Past Research Speakers Upcoming Research Speakers 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 Sep 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Laurel Harbridge-Yong Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University Sep 22, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by the Center for Effective Lawmaking Laurel Harbridge-Yong’s teaching and research focuses on partisan conflict and the lack of bipartisan agreement in American politics. Her research examines why Congressional parties prioritize partisan conflict, focusing on both institutional changes and public preferences for bipartisanship. Learn more Apr 28 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Friedman Professor of Economics, Brown University The Economic Impacts of COVID-19: Evidence from a New Public Database Built Using Private Sector Data Apr 28, 2023 12:00 PM via Zoom (by invite only) John N. Friedman is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, as well as a founding co-Director of Opportunity Insights. His studies the causes and consequences of inequality for kids, as well as policies to improve opportunity for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Learn more Apr 21 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Sides Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, Vanderbilt University TBD Apr 21, 2023, 10:30 AM Politics Department John Sides studies political behavior in American and comparative politics. He is an author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and The Battle for the Meaning of America, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Election, and Campaigns and Election: Rules, Reality, Strategy, Choice. He has published articles in various scholarly journals, including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics. His current book project focuses on fiscal politics in the U.S. Learn more Apr 14 Faculty Research Speaker Series Erdal Tekin Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University TBD Apr 14, 2023 12:00 PM Monroe 124 or Garrett Hall and via zoom Erdal Tekin is an economist with primary research interests in the fields of health economics and demographic economics. Within these fields, the main theme of his research is the economic analysis of risky behaviors and the consequences of prenatal and postnatal conditions and risk factors on the short and long-term outcomes of individuals on a multitude of domains including health, human capital, labor market, and crime. Learn more Apr 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Antoine Banks Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland TBD Apr 07, 2023 12:00 PM Monroe 124 and via Zoom Antoine Banks is a professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He is also the associate chair and director of the Government and Politics Experimental Lab. His research interests include racial and ethnic politics, emotions, political psychology, and public opinion. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next ›
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
Sep 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Laurel Harbridge-Yong Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University Sep 22, 2023, 12:00 PM Cosponsored by the Center for Effective Lawmaking Laurel Harbridge-Yong’s teaching and research focuses on partisan conflict and the lack of bipartisan agreement in American politics. Her research examines why Congressional parties prioritize partisan conflict, focusing on both institutional changes and public preferences for bipartisanship. Learn more
Apr 28 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Friedman Professor of Economics, Brown University The Economic Impacts of COVID-19: Evidence from a New Public Database Built Using Private Sector Data Apr 28, 2023 12:00 PM via Zoom (by invite only) John N. Friedman is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, as well as a founding co-Director of Opportunity Insights. His studies the causes and consequences of inequality for kids, as well as policies to improve opportunity for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Learn more
Apr 21 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Sides Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, Vanderbilt University TBD Apr 21, 2023, 10:30 AM Politics Department John Sides studies political behavior in American and comparative politics. He is an author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and The Battle for the Meaning of America, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Election, and Campaigns and Election: Rules, Reality, Strategy, Choice. He has published articles in various scholarly journals, including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics. His current book project focuses on fiscal politics in the U.S. Learn more
Apr 14 Faculty Research Speaker Series Erdal Tekin Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University TBD Apr 14, 2023 12:00 PM Monroe 124 or Garrett Hall and via zoom Erdal Tekin is an economist with primary research interests in the fields of health economics and demographic economics. Within these fields, the main theme of his research is the economic analysis of risky behaviors and the consequences of prenatal and postnatal conditions and risk factors on the short and long-term outcomes of individuals on a multitude of domains including health, human capital, labor market, and crime. Learn more
Apr 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Antoine Banks Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland TBD Apr 07, 2023 12:00 PM Monroe 124 and via Zoom Antoine Banks is a professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He is also the associate chair and director of the Government and Politics Experimental Lab. His research interests include racial and ethnic politics, emotions, political psychology, and public opinion. Learn more