Policy Experts

Professor of Political ScienceHofstra University

Professor Dudek specializes in comparative politics with regional focuses in Europe and Latin America

Latin American PoliticsEuropean PoliticsRegional Economic Growth and DevelopmentFluent in Spanish

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Scott Niekum works to ensure that AI is safe and aligned with human objectives.

AIHuman-Robot InteractionRobotic ManipulationAI SafetyReinforcement Learning

Carney Family Endowed Professor of Hospitality & Tourism ManagementUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Muzzo Uysal is an expert on tourism demand/supply interaction, tourism marketing, and quality of life research in tourism.

TippingQuality-of-Life (QOL) Research in Hospitality and TourismTourist Demand EstimationTourism DevelopmentTourism Impacts

Department Chair and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Robert Hogan's research areas include elections, representation, political parties, and interest groups.

RepresentationPolitical PartiesPolical ScienceElectionsInterest Groups

Expert in economics and ethicsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.

Financial LiteracyTariffsFree EnterpriseBusiness CyclesInflation

Director of The Stonewall CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

LGBTQ EqualityTransgender IssuesTrans YouthTransgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy

Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and EducationVanderbilt University

An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.

Teacher effectivenessSchool BoardsK-12 AdministrationEducation Policy and LeadershipTeacher Pay

Professor, Sociology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Professor Kupchik studies school policing, school punishment, and racial inequality.

School SafetySchool PolicingSchool Discipline and PunishmentRacial Inequality in EducationPolicing and Punishment of Youth in Communities

Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies ProgramUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200

Chinese LawEast Asian Legal SystemsContract LawChinese CultureHuman Rights Law

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: rohtarri@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4629 / Office 320-200

Transitional/Post-Conflict JusticeInternational Human RightsInternational Humanitarian LawInternational Criminal LawRule of Law

Filters