Tag politics, government, public policy
Adrian Treves
Professor of environmental studies
Coexistence between people and wildlife worldwide, especially wolves, bears and big cats. Constitutional and public trust protections for the environment.
Vicki Bier
Professor, industrial and systems engineering; director, Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis
Expert on risk analysis and decision analysis, as applied to nuclear power safety, homeland security and critical-infrastructure protection
Barry Burden
Professor, political science and Director, Elections Research Center
Expert on American politics
Dietram Scheufele
Taylor-Bascom Chair in Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Life Sciences Communication
Expert on misinformation, social media, science and technology, AI
Harry Brighouse
Professor, philosophy; affiliate professor, educational policy studies
Political and moral philosopher with expertise on education and family policy
Robert Streiffer
Professor, philosophy and bioethics
Expert on ethics and policy issues arising from agricultural and medical biotechnology
Peter (Pete) Nowak
Professor emeritus, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert in the complex relations between Wisconsin agriculture and soil and water resources
Dennis Dresang
Professor emeritus, political science, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on state and local politics, public management
Barry Orton
Professor emeritus, telecommunications, professional development and applied studies
Telecommunications policy, Internet utilization, cable television regulation, media industries
Katherine (Kathy) Cramer
Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science; Professor of Political Science; Affiliate in J School, LaFollette School
Expert on civic engagement and political participation, student engagement, public opinion, racial dialogue, political discussion, deliberation, political communication
Barbara Wolfe
Professor, economics, population health sciences, public affairs
Expert on health economics with a focus on vulnerable populations
Chris Kucharik
Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences and Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Expert on agroecosystems, agroclimatology, soil carbon sequestration, ecological modeling, water resources, climate change, and extreme weather
Michael Schatzberg
Professor, political science
Expert on African politics, African international relations and comparative political culture
Ronald Numbers
Professor, history of science and medicine
Expert on the history of science, medicine and religion, especially creationism and intelligent design
Myra Ferree
Professor, sociology
Comparative studies of gender and politics, especially European and American feminist movements
Joseph (Joe) Elder
Professor, sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, integrated liberal studies
Expert on South Asia and West Asia
John Rudolph
Professor, curriculum and instruction, history of science, educational policy studies
Expert on the history of science education in the United States, STEM education, why we teach science
Andrew Reschovsky
Professor emeritus, public affairs and applied economics, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on public finance, school finance, Wisconsin government spending and taxation, federal tax policy, property tax
Keith Findley
Professor of Law
Expert on criminal procedure, wrongful convictions, forensic science, criminal appeals, post-conviction review, and policing
Stephen Kantrowitz
Professor, history; affiliated faculty, American Indian Studies
Expert on 19th-century U.S. politics, slavery, reconstruction and white supremacy
Calvin DeWitt
Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on land stewardship, purchased development rights, local government environmental policy, wetland ecology, environmental stewardship, faith-based stewardship
Scott Straus
Professor, political science, international studies
Expert on African politics, genocide, human rights and civil war
Doug Maynard
Professor, sociology
Using audio and video recordings, I study the practices of talk and interaction in legal, medical and other settings
Dhavan Shah
Professor, mass communication and political science
Expert on social psychology of media influence, especially communication effects on political judgment, public opinion, civic participation and electoral engagement
Edward Friedman
Professor emeritus, political science
Expert on Chinese politics, US-Asian relations, international political economy, democratization
James LaGro Jr.
Professor, urban and regional planning, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on urban planning and design, land use policy, and sustainably built environments
Kenneth Streit
Clinical associate professor (emeritus), law
Criminal justice systems, arrest statistics, prison, and jail
Volker Radeloff
Professor, forest and wildlife ecology
Expert on conservation biology, threats to biodiversity by land use and especially housing development, wildland fire
Kathleen Bartzen Culver
James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics; Director, Center for Journalism Ethics; Associate Professor
Expert in media ethics, journalism, strategic communication/marketing, First Amendment, free expression, emerging technologies, social media
Robert Haveman
Professor emeritus, economics and La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert in the economics of social and poverty policy and the application of benefit-cost analysis
John Witte
Professor, political science and public affairs
Expert on education policy, tax and budget policy, and state and local government
Jack Mitchell
Emeritus professor, journalism and mass communication
Public broadcasting, not-for-profit media, media ethics
Diana Hess
Dean, School of Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Expert on democratic education, social studies teaching and learning, the inclusion of controversial political and legal issues in schools
Robert Drechsel
Professor Emeritus, journalism and mass communication
Expert on media law, particularly libel, privacy, access to information and First Amendment; secondary expertise in media ethics
David Weimer
Professor, public affairs and political science
Expert on cost-benefit analysis, policy analysis and health policy
Jack Huddleston
Professor emeritus, urban and regional planning
Expertise in local government finance, development finance, energy analysis and policy, regional economic development
Susan Yackee
Professor, public affairs and political science, Director of La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on bureaucratic politics, federal government, social policy and policymaking process