SPIA is excited to introduce Eric Zeemering. Eric Zeemering is the MPA Director and an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. His research investigates local governance
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Aug 2018
Two Key Issues in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Amanda Abraham has received extensive media attention for her work with Dr. David Bradford, in the Department of Public Administration and Policy (SPIA), as well as colleagues in the
Aug 2018
A Key Piece of the Deforestation Puzzle
Dr. Gregory Thaler conducted fieldwork in Brazil this summer, supported in part by an Ambassador Travel Award from the UGA Latin America and Caribbean Studies Institute. He gave a presentation
Aug 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Dr. Megan Turnbull
SPIA is excited to introduce Megan Turnbull. Megan Turnbull received her PhD in Political Science from Brown University. She studies political order, violence, and democratization with an empirical focus in
Aug 2018
Building Understanding about Congress and the 2016 Election
Dr. Jamie Carson’s most recent book, Electoral Incentives in Congress, is the literary manifestation of conversations Carson had with one of his graduate students, Joel Sievert. Throughout Sievert’s time at
Aug 2018
SPIA Welcomes New Faculty Members
The University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs welcomes eight new faculty members this fall. To learn more about each one, keep an eye out for our Faculty
Aug 2018
By Shelby R. Steuart When Jack Slagle was an undergrad at UGA, he knew he wanted to be an Intelligence Analyst. He took all of the intelligence classes he could
Aug 2018
SPIA Researchers’ New Article Explains Why Countries Sometimes Get Away with Human Rights Abuses
SPIA’s researchers and professors Dr. K. Chad Clay and Dr. Amanda Murdie have most recently been in the UGA news for their work with the Human Rights Measurement Initiaive (HRMI).
Aug 2018
Dr. Shane Singh: 2018-2019 Visiting Democracy Fellow at Harvard University
by Shelby R. Steuart Dr. Shane Singh, a UGA SPIA Professor has recently been accepted as a Visiting Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation in
Jul 2018
CITS hosts DOE Export Control Fellows Program
The Center for International Trade and Security recently hosted a group of government officials representing India, Pakistan, and China for the annual Department of Energy-sponsored Export Control Fellows Program. The
