College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lafollette School Director Carolyn Heinrich

La Follette School of Public Affairs Director Carolyn J. Heinrich has been elected to become a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to ever be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967.

Heinrich is professor of public affairs, an affiliated professor of economics and a Regina Loughlin Scholar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Her research focuses on social welfare policy, public management and performance management, and econometric methods for social-program evaluation

Heinrich elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration