Isabelle Cohen New Blog on Reducing Child Marriage in Northern Nigeria
Evans faculty Isabelle Cohen has blog post at VoxDev feature her collaborative work with Maryam Abubakar (Chief Technologist, Ahmadu Bello…
Faculty & Researchers
Teaching Social Policy in 2026–27
Raheem Chaudhry
Assistant Professor
Isabelle Cohen
Assistant Professor
Joaquín Herranz
Associate Professor
Elizabeth Meza
Senior Research Scientist
Research expertise in Social Policy
Scott Allard
Daniel J. Evans Endowed Professor of Social Policy
Grant Blume
Associate Teaching Professor
Sara Curran
Professor
Rachel Fyall
Associate Professor
Heather Hill
Professor
Karin Martin
Associate Professor
Michael Schultz
Research Scientist
Jacob Vigdor
Professor of Public Policy & Governance
Elizabeth Vigdor
Associate Teaching Professor
Isaiah Wright
Ph.D. Candidate
Dafeng Xu
Assistant Professor
Alex Zhao
Assistant Professor
Research
- Project Evaluating Phố Đẹp How can Seattle better understand whether changes in Little Saigon are improving community safety and well-being?
- Initiative International Program in Public Health Leadership (IPPHL) Expanding the policy and leadership acumen of public health leaders throughout Africa to collectively transform health systems.
Courses
- PUBPOL 391 Education and Workforce Policy Taught by Elizabeth Meza
- PUBPOL 392 Health Equity & Policy Taught by Mara Bann
- PUBPOL 564 Housing and Social Policy Taught by Raheem Chaudhry
- PUBPOL 566 Community Economic Development Taught by Joaquín Herranz
- PUBPOL 575 Taxes and Social Policy Taught by Isabelle Cohen
- PUBPOL 576 Poverty and Anti-Poverty Taught by Raheem Chaudhry
News & Research
Public Investments in Community College Baccalaureate Degrees
In recent years, the landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift, marked by the proliferation of Community College…
Overcoming Administrative Burdens: Isaac Sederbaum, MPA ‘14, Ph.D. Candidate
Isaac “Izzy” Sederbaum’s research has been getting a lot of attention lately. In the past few months, he has received…
Legislative Win for Women and Girls: Absa Samba, MPA ’23
We recently had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with current MPA student Absa Samba to learn more…
Community Colleges and Policy: Elizabeth Meza, Research Scientist
Elizabeth Meza joined the Evans School as a Senior Research Scientist with expertise in workforce development, career and technical education,…
New Evidence from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study
In 2014, Seattle passed a minimum wage law that raised the city’s minimum wage from the state’s minimum wage of…