Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Program Areas
Our program areas have been developed to reflect and bring together the ongoing work of our faculty affiliates and post-doctoral trainees, as well as to stimulate and support new research and collaboration on important, but less-studied topics. Our three program areas are 1) Child Development, Education, and Human Capital; 2) Poverty, Inequality, and the Human Condition; 3) Science, Technology & Society
Child Development, Education, and Human Capital
The Center is interested in social policies and programs that support human development at key junctures in the lifespan. This program area focuses on investments in childhood and in understanding the role of parents and contexts for learning in promoting cognitive and social skills, as well as evidence on the impact of learning in multiple contexts during adolescence and adulthood.
Poverty, Inequality, and the Human Condition
The Center and its affiliates have a long-standing interest in understanding the social and economic enhancements that improve the life chances of economically disadvantaged children and their families. This program area focuses on the impacts of poverty and inequality on achievement, health, and well-being as well as the evidence on social welfare policies that aim to promote equality of opportunity.
Science, Technology, and Society
The Center has a particular interest in understanding how scientific progress shapes the human condition, especially in understanding the role of technology in promoting human potential. This program area's signature focus is on technology as a context for learning.
Contact Information
General Inquiries
Email: chppp@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-3402
Fax: 773-702-5559
Director
Ariel Kalil, Ph.D.
Email: akalil@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-834-2090
Web: Ariel Kalil - Faculty Webpage
Associate Director
Laurel Joy Spindel, M.A., M.A.P.P.
Email: ljspinde@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-3402
Program Assistant/LCFP Student Group Facilitator
Christy Serrano
Email: achristyserrano@uchicago.edu
