Past Research Speakers

Mar
21
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Mark Duggan

The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Mar 21, 2025, 12:00 PM

Mark Duggan is The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics at Stanford University and was The Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) from 2015 to 2024. Duggan's research focuses on the health care sector and also on the effects of government expenditure programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on the behavior of individuals and firms. Some of his more recent research is exploring the effects of privatizing general acute care hospitals on the quality and cost of medical care, the causes and consequences of homelessness along with policies to address it, and policies to improve the pricing of cancer drug treatments, which are 130 percent more expensive in the U.S. than in other industrialized countries.

Feb
28
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Debbie Schildkraut

Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
Feb 28, 2025, 12:00 PM

Debbie Schildkraut is John Richard Skuse, Class Of 1941, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University.  Much of her research examines the implications of the changing ethnic composition of the United States on public opinion in a variety of domains. 

Oct
25
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Jack Glaser

Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Oct 25, 2024, 12:00 PM

Jack Glaser, Professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, is a social psychologist whose primary research interest is in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. 

Oct
18
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Christopher Bryan

Associate Professor of Business, Government, and Society at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
Oct 18, 2024, 10:30 AM

Christopher Bryan is an associate professor of business, government, and society at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. He also serves as a faculty research associate for UT’s Population Research Center, and he is co-founder and co-director of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute.

Sep
20
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Melissa Kearney

Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
Sep 20, 2024, 12:00 PM

Melissa S. Kearney is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. Kearney's academic research focuses on domestic policy issues, especially issues related to social policy, poverty, and inequality.

Sep
13
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Darrian Stacy

Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy
Sep 13, 2024, 12:00 PM

Darrian Stacy is an Assistant Professor at the United States Naval Academy. Stacy's research examines how political elites engage in policymaking and other activities through political institutions, incorporating both formal and quantitative methods to develop and test new theories.

Apr
19
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Neil Malhotra

Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Apr 19, 2024, 12:00 PM

Cosponsored by the UVA Department of Politics

Neil Malhotra is The Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has authored over 60 articles on numerous topics including American politics, political behavior, and survey methodology. 

Apr
12
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Atheendar Venkataramani

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Director, Opportunity for Health Lab
Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 pm

Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine and a board-certified general internist at the University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center. He is also Director of the Opportunity for Health Lab. His research focuses on the life-course origins of health and socioeconomic inequality.

Mar
29
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Phia Salter

Associate Professor of Psychology, Davidson College
Mar 29, 2024, 12:00 PM

Phia Salter is an associate professor of psychology at Davidson College. Her research utilizes cultural-psychological and critical race perspectives to inform her work on collective memory, social identity and systemic racism.

Mar
22
Faculty Research Speaker Series

Syon Bhanot

Associate Professor, Economics, Swarthmore
Mar 22, 2024, 12:30 PM

Syon Bhanot is a behavioral and public economist, and an Associate Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College. His research centers on field experiments that use behavioral science concepts to influence decision-making, with a focus on pro-social behavior and various issues related to public policy, development, and poverty.