When O’Neill lecturer Tamra Wright was a child, she wanted to become a lawyer focused on civil rights and helping others. “My parents’ upbringing involved socioeconomic challenges,” she says. “They were always very open with me about their lived experiences and never hid it. But they also emphasized the support and love they had from… Read more »
Senior Lecturer Pierre Atlas’ work bridges O’Neill’s two worlds. He teaches in the school’s Public Affairs program as well as in its Criminal Justice program. His courses focus on everything from terrorism and gun culture to community structure and urban policy. “Most people think of public policy as working in government at some level, but… Read more »
O’Neill Assistant Professor Christian Buerger was attending school in East Germany when the Berlin Wall was torn down and Germany was reunified. “The transitional period that followed afterward was extremely difficult,” he recalls. During that time, everyday life began to change quickly for Buerger and the reunification brought new challenges for him and his family…. Read more »
“It always starts with slavery,” says Caroline Bailey, an assistant professor at O’Neill IUPUI. Bailey studies the ways in which historical institutions and practices, such as slavery may be related to disparities within the modern criminal justice system and school settings—from race-based victimization to school suspensions and punishments. When she looks at her research and… Read more »
How do the decisions leaders make—and the choices you make based on those decisions—affect the quality of life where you live? Paul H. O’Neill Professor Douglas Noonan is working to answer those questions. “I’m an economist who studies how people make decisions in a world full of constraints,” he says. Noonan analyzes environmental, urban, and… Read more »
