Research
Faculty Fellows
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy’s Faculty Fellows are drawn from academia, public service, and industry. Fellows conduct research on pressing policy challenges in one of three areas: Energy and Environment, Global Security, or Leadership and Governance.
Paul Armsworth
Dr. Armsworth researches the ways ecology and socioeconomic sciences can be integrated more effectively to inform conservation strategies and…
Stephanie Bohon
Dr. Stephanie Bohon the founder and co-director of the Center for the study of Social Justice…
Matthew Buehler
Dr. Buehler is a specialist of comparative politics and international relations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…
Seong-Hoon Cho
Dr. Cho’s research focuses on land conservation strategies for protection of ecosystem services. He is particularly interested in exploring optimal…
Macel Ely
Dr. Ely serves as the Director of Organizational Improvement for the Institute for Public Service. Most recently he served as…
Mary English
Dr. English’s expertise lies in Energy and Environmental Policy Issues, Mechanisms for Involving Stakeholders in Public Policy Decisions…
David L. Greene
Dr. Greene is currently on assignment as advisor on Corporate Average Fuel Economy to the Administrator of the…
Lorna A. Greening
Dr. Greening, an economic consultant, has focused on economies of energy and natural resources, greenhouse gas mitigation and regulation policies…
Jamie A. Greig
Dr. Greig’s research focus lies in broadband communications and digital information technology in rural and agricultural settings…
Joseph Hoagland
Joe Hoagland is TVA’s designated federal officer for both the Regional Energy Resource Council and the Regional Resource Stewardship Council…
J. Scott Holladay
Dr. Holladay’s research interests include environmental, energy, and international economics…
Wonjae Hwang
Dr. Hwang is a professor in political science. He specializes in international political economy and Korean/Asian politics…
Michael D. Jones
Dr. Jones is an Associate Professor in UTK’s Department of Political Science, Director of the Masters of Public Policy…
Eric Keels
Eric Keels’s interests lie in Civil War, Ethnic Violence, Election Violence, International Mediation, Peace Agreements, Resource Curse, and Conflict Management…
Kelly Morrison
Kelly Morrison is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and a Global Security Faculty Affiliate at the Baker Center…
Jacob LaRiviere
Dr. LaRiviere is a Director of Economics and Data Science at Amazon working to help customers to find the right sellers…
David McCollum
Dr. McCollum is a Senior R&D Staff in the Mobility and Energy Transitions Analysis (META) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory…
John Nolt
Dr. John Nolt is Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at the University of Tennessee and a Research Fellow in the Energy…
William Park
Dr. Park’s fields of interest lie in Natural Resource Conservation and Environmental Policy Issues relating to Agriculture and Rural…
Deborah Penchoff
Dr. Deborah Penchoff currently serves as Associate Director for the UT Innovative Computing Laboratory, where she directs strategic plans for…
Brandon Prins
Dr. Prins is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Political Science. Research focuses on relationship between domestic politics, international relations…
John Scheb
Dr. Scheb has served as Director of UT’s Social Science Research Institute, and Chair of the Legal Studies Program…
Robert Shelton
Robert Shelton focuses on Energy, Economic, and Technology Policy…
Sojeong Lee
Sojeong Lee is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for the Global Security Program and Managing Editor for International Studies Quarterly…
Bruce Tonn
Three themes run through Dr. Tonn’s research and interests: rigorous evaluation of low-income energy and other programs…
Christian Vossler
Dr. Christian Vossler is the J. Fred Holly Chair of Excellence in the Department of Economics, Haslam College of Business…
Jilleah Welch
Dr. Jilleah Welch is a Research Associate focused on Public Finance, Economics of Education, and Environmental Economics…
Candace White
Candace White is focused on Public Diplomacy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Public Relations, Cultural Diplomacy, Country Image, Intercultural Communication…
