Institute Staff

Al Pheley, Director

B.A., 1982, Indiana University;
M.S., 1984, North Dakota State University;
Ph.D., 1990, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.

Office: 201B Robinson Hall
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Phone: 517/629-0359

Eddie Visco, Associate Director

B.A., 2004, Albion College;
M.Ed., 2006, Chestnut Hill College.

Office: 201A Robinson Hall
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Phone: 517/629-0328

Ann Garrett, Coordinator

B.S., Psychology, Michigan State University.

Office: 201 Robinson Hall
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Phone: 517/629-0368

Advisory Committee Members and Affiliated Faculty

Jon Hooks, Chair and Professor, Department of Economics and Management
B.S., 1984, Cameron University; M.A., 1985, University of Texas, Dallas; PhD, 1989, Michigan State University

Bindu Madhok, Chair and John W. Porter Endowed Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
B.A., 1983, University of Calcutta; Ph.D., 1990, Brown University

Al Pheley, Director, Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service
B.A., 1982, Indiana University; M.S., 1984, North Dakota State University; 1990, University of Minnesota

William Rose, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
B.A., 1981, & J.D., 1987, University of Toledo; Ph.D., 1999, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Gregory Saltzman, Professor, Economics and Management
S.B., S.M., 1976, MIT; Ph.D., 1982, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Kyle Shanton, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Education
B.A., 1985 University of Iowa; M.A., 1990; Ph.D., 1998, University of Arizona

Douglas White, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
B.S., 1976, Pennsylvania State University; M.S., 1978, University of Tennessee;

Ph.D., 1989, Rutgers University