Ph.D. Student Profile

Emma  Willoughby, BA, MSc

Emma Willoughby, BA, MSc

  • PhD Candidate (2025)
  • Cognate: Political Science

Education

MSc in International Health Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science (2015)
BA in Sociology and Liberal Studies (Anthropology and Psychology), University of Mississippi (2014)

Research Interests & Projects

  • Comparative politics
  • Social policy
  • Food
  • Regulation
  • Authoritarian governance
  • One Health
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, based jointly in the departments of Health Management and Policy (HMP) & Political Science. I study social policy and governance in authoritarian settings, with particular interests in food regulation and One Health science. I have a specific regional focus in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, where I was based for two years conducting fieldwork meeting and interviewing traders, food safety specialists, managers, and international experts. Besides my research in Vietnam I also have interests in studying the political economy of health and food in the Southern U.S. 

Selected Publications

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