Core Faculty

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public AdministrationProfessor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty WebsiteResearch Interest: Congressional politics, Political Corruption, U.S. Elections, Campaign Finance, Interest Groups Dr. Heberlig (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) is professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is co-author of Congressional Parties, Institutional […]

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy Associate Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Webpage Research Interests: Political Theory; Law and Policy; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Data analytics Dr. Hull received his PhD (2000) from Vanderbilt University. In addition to his appointment in Philosophy and Public Policy, he serves as director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics. […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Research Clusters: Equality and Opportunity Policy; Policy Process and AdministrationResearch Interests: Social Capital and Political Engagement; Political Institutions and Public Policy; Gender and Race; Election Policy Dr. Kropf received her PhD (1998) in Political Science from American University and served as Director […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interests: Policy Process and Administration; Economy; Urban Development; Political Institutions and Public Policy; Transportation Policy; Gender and Race Dr. Leland received her PhD (1999) in Public Administration, American Politics, and Public Policy from University of Kansas. She Directed the […]

Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Associate Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interest: Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminology Theory, and Victimization in Prison Dr. Shelley Listwan (2001) received her PhD from the University of Cincinnati. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes on the topics of Criminological Theory, Institutional Corrections, Community Corrections, […]

Chancellor’s Professor, Department of SociologyChancellor’s Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Research Interest: ethnicity, race, gender, and social class to educational processes and outcomes, educational policy and school reform, school diversity and outcomes across the life course, gender, race, and STEM K-16+ outcomes. Faculty Website Education: Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984 Recent and/or Relevant […]

Professor, Department of Sociology Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003 Research Interest: She conducts research on income inequality within the United States and cross-nationally. She also conducts research on mathematics achievement in primary and secondary schools, examining racial, ethnic and socio-economic gaps in achievement. […]

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Assistant Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Faculty Website Research Interests: Transportation policy, Urban development, Location of firms and households, Residential mobility Dr. Nilsson’s research interests are focused on firm location, transportation, and housing. In particular, she is interested in the effects of public policy and public investments […]

Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration Professor, Public Policy Doctoral Program Research Fellow, Center for Organizational Research and Design, Arizona State University Faculty Website Research Interests: Social Capital and Political Engagement; Policy Implementation; Public Management; Social Policy; Cognitive and Psychological Influences in the Policy Process; Gender, Race, and Policy Her research interests include […]

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Dr. Potochnick’s research examines the social demography of immigration and how programs and policies can promote the education and health of immigrant youth. She uses an interdisciplinary perceptive to identify the health and educational needs and resources of immigrant children and families, and to examine the impact national, state, and […]