IGPA Experts By Research Area | Institute of Government and Public Affairs

This is a listing of IGPA Experts by their research areas. Use the following list of links to jump to a research area. Each major research area lists the sub-topics and experts that encompass it.

Economy
Good Government
Health Care
Politics
Social Policy
Education

Economy

Economic Climate, Economics, Employment/Unemployment, Illinois State Budget, Property Taxes, Tax Increment Financing, Taxes & Tax Policy, Welfare Policy

Nathan Anderson is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.	Jeffrey R Brown is a nationally recognized expert on public pension policy.
Richard F. Dye is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.	Jim Edgar is a distinguished fellow at IGPA and was the 38th governor of Illinois.
Don Fullerton is an expert on energy and environmental policy issues. He once served as a deputy assistant secretary of the treasury.	Fred Giertz compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.
Rachel Gordon studies issues related to the well-being of children and their families.	Geoffrey J.D. Hewings is an internationally known expert in the field of urban and regional economic analysis.
Darren H. Lubotsky focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.	Daniel P. McMillen is an expert on urban economics and real estate.
David F. Merriman David Merriman is Associate Director of IGPA. His research focuses on state and local public finance. He is an expert on property tax caps.	James Nowlan is a senior fellow at IGPA and is an expert on politics, constitutional revision and tax policy.
Elizabeth T. Powers is an expert on social policies, including welfare, and public health insurance.	Robert Resek is a former vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois and is an expert in economics.
Richard J. Winkel directs IGPA's Office of Public Leadership and is an adjunct professor of law. He is an expert in state politics and in public school financing.

Good Government

Campaign Finance, Elections, Government Regulation, Illinois Constitution, Illinois State Budget, Illinois State Government, Leadership & Public Service, Legislation and the Legislative Process

Jim Edgar is a distinguished fellow at IGPA and was the 38th governor of Illinois.	Don Fullerton is an expert on energy and environmental policy issues. He once served as a deputy assistant secretary of the treasury.
Brian J. Gaines studies elections, political behavior, and political institutions.	Fred Giertz compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.
Stanley O. Ikenberry served as President of the University of Illinois for 16 years. He is an expert on higher education issues.	James Kuklinski studies racial politics and the relationship between public opinion and policy making.
Christopher Z. Mooney is an expert on comparative state politics and government.	James Nowlan is a senior fellow at IGPA and is an expert on politics, constitutional revision and tax policy.
Kent Redfield is an expert in campaign financing and political ethics.	Robert Resek is a former vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois and is an expert in economics.
Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.	Richard J. Winkel directs IGPA's Office of Public Leadership and is an adjunct professor of law. He is an expert in state politics and in public school financing.

Health Care

Community Health Policy, Health Behaviors, Health Care Policy & Regulation, Medicaid/Medicare, Medical Malpractice Policy, Prescription Drugs, Universal Health Insurance Access

Robert Kaestner is an expert on the economics of health care.	Anthony Lo Sasso studies the relationships between workplace health care benefits and employee health.
Darren H. Lubotsky focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.	David F. Merriman David Merriman is Associate Director of IGPA. His research focuses on state and local public finance. He is an expert on property tax caps.
Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.

Politics

Campaign Finance, Elections, Illinois Constitution, Illinois Politics, Illinois State Government, Political Polls, Politics & Political Campaigns, Race & Politics

Jim Edgar is a distinguished fellow at IGPA and was the 38th governor of Illinois.	Brian J. Gaines studies elections, political behavior, and political institutions.
Cedric Herring is an expert on labor force issues and policies, and racial discrimination issues.	James Kuklinski studies racial politics and the relationship between public opinion and policy making.
Christopher Z. Mooney is an expert on comparative state politics and government.	James Nowlan is a senior fellow at IGPA and is an expert on politics, constitutional revision and tax policy.
Kent Redfield is an expert in campaign financing and political ethics.	Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.
Richard J. Winkel directs IGPA's Office of Public Leadership and is an adjunct professor of law. He is an expert in state politics and in public school financing.

Social Policy

Child Care Policy, Civil Rights, Digital Divide, Emergency Preparedness, Energy Policy, Homeland Security, Human Resources, Immigrant Populations, Immigration Policy, Impact of Public Policy on Families, Labor Markets, Public Pension Policy, Racial Attitudes, Racial Discrimination & Equality, Residential Segregation, Rural Development, Social Policy, Technology’s Role in Public Policy, Urban/Suburban Development, Welfare Policy, Demographics, Opinion Surveys, Public Safety

Nathan Anderson is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.	Jeffrey R Brown is a nationally recognized expert on public pension policy.
Richard F. Dye is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic development.	Don Fullerton is an expert on energy and environmental policy issues. He once served as a deputy assistant secretary of the treasury.
Brian J. Gaines studies elections, political behavior, and political institutions.	Fred Giertz compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.
Rachel Gordon studies issues related to the well-being of children and their families.	George Gross studies power system analysis, economics, and electric utility regulatory policy.
Matthew S. Hall is an urban demographer who researches residential and economic incorporation of immigrant populations.	Cedric Herring is an expert on labor force issues and policies, and racial discrimination issues.
Maria Krysan focuses her research on racial attitudes and segregation.	James Kuklinski studies racial politics and the relationship between public opinion and policy making.
Darren H. Lubotsky focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.	Daniel P. McMillen is an expert on urban economics and real estate.
David F. Merriman David Merriman is Associate Director of IGPA. His research focuses on state and local public finance. He is an expert on property tax caps.	Peter Mulhall is the director of IGPA’s Center for Prevention Research and Development.
Elizabeth T. Powers is an expert on social policies, including welfare, and public health insurance.	Menah Pratt-Clarke also works as associate chancellor and director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.

Education

Early Childhood Education, Education Funding, Education Policy, Higher Education Policy, Pre-School/After-School Programs

Rachel Gordon studies issues related to the well-being of children and their families.	Stanley O. Ikenberry served as President of the University of Illinois for 16 years. He is an expert on higher education issues.
Darren H. Lubotsky focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.	Peter Mulhall is the director of IGPA’s Center for Prevention Research and Development.
Elizabeth T. Powers is an expert on social policies, including welfare, and public health insurance.	Robert F. Rich is the director of IGPA. He is an expert on health law and policy, the role of the states, environmental policy, and science policy.
Richard J. Winkel directs IGPA's Office of Public Leadership and is an adjunct professor of law. He is an expert in state politics and in public school financing.