Public Policy Colloquium with Brian Sargent and Bridgette Davis
Content
The March 2026 Colloquium will feature SPP faculty Brian Sargent and Bridgette Davis.
Brian Sargent: "Righting the Wrong Wrongs: Problematizing Reconstruction and the Consecration of Public Policy" (rescheduled from 2/23)
Bridgette Davis: "How RCT Implementation as a form of Policy Entrepreneurship Shapes Embedded Agency in Human Services Organizations"
Public Policy colloquia are open to all. Bring your lunch! Dessert will be provided.
Thompson Hall
Address
200 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
United States
Thompson 620
Featuring
Brian Sargent
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Public Policy
Email:
bsargent [at] umass [dot] edu
Brian Sargent studies race and racism, economic sociology, comparative and historical methods, the politics of governmental reform, and urban sociology.
Bridgette Davis
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Email:
b [dot] davis [at] umass [dot] edu
Bridgette Davis' research interests include anti-poverty policy and implementation, nonprofit organizations, social inequality, and administrative burdens.
