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Charles Ballard

Professor

Expertise

Economics of Education, Public Economics, Tax Policy

College

Social Science

Christina DeJong

Associate Professor

Expertise

Genocide, recidivism post-incarceration, violence against women, police/community interaction.

College

Social Science

Soji Adelaja

Professor, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Expertise

Sustainability and economic development, renewable energy, water and agricultural preservation...

Joshua Cowen

Associate Professor, Educational Administration

Expertise

school choice, accountability, and teacher quality

College

Education

Meredith L. Gore

Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, School of Criminal Justice

Expertise

works not only to improve the effectiveness of environmental governance but also reduce risk to...

Louise Jezierski

Associate Professor

Expertise

Urban redevelopment, public private partnerships, community relations, social inequality and social...

Rebecca Campbell

Professor, College of Social Science

Expertise

Criminal justice social policy, psychology of women and sexual assault resource analysis for...

College

Social Science

Stephen Gasteyer

Associate Professor, Sociology

Expertise

community-based natural resource management, public participation, community-level access to...

College

Social Science

Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak

Professor, Social Work

Expertise

criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, women’s studies

College

Social Science

David Closs

John H. McConnell Chaired Professor of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

Expertise

marketing, logistics, management, information systems

Ross Emmett

Professor, Political Economy and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy

Expertise

history of economic thought, economics and religion, economics and politics, economic governance

Dan Clay

Professor, Community Sustainability

Expertise

agricultural and rural development, food security

Steven Haider

Professor, Economics

Expertise

An expert in the economics of labor supply and income equality; public assistance for the poor (...

College

Social Science

Mark Skidmore

Professor, Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Expertise

State and local public finance, intergovernmental fiscal relations, urban/regional economics;...

Lisa Cook

Associate Professor of Economics and International Relations

Expertise

An expert on Detroit's outlook, the U.S. economy, international economics and the euro zone.

Joshua Sapotichne

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Expertise

American public policy and urban politics

College

Social Science

Eric Scorsone

Professor, Director of MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Expertise

An expert in city and state government finance issues -- including those in the cities of Flint and...

David Arsen

Professor, Educational Administration

Expertise

School finance, K-12 Administration, social foundations of education

College

Education

Chris Melde

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

Expertise

impact of violent offending and victimization on adolescent development, street gangs, reactions to...

College

Social Science

Daniel Bergan

Professor, Communications

Expertise

Daniel Bergan specializes in public opinion and experimental work on advocacy campaigns. He uses...

Jeremy Wilson

Professor, Criminal Justice

Expertise

Wilson directs MSU's Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Program, the first of its kind in...

College

Social Science

Jinhua Zhao

Professor, Economics

Expertise

Applied Microeconomics, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Energy, Environment in China...

College

Social Science

Laura Schmitt Olabisi

Assistant Professor, Community Sustainability

Expertise

Schmitt Olabisi’s past and present research has addressed soil erosion, population growth,...

Scott Imberman

Associate Professor, Economics

Expertise

Economics of Education, Child Development, Public Economics, Labor Economics

College

Social Science

Sharlissa Moore

Assistant Professor

Expertise

Moore’s teaching and research interests focus on the social, policy, equity, and security...

Michelle Kaminski

Associate Professor, College of Social Science

Expertise

Collective bargaining, labor law, unions, gender and union leadership 

College

Social Science

Sarah Reckhow

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Expertise

Education policy, urban politics, nonprofits and philanthropy, racial and ethnic politics

College

Social Science

Valentina Bali

Associate Professor, Political Science

Expertise

State and local politics, elections, education policy, representation, electoral behavior, policy...

College

Social Science

Benjamin Kleinerman

Associate Professor

Expertise

An expert in executive power and constitutional relations between Congress and the president;...

Stacy Dickert-Conlin

Professor, Economics

Expertise

taxes and low-income individuals, marriage and fertility incentives in government taxes and...

College

Social Science

Stephen Woodbury

Professor, Economics

Expertise

unemployment and unemployment insurance; employee benefits and compensation; pensions; health...

College

Social Science

William Dutton

Professor, Director of the James and Mary Quello Center, Media and Information

Expertise

Role of technology, policy, and regulation in society; information politics, how the internet...

Eric Freedman

Professor, Journalism

Expertise

Press coverage of U.S. elections and public affairs, press constraints, press systems and...

Jay Kennedy

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Expertise

Kennedy’s research focuses upon the multi-level antecedents of corporate crime, deviance within...

College

Social Science

Laura A. Reese

Professor, Political Science

Expertise

An expert in urban and local politics, public policy and economic development, Reese’s focus areas...

College

Social Science

Mark Axelrod

Associate Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife

Expertise

Asia, biodiversity, institutions, international, law, legal, policy, political, governance,...

Soren Anderson

Associate Professor, Economics

Expertise

Biofuels, energy efficiency, energy markets, fuel-economy standards, land use, microeconometrics,...

College

Social Science

G. Tomas M. Hult

Professor, International Business Center

Expertise

Hult is one of the world’s leading authorities on international business policy and trade,...

Joe T. Darden

Professor, College of Social Science

Expertise

urban social geography, residential segregation, immigration and socioeconomic neighborhood...

College

Social Science

Dustin Carnahan

Assistant Professor, College of Communication Arts and Sciences

Expertise

Political communication, specifically how mass media influences public opinion and political...

Gene Burns

Professor of Social Relations and Policy, James Madison College

Expertise

reproductive politics, the politics of religion, moral conflict, and social movements

Todd Elder

Associate Professor, College of Social Science

Expertise

Economics of education and early child development, program evaluation, expectations formation...

College

Social Science

Rebecca Jacobsen

Associate Professor, College of Education

Expertise

politics, education, politics of education

College

Education

Dan Kramer

Associate Professor, James Madison College

Expertise

domestic and international environmental policy, sustainable development, globalization and the...

Dan McCole

Associate Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Expertise

role of natural resource and agricultural-based tourism in contributing to community sustainability...

Jennifer Sykes

Assistant Professor, James Madison College

Expertise

poverty and inequality, vulnerable families and their relations with the state

John Goddeeris

Professor, College of Social Science

Expertise

Economic issues in health care, including health insurance and government programs

College

Social Science

Mark Wilson

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning in MSU's School of Planning, Design and Construction

Expertise

Expertise in local economic development, mega-event planning, industrial park development, and...