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Cheryl Tappin, Administrative Assistant

Office Location: 77 Prospect Street, Room A101A
Phone: 203-432-0589
Email: cheryl.tappin@yale.edu

Adam Thal, Postdoctoral Associate

Adam Thal is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Policy Lab at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He specializes in the study of political behavior, inequality, and American politics. His research attempts to understand the rise of inequality in the United States by studying the political behavior of affluent Americans. Website.

Patrick Tucker, Postdoctoral Associate

Patrick Tucker is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Center for the Study of American Politics. His research interests are broadly related to American politics, with specific interests in representation, public opinion, Congress, and the stability of political attitudes.

Baji Tumendemberel, Dahl Scholar, 2019 - 2020

Baji’s project as a Dahl Scholar will focus on the implications of prison privatization. More specifically, he will conduct a review of contracts made between private prison contractors and state governments in order to see the legal framework of liability and responsibility that is drawn up between the state and the free market. Through this analysis, he hopes to uncover some insight into why private prisons consistently lead to worse outcomes for inmates.

Ian Turner, Assistant Professor of Political Science

Ian Turner is Assistant Professor of Political Science, a Resident Fellow in the Institution of Social and Policy Studies and the Center for the Study of American Politics, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy at Yale University. Prior to joining the Yale faculty, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Co-director of the Political Institutions/Political Behavior Research Program at Texas A&M University. He received his PhD in political science from Washington University in St.

Tom Tyler, Macklin Fleming Prof of Law; Professor of Psychology; Professor of Management

Tom R. Tyler is the Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School. He is also a professor (by courtesy) at the Yale School of Management. He joined the Yale Law faculty in January 2012 as a professor of law and psychology. He was previously a University Professor at New York University, where he taught in both the psychology department and the law school. Prior to joining NYU in 1997, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Northwestern University.