Social Policy ·
Safe(r) Spaces?
SPA professor and student examine whether campus sexual assault prevention programs increase student comfort with accessing related resources.
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Latest Social Policy News
Policy Brief ·
Beyond the Classroom: The Case for Public Preschool
An SPA Policy Brief
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Public Management and Leadership ·
The Teacher Down the Hall
SPA professor examines the impact of types of teacher experience and peer characteristics on educational outcomes by race.
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Political Science ·
Tracing the Roots of Antisemitism
SPA professor explores the relationship between education and prejudice across countries.
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Criminology ·
"Survivor-Defined Justice"
SPA professor explores the civil legal needs of sexual assault survivors.
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Social Policy ·
Skin in the Game
SPA professor and alumna examine how skin tone impacts perceptions of physical attraction.
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Recent Publications
- Public perceptions of the administrative values tradeoff: Bureaucratic and democratic ethos, Suyeon Jo, Kenneth J Meier, Public Administration
- Sit it out or dance: Representative bureaucracy contagion effects in health care, Kenneth J Meier, Austin M McCrea, International Public Management Journal
- Through the looking glass: Extending the “satisfaction mirror” in thirty-nine countries, Kenneth J Meier, William G Prince, Seung-Ho An, International Public Management Journal
Looking for more? Browse our full list of latest SPA publications in Social Policy
Policy Briefs
Policy Brief ·
Beyond the Classroom: The Case for Public Preschool
An SPA Policy Brief
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Meet our Social Policy Faculty
Alison Jacknowitz Interim Dean, School of Public Affairs SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Brandyn Churchill Assistant Professor SPA | Public Administration
Claudia Persico Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration
Dave Marcotte Interim Senior Associate Dean SPA | Public Administration
David Fagelson Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Jane Palmer Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Janice Iwama Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Jessica Waters Assistant Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Karen Baehler Scholar in Residence SPA | Public Administration
Karen O'Connor Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science SPA | Government
Kenneth Meier Distinguished Scholar in Residence SPA | Public Administration
Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Associate Professor SPA | Government
Lynn Addington Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Nathan Favero Provost Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration
Robert Johnson Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Seth Gershenson Professor SPA | Public Administration
TaLisa Carter Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Taryn Morrissey Professor, DPAP Chair, and Associate Dean of Research SPA | Public Administration
Vicky Wilkins Acting Provost PRO | Academics, Research & Awards
SPA Degrees in Social Policy
Master of Public Administration
Our program gives you the tools to meet complex public challenges with strong, capable leadership.
Master of Public Policy
This program shapes policy analysts and changemakers of the future.
PhD Public Administration & Policy
Produce methodologically sound, socially relevant research that makes important contributions to knowledge and theory.
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