Faculty & Research Past Research Speakers Past Research Speakers Upcoming Research Speakers Apr 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series Peter Hull Professor of Economics, Brown University Apr 25, 2025, 12:00 PM Peter Hull is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an Editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Hull studies topics in applied econometrics, discrimination, education, and healthcare. Learn more Apr 18 Faculty Research Speaker Series Benjamin M. Brunjes Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Apr 18, 2025, 12:00 PM Benjamin M. Brunjes is an Associate Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He is a public management specialist whose academic research is focused on managerial complexity, including networks, contracts, and grants. Learn more Apr 11 Faculty Research Speaker Series Rachel Ruttan Assistant Professor Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Apr 11, 2025, 12:00 PM Rachel Ruttan is Assistant Professor at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include compassion and prosocial behavior, values, and moral judgment. Specifically, she studies lapses in interpersonal compassion, as well as the potential pitfalls of organizations' attempts to appeal to morals and values, showing when and how "doing well by doing good" can backfire. Learn more Apr 04 Faculty Research Speaker Series Marika Cabral Associate Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin Apr 04, 2025, 12:00 PM Marika Cabral is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Cabral’s research covers a range of topics in health economics and public finance. Much of her research focuses on understanding the role of market failures, the impacts of incentive design, and the consequences of government intervention in health-related insurance markets. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next ›
Apr 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series Peter Hull Professor of Economics, Brown University Apr 25, 2025, 12:00 PM Peter Hull is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an Editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Hull studies topics in applied econometrics, discrimination, education, and healthcare. Learn more
Apr 18 Faculty Research Speaker Series Benjamin M. Brunjes Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Apr 18, 2025, 12:00 PM Benjamin M. Brunjes is an Associate Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He is a public management specialist whose academic research is focused on managerial complexity, including networks, contracts, and grants. Learn more
Apr 11 Faculty Research Speaker Series Rachel Ruttan Assistant Professor Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Apr 11, 2025, 12:00 PM Rachel Ruttan is Assistant Professor at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include compassion and prosocial behavior, values, and moral judgment. Specifically, she studies lapses in interpersonal compassion, as well as the potential pitfalls of organizations' attempts to appeal to morals and values, showing when and how "doing well by doing good" can backfire. Learn more
Apr 04 Faculty Research Speaker Series Marika Cabral Associate Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin Apr 04, 2025, 12:00 PM Marika Cabral is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Cabral’s research covers a range of topics in health economics and public finance. Much of her research focuses on understanding the role of market failures, the impacts of incentive design, and the consequences of government intervention in health-related insurance markets. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
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. Learn more