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Jennifer Nou specializes in administrative law, separation-of-powers, and legal interpretation. She has clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court.

William G. Howell is an expert on the American presidency. He is the author of Relic: How Our Constitution Undermines Effective Government—and Why We Need a More Powerful Presidency (2016).

A leading scholar in the economic analysis of health policy, Katherine Baicker studies public and private health insurance, with a focus on finance and the effect of reforms on quality of care. 

Aziz Huq studies constitutional law, criminal procedure, federal courts, and legislation with a focus on the interaction of constitutional design with individual rights and liberties. 

Emily Landon’s research is focused on protecting patients from the harm and mortality that come from healthcare-associated infections and suboptimal use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials. She studies novel electronic hand hygiene monitoring techniques and evaluates the impact of direct, individual-level feedback to encourage provider actions that prevent infections.

A former chair of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee’s research activities center on the internet, tax policy and business decisions, capital investment and government policy.

Harold Pollack has published widely at the interface between poverty, policy and public health. He is co-director of The University of Chicago Crime Lab.

Julie Roin is a leading expert in the legal aspects of pension reform. She studies local government and finance, and can speak about the challenges of Chicago's underfunded pension obligations.