IPSR Affiliates


Sarah Deer
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • School of Public Affairs & Administration
  • Adjunct Instructor – School of Law

Alesha Doan
  • Professor, Public Affairs and Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Associate Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Donna K. Ginther
  • Roy A. Roberts and Regents Distinguished Professor, Economics
  • Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research
  • Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Economics

Misty Heggeness
  • Associate Scientist, Institute for Policy & Social Research
  • Associate Professor, Public Affairs and Administration
  • Co-director, Kansas Population Center

Ward Lyles
  • Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration
  • Director, Center for Compassionate & Sustainable Communities

Belinda Sturm
  • Professor, School of Engineering, Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
  • Director, Kansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR