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David  Neumark

David Neumark

Distinguished Professor of Economics

David Neumark is a labor economist whose work focuses on minimum wages, discrimination in the work force, and worker compensation.

Health EconomicsFinanceGender Inequality in RelationshipsEconomicsDemographics
David Feldman

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.

DroughtSustainable DevelopmentEthics and Environmental DecisionsWater Resources ManagementGlobal climate change policy
Ed Coulson

Ed Coulson

Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Real Estate

N. Edward Coulson teaches in the area of Economics and Public Policy and serves in the school’s Center for Real Estate.

Urban EconomicsReal EstateEconomicsPublic PolicyHousing Economics
Michael Mendez

Michael Mendez

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy

Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.

Global climate change policyEnvironmental PlanningPublic PolicyLegislative RelationsClimate Change
Virginia Parks

Virginia Parks

Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy

Virginia Parks, PhD, is a geographer and urban planner specializing in the study of urban inequality.

Clean Energy TransitionUrban Politics and PolicyRacial InequalityEmploymentLocal Economic Development
Jon Gould

Jon Gould

Dean

Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.

International Human RightsHate SpeechIndigent DefenseGovernment ReformJustice Policy
Brett Sanders

Brett Sanders

Chancellor’s Professor

Brett Sanders seeks to advance knowledge and models of environmental dynamics interactions.

Environmental ModelingRemote SensingFlood RiskSea Level RiseClimate
Wang Feng

Wang Feng

Professor of Sociology

Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.

ChinaPost-Communist SocietiesSocial InequalitySocial DemographyContemporary Chinese Society