From the local community to the international stage, concerns about biological threats, climate change, energy, population growth, and technological shifts influence the design of public policies. The dual-use nature of the biotechnology revolution and accelerating pace of innovation in the life sciences presents the world with both new opportunities and new dangers. Schar School faculty seek to develop new and deeper understanding of the processes of scientific discovery and of technological innovation to improve the analysis of governance challenges.
Areas of research include:
- Energy-based economic development
- Economic analysis of new technologies
- The human dimensions of energy use
- Global climate governance
- Microbiology and biotechnology
- Human behavior and resource use
- Biological weapons threats
- Emerging technologies and WMD terrorism
- Critical infrastructure protection
- Sustainable transportation
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Associate Professor
Thema Monroe-White is an Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government.
University Professor of Neuroscience, Policy and Government
Areas of Research: Science Policy; Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Life Sciences; Team Science; Crisis Management in Science Agency Administration
Professor Emerita
Areas of Research: Information and Communication Privacy Policy, Digital Government, Public Policy Process
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy
Areas of Research: Carceral Studies--Introducing Tablets and Imbedded Instruction in Jails and Prisons, Learning Technology Interventions in Postsecondary Education, Public Policy and Abrahamic Faith Traditions, Science and Technology, Social Policy
Associate Professor of Public Policy; Director, Data and Technology Research Initiatives, Center for Regional Analysis
Areas of Research: Gender, Quantitative Methods, Regional Development, Science and Technology Policy, Transportation Policy, Social Media, “Big Data,” Information Technology
Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy, University Professor; Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
Areas of Research: Corruption, Human Trafficking, Illicit Trade, International Security, Soviet Successor States, Terrorism, Transnational Crime
Associate Professor
Edmund J. Zolnik is an associate professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. His major areas of expertise are community and regional development; safe and sustainable transportation; and multilevel modeling.