Last weekend the UGA Law School hosted an interdisciplinary Opioid Symposium to bring together researchers from various fields with expertise on the Opioid Epidemic. Topics ranged from social work perspectives
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Oct 2018
New article sheds light on the work of former IA Dept Head Howard Wiarda
SPIA researcher and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Markus M.L. Crepaz recently published “Of Paradigms Won and Lost: The Neo-Corporatist World According to Howard J. Wiarda,” which analyzes the research
Oct 2018
Allie Kelly visits SPIA and the School of Environment and Design
Allie Kelly, UGA Alumna and The Ray Executive Director, visited SPIA and the School of Environmental Design to discuss innovations in transportation. Kelly’s talk illustrated the importance of connecting technological
Oct 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Dr. Mollie Cohen
SPIA is excited to introduce Mollie Cohen. Mollie Cohen received her PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University. From 2017-2018, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Latin American
Oct 2018
Philosophical Thought Experiment Sheds Light on Why Some Choose to Vote
Some of the deepest questions in a democracy stem from how citizens think about voting and why they vote. Dr. Robert Grafstein grapples with these questions through the lens of
Oct 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Dr. Michelle Lofton
Michelle Lofton received her PhD in Public Administration from Syracuse University. She is also an alumna of UGA’s MPA program. Her research interests broadly explore the intersection of public finance
Oct 2018
Professor Moldogaziev Wins Jesse Burkhead Award
Tima Moldogaziev, along with co-authors Sharon Kioko and W. Bartley Hildreth, were recently honored with the 2018 Jesse Burkhead Award for their article “Impact of Bankruptcy Eligibility Requirements and Statutory Liens
Oct 2018
SPIA Professor’s deforestation article now available online
SPIA’s Dr. Gregory Thaler, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs, has a new article in World Development, now available online. Thaler’s research examines the political ecology and political
Oct 2018
New SPIA Spinoff Podcast features UGA legend, Dr. Charles Bullock
Dr. Charles Bullock is a living legend at UGA. He first began his career here in 1968 and in the time since has established himself as an expert in legislative
Oct 2018
The Past, Present, and Likely Future of Redistricting and Partisan Gerrymandering
Dr. Charles Bullock has an upcoming article with the Georgia Law Review called “The History of Redistricting in Georgia.” He’s also working on updating parts of his book, “Redistricting: The
