to tomorrow’s policy leaders. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new and newlypromoted scholars and teachers.

Brendan Nyhan joins the Ford School as a professor of public policy.

Coming to Michigan from Dartmouth College’s Department of Government, his research focuses on political communication, including misperceptions about politics and health care. Nyhan is a contributor to The New York Times, co-founder of democracy watchdog Bright Line Watch, and 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Previously, he co-edited the non-partisan watchdog Spinsanity, co-authored New York Times best seller All the President’s Spin, and served as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Nyhan received his PhD in political science from Duke University.  

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bnyhan@umich.edu 4129 Weill Hall 734-615-7046 @brendannyhan

Amanda Kowalski joins the U-M Department of Economics and the Ford School as the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

A health economist, she specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to inform current debates in health policy. Her recent research advances methods to analyze experiments and clinical trials with the goal of designing policies to target insurance expansions and medical treatments to individuals who will benefit from them the most.

Published widely and honored for her work by the National Science Foundation and others, Kowalski holds a PhD in economics from MIT and an AB in economics from Harvard. 

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Robert Hampshire joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy. In his work, he develops and applies operations research, data science, and systems engineering methodologies to public and private service industries. His research focuses on the management and policy analysis of emerging innovative mobility services such as smart parking, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ridehailing, bike sharing, and car sharing.

A queueing theorist, he has worked extensively with both public and private sectors partners worldwide.

Hampshire received a PhD in operations research and financial engineering from Princeton University.

 aekowals@umich.edu 238 Lorch 734-764-3490

hamp@umich.edu

 4212 Weill Hall 734-615-6975 @roberthampshire

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Eduardo Montero joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. An economist originally from San José, Costa Rica, his interests are in development economics, political economy, and economic history, and his research centers on how variation in institutional arrangements, such as property rights regimes, affect development in Central America and Central Africa. Montero graduated from Stanford University with a BA in economics and an MS in statistics.

He earned his PhD in economics from Harvard University.

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Yusuf Neggers joins the Ford School as an assistant professor of public policy. His research examines questions at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a focus on state capacity and the delivery of public services. Most recently, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.

Neggers earned his BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University, his MSc in international political economy from the London School of Economics, and his PhD in public policy from Harvard University.

4219 Weill Hall

734-615-6990 @emontero_cr

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yneggers@umich.edu 4216 Weill Hall 734-615-6905

Shobita Parthasarathy has

Joy Rohde has been promoted to

been promoted to professor of public policy. Her research focuses on the comparative and international politics and policy related to science and technology. She is interested in how to develop innovation, and innovation policy, to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. The author of Building Genetic Medicine (MIT Press, 2007); and Patent Politics (UChicago Press, 2017), Parthasarathy’s work notably influenced the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the patentability of human genes. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and master’s and PhD from Cornell University.

associate professor of public policy with tenure. Her research examines the relationship between the social sciences and U.S. national security policy since World War II. Rohde’s first book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (Cornell, 2013), investigates the Cold War origins and contemporary consequences of military funding for social science and foreign policy research. Her current work focuses on how developments in computing have changed international relations scholarship and policy. Rohde earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

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shobita@umich.edu

 4202 Weill Hall 734-764-8075 @shobitap

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Conan Smith joins the Ford School as a lecturer in public policy. He has been a Washtenaw County Commissioner since 2005, chairing the commission in 2011 and 2012. Smith specializes in developing and leading intergovernmental partnerships to support economic and social justice policies and practices.

He previously served as the executive director of Metro Matters (2004–16) and was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to the Governor’s Talent Investment Board. Smith earned his bachelor’s in creative writing and English literature from the University of Michigan and his master’s in dispute resolution from Wayne State University.

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joyrohde@umich.edu

 4211 Weill Hall 734-615-6972 @joyrohde

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Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work and public policy.

The author of Abandoned Families: Social Isolation in the 21st Century (Russell Sage Foundation), Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), and America’s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press), her research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well-being. Seefeldt’s current work centers on the decline of unionized jobs and the intergenerational well-being of families. She earned her PhD in sociology and public policy from the University of Michigan.

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kseef@umich.edu 2770 SSWB

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734-615-2113

@kristinseefeldt

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conan@umich.edu 4300 Weill

734-764-3490 @conansmith

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of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

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of society’s most intractable problems.

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Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

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Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

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Impact

Visiting policymakers

Engaged policy research for the public good

to illuminate today’s most pressing questions— and they’re deeply engaged in the world of practice, informing and advising policymakers and practitioners at home, around the nation, and abroad.

Broderick Johnson

Phyllis Meadows

Louis Fintor

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

U.S. State Department

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Diplomat in Residence,

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, winter 2019

Residence, winter 2019

beginning winter 2019

Former Senior Director

Director of Community

Former Assistant to

Senior Fellow,

for Counterterrorism,

Development Finance,

the President and

The Kresge Foundation

National Security Council

Santander Bank

The Honorable Sander Levin

Javed Ali

Dudley Benoit

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

Distinguished

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, beginning winter 2019 Member of the United States Congress representing Southeast Michigan (1983-2019)

Cabinet Secretary, Obama White House

We’re proud to announce two new additions to the Ford School: N ew!

Program in Practical Policy Engagement fordschool.umich.edu/p3e

New !

Weiser Diplomacy Center fordschool.umich.edu/ diplomacycenter

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy financelawpolicy.umich.edu Education Policy Initiative edpolicy.umich.edu International Policy Center ipc.umich.edu

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan poverty.umich.edu Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program stpp.fordschool.umich.edu Youth Policy Lab youthpolicylab.umich.edu

@fordschool

and beyond. They harness exacting, rigorous methods

newly-promoted Leaders and Best.

initiatives across the University of Michigan

» Inside: Meet the new and

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of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

Policies for Action Research Hub Partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

of society’s most intractable problems.

and Louis Fintor as a U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence.

Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Alongside their critical work as teachers and mentors,

Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

he Ford School makes Ann Arbor a destination for distinguished

735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 fordschool.umich.edu

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Growing our faculty and expertise Deepening our policy engagement Spearheading solutions

From insight to

Impact

Visiting policymakers

Engaged policy research for the public good

to illuminate today’s most pressing questions— and they’re deeply engaged in the world of practice, informing and advising policymakers and practitioners at home, around the nation, and abroad.

Broderick Johnson

Phyllis Meadows

Louis Fintor

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

U.S. State Department

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Diplomat in Residence,

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, winter 2019

Residence, winter 2019

beginning winter 2019

Former Senior Director

Director of Community

Former Assistant to

Senior Fellow,

for Counterterrorism,

Development Finance,

the President and

The Kresge Foundation

National Security Council

Santander Bank

The Honorable Sander Levin

Javed Ali

Dudley Benoit

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

Distinguished

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, beginning winter 2019 Member of the United States Congress representing Southeast Michigan (1983-2019)

Cabinet Secretary, Obama White House

We’re proud to announce two new additions to the Ford School: N ew!

Program in Practical Policy Engagement fordschool.umich.edu/p3e

New !

Weiser Diplomacy Center fordschool.umich.edu/ diplomacycenter

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy financelawpolicy.umich.edu Education Policy Initiative edpolicy.umich.edu International Policy Center ipc.umich.edu

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan poverty.umich.edu Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program stpp.fordschool.umich.edu Youth Policy Lab youthpolicylab.umich.edu

@fordschool

and beyond. They harness exacting, rigorous methods

newly-promoted Leaders and Best.

initiatives across the University of Michigan

» Inside: Meet the new and

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of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

Policies for Action Research Hub Partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

of society’s most intractable problems.

and Louis Fintor as a U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence.

Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Alongside their critical work as teachers and mentors,

Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

he Ford School makes Ann Arbor a destination for distinguished

735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 fordschool.umich.edu

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Growing our faculty and expertise Deepening our policy engagement Spearheading solutions

From insight to

Impact

Visiting policymakers

Engaged policy research for the public good

to illuminate today’s most pressing questions— and they’re deeply engaged in the world of practice, informing and advising policymakers and practitioners at home, around the nation, and abroad.

Broderick Johnson

Phyllis Meadows

Louis Fintor

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

U.S. State Department

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Diplomat in Residence,

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, winter 2019

Residence, winter 2019

beginning winter 2019

Former Senior Director

Director of Community

Former Assistant to

Senior Fellow,

for Counterterrorism,

Development Finance,

the President and

The Kresge Foundation

National Security Council

Santander Bank

The Honorable Sander Levin

Javed Ali

Dudley Benoit

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

Distinguished

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, beginning winter 2019 Member of the United States Congress representing Southeast Michigan (1983-2019)

Cabinet Secretary, Obama White House

We’re proud to announce two new additions to the Ford School: N ew!

Program in Practical Policy Engagement fordschool.umich.edu/p3e

New !

Weiser Diplomacy Center fordschool.umich.edu/ diplomacycenter

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy financelawpolicy.umich.edu Education Policy Initiative edpolicy.umich.edu International Policy Center ipc.umich.edu

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan poverty.umich.edu Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program stpp.fordschool.umich.edu Youth Policy Lab youthpolicylab.umich.edu

@fordschool

and beyond. They harness exacting, rigorous methods

newly-promoted Leaders and Best.

initiatives across the University of Michigan

» Inside: Meet the new and

F

of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

Policies for Action Research Hub Partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

of society’s most intractable problems.

and Louis Fintor as a U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence.

Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Alongside their critical work as teachers and mentors,

Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

he Ford School makes Ann Arbor a destination for distinguished

735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 fordschool.umich.edu

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Growing our faculty and expertise Deepening our policy engagement Spearheading solutions

From insight to

Impact

Visiting policymakers

Engaged policy research for the public good

to illuminate today’s most pressing questions— and they’re deeply engaged in the world of practice, informing and advising policymakers and practitioners at home, around the nation, and abroad.

Broderick Johnson

Phyllis Meadows

Louis Fintor

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

U.S. State Department

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Diplomat in Residence,

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, winter 2019

Residence, winter 2019

beginning winter 2019

Former Senior Director

Director of Community

Former Assistant to

Senior Fellow,

for Counterterrorism,

Development Finance,

the President and

The Kresge Foundation

National Security Council

Santander Bank

The Honorable Sander Levin

Javed Ali

Dudley Benoit

Towsley Foundation

Towsley Foundation

Distinguished

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Policymaker in

Residence, fall 2018

Residence, beginning winter 2019 Member of the United States Congress representing Southeast Michigan (1983-2019)

Cabinet Secretary, Obama White House

We’re proud to announce two new additions to the Ford School: N ew!

Program in Practical Policy Engagement fordschool.umich.edu/p3e

New !

Weiser Diplomacy Center fordschool.umich.edu/ diplomacycenter

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy financelawpolicy.umich.edu Education Policy Initiative edpolicy.umich.edu International Policy Center ipc.umich.edu

Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan poverty.umich.edu Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program stpp.fordschool.umich.edu Youth Policy Lab youthpolicylab.umich.edu

@fordschool

and beyond. They harness exacting, rigorous methods

newly-promoted Leaders and Best.

initiatives across the University of Michigan

» Inside: Meet the new and

F

of active, multi-disciplinary centers and

Policies for Action Research Hub Partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

of society’s most intractable problems.

and Louis Fintor as a U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence.

Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) closup.umich.edu

of our expertise and policy engagement around some

We’re pleased to welcome Congressman Sander Levin, Javed Ali,

ord School faculty lead a growing number

represent continued growth in the breadth and depth

residence, with support from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation,

these new and newly-promoted Ford School faculty

policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Alongside their critical work as teachers and mentors,

Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, and Phyllis Meadows as policymakers in

» Fake news and foreign policy. » International and economic development. » Poverty and health care. » Patent politics and self-driving cars.

he Ford School makes Ann Arbor a destination for distinguished

735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 fordschool.umich.edu

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Growing our faculty and expertise Deepening our policy engagement Spearheading solutions

From insight to

Impact