Faculty & Research Past Research Speakers Past Research Speakers Upcoming Research Speakers 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. Learn more 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. Learn more Apr 05 Faculty Research Speaker Series Melissa Kearney Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Apr 05, 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 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. Learn more 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. Learn more Mar 15 Faculty Research Speaker Series Efrén Pérez Professor of Political Science and Psychology, UCLA CANCELED Mar 15, 2024 Cosponsored by the UVA Department of Politics Efrén Pérez is Professor of Political Science and Psychology at UCLA. His research centers on political psychology, with specific interests in intergroup politics, group identity, language and political thinking, implicit political cognition, and psychometrics. Learn more Feb 23 Faculty Research Speaker Series Alisha Holland Associate Professor of Government, Harvard University Feb 23, 2024, 12:15 - 1:30 PM Gibson 296 Alisha C. Holland, Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University, studies the comparative political economy of development with a focus on Latin America. She will speak on "Inhibitory Institutions: The Bureaucratic Politics of Public Goods Quality” in a talk hosted in the Politics department, jointly sponsored with the Karsh Institute of Democracy LEAD working group. Learn more Oct 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Dan Hopkins Professor, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania Oct 27, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by the UVA Department of Politics Dan Hopkins is a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment at the Annenberg School for Communication. He assists with the coordination of the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative. Hopkins' research centers on American politics, with a special emphasis on racial and ethnic politics, state/local politics, political behavior, and research methods. Learn more Oct 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Tim Layton 30th Anniversary Associate Professor of Health Care Policy, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School Oct 20, 2023, 12:00 PM Timothy Layton is the 30th Anniversary Associate Professor of Health Care Policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an affiliated researcher at J-PAL at MIT. His research focuses on the economics of health insurance markets, with a particular focus on markets and social health insurance programs for low-income households. Learn more Oct 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Brian Jacob Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Education, Ford School, University of Michigan Oct 06, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by EdPolicyWorks Brian A. Jacob is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and professor of economics at the Ford School, and is co-director of the Youth Policy Lab. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His primary fields of interest are labor economics, program evaluation, and the economics of education. Brian's current research focuses on urban school reform, with a particular emphasis on standards and accountability initiatives. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Next page Next ›
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
Apr 05 Faculty Research Speaker Series Melissa Kearney Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Apr 05, 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
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. Learn more
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. Learn more
Mar 15 Faculty Research Speaker Series Efrén Pérez Professor of Political Science and Psychology, UCLA CANCELED Mar 15, 2024 Cosponsored by the UVA Department of Politics Efrén Pérez is Professor of Political Science and Psychology at UCLA. His research centers on political psychology, with specific interests in intergroup politics, group identity, language and political thinking, implicit political cognition, and psychometrics. Learn more
Feb 23 Faculty Research Speaker Series Alisha Holland Associate Professor of Government, Harvard University Feb 23, 2024, 12:15 - 1:30 PM Gibson 296 Alisha C. Holland, Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University, studies the comparative political economy of development with a focus on Latin America. She will speak on "Inhibitory Institutions: The Bureaucratic Politics of Public Goods Quality” in a talk hosted in the Politics department, jointly sponsored with the Karsh Institute of Democracy LEAD working group. Learn more
Oct 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Dan Hopkins Professor, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania Oct 27, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by the UVA Department of Politics Dan Hopkins is a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment at the Annenberg School for Communication. He assists with the coordination of the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative. Hopkins' research centers on American politics, with a special emphasis on racial and ethnic politics, state/local politics, political behavior, and research methods. Learn more
Oct 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Tim Layton 30th Anniversary Associate Professor of Health Care Policy, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School Oct 20, 2023, 12:00 PM Timothy Layton is the 30th Anniversary Associate Professor of Health Care Policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an affiliated researcher at J-PAL at MIT. His research focuses on the economics of health insurance markets, with a particular focus on markets and social health insurance programs for low-income households. Learn more
Oct 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Brian Jacob Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Education, Ford School, University of Michigan Oct 06, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by EdPolicyWorks Brian A. Jacob is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and professor of economics at the Ford School, and is co-director of the Youth Policy Lab. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His primary fields of interest are labor economics, program evaluation, and the economics of education. Brian's current research focuses on urban school reform, with a particular emphasis on standards and accountability initiatives. Learn more