Center Research Profile The Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics conducts foundational research in central areas of PPE and collaborates with researches in fields that have social, ethical, economic, and political dimensions. RESEARCH EXPERTISE. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, PPE is a distinct research field. The Center has expertise in central areas of PPE, in particular the history of moral, political, and economic thought, the methodology of the social sciences (including the philosophy of economics), formal methods (including rational choice theory), well-being and welfare theory, political economy, distributive justice, public choice, social choice, democratic theory, institutional design, social and economic growth, development, poverty, global justice, and foundational questions of public policy. Q&A at PPE Lecture Series PPE as a research field is well established and institutionalized. The field has several successful journals, including Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Economics & Philosophy, and the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, a Book Series, regular sessions at meetings of the American Philosophical Association, and a large annual international conference organized by the PPE Society. RESEARCH FACULTY. The Center’s faculty bring valuable research expertise in PPE from across the globe. In addition to the U.S., our faculty members are from the U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus, Israel, India, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Africa. The Center’s faculty regularly publish original research in well-respected venues in PPE and present their work at professional conferences. In addition, the Center organizes PPE research events, such as conferences, workshops, and panels, and hosts its own undergraduate journal. Here is more information about the Center’s most recent research. RELATED DISCIPLINES. In addition to foundational research in central areas of PPE, the Center maintains relationships with disciplines on campus that work on problems that have social, ethical, economic, and political dimensions. Such disciplines include public and international affairs, business, engineering, geography, agricultural and applied economics, fish and wildlife conservation, and forest resources and environmental conservation. PPE Research Fellows: 2020-2021 CfP: Strategic Justice, Conventions, and Game Theory (Thrasher & Moehler) Maria Snegovaya Publishes on Politics, Governance, and Foreign Policy Michael Moehler Publishes on Climate Change COLLABORATIONS. Due to its broad relevance, the Center has co‑organized and co‑sponsored events with various other units on campus, including the Data and Decisions Destination Area, the Equity and Social Disparity in the Human Condition Strategic Growth Area, the +Policy Destination Area, Adaptive Brain and Behavior Strategic Growth Area, the Center for Humanities, the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought, the Women’s Center, the Bradley Study Center, and the Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience. Please contact the Center to explore opportunities for collaborations. PPE Core Faculty Gil Hersch Assistant Professor224 Major Williams HallPhone: 540-231-4564hersch@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Philosophy of social science, philosophy of economics, well-being theory, economic thought, business ethics, public policy Michael Moehler Director, Kellogg Center233 Major Williams HallPhone: 540-231-7543moehler@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Social contract theory, rational choice theory, classical liberalism, political economy, welfare state, distributive justice Maria Snegovaya PPE Postdoctoral FellowMajor Williams Hallmarias20@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Party politics, political behavior, political economy, democratic theory, economic policy, quantitative research methods Starting in fall 2021 Starting in fall 2021 Starting in fall 2022 PPE Research Fellows The Center offers fellowships that support interdisciplinary research in PPE and provide scholars with the opportunity to present their work to faculty and students. PPE Research Fellows are active members in the PPE community at Virginia Tech and help to bring new perspectives to the Center through their research, teaching, and outreach. Eric Bahel PPE Research Fellow3126 Pamplin HallPhone: 540-231-4923erbahel@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Social choice, game theory and mechanism design, environmental and resource economics David Bieri PPE Research Fellow140 Otey StreetPhone: 540-231-3831bieri@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise History of economic thought, new economic thinking, regional economics, public finance, economic geography Binio Binev PPE Research Fellow508 Major Williams HallPhone: 540-231-5491biniobinev@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Economic liberalization, policy positions of political parties, popular response to market reform Melinda Miller PPE Research Fellow3032 Pamplin HallPhone: 540-231-4348millermc@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Economic history, labor economics, racial inequality, demography, applied microeconometrics Byron Tsang PPE Research Fellow3038 Pamplin HallPhone: 540-231-5942byront@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise History of economic thought (especially Adam Smith), macroeconomics and finance, housing economics Sakshi Upadhyay Summer Research Fellow3055 Pamplin HallPhone: 540-449-8783 usakshi@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise Microeconomic theory, game theory, experimental economics, public goods and common goods problems Philip Yaure PPE Research Fellow229 Major Williams HallPhone: 540-231-4565philipyaure@nullvt.edu / PPE Expertise History of African American political philosophy, republicanism, citizenship, emancipatory politics PPE Affiliated Faculty Kathy Alexander Professor Fish & Wildlife Conservation kathyalx@nullvt.edu Eric Bahel Associate Professor Economics erbahel@nullvt.edu David Bieri Associate Professor Urban Affairs and Planning bieri@nullvt.edu Daniel Breslau Associate Professor STS dbreslau@nullvt.edu Mauro Caraccioli Assistant Professor Political Science mauroj@nullvt.edu Cara Daggett Assistant Professor Political Science cdaggett@nullvt.edu Claudio D'Amato PPE Associate Philosophy claudio1@nullvt.edu Adam Dominiak Associate Professor Economics dominiak@nullvt.edu Michael Ellerbrock Professor Ag. & Applied Economics mebrock@nullvt.edu Melanie Fox Assistant Professor Economics melaniefox@nullvt.edu Nicholas Goedert Assistant Professor Political Science ngoedert@nullvt.edu Hans Haller Professor Economics haller@nullvt.edu Daniel Hoek Assistant Professor Philosophy daanhoek@nullgmail.com Justin Horn Assistant Professor Philosophy justinhorn@nullvt.edu Karen Hult Professor Political Science khult@nullvt.edu Eric Jardine Assistant Professor Political Science ejardine@nullvt.edu James C. Klagge Professor Philosophy jklagge@nullvt.edu Matt Kovach Assistant Professor Economics mkovach@nullvt.edu Karen Kovaka Assistant Professor Philosophy kkovaka@nullvt.edu Douglas Lind Professor Philosophy douglas.lind@nullvt.edu Timothy W. Luke Uni. Distinguished Professor Political Science twluke@nullvt.edu Jordan MacKenzie Assistant Professor Philosophy jmackenzie@nullvt.edu Deborah Mayo Professor Philosophy mayod@nullvt.edu Melinda Miller Assistant Professor Economics millermc@nullvt.edu Wayne Moore Associate Professor Political Science wmoore@nullvt.edu Scott Nelson Associate Professor Political Science scnelson@nullvt.edu Greg Novack Assistant Professor Philosophy gmnovack@nullvt.edu Wendy S. Parker Professor Philosophy wendyparker@nullvt.edu Joseph Pitt Professor Philosophy jcpitt@nullvt.edu Besnik Pula Associate Professor Political Science bpula@nullvt.edu Ken Reid Associate Professor Engineering Education kenreid@nullvt.edu Lynn Resler Professor Geography resler@nullvt.edu Sudipta Sarangi Professor Economics ssarangi@nullvt.edu Andrew Scerri Associate Professor Political Science ajscerri@nullvt.edu Karen Schnatterly Associate Professor Management schnatterlyk@nullvt.edu Alec Smith Assistant Professor Economics alecsmith@nullvt.edu Dan Simundza Research Scientist Global Forum simundza@nullusc.edu Aris Spanos Professor Economics aris@nullvt.edu Nicolaus Tideman Professor Economics ntideman@nullvt.edu Steve Trost Assistant Professor Economics strost@nullvt.edu Byron Tsang Associate Professor Economics byront@nullvt.edu Gerelt Tserenjigmid Assistant Professor Economics gerelt@nullvt.edu Edward Weisband Professor Political Science weisband@nullvt.edu Donna Wertalik Professor Marketing wertalikd@nullvt.edu Hannah Wildman Short Instructor Philosophy whann79@nullvt.edu Richard Wokutch Professor Management wokutch@nullvt.edu Philip Yaure Assistant Professor Philosophy philipyaure@nullvt.edu