Our Team
"It is rare to find a situation where you have a community of scholars who are so accomplished all studying regulation in one place."
Christopher Carrigan
GW Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration and MPA Program Director
Leadership
Roger Nober, Director
Roger assumed his role as Director of the Center in January 2024. He is also a Professor of Practice in the Trachtenberg School.
Susan Dudley, Senior Scholar
The Center's founder and former Director, Susan transitioned to Senior Scholar as of January 2024. She is also a Distinguished Professor of Practice in the Trachtenberg School.
Steven J. Balla,
Co-Director
Steve is also an Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy & Public Administration, and International Affairs.
Christopher Carrigan,
Co-Director
Chris is also an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration at GW.
Joseph J. Cordes,
Co-Director
Joe is also a Professor of Economics, Public Policy & Public Administration, and International Affairs at GW.
Directory
Professor Balla’s research focuses on stakeholder participation in the development of regulations in the US and China.
Senior Scholar
Professor Beales’ has published numerous articles addressing a wide variety of consumer protection regulatory issues.
Christopher Carrigan is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration at GW Trachtenberg and Co-Director of the Regulatory Studies Center
Professor Cordes is a nationally-recognized scholar on the measurement of benefits and costs of government programs.
Dylan Desjardins recently received his Master's of Public Policy at George Washington University, and is a research associate at its Regulatory Studies Center
Senior Policy Analyst
Senior Policy Analyst at the Regulatory Studies Center
Founder & Senior Scholar, Regulatory Studies Center
Prof. Dudley is a Distinguished Professor of Practice in the GW Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration.
Dr. Jerry Ellig was a research professor at The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center.
Professor (by courtesy), Trachtenberg School and regulatory scholar
Professor (by courtesy), Trachtenberg School and regulatory scholar
Professor Gray served as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development and the Science Advisor at the U.S. EPA
Legal Research Assistant
Nick Hanset is a Legal Research Assistant at the GW Regulatory Studies Center
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Research Assistant
Henry Hirsch is a Research Assistant at the Regulatory Studies Center
Regulatory Studies Center
Visiting Scholar
Donald Kenkel is a Visiting Scholar with the Regulatory Studies Center
Brian Mannix’s research focuses primarily on the use of economic insights to improve the functioning of health, safety, and environmental regulation.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Professor Sinclair’s research focuses on macroeconomic modeling, forecasting, and policy.
Regulatory Studies Center
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar, Regulatory Studies Center and Adjunct Professor, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
Nate Thompson is the Senior Communications Associate at the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center.
As operations manager, Lissette manages Center finances and operations, and oversees grant financial reporting, annual budget reporting and strategic planning.
Senior Policy Analyst
Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie is a senior policy analyst at the GW Regulatory Studies Center.