Areas of research
Climate Inequality
SP2 faculty demonstrate the School’s understanding of the climate crisis as a significant social justice issue, brought on by structural oppression, resulting in human vulnerabilities and inequities. They are committed to addressing climate justice through mitigation, anticipation, adaptation, and community action.
FEATURED FACULTY
Femida Handy, PhD
Professor; PhD, York (Canada), 1995. Volunteering; volunteering & health; global philanthropy; corporate social responsibility; environmental habitus.
FEATURED FACULTY
R. Jisung Park, PhD
Assistant Professor; PhD, Harvard University. Environmental economics; labor economics; climate change; economic inequality; policy evaluation.
FEATURED FACULTY
Alice Xu, PhD
Assistant Professor; PhD, Harvard University. Inequality and social policy, urban and distributive politics, environmental politics, quantitative and spatial methods, Latin America, Global South.
FEATURED FACULTY
Chenyi Ma, MSW, PhD
Research Assistant Professor; PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Social epidemiology, disaster vulnerability and urban resilience.
FEATURED FACULTY
Siva Mathiyazhagan
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SP2 faculty among “World’s Top 2% Scientists”
Nine SP2 faculty are listed among the Stanford University-Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists for the past two years or on the basis of career-long data. The ranking is calculated with data representing academic citations and peer-reviewed journal publications.
Faculty & Research
10/11
SP2 climate inequality projects awarded Penn grants
With a growing focus on climate inequality, Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) recognizes the climate crisis as a significant social justice issue. Recent University-level grants to SP2 faculty and staff demonstrate the School’s innovative work in this area.
Faculty & Research
08/05
Alice Xu awarded 2024 Harold D. Lasswell Award for best dissertation in the field of public policy
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has announced that SP2 Assistant Professor Alice Xu is the recipient of the 2024 Harold D. Lasswell Award, presented annually by the APSA to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public policy. The APSA is the leading professional organization for the study of political science.