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- Faculty Publications
- General News
Six new books by McCourt School faculty: From memoir to murder mystery
Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle Jennifer A. Heerwig, associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and Brian J. McCabe, a…
November 25, 2024
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
Election experts convene to evaluate threats and opportunities to improve U.S. elections
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program hosted election misinformation experts, practitioners and federal officials from the U.S. Election…
September 11, 2024
- Faculty Impact
- General News
New policy professors specialize in computing, economics, education, media literacy and sociology
Nejla Asimovic , who joins the McCourt School of Public Policy as an assistant professor in computational social science, sees deep connections between our now ubiquitous…
September 3, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Faculty Impact
- Research
How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care
According to DC’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC), the District’s 911 call center is one of the busiest in the country, historically ranking behind those of New York…
July 15, 2024
- Faculty Impact
- Policy Perspectives
- Research
Research by McCourt School criminal justice policy expert targets police training efficacy
Andrea Headley’s previous work has focused on improving police-community relations in communities of color, assessing the effect of race during use-of-force encounters,…
March 11, 2024
- Faculty Impact
- General News
5 new books published by McCourt School faculty
A young reader’s novel from a former White House speechwriter, a landmark volume on the sociology of housing, a rejection of White Christian Nationalism, a guide to addressing…
November 1, 2023
- Faculty Impact
- General News
7 things you didn’t know about McCourt’s new faculty
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed nine new faculty members to the Hilltop this fall. Ahead of joining students on campus, many of them spoke candidly about their…
October 5, 2023
- General News
- Policy Perspectives
- University News
McCourt welcomes new faculty members
Dr. Anthony Fauci After dedicating 54 years of his life to public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci chose Georgetown University to play a major role in the next phase of his career.…
August 21, 2023
- Faculty Impact
- Policy Perspectives
- Research
Q&A on environmental policy with Parrish Bergquist
What made you want to study environmental policy? I became convinced in my early twenties that climate change is the most serious existential challenge that the world faces. My…
April 10, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- Research
From local courthouses to the White House: McCourt experts boost government effectiveness
A cohort of McCourt School researchers are bringing a people-first approach to government to boost the effectiveness of critical programs and services, and to ensure that they…
October 11, 2022