Faculty and Staff

The Humphrey School is fueled by talented faculty and staff who are deeply committed to public affairs.

Faculty and Fellows

Associate Dean for Research
Urban and Regional Planning Area
300-04 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnicity; urban and regional planning; civic engagement and public participation; demography; housing policy and planning; immigration and refugee services and policy
Professor, Director of International Fellows Program
Global Policy Area
International Fellows and Scholars Program
252 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
International economic development; labor market analysis; politics and economics of the Middle East and North Africa; poverty in developing countries; quantitative methods; urban planning; women's work in developing countries
Associate Professor
Leadership and Management Area
Areas of Expertise
Civic engagement and public participation; nonprofit and NGO management; public management; race and diversity; race and ethnicity; social justice
Dean
Office of the Dean
Areas of Expertise
Civic engagement and public participation; environmental planning; public health; race and diversity; youth advocacy
Postdoctoral Fellow/Graduate Faculty
Leadership and Management Area
242 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Income inequality and poverty; international development; infrastructure finance; local government management; public budgeting; public financial management
Assistant Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Area
295A Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnicity; race and diversity; sustainable development; urban design; urban and regional planning; civic engagement and public participation; land use planning; immigration and refugee services and policy
Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Area
295G Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Sustainable development; transportation planning; urban and regional planning
Associate Professor
Leadership and Management Area
243 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Public management; nonprofit and NGO management; civic engagement and public participation; collaborative governance; local government

Associate Dean for Faculty
Urban and Regional Planning Area
295E Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Public health; sustainable development; transportation planning; urban and regional planning; land use planning; income inequality and poverty
Social Policy Research Scientist
Social Policy Area
149 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Social welfare policy; economic analysis; health care policy; housing policy and planning; income inequality and poverty
Associate Professor
Leadership and Management Area
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnicity; racial healing; social equity; social justice; LGBTQ+; public management
Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Area
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnicity; urban and regional planning; housing policy and planning; income inequality and poverty
Associate Professor
Social Policy Area
251 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Policy analysis; social welfare policy; child and family policy; labor economics; income inequality and poverty
Assistant Professor
Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Area
Urban and Regional Planning Area
295D Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Environmental planning, climate change, gender, race and ethnicity, urban and regional planning
Associate Professor
Social Policy Area
231 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Policy analysis; rural development; migration; evaluation; economic analysis; demography; labor economics; income inequality and poverty; impact evaluation
Professor
Social Policy Area
260 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Public policies on work and pay; role of labor unions in democratic societies; human resource policies and organizational performance
Professor
Global Policy Area
Social Policy Area
266 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
International development; child labor and education; survey research involving children; human rights of children; population studies
Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Area
295C Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Policy and program implementation; policy analysis; transportation planning; urban and regional planning; environmental planning
Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Area
Areas of Expertise
Economic development; income inequality and poverty; urban and regional planning; climate change and work
Areas of Expertise
Academic labor markets; evaluation of anti-racism programs; field experiments measuring racialized perceptions; government procurement and contracting; income inequality in China and the economics of disability in China and the United States; microeconomic policy analysis; modeling of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and emerging small business enterprise (ESBE) programs; race-neutral remedies; racial disparities in drowning and competitive swimming and in academic performance; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce
Assistant Professor
Leadership and Management Area
249 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Public-private dynamics; philanthropy; professionalization; work and employment; nonprofit and NGO management; international development
Professor
Global Policy Area
Areas of Expertise
Democracy; human rights; international development; sustainable development; Latin America; private enterprise
Assistant Professor
Global Policy Area
264 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Climate change; demography; energy and environment; international development; public health; sustainable development
Professor
Global Policy Area
Areas of Expertise
Humanitarianism, international human rights, United Nations, refugees and forced migration, international relations, U.S. foreign policy and national security.
Professor
Social Policy Area
261 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnicity; social welfare policy; gender; civic engagement and public participation; democracy; income inequality and poverty
Professor
Social Policy Area
235 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Child and family policy; cost-benefit analysis; economic policy; education; program evaluation
Assistant Professor
Leadership and Management Area
238 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Public management; diversity, equity, and inclusion; nonprofit management; human resources; organizational leadership; organizational performance
Director, Master of Development Practice
Global Policy Area
258 Humphrey School
Areas of Expertise
Livelihood systems; market systems; natural resources; program design and development; sustainable development; strategic planning

Affiliate, Adjunct and Emeriti Faculty

Staff

Salma Abdi
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
Maya Mehra
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice
Non-Exempt Temporary or Casual
Leadership and Management Area