We study policies carried out by government executives. From project to project, the executives vary. They might be police officers, entire agencies at the city, state, and federal level, or even the President of the United States. The policies vary, touching controversial topics like policing and abortion, or not-so-controversial topics like contracting reform. Regardless, we try to produce research that is honest, apolitical, and transparent. Our current team is:
- Kenneth Lowande, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
- Heonuk Ha, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
- Mark Weiss, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
- Alan Andrade, Undergraduate, University of Michigan
- Jack Connolly, Undergraduate, University of Michigan
- Ziya Muzaffarov, Undergraduate, University of Michigan
- Saloni Singh, Undergraduate, University of Michigan
- Abbie Paegert, B.A. ’25, University of Michigan
- Miles Blakely, U.S. Navy Reservist, B.A. ’25, University of Arizona
Our work has been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation, the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, and the Year of Democracy initiative at the University of Michigan. None of these funders is responsible for (or has had editorial power) over what we find and publish. Former team members include:
- Benjamin Goehring, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
- Ayse Eldes, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University
- Madelyn Yake, J.D. Candidate, Hardvard University