Grace Koch was a Master of Public Policy student at UNC Chapel Hill. She holds a B.A. in both Public Policy and Economics from UNC-CH. In her master’s studies, she was on the policy design and impact tract. Some of … Read more

Robert Jones was a Master of Public Policy student at the University of Chapel Hill, focusing on social and economic policy. His interest in social and economic policy stems from growing up in rural North Carolina and seeing the linkage … Read more

Paige Hathaway, from Hillsborough, NC was excited to be in the inaugural class for the UNC MPP program. She has policy interests in Immigration policy as well policy and program evaluation. Paige is fluent in three languages (Spanish, English and … Read more

Callan Hazeldine was a graduate student in the Master of Public Policy program from Charlotte, NC, with a concentration in health policy, bioethics, and human rights. He received his B.A. in Public Policy from UNC-Chapel Hill in the spring of … Read more

Jessica Anderson is a professor of the practice managing the graduate capstone program.  Jess is currently serving her second term on the Chapel Hill Town Council, having previously served as Mayor Pro Tempore from 2017-2019. Prior to joining the program, … Read more

Malissa Alinor is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who studies how discrimination disrupts our lives. Her current research focuses on how women and people of color experience … Read more

Brian is originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina and is currently completing a bachelor’s degree at UNC. He was previously an Accounting Technician in the Cashier’s office for almost ten years, where he fulfilled a variety of roles. Before that, he … Read more

Dr. Walker’s current work focuses on biomedical research including animal research, phase I healthy volunteer research, and genomic advances. She also works on topics in health care ethics including distributive justice and concepts of autonomy. Dr. Walker completed a Greenwall … Read more

Shai Tamari is the Director of the Conflict Management Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and specializes in conflict management training. As a Professor of the Practice, he teaches both undergraduate- and graduate-level skills-based courses in … Read more

Patricia Sullivan earned her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Davis, in 2004, with a concentration in international relations, comparative politics, and research methodology. She teaches courses in foreign policy analysis, international conflict, national security policy, … Read more