Team directory
Team directory
Emi Glass, ISPS Director's Fellow 2025
Emi is a junior in Pauli Murray majoring in the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health & Political Science. She is interested in public health policy, with a focus on reproductive health as well as Medicare and Medicaid. Additionally, Emi is interested in democratic reform, including gerrymandering and voting accessibility. At Yale, Emi writes and edits for The Politic, works as a Communication and Consent Educator, and is involved with Dwight Hall, both as a FOCUS leader and within the Advocacy Committee.
Abbe Gluck, Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy; Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine)
Abbe R. Gluck is the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and the founding Faculty Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School. She is also Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine and a Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale.
Pamela Greene, Senior Administrative Assistant
Office Location: 77 Prospect Street
Phone: 203-432-3052
Email: pamela.greene@yale.edu
Jacob S. Hacker, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science
Jacob S. Hacker is Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law School, and a resident fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University.
Samad Hakani, Dahl Scholar, 2024-2025
Samad is (he/him) from Atlanta, Georgia is a junior majoring in political science. Working with professors Jacob Hacker and Kevin DeLuca, he is currently researching the link between state legislative compensation and the emergence of blue-collar state legislators and progressive state policies. In the past, Samad has served as a research assistant for professors Shiro Kuriwaki and Joshua Kalla, along with conducting campaign outreach work at the state and local level in Georgia.
Allison Harris, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Allison P. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a Resident Faculty Fellow at the Institution of Social and Policy Studies. She conducts research in American politics with a specialization in law and courts. Professor Harris’ current research agenda investigates the ways in which institutional change affects disparities in institutional outcomes, specifically within the criminal legal system.
Rick Harrison, Communications Officer
Office Location: 24 Hillhouse Avenue
For media inquiries, please contact Rick at rick.harrison@yale.edu or 203-432-6052.
Ai-Li Hollander, ISPS Director's Fellow 2025
Ai-Li Hollander is a sophomore in Morse College studying History and pursuing a certificate in Mandarin Chinese. Before coming to Yale, she worked with different nonprofits throughout the American South in the federal service program AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). Informed by her experiences on disaster recovery projects, she is interested in emergency management, climate adaptation, and environmental justice. On campus, she plays with the Ultimate Frisbee team “Ramona Quimby” and plants trees with high schoolers for Urban Resources Initiative.
Daniel HoSang, Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration and American Studies
Daniel Martinez HoSang is Professor of Ethnicity Race and Migration and American Studies and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Political Science and serves on the Education Studies Advisory Committee.
Yuan Hsiao, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Yuan Hsiao’s major research explores the intersection of digital media, social networks, and collective action. His research brings a network perspective to understanding questions pertinent to a variety of online and offline social processes. Examples include how networks on social media contribute to political mobilization, how gang members engage in online and offline conflict relationships, how personal relationships affect the spread of religion, or how community networks affect health behavior.