The Public Policy Lab (PPL) is pleased to announce its cohort of research fellows for the 2026 to 2027 academic year. PPL Fellows will develop their policy-oriented research projects in an interdisciplinary community of scholars. PPL solicited applicants for three different research fellowships and received numerous submissions from across CLA.

The Public Policy Lab's 2026–2027 Research Fellows include: 

Beth Adams (Criminal Justice) 

Taiwo Adeagbo (Political Science) 

Maia Cucchiara (Urban Education) 

Donald Hantula (Psychology and Neuroscience) 

Chelsea Helion (Psychology and Neuroscience) 

Yunming Jia (Criminal Justice) 

Abigail Lee (Psychology and Neuroscience) 

Jackson Lied (Political Science) 

Hippolyte Milet-Likhachev (Political Science) 

Lauren Olsen (Sociology) 

Lydia Orr (Sociology) 

Mark Pollack (Political Science) 

Jeffrey Ward (Criminal Justice) 

PPL is an intellectual home for researchers who study public policies and the social processes relevant to their development and consequences. Receiving various forms of financial, material, and research support, Fellows will participate in a series of PPL workshops and will present their work publicly for the university community. PPL Fellows will also receive support in disseminating their research to local, state, and national stakeholders including lawmakers, the media, and the public.