Taubman College

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David Thacher

Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

Joint appointment with Public Policy

Office: 2208F

dthacher@umich.edu

Teaching Areas:

  • Public Management
  • Community-based Policing
  • Housing Policy

David received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Masters of Urban Planning at the Taubman College. His work examines how empirical research can help us think more clearly about values in public policy - both in general and in the specific areas of housing policy, criminal justice, and public management.