Policy Research Scholars

Dr. Gustavo Carlo
Millsap Professor of Diversity and Multicultural Studies

Human Development and Family Studies
410 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

carlog@missouri.edu
(573) 884-6301
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Policy Interests: Culture, personality, and parenting on health and positive youth development (especially Latino/as).

Dr. Rajeev Darolia
Assistant Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
118 Middlebush Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

daroliar@missouri.edu
(573) 884-5247
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Policy Interests: Education policy, economics of education, and urban policy.

Dr. Colleen Heflin
Associate Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
229 Middlebush Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

heflincm@missouri.edu
(573) 882-4398
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Policy Interests: Program evaluation design and analysis, survey development.

Dr. Lael Keiser
Associate Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
303 Professional Building
Columbia, MO 65211

keiserl@missouri.edu
(573) 882-8282
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Policy Interests: Implementation of public policy, the relationship between the bureaucracy and other political institutions, the use of bureaucratic discretion and social welfare and education policy.

Dr. Melissa Maras
Assistant Professor

Education, School & Counseling Psychology
16 Hill Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

marasme@missouri.edu
(573) 884-9733
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Policy Interests: Applied research & evaluation in schools, school health & mental health promotion, interdisciplinary workforce development.

Dr. Charles Menifield
Associate Dean and Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
121 Middlebush Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

menifieldc@missouri.edu
(573) 884-2880
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Policy Interests: Budgeting and public health issues.

Dr. Blake A. Naughton
Associate Professor and Executive Director Hook Center

Education
211 Hill Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

naughtonb@missouri.edu
(573) 882-6610
Dr. Jill Nicholson-Crotty
Associate Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
119 Middlebush Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

nicholsoncrottyj@missouri.edu
573-882-2320
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Policy Interests: Management of public and nonprofit organizations and the interaction of these sectors in the implementation of public policy.

Dr. Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Associate Professor

Truman School of Public Affairs
217 Professional Building
Columbia, MO 65211

nicholsoncrottys@missouri.edu
(573) 882-2840
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Policy Interests: State and local politics and policy, federalism and intergovernmental relations, and criminal justice.

Dr. Clark Peters
Assistant Professor

Social Work
719 Clark Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

peterscm@missouri.edu
(573) 882-8926
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Policy Interests: Children in state care, youths transitioning to adulthood, and civic engagement.

Dr. Judith Stallmann
Professor

Rural Sociology
231 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

stallmannj@missouri.edu
(573) 882-6455
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Policy Interests: State and local public finance.