Faculty & Staff

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Social Sciences Administration and Staff

Retired Faculty

Social Sciences Faculty

Natalia V. Czap, PhD

Chair, Department of Social Sciences; Professor of Economics
Teaching Areas: Economics, Economics and Computation, Master of Public Administration and Policy, Sustainability, the Economy, and Environmental Policy (StEEP)
Research Areas: Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Public Policy, Experimental Economics, Wellbeing Economy, Wellbeing Policy

Reem Abou-Samra, PhD

Lecturer I
Teaching Areas: Arab American Studies, Muslim American Studies, Political Science
Research Areas: Citizenship, Identity, Muslim American Patriotism, Power and Agency

Hani Bawardi, PhD

Associate Professor of History
Teaching Areas: Arab American Studies, History, Middle East Studies
Research Areas: Arab American Studies, Immigrants / Immigration

Julio Borquez, PhD

Associate Professor of Political Science
Teaching Areas: Political Science
Research Areas: Media, Research Methods, Urban Politics and Governance, Voting / Elections

Hans Czap, PhD

Associate Professor of Economics, Economics and Computation Program Advisor
Teaching Areas: Economics, Economics and Computation, Sustainability, the Economy, and Environmental Policy (StEEP)
Research Areas: Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Georgina Hickey, PhD

Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences, Co-Director of Research, Dearborn Campus, UM Inclusive History Project Co-Director, Urban & Regional Studies program, Women and Gender Studies Affiliate Faculty
Teaching Areas: History, LGBTQ Studies, Urban and Regional Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Cities, Detroit, Public Space, Social Movements, U.S. History, Women