Adler, Jonathan Cabell Research Professor and Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law Contact: Marshall Wythe School of Law, Room 236B, [[jhadler]], 757-221-5703
Interests: Administrative Law, Environmental Law and Policy, Regulatory Process, Statutory Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court, Judicial Nominations, Federalism
Bakhtiari, Elyas Director of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy and Associate Professor of Sociology Contact: Boswell Hall 216, Chancellors Hall (by appointment), [[ebakhtiari]]
Interests: Medical Sociology, Health Inequalities, Race and Ethnicity, International Migration
Byrne, Christopher Adjunct Professor of Law, Marshall-Wythe School of Law Contact: Marshall-Wythe L108, [[cdbyrn]], 757-221-1736
Interests: Legal Research; Law and Policy
D'Alessandro, William Assistant Professor of Philosophy Contact: James Blair 131, [[wbdalessandro]], 757-221-2716
Interests: Philosophy of Science and Math, Epistemology, Aesthetics and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Deming, Mark Assistant Teaching Professor of Government and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 432, [[jmdeming]], 757-221-3998
Interests: Latin American Politics, Political Regimes and Regime Transitions, Authoritarian Legacies, Comparative Politics, and Research Design
Dwyer, James W. Taylor Reveley III Research Professor and Arthur B. Hanson Professor of Law Contact: Marshall Wythe School of Law, Room 243, [[jgdwye]], 757-221-2685
Interests: Family Law; Children and the Law; Trusts & Estates; International Law; Adoption Law; Education Law; Philosophy of Law; Constitutional Law--14th Amendment; Constitutional Law--1st Amendment (Religion)
Fruehwirth, Jane Director of W&M Public Policy, Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 412, [[jfruehwirth]], 757-221-6067
Interests: Economics of Education and Social Economics and Mental Health in Adolescence
Hanley, Caroline Professor of Sociology Contact: Boswell Hall 231, [[cehanl]]
Interests: Earnings and Employment Inequality; Race, Class and Gender; Economic Sociology; Spatial Inequality; State and Local Economic Development Policy
Harish, S.P. Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy, Graduate Curriculum Coordinator Contact: Chancellors 357, [[spharish]], 757-221-0328
Interests: Comparative Politics; Political Economy of Development; Political Violence; Governance; Energy Access; Research Methods
Webpage: {{https://harishsp01.github.io/}}
Howard, Chris Harriman Professor of Government & Public Policy Office: Chancellors 363, 757-221-3026
Links: [[cdhowa, Email]]
Office Hours: On leave AY 2026-2027; meetings by appointment only
Research Interests: American Politics, Public Policy/Social Policy
Iaci, Ross Associate Professor of Mathematics Contact: Hugh Jones 122, [[riaci]], 757-221-4005
Joosse, Alexandra Teaching Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives Contact: Chancellors 454, [[ajoosse]], 757-221-1491
Interests: Network Analysis; Non-Profits, Public Management
Kennedy, Alan Assistant Teaching Professor Contact: Chancellors 463, [[ahkennedy]], 757-221-1359
Interests: Gun Policy, Free Speech, Ethics, Military Law
Lopresti, Katie Associate Teaching Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 257, kelopresti@wm.edu
Interests: Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and statistics
Manna, Paul Hyman Distinguished University Professor of Government & Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 341, [[pmanna]], 221-3024
Interests: American Politics, Public Policy, K-12 Education, Applied Research Methods
Webpage: {{https://sites.google.com/view/paulmanna}}
Mathew, Divya Adjunct Professor of Public Policy Contact: Chancellors Hall 431, [[dmathew]]
McBeth, Elaine Associate Director of W&M Public Policy, Director of Graduate Studies, and Lecturer of Economics Contact: Chancellors 421, [[mcbeth]], 757-221-2386
Interests: Monetary Macroeconomics
Webpage: {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-mcbeth-70a9a93/}}
McGlennon, John Professor of Government Contact: Chancellors 366, [[jjmcgl]], 757-221-3034
Interests: State and Local Policy; Political Parties
Webpage: {{https://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/jjmcgl/home}}
McHenry, Peter Department Chair, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 256, [[pmchenry]], 757-221-1796
Interests: Labor Economics; Education; Migration
Webpage: {{https://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/pmchenry/home}}
Mellor, Jennifer Michael Tang Professor of Economics Contact: Chancellors 336, [[jmmell]], 757-221-1913
Interests: Health Economics
Webpage: {{https://sites.google.com/view/jen-mellor/}}
Pereira, Rui Teaching Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 337, [[rmpereira]]
Interests: Environmental Economics; Energy
Richardson, David Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Policy Contact: Chancellors 434, [[drichardson01]], 757-221-6411
Interests: National Security, American Politics, Congress, Civil-Military Relations
Rossiter, Louis Research Professor of Public Policy Contact: Miller Hall Room 3050, [[lfross]], 804-338-0223
Interests: Health Economics, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Care Antitrust
Webpage: {{https://mason.wm.edu/faculty/directory/rossiter-l.php}}
Settle, Jamie Chair, Professor of Government Contact: Chancellors 318A, [[jsettle]], 757-221-2279
Interests: American Politics, Political Psychology, Biological Components of Political Behavior, Social Networks and Social Media, democratic erosion
Shrestha, Ranjan Associate Teaching Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors Hall 461, [[rshrestha]]
Interests: Development economics, health economics, and economic demography
Stafford, Sarah CSX Professor of Economics and Department Chair Contact: Chancellors 317, [[slstaf]], 757-221-1317
Interests: Environmental Economics; Regulation; Law and Economics
Webpage: {{https://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/slstaf/home}}
Valdes, Enrique Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics and Public Policy Contact: Chancellors Hall 425, [[evaldes]]
Interests: International trade and trade policy
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