Past Research Speakers Upcoming Research Speakers Mar 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Rebecca Hetey - POSTPONED (to be rescheduled AY 20-21) Associate Director of Criminal Justice Partnerships and Research Scientist, SPARQ Mar 27, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Rebecca Hetey, Ph.D., is Associate Director of Criminal Justice Partnerships and Research Scientist at SPARQ. She is an expert on race and the criminal justice system and focuses on strategies to improve police-community relations. Learn more Mar 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Eli Finkel - POSTPONED (to be rescheduled AY 20-21) Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University Beyond Pride and Prejudice: Can Insights from Relationship Psychology Improve Our Politics? Mar 20, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Eli Finkel is a professor in the psychology department and in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He earned has BA (1997) in psychology from Northwestern and his PhD (2001) in social/quantitative psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the Northwestern faculty in 2003. Learn more Mar 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Steven Blader Kenneth G. Langone Professor of Business, NYU Stern Your Status Becomes You (and Why That Matters) Mar 06, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Steven Blader received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (1994) and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from New York University (2002). His research identifies the organizational conditions that motivate employee performance by addressing employees’ social and relational concerns in the workplace. His work focuses on understanding how employees assess their social and relational standing in their work organizations, and the influence of those judgments on their behavior at work. Learn more Feb 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sarah Bermeo Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Trade and Development: Industrialized Country Preferences for Free Trade Agreements over the WTO Feb 07, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Sarah Bermeo is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science in the Sanford School at Duke University. Her research lies at the intersection of international relations and development, with a particular focus on relations between industrialized and developing countries. Sponsored by the Global Policy Center Learn more Jan 24 Faculty Research Speaker Series Anuj K. Shah Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, Chicago Booth Behavioral Science and Crime Jan 24, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Anuj K. Shah studies the psychology that arises from facing resource scarcity. In one line of work, he studies how being short on money and time affects decision-making. In another line of work, he studies how behavioral science can help shape interventions to reduce crime and violence. Learn more Dec 02 Faculty Research Speaker Series Miguel Urquiola Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University TBD Dec 02, 2019 12:00 PM BAVARO HALL, HOLLOWAY HALL (RM. 116) Miguel Urquiola is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he also chairs the Columbia Committee on the Economics of Education. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Development Economics (BREAD). Learn more Nov 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sheila Olmstead Professor of Public Affairs, Texas LBJ School The value of water quality: Estimating amenity and recreational benefits Nov 08, 2019 12:00 PM Rouss Hall #260 Sheila Olmstead is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin (UT), a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC and a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Learn more Nov 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Amanda Kowalski Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan TBD Nov 07, 2019 3:30 PM Monroe 120 Amanda Kowalski, the Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Department of Economics, is a health economist who specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to answer questions that inform current debates in health policy. Learn more Nov 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Justin B. Bullock Assistant Professor of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Discretion, and Policing Nov 01, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Justin B. Bullock is an assistant professor in the Public Service and Administration department and a research fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy. Bullock earned his PhD in public administration and policy with a specialization in public management and public policy from the University of Georgia in 2014, as well as a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in business administration, also from the University of Georgia. Learn more Oct 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series David McKenzie Lead Economist, The World Bank Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia Oct 25, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit at the World Bank. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. 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Mar 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Rebecca Hetey - POSTPONED (to be rescheduled AY 20-21) Associate Director of Criminal Justice Partnerships and Research Scientist, SPARQ Mar 27, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Rebecca Hetey, Ph.D., is Associate Director of Criminal Justice Partnerships and Research Scientist at SPARQ. She is an expert on race and the criminal justice system and focuses on strategies to improve police-community relations. Learn more
Mar 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Eli Finkel - POSTPONED (to be rescheduled AY 20-21) Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University Beyond Pride and Prejudice: Can Insights from Relationship Psychology Improve Our Politics? Mar 20, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Eli Finkel is a professor in the psychology department and in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He earned has BA (1997) in psychology from Northwestern and his PhD (2001) in social/quantitative psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the Northwestern faculty in 2003. Learn more
Mar 06 Faculty Research Speaker Series Steven Blader Kenneth G. Langone Professor of Business, NYU Stern Your Status Becomes You (and Why That Matters) Mar 06, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Steven Blader received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (1994) and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from New York University (2002). His research identifies the organizational conditions that motivate employee performance by addressing employees’ social and relational concerns in the workplace. His work focuses on understanding how employees assess their social and relational standing in their work organizations, and the influence of those judgments on their behavior at work. Learn more
Feb 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sarah Bermeo Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Trade and Development: Industrialized Country Preferences for Free Trade Agreements over the WTO Feb 07, 2020 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Sarah Bermeo is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science in the Sanford School at Duke University. Her research lies at the intersection of international relations and development, with a particular focus on relations between industrialized and developing countries. Sponsored by the Global Policy Center Learn more
Jan 24 Faculty Research Speaker Series Anuj K. Shah Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, Chicago Booth Behavioral Science and Crime Jan 24, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Anuj K. Shah studies the psychology that arises from facing resource scarcity. In one line of work, he studies how being short on money and time affects decision-making. In another line of work, he studies how behavioral science can help shape interventions to reduce crime and violence. Learn more
Dec 02 Faculty Research Speaker Series Miguel Urquiola Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University TBD Dec 02, 2019 12:00 PM BAVARO HALL, HOLLOWAY HALL (RM. 116) Miguel Urquiola is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he also chairs the Columbia Committee on the Economics of Education. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Development Economics (BREAD). Learn more
Nov 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sheila Olmstead Professor of Public Affairs, Texas LBJ School The value of water quality: Estimating amenity and recreational benefits Nov 08, 2019 12:00 PM Rouss Hall #260 Sheila Olmstead is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin (UT), a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC and a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Learn more
Nov 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Amanda Kowalski Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan TBD Nov 07, 2019 3:30 PM Monroe 120 Amanda Kowalski, the Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Department of Economics, is a health economist who specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to answer questions that inform current debates in health policy. Learn more
Nov 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Justin B. Bullock Assistant Professor of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Discretion, and Policing Nov 01, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Justin B. Bullock is an assistant professor in the Public Service and Administration department and a research fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy. Bullock earned his PhD in public administration and policy with a specialization in public management and public policy from the University of Georgia in 2014, as well as a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in business administration, also from the University of Georgia. Learn more
Oct 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series David McKenzie Lead Economist, The World Bank Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia Oct 25, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit at the World Bank. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Prior to joining the World Bank, he spent four years as an assistant professor of Economics at Stanford University. Learn more