Dr. Michelle Harris, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, has an interest in mental health and crime, and has done research with private attorneys in Georgia. Holmes said that combination will also have special interest for students in public policy and sociology, and possibly for colleagues in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He will build on his decade of experience in education policy research and his established relationships with Texas policymakers and practitioners. Dr. Maria (Camila) Morales, assistant professor of economics, is a Colombian American scholar with expertise in education policy and a particular interest in immigration and development. EPPS encompasses eight programs: criminology and criminal justice, cyber and big data analytics, economics, geospatial information sciences, political science, public and nonprofit management, public policy and political economy, and sociology.