- Emeritus Faculty
October 27, 2020
Jonathan Brock
Jonathan Brock joined the Evans School faculty in 1981 and retired in 2011. His teaching and research focused on activities of people working in and around public and nonprofit organizations. Much of his work focused on conflict resolution and improving leadership and management skills and judgment. To stay current, he became-and remains-involved various forms of…
June 18, 2020
Andrew Gordon
Andrew Gordon joined the Evans School faculty in 1988. His research focused on the areas of bureaucratic information sources and distortions, microcomputers and public policy, and community organizations. Gordon previously served for 19 years on the faculty at Northwestern University in the departments of Sociology, Psychology, and Urban Affairs. Gordon holds a Ph.D. in social psychology…
William Zumeta
William Zumeta joined the Evans School faculty in the fall of 1985 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Professsor in 2000. He has held a joint faculty appointment in the College of Education since 1990. He served as Associate Dean of the Evans School from 2001-05, was Interim Dean from March-August, 1988, and was…
David Harrison
David S. Harrison is a senior lecturer emeritus at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. He taught policy analysis and new program design in the Evans School’s Masters in Public Administration program. Harrison’s career has been devoted to creating bridges between the policymaking community, policy researchers, and citizens.…
Robert D. Plotnick
Robert D. Plotnick is the Daniel J. Evans Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Governance . He joined the School in 1984, after previously serving on the faculties of Bates College (1975-77) and Dartmouth College (1977-84). Plotnick also holds appointments as a Research Affiliate with UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and West Coast Poverty…
Richard O. Zerbe Jr.
Richard O. Zerbe Jr. joined the Evans School faculty in 1981. He previously taught environmental ethics, microeconomics, government regulation, law and economics, and benefit-cost analysis. Zerbe previously served on the faculty at York University in Toronto and the University of Chicago, a visiting appointment at Northwestern University, and a fellowship at Yale Law School. He…
Marcia Meyers
Marcia K. Meyers joined the Evans School faculty in 2001. Her research focuses on public policies and programs for vulnerable populations, with a particular focus on issues of poverty, inequality, and policy implementation. Meyers holds a joint appointment with the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, and is the director and principal investigator of…
Marieka M. Klawitter
Marieka M. Klawitter joined the Evans School faculty in 1990. Her research focuses on public policies that affect work and income, including studies of the effects of asset-building policies, welfare policies, intra-household bargaining, and anti-discrimination policies for sexual orientation. Klawitter teaches courses on public policy analysis, quantitative methods, program evaluation, asset-building for low income families, and…
Charles Hirschman
Charles Hirschman joined the Evans School faculty in 2002. Hirschman’s primary appointment is in the University of Washington’s Department of Sociology, where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He is also the Boeing International Professor, a university wide distinguished professorship. Hirschman taught undergraduate and graduate courses on demography, immigration and ethnicity, and Southeast…
Sandra Archibald
Dr. Sandra O. Archibald served as dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington from 2003-2019. Under Dean Archibald’s leadership, the Evans School ascended 20 spots to become a U.S. News & World Report top-five institution and is now nationally recognized for excellence in research and learning. In addition…