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 »
O’Neill Associate Professor Jerome Dumortier is looking into the future. Not through a crystal ball, but through practices rooted in science and data. Dumortier says he wants to help society overcome sustainability challenges ranging from food production and environmental degradation to climate change and energy use. Using simulation models, he can look at those topics… Read more »
One person can change a student’s trajectory. For O’Neill alum Kerri Alford, that person is retired O’Neill faculty member Jim White. “He’s been pivotal to where I am in my life,” Kerri Alford (BSCJ’14) recalled. “There’s a lot that I owe to that man.” Now an educator herself with Atterbury Job Corps, she points to… Read more »
Kerri Alford (BSCJ’14) helps teens and young adults find their futures. After working as a career transition specialist for Atterbury Job Corps, guiding students into careers, she’s now an instructor with the program. Some of the 16–24-year-olds she works with have been involved in the criminal justice system, but she’s quick to point out many… Read more »
Written by: Doug Noonan, Paul H. O’Neill Professor Addressing climate change is not only about finding viable, effective policies, it’s also about recognizing and addressing the myriad barriers on our path to solutions. Political gridlock, special interests, and policy whiplash whenever a polarized electorate flips party control all hold us back from finding ways to… Read more »
