Center Directors
 | Beth Bailey Director, Center for Military, War, and Society Studies, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Foundation Distinguished Professor, History blbailey@ku.edu |
 | Hannah Britton Director, Center for the Study of Injustice, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Political Science and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies britton@ku.edu |
 | Dietrich Earnhart Director, Center for Environmental Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Economics earnhart@ku.edu |
 | Donna Ginther Director, Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Economics dginther@ku.edu |
 | Jay T. Johnson Director, Center for Indigenous Research, Science, and Technology (C-FIRST), Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Geography & Atmospheric Science jaytjohnson@ku.edu |
 | Ward Lyles Director, Center for Compassionate & Sustainable Communities (CCSC), Institute for Policy & Social Research and Associate Professor, Urban Planning Program, School of Public Affairs & Administration wardlyles@ku.edu |
 | William Staples Director, Surveillance Studies Research Center, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Professor, Sociology staples@ku.edu |