Faculty & Research Research Speakers Research Speakers Past Research Speakers Batten Facet Event Type - Research Speakers Facet UVA Partner - Research Speakers Facet Area of Focus - Research Speakers 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 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 Mar 15 Faculty Research Speaker Series Efrén Pérez Professor of Political Science and Psychology, UCLA Mar 15, 2024, 12:00 PM 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 Mar 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Syon Bhanot Associate Professor, Economics, Swarthmore Mar 22, 2024, 12:00 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 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 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 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 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 26 Faculty Research Speaker Series Mark Duggan Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics and the Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University Apr 26, 2024, 12:00 PM Mark Duggan is The Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics at Stanford University. 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
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
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
Mar 15 Faculty Research Speaker Series Efrén Pérez Professor of Political Science and Psychology, UCLA Mar 15, 2024, 12:00 PM 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
Mar 22 Faculty Research Speaker Series Syon Bhanot Associate Professor, Economics, Swarthmore Mar 22, 2024, 12:00 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 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
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
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 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 26 Faculty Research Speaker Series Mark Duggan Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics and the Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University Apr 26, 2024, 12:00 PM Mark Duggan is The Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and The Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics at Stanford University. 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