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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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Pinar Dogan

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.

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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 for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

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Marcella Alsan

Professor of Public Policy
617-495-1923
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Desmond Ang

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
617-495-4505
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Linda Bilmes

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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Deirdre Bloome

Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, HKS; Professor of Sociology, FAS

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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
617-384-0008
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Justin de Benedictis-Kessner

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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Pinar Dogan

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
617-494-8154
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Ronald Ferguson

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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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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Yanilda Gonzalez

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

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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
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Dan Levy

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

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Jeffrey Liebman

Director of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government
Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Social Policy
617-495-8518
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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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Janina Matuszeski

Lecturer in 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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Meghan O'Sullivan

Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs

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Christopher Robichaud

Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy

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Eric Rosenbach

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Juan Saavedra

Visiting Lecturer in Public Policy

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Benjamin Schneer

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
617-496-0666
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Maya Sen

Professor of Public Policy

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Mark Shepard

Associate Professor of Public Policy

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Afreen Siddiqi

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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Nick Sinai

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

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Teddy Svoronos

Lecturer in Public Policy

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Stephen Walt

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