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Our faculty members enjoy teaching at Harvard Kennedy School because it's a place where ideas meet practice. Scholars and practitioners conduct research on public policy problems and issues—and then share those insights with students.

As you will quickly discover, the learning in our classroom reflects the reality of public policy in the world today. That's because Master in Public Policy (MPP) faculty members don’t just teach. They’re global experts who shape public policy, advise governments, and help run major institutions in the United States and abroad.

Learn more about the interests and experiences of our core MPP faculty members.

MPP Faculty Chair

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John Donahue

Raymond Vernon Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

Working at the intersection of health and economics

Professor Marcella Alsan is helping the world prepare for the next time. Her research explores the relationship between public health and socioeconomic disparities. She teaches SUP-518, “The Economics of Infectious Disease,” which uses economic models and tools to analyze responses to infectious disease.

Faculty Focus
 

Tools for evidence-based policy solutions

Desmond Ang talks about examining the stark lines of race and ethnicity and the importance of diversity in policymaking.

Professor Ang
 

Helping local governments

Justin de Benedictis-Kessner takes a hands-on approach to helping public leaders make more responsive policy.

Professor de Benedictis-Kessner
 

Reducing police violence in Latin America

Researching police reform in democratic societies, Yanilda González draws lessons for the post-George Floyd era in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Professor González
 

The complexities of war and peace in Africa

The interconnections of global feminisms, violent and nonviolent conflict, and African politics are central for Zoe Marks.

Professor Marks
 

Checking under democracy’s hood

Benjamin Schneer talks about his research on lobbying, redistricting, and the surprising relevance of traditional media.

Professor Schneer

MPP Core Faculty Members

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Marcella Alsan

Professor of Public Policy
617-495-1923
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Desmond Ang

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Christopher Norio Avery

Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy
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Gloria Ayee

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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Jeeyang Rhee Baum

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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Jonathan Borck

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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Cornell William Brooks

Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations; Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice

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Michela Carlana

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Dara Kay Cohen

Professor of Public Policy

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Suzanne Cooper

Academic Dean for Teaching and Curriculum
Edith M. Stokey Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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Justin de Benedictis-Kessner

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Pınar Doğan

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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John Donahue

Raymond Vernon Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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Mark Fagan

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Anthony Foxx

Emma Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership

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Archon Fung

Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government
617-495-9846
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Jason Furman

Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy

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Sharad Goel

Professor of Public Policy

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Yanilda González

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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John Haigh

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Juan Jimenez

Lecturer in Public Policy
617-495-8061
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Juliette Kayyem

Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security
617-494-7325
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Robert Lawrence

Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment
617-495-1118

Tim Layton

30th Anniversary Associate Professor of Health Care Policy, HMS

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Elizabeth Linos

Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management

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Brian Mandell

Mohamed Kamal Senior Lecturer in Negotiation and Public Policy

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Zoe Marks

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Liz McKenna

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
617-998-1938
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Julia Minson

Associate Professor of Public Policy

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Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy
617-495-1405
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Thomas Patterson

Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press
617-495-9926
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Christopher Robichaud

Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy

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Eric Rosenbach

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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Juan Saavedra

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Benjamin Schneer

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Daniel Schneider

Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy, HKS; Professor of Sociology, FAS

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Mark Shepard

Associate Professor of Public Policy

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Kathryn Sikkink

Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy

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Sandra Susan Smith

Director, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice, HKS; Professor of Sociology, FAS; Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor, Radcliffe

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Teddy Svoronos

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Charles Taylor

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Stephen Walt

Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs
617-495-5712
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Setti Warren

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy