Faculty
The faculty of the LBJ School combine excellent academic credentials with an impressive array of public service records. Their disciplinary diversity—ranging from economics, government, and sociology to law, engineering, and community and regional planning—supports the interdisciplinary character of the curriculum and creates a stimulating environment for learning and research.
Each faculty page contains current contact information, courses, a bio, backgroup information, publications, and expertise.
- Links for all LBJ faculty in alphabetical order
- Faculty support assistants
Policy Research at the LBJ School
Research Objectives
- To produce high quality and timely research on important policy issues at the state, national and international level.
- To engage in relevant constituencies, including scholarly and policy communities, by disseminating the results of research and participating in public debates on these policy issues.
Defining policy research and priorities
Policy research is conducted in analytical, multidisciplinary, and empirically based frameworks in which (1) issues and needs are defined, (2) approaches assessed, and (3) outcomes explained. Priority areas for the LBJ School include:
- Economic Policy and Public Finance
- Education, Employment and Workforce Training
- Energy and the Environment
- Global Policy Studies and Security
- Health Policy and Program Evaluation
- Non-profit Management, Philanthropy and Public Service
- Science and Technology Policy
- Urban Policy and Governance
PRP Archive
The LBJ School of Public Affairs publications program is built around the large number of research reports, conference proceedings, and resource materials generated by the academic program. To download specific publications or get information on ordering, click here.
Faculty Spotlight
Shama Gamkhar, Associate Professor, Co-Authors Two Peer-Reviewed Articles on Energy Production and Health Benefits of Renewable Energy Sources
Ian Partridge, LBJ School PhD student and Associate Professor Shama Gamkhar, co-authored two articles "The role of offsets in a post-Kyoto climate agreement: The power sector in China," (Energy Policy, 2010) and “A methodology for estimating health benefits of electricity generation using renewable technologies,” (Environment International 2012). In the first article, the authors examine the incremental cost to the Chinese economy of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by replacing electricity from a coal-fired power station with energy from renewables. They propose an approach to project assessment that could incentivize the electricity generating sector to cut emissions while avoiding some of the problems encountered by the Clean
Development Mechanism, an offset scheme created by Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. The second article estimates the health benefits due to the reduction in pollution when coal is replaced by renewables.
Implementing the School’s research effort
As a School that promotes interdisciplinary research, collaboration and partnerships have always been essential to fulfilling its research mission. The School’s research initiatives are conducted in five centers of excellence:
- Center for Health and Social Policy
- Center for Politics and Governance
- Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
- RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
- Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
These centers serve as a framework for engaging faculty and other resources in the School’s research enterprise. Associated with each center are several faculty members, from various disciplines. In addition, the faculty members are expanding collaborative and interdisciplinary policy research with other units at the University.