Undergraduate Program

Primary Contacts | Administration

Milvia Rodriguez
Milvia Rodriguez

Milvia Rodriguez. Executive Program Director

Milvia Rodriguez is the primary contact for operations, course planning, external requests, alumni relations, community engagement, and student support. Current and prospective majors can schedule an appointment with Milvia here.

Saliem Shehadeh
Saliem Shehadeh

Saliem Shehadeh, Program Assistant

Saliem Shehadeh assists with student advising, faculty support, events, communications, and general operations among other administrative duties. Current and prospective majors can schedule a meeting with Saliem here.

General questions? Please, email uchicagoPBPL@uchicago.edu with any questions related to the major.

Faculty

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Oeindrila Dube

Oeindrila Dube, Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Faculty Director of Undergraduate Studies

Oeindrila Dube teaches the following courses, among others:

  • PBPL 28750 Conflict: Root Causes, Consequences and Solutions for the Future 
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Jim Leitzel

Jim Leitzel, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director

Jim Leitzel teaches the following courses:

  • PBPL 27110 Consider the Lobster: Animal Law and Policy
  • PBPL 28805 Behavioral Economics and Policy
  • PBPL 27300 Regulation of Vice
  • PBPL 29500 BA Capstone Project
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Chad Broughton

Chad Broughton, Instructional Professor, Social Sciences Collegiate Division

Chad Broughton teaches the following courses, among others:

  • PBPL 24901 Trade, Development, and Poverty in Mexico
  • PBPL 26302 Practicum: Interview Project on Gun Violence
  • PBPL 22300 Policy Implementation
  • PBPL 29500 BA Capstone Project
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Maria Angélica Bautista

Maria Angélica Bautista, Senior Research Associate, BA Thesis Faculty Lead

Maria Angélica Bautista teaches the following courses:

  • PBPL 28488 Politics and Public Policy in Latin America
  • PBPL 28498 Practicum: Women and Society
  • PBPL 29800 BA Thesis Seminar
Karlyn Gorski
Karlyn Gorski

Karlyn Gorski, PhD, Assistant Instructional Professor

Karlyn Gorski teaches the following courses:

  • PBPL 22300 Policy Implementation
  • PBPL 26303 Public Policy Practicum: Interview Project on Public Education
  • PBPL 26305 Public Policy Practicum: Interview Project on Public Transportation
  • PBPL 24530 Hooking Up, Shacking Up, Breaking Up: Public Policy and Intimate Relationships