The University of Utah faculty and staff are dedicated to your success in graduate school. Our faculty include prominent scholars whose practical research influences the world in which we live. They are distinguished by excellence in teaching and research. Our administrative staff supports the mission of the MPP program by assisting you, the student, our faculty and alumni.
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Mark Glick, Ph.D., Professor, New School, J.D., Columbia.
Dr. Glick teaches ECON 6380 - Law and Economics, as well as several electives for the Master of Public Policy including Industrial Organization and Political Economy. Research Interests: Law and Economics, Antitrust/I.O., Political Economy.
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Thad Hall, Ph.D., Assosiate Professor
Dr. Hall teaches courses in public policy and administration in the Master of Public Administration Program and Master of Public Policy Program. From 2000 to 2004, he worked for The Century Foundation on issues associated with election reform and the Internet. Although election administration is his main research focus, he also studies the policy process more broadly. Publications include: Authorizing Policy , published in October 2004 by the Ohio State University Press , as well as publications in Administration and Society, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Public Integrity. Thad also published "Live Bureaucrats and Dead Public Servants," recepient of the Brownlow Award for the best article by a practitioner in Public Administration Review.
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Lori Kowaleski-Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Dr. Kowaleski-Jones is a sociologist and an associate professor in the Family and Consumer Studies department. She is also an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. Kowaleski-Jones is interested in the ways in which youth are affected by family structure, community resources and public policy. Prior research used fixed effect techniques to examine the effects of duration of time spent in various family structures on child and adolescent outcomes. Current research uses multiple approaches to better understand the determinants of energy balance among youth and adults. Kowaleski-Jones' research agenda also focuses on the effects of food assistance programs and food insecurity on child well being. Her research is currently funded by The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH/NIDDK) and the United States Department of Agriculture. She has expertise with the following data sets: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 (NLSY79), Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement (PSID-CDS), The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and the Utah Population Database (UPDB). Dr. Kowaleski-Jones teaches the Sruvey Research Methods core course for the MPP.
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| Lina Svedin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dr. Svedin is an assistant professor at The University of Utah, Political Science Department. Dr. Svedin has done her graduate work at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Department of Political Science at Syracuse University. She also has an M.A. in international relations from Stockholm University. Lina has extensive experience working with public administration practitioners and researchers around the world, supervising case study research, as well as teaching and training policy makers in crisis management. She has worked as Special Advisor on crisis management for the Swedish Cabinet Office and Training Director at the National Center for Crisis Management Research and Training located at the Swedish National Defence College. A long-term associate of CRISMART and of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at Syracuse University Lina’s approach is interdisciplinary but her research focuses on crises, cooperation, ethics, and policy analysis. She has published several monographs and has edited a number of volumes on crisis management in European countries. During the academic year 2007-2008 Lina teaches courses on ethics in public administration, crisis management and conflict resolution, public policy analysis, and administrative theory. Dr. Svedin teaches the Policy Analysis course for the MPP.
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| Yehua Dennis Wei, Ph.D. Professor
Dr. Wei is an economic/urban geographer and development specialist, with research interests in globalization, urbanization, and regional development in China. Using recent developments in GIS such as exploratory spatial data analysis, geographically weighted regression, and network analysis, Wei has investigated the effects of globalization and economic transition on cities, regions, and places with respect to regional inequality, urban transition, foreign investment, and human development. Wei is the author of Regional Development in China: States, Globalization, and Inequality and more than 60 referenced journal articles, in addition to being the associate editor of Eurasian Geography and Economics. His research has been funded by the NSF, World Bank, National Geographic Society, and Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He has received awards for research excellence from the NSFC (Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 2004), Association of American Geographers’ (AAG) Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His professional services include: advG’s China, Asian, and Regional Development & Planning specialty groups, Vice President of Chinese Professionals in GIS, board member of Asian Urban Research Association et al.isor/panelist for the NSF, consultant to the World Bank, Chair for AA. Dr. Wei teaches the Public Policy Research core course for the MPP.
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| Cathleen Zick, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Master of Public Policy Program
Dr. Zick is an economist interested in family and consumer policy issues. She has taught a number of different classes at The University of Utah over the past 23 years including: Family Economic Resources (FCS 3450), Consumers, Markets and Government (FCS 5440), Family Policy (FCS 6200), and Families and Economic Policy (FCS 6400/5400). She has two current public policy research foci: (1) estimating the economic value of housework and assessing its implications for the income distribution in the United States, and (2) examining the impact of genetic testing for serious, adult-onset diseases on consumers' insurance purchasing behavior. Her past research has been published in such journals as Health Affairs, Demography, The Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, and Social Science Research. She currently serves on the editorial boards of four journals and is the past president of the American Council on Consumer Interests. Dr. Zick teaches the Policy and Program Evaluation core course for the MPP.
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| Zachary Zimmer, Ph.D. Professor
Dr. Zimmer
is a Professor
of Sociology
at the
University
of Utah
and is
the first
Senior
Scholar
hired
at IPIA. Dr.
Zimmer
uses a
demographic
viewpoint
and training
in population
studies
to investigate
issues
related
to health
and aging
across
the developing
world.
On a broad
level,
he is
interested
in how
the compilation
and interaction
of rapid
demographic
and social
change
impacts
on the
wellbeing
of older
persons.
This interest
has prompted
work in
East and
Southeast
Asia where
population
aging
and socioeconomic
change
has been
swift
and recent.
In this
part of
the world,
Zimmer
has been
examining
later-life
health
as it
relates
to socio-demographic
phenomenon
such as
place
of residence
and social
stratification,
and has
been studying
the impact
of changing
family
and intergenerational
relations
on various
indicators
of wellbeing.
In addition,
Zimmer
has an
interest
in conducting
research
that is
comparative
in nature.
As one
example,
a project
called
'The Study
of Health
Transitions
in Later
Life'
involved
international
comparisons
of longitudinal
data from
panel
studies
of older
populations
in Mainland
China,
Indonesia,
the Philippines,
Singapore,
and Taiwan.
The project
described
trends
in health
across
these
settings,
causes
and consequences
of health
transitions,
and policies
likely
to have
a strong
impact
on the
health
of aging
populations.
Zimmer
is also
concerned
with older
adults
in societies
characterized
by harsh
living
conditions, such as
extreme
poverty,
high rates
of HIV/AIDS,
and histories
of violence.
He is
a co-investigator
of a project
titled ‘Impact of AIDS, Poverty, and Social Upheaval on the Elderly: The Case of Cambodia.’ As part of this project, he co-conducted the 2004 Survey of the Elderly in Cambodia, the country’s
first
population-wide
representative
sample
survey
specifically
centered
on older
adults. Dr. Zimmer teaches the Quantitative Methods in Public Policy core course for the MPP.
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| Angie
Stefaniak,
MPA, Program
Manager,
Master of
Public Policy
Program
Angie manages the Master of Public Policy degree program and Demography Certificate Program. She is also a policy analyst for the Center for Public Policy & Administration. Angie received her Master of Public Administration degree from The University of Utah and has bachelors degrees in criminal justice and journalism from Seattle University. Her background includes nonprofit administration, human resources, and security and emergency planning.
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