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Stephanie Leiser

CLOSUP Research Coordinator, Lecturer in Public Policy

Stephanie Leiser is a lecturer at the Ford School and leads the Michigan Local Government Fiscal Health Project at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP). Her general area of interest is in public finance, budgeting, and financial…

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Jeffrey D. Morenoff

CLOSUP Interim Director, Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement, Professor of Public Policy and Sociology

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(734) 763-1242

Jeffrey D. Morenoff is a professor of sociology and public policy, with an additional appointment at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Morenoff's research interests include neighborhood environments, inequality, crime and criminal justice, the…

Staff

Natalie Fitzpatrick

Project Manager

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(734) 615-6997

Natalie joined CLOSUP in 2015 and serves as project manager for the CLOSUP Fiscal Health Project and assists with project management for the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS). She also manages CLOSUP's web and social media outreach activities. She…

Staff

Debra Horner

Senior Program Manager

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(734) 615-5315

Debra joined CLOSUP in 2008, helped design and launch the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), and serves as the senior program manager for the MPPS. In addition to her work at CLOSUP, Debra has been a regular lecturer in U-M's Political Science…

Staff

Margaret Walthall

Research and Data Specialist

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Margaret joined CLOSUP as our research and data specialist in September 2023, after having worked at the Center as a student policy analyst during her master's program in the Ford School. During her studies, Margaret worked on CLOSUP's Fiscal Health…

Staff

Mariam Negaran

Administrative Coordinator/Project Coordinator, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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734-647-4091

Mariam Negaran is the Administrative Coordinator/Project Coordinator for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy Program. She has also supported the Weiser Diplomacy Center; Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP); the Program in…

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Jenna Bednar

Professor of Public Policy and Political Science

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Jenna Bednar is a professor of public policy and political science at the University of Michigan and a member of the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. Professor Bednar's research is on the analysis of institutions, focusing on the…

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Christopher Borick

Professor of Political Science and Director, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion

Dr. Christopher P. Borick is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. He is a nationally recognized public opinion researcher who has conducted over 300 large-scale public opinion surveys…

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Sanya Carley

Associate Professor and Chair, Policy Analysis and Public Finance

Sanya Carley is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Policy Analysis and Public Finance faculty at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Her research focuses on electricity and transportations policy, and the…

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John R. Chamberlin

Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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(734) 717-7921

John R. Chamberlin is a professor emeritus of political science and public policy. His research interests include ethics and public policy, professional ethics, and methods of election and representation. He taught the core course "Values, Ethics,…

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Elisabeth R. Gerber

Jack L. Walker, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Political Science (by courtesy); Research Associate, Center for Political Studies

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(734) 647-4004

Elisabeth R. Gerber is the Jack L. Walker, Jr. Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School, with a courtesy appointment in the U-M Department of Political Science. Her current research focuses on regionalism and intergovernmental cooperation,…

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Scott Greer

Professor of Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health, and Political Science.
Senior Expert Advisor on Health Governance for the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Scott L. Greer, Ph.D, a political scientist, is Professor of Health Management and Policy, Global Public Health, and (by courtesy) Political Science at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Senior Expert Advisor on Health Governance…

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Erick Lachapelle

Associate Professor of Political Science

Erick Lachapelle is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal (officially known as l’Université de Montréal). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and is the principal investigator for…

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Gilbert Michaud

Assistant Professor of Practice

Gilbert Michaud, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. His research focuses on renewable energy policy, electric utilities, and economic and workforce…

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Sarah Mills

Senior Project Manager, Graham Sustainability Institute

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Sarah Mills is a senior project manager at the Graham Sustainability Institute, where she manages the Climate + Energy activities. This includes a grant from the Michigan Office of Climate and Energy to help communities across the state consider…

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Mara Ostfeld

Associate Faculty Director, Poverty Solutions; Research Director, Center for Racial Justice; Assistant Research Scientist, Ford School; Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies; Faculty Associate, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

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Dr. Mara Cecilia Ostfeld is the associate faculty director of Poverty Solutions, the research director at the Center for Racial Justice, and an assistant research scientist in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. In…

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Barry Rabe

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Professor of Environmental Policy; Professor of Political Science; Professor of the Environment

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(734) 615-9596

Barry Rabe is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School. He is also the Arthur Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy, with courtesy appointments in the Program in the Environment, the Department of Political…

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Kaitlin T. Raimi

Associate Professor of Public Policy

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(734) 615-6944

Kaitlin Raimi is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School. As a social/environmental psychologist, her interests center on how individuals can promote or prevent sustainable behaviors and policies. She has three broad areas of…

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Tony Reames

Assistant Professor, School for Environment & Sustainability

Tony G. Reames is an assistant professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability and directs the Urban Energy Justice Lab which researches topics at the intersection of energy and equity. He has a PhD in public administration from the…

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James L. Tatum

Adjunct lecturer, finance officer, and consultant

James L. Tatum III is Director of Financial Planning and Analysis in Wayne County’s Department of Management and Budget. He is also Principal and Owner of River Park Consultancy, LLC. In addition to his public and private sector experience, he is an…

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Shu Wang

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dr. Shu Wang is an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to her appointment at EMU, she was an assistant professor at Michigan State University where she taught classes in policy analysis and…

Students

Lizett Aguilar

Policy Analyst

Lizett is a Policy Analyst supporting CLOSUP’s Michigan Redistricting Project. She is a masters student at the Ford School (Class of 2024), and has a B.A. degree in History with minors in Labor and Workplace Studies and Chicana/o Studies from the…

Students

Ishan Biswas

Policy Analyst

Ishan is a research assistant working with coding public comments from recent Michigan elections for CLOSUP and MICRC. He is a junior in the BA program at the Ford School working towards a focus area of data analysis with an emphasis on urban policy…

Students

Vivian Fong

Policy Analyst

Vic is a student policy analyst studying local recycling policy in Michigan communities for the Michigan Local Recycling Policy Program (MiLRePP). She is currently an undergraduate student at the College of Literature, Science, and Arts (Class of…

Students

Michael Hartt

Policy Analyst

Michael is a research assistant for Democracy & Debate, a university-wide educational initiative. He is a bachelors of business administration student at the Ross School (Class of 2025), concentrating in business economic and public policy. Michael…

Students

Malak Kalasho

Policy Analyst

Malak is a research assistant for CLOSUP's Redistricting Project working to code data submitted to the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). She is a junior at the Ford School majoring in public policy and minoring in…

Students

Deven Parikh

Policy Analyst

Deven is a Research Assistant with CLOSUP’s Michigan Local Recycling Policy Project. He is an undergraduate student (Class of 2025) majoring in Public Policy with a minor in Energy Science and Policy. Deven is most interested in sustainability…

Students

Farah Pitcher

Policy Analyst

Farah is a Policy Analyst for CLOSUP's Local Fiscal Health Project. She is an incoming masters student at the Ford School (Class of 2025) and has a B.S. degree in BHS and political science from the University of Michigan College of Literature,…

Students

Mustafa Rasheed

Mustafa is assisting CLOSUP in conducting qualitative analysis on the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. He is a Masters of Public Policy at the Ford School. He also served on the Secretary of State's team to support the…

Students

Sylvia Rodriguez

Policy Analyst

Sylvia is a research assistant through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) assisting in supporting the current administration of the MPPS, as well as upcoming releases. She is from Miami, Florida and presently is a first-year…

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