EPISODE 1: Arne Duncan and David French join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss potential avenues to reducing gun violence in the first episode of You Might be Right
What Can We Do About Gun Violence?
AUG 22 // Big Orange Welcome: Vol is a Verb
Vol is a Verb, an event designed to introduce new students to tools they can use to engage in meaningful and vital conversations.
AUG 22, 2022 • 7:30pm
THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA
AUG 24 // Ice Cream Social
Please join us in kicking off the fall semester with free ice cream!
AUG 24, 2022 • 5pm
TOYOTA AUDITORIUM
AUG 30 // Ashe Lecture Series: Admiral Harry Harris
Admiral Harry Harris Visits the Baker Center as Part of the Ashe Lecture Series
AUG 30, 2022 • 5:30pm
TOYOTA AUDITORIUM
Healthy Appalachia Study
Sponsor: Remote Area Medical (RAM) with the Trinity Health Foundation
PI: Katie Cahill
Award Period: 1/1/19 to 7/31/21
Appalachian Leadership Institute
Sponsor: US – ARC – Appalachian Regional Commission
PIs: Timothy Ezzell and Katie Cahill
Award Period: 10/16/18 – open
Tennessee Pulse Survey, Tennessee Economic Recovery Group
Sponsor: State of Tennessee
PIs: Matthew Murray, Katie Cahill, and Linda Daugherty
Award Period: 5/01/20 to 12/30/20
Vols Vote
Sponsor: Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP)
PI: Katie Cahill
Award Period: 9/25/20 to 11/15/20
Issues in Civil Wars Dataset
Sponsor: US – NSF – National Science Foundation
PI: Krista Wiegand
Award Period: 8/15/18 to 7/31/20
University Engagement for Nuclear Nonproliferation Courses
Sponsor: DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PI: Matthew Buehler
Award Period: 7/16/18 – open
Nuclear Security Research
Sponsor: Department of Energy – Y12 – Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS)
PI: Krista Wiegand
Award Period: 10/1/20 to 9/30/21
Maritime Law Enforcement in the Indo-Pacific: Building Capacity to Confront Militia Groups and Maritime Crime
Sponsor: Department of Defense
PI: Brandon Prins
Award Period: 11/20/20 to 11/19/23
UTIA Subcontract USDA-AFRI 2017
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
PI: Paul Armsworth
Award Period: 5/22/17 – open
Ecosystem Services in the Northern Rockies
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Research Station (MRS)
PI: Charles Sims
Award Period: 7/28/16 to 6/1/21
Sloan Foundation Energy and Environment Program
Sponsor: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
PI: Charles Sims
Award Period: 1/15/19 to 1/14/21
Hazen, ERC Planning Grant
Sponsor: US – NSF – National Science Foundation
PI: Terry Hazen
Award Period: 5/30/19 – open
Causal Impacts of Coal Employment and Coal Production on Local Funding Support for Elementary and Secondary Education
Sponsor: West Virginia University (WVU)
PI: Matthew Murray
Award Period: 7/1/19 to 9/30/20
Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) – Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Sponsor: Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST)
PI: Charles Sims
Award Period: 9/1/19 to 8/31/21
Assistance Designing a Used Vehicle Model for and Developing Methods to Incorporate Loss Aversion into ORNL’s MA3T Model
Sponsor: DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PI: David Greene
Award Period: 11/4/19 to 10/31/20
To Conduct an Examination of the Economic Impact of UCOR on The State of Tennessee
Sponsor: DOE – UCOR – URS CH2M Oak Ridge LLC
PI: Matthew N Murray
Award Period: 11/4/19 to 5/11/20
Novel Molecules and Thin Film Materials Containing Radioactive Elements
Sponsor: Department of Energy – Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT-Battelle
PI: Deborah Penchoff
Award Period: 1/1/20 to 7/31/20
Actinium Complexation (for Cancer Treatment)
Sponsor: Department of Energy – Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT-Battelle
PI: Deborah Penchoff
Award Period: 11/1/19 to 5/31/20
State Energy Policy Council
Sponsor: State of Tennessee
PI: Matthew Murray
Award Period: 9/16/19 to 6/30/21
Novel Radioactive Materials
Sponsor: Department of Energy – Oak Ridge National Laboratory / UT-Battelle
PI: Deborah Penchoff
Award Period: 9/21/20 to 9/30/23
Enhance Energy and Environment Microeconomic Simulation Models to Better Inform Decision-Making
Sponsor: Resources for the Future, sub-award from Sloan Foundation
PI: Benjamin Leard
Award Period: 7/2/20 to 9/30/21
Calibrate and Assist with Implementation of a Used Vehicle Model for the MA3T Model
Sponsor: DOE – ORNL – UT-Battelle – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PI: Benjamin Leard and David Greene
Award Period: 4/16/21 to 12/31/22
White Candace
Candace White
Candace White is focused on Public Diplomacy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Public Relations, Cultural Diplomacy, Country Image, Intercultural Communication…
Welch Jilleah
Jilleah Welch
Dr. Jilleah Welch is a Research Associate focused on Public Finance, Economics of Education, and Environmental Economics…
Vossler Christian
Christian Vossler
Dr. Christian Vossler is the J. Fred Holly Chair of Excellence in the Department of Economics, Haslam College of Business…
Tonn Bruce
Bruce Tonn
Three themes run through Dr. Tonn’s research and interests: rigorous evaluation of low-income energy and other programs…
Shelton Robert
Robert Shelton
Robert Shelton focuses on Energy, Economic, and Technology Policy…
Scheb John
John Scheb
Dr. Scheb has served as Director of UT’s Social Science Research Institute, and Chair of the Legal Studies Program…
Prins Brandon
Brandon Prins
Dr. Prins is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Political Science. Research focuses on relationship between domestic politics, international relations…
Penchoff Deborah
Deborah Penchoff
Dr. Deborah Penchoff currently serves as Associate Director for the UT Innovative Computing Laboratory, where she directs strategic plans for…
Park William
William Park
Dr. Park’s fields of interest lie in Natural Resource Conservation and Environmental Policy Issues relating to Agriculture and Rural…
Nolt John
John Nolt
Dr. John Nolt is Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at the University of Tennessee and a Research Fellow in the Energy…
McCollum David
David McCollum
Dr. McCollum is a Senior R&D Staff in the Mobility and Energy Transitions Analysis (META) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory…
LaRiviere Jacob
Jacob LaRiviere
Dr. LaRiviere is a Director of Economics and Data Science at Amazon working to help customers to find the right sellers…
Keels Eric
Eric Keels
Eric Keels’s interests lie in Civil War, Ethnic Violence, Election Violence, International Mediation, Peace Agreements, Resource Curse, and Conflict Management…
Jones Michael D.
Michael D. Jones
Dr. Jones is an Associate Professor in UTK’s Department of Political Science, Director of the Masters of Public Policy…
Hwang Wonjae
Wonjae Hwang
Dr. Hwang is a professor in political science. He specializes in international political economy and Korean/Asian politics…
Holladay Scott
J. Scott Holladay
Dr. Holladay’s research interests include environmental, energy, and international economics…
Hoagland Joseph
Joseph Hoagland
Joe Hoagland is TVA’s designated federal officer for both the Regional Energy Resource Council and the Regional Resource Stewardship Council…
Greig Jamie A.
Jamie A. Greig
Dr. Greig’s research focus lies in broadband communications and digital information technology in rural and agricultural settings…
Greening Lorna A.
Lorna A. Greening
Dr. Greening, an economic consultant, has focused on economies of energy and natural resources, greenhouse gas mitigation and regulation policies…
Greene David L.
David L. Greene
Dr. Greene is currently on assignment as advisor on Corporate Average Fuel Economy to the Administrator of the…
English Mary
Mary English
Dr. English’s expertise lies in Energy and Environmental Policy Issues, Mechanisms for Involving Stakeholders in Public Policy Decisions…
Ely Macel
Macel Ely
Dr. Ely serves as the Director of Organizational Improvement for the Institute for Public Service. Most recently he served as…
Cho Seong-Hoon
Seong-Hoon Cho
Dr. Cho’s research focuses on land conservation strategies for protection of ecosystem services. He is particularly interested in exploring optimal…
Buehler Matthew
Matthew Buehler
Dr. Buehler is a specialist of comparative politics and international relations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…
Bohon Stephanie
Stephanie Bohon
Dr. Stephanie Bohon the founder and co-director of the Center for the study of Social Justice…
Armsworth Paul
Paul Armsworth
Dr. Armsworth researches the ways ecology and socioeconomic sciences can be integrated more effectively to inform conservation strategies and…
Lyons William
William “Bill” Lyons
Dr. Lyons’s work is interested in American politics, campaigns and elections, state and local government, public administration…
Ring Jonathan
Jonathan Ring
Dr. Ring’s work is interested in international relations, comparative politics, foreign policy, conflict processes, transnational activism, human rights…
A Wiegand Krista
Krista Wiegand
Dr. Wiegand is Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Global Security program at the Center. She specializes in territorial and maritime disputes, international conflict resolution, and East Asian security…
A Sims Charles
Charles Sims
Dr. Sims is the Director of the Energy & Environment Program at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center…
A Cahill Katie
Katie Cahill
Dr. Cahill is the Associate Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center, the Director of the Center’s Leadership…
Wanamaker Marianne
Marianne Wanamaker
Dr. Wanamaker is the Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and is also…
2022 Washington Fellows Program
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