Director

Research Assistants

Christopher Tyler Burks is a Charles Levine Doctoral Research Fellow in public administration and policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs and a former Founders’ Fellow for the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). He teaches Introduction to Public Administration and Governance (PUAD-343), and he works in the Metropolitan Policy Center where his research addresses social equity in urban policy and regional governance. Chris holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While there, he founded Urban Analysis, a consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics.

Alexandra Campbell is a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy at American University. Her research interests include spatial inequality, civil and human rights policy, immigration policy, and criminal justice policy. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Criminal Justice with a minor in interpersonal relations from Ball State University.  

Chris Campbell is a first-year doctoral student in Public Policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs. He has a professional background in survey and market research for non-profit organizations, and his research interests include examining how national and local policies impact equity and housing affordability concerns in urban areas.

Ashley Scott is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs. Her research interests include equitable community development, spatial inequity, urban housing policy, social stratification, economic policy, and critical race praxis. Ashley holds both a Master of Public Administration and a Master in Law from the University of Pennsylvania.

Christian Wiskur is a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy at American University. His research interests include gentrification, housing, community development, and education. He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computational Modeling and Data Analysis from Virginia Tech.

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