IPPRA Research Team

Research Leads

Dr. Deven Carlson

Associate Director for Education

Professor, Political Science

Dr. Kuhika Gupta

Senior Research Fellow, Research Impact and Policy Translation
Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships

Email: kuhikagupta@ou.edu

Dr. Joe Ripberger

Director, IPPRA

Associate Professor, Political Science

Email: jtr@ou.edu

Nina Carlson

Deputy Director for Operations

Research Practitioner

Email: ninacarlson@ou.edu

Matthew Henderson

Deputy Director for Research Support & Integration and Research Associate

Email: mhenderson@ou.edu

Research Scientists

Dr. Sean Ernst

Research Scientist

Email: sean.ernst@ou.edu

Dr. Andrew Fox

Research Scientist II

Email: asfox@ou.edu

Research Associates

Abby Bitterman

Research Associate II

Email: abbybitt@ou.edu

Elizabeth Meister

Research Associate

Email: elizabeth.meister@ou.edu

David Hogg

Research Associate III

Email: david.hogg@ou.edu

Sam Stormer

Research Associate II

Email: samuel.a.stormer-1@ou.edu

Core Research Affiliates

Dr. Charlie Kenney

Associate Professor, Political Science

ConocoPhillips Chair in Latin American Studies

Director, Center for the Americas

Email: ckenney@ou.edu

Dr. Makenzie Krocak

Research Scientist

Social Science Team Lead

NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

Email: makenzie.krocak@noaa.gov

Founding Directors

Dr. Hank Jenkins-Smith

Director Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow

Email: hjsmith@ou.edu

Dr. Carol Silva

Director Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow

Email: clsilva@ou.edu