Team

Primary Contact | Administration

Milvia Rodriguez. Program Director

Milvia Rodriguez is the primary contact for students and campus offices.

Questions? Please, email uchicagoPBPL@uchicago.edu with any questions related to the major.

Faculty

Oeindrila Dube, Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Faculty Director of Undergraduate Studies

Oeindrila Dube teaches the following courses, among others:

• PBPL 28750 Conflict: Root Causes, Consequences and Solutions for the Future

Jim Leitzel, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director

Jim Leitzel teaches the following courses:

• PBPL 22200 Public Policy Analysis
• PBPL 27110 Animal Policy
• PBPL 28805 Behavioral Economics and Policy
• PBPL 29500 BA Capstone Project

Chad Broughton, Instructional Professor, Social Sciences Collegiate Division

Chad Broughton teaches the following courses, among others:

• PBPL 24901 Trade, Development, and Poverty in Mexico
• PBPL 26302 Practicum: Interview Project on Gun Violence
• PBPL 22300 Policy Implementation
• PBPL 29500 BA Capstone Project

Maria Angélica Bautista, Senior Research Associate, BA Thesis Faculty Lead

Maria Angélica Bautista teaches the following courses:

• PBPL 28488 Politics and Public Policy in Latin America
• PBPL 28498 Women, Development and Politics
• PBPL 29800 BA Thesis Seminar

Karlyn Gorski, PhD, Assistant Instructional Professor

Karlyn Gorski teaches the following courses:

• PBPL 22300 Policy Implementation
• PBPL 29500 BA Capstone Project
• PBPL 26303 Public Policy Practicum: Interview Project on Public Education
• PBPL 26305 Public Policy Practicum: Interview Project on Public Transportation