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Virginia Beard

Professor of Political Science

Hope College

Affiliations

Hope College

Social Sciences

Office of the Dean of Social Sciences

Political Science

Social Sciences

Political Science Department

Virginia Beard is currently serving as a Hope College Professor of Political Science at Hope College.

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Virginia Beard

Hope College

Professor of Political Science

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HOUSING: The Evolution of Beliefs, Politics, and Policies. Lynne Rienner Publishers (2026)

housing studiespublic policysociologyurban studyreal estatehousingurban sociology

Improvements in Diarrheal Disease Prevalence With Point-Of-Use Water Filter Implementation in the Informal Settlement of Kibera, Kenya. medRxiv (2023)

global healthtraveler diarrheadiarrheal disease prevalencewater qualitysanitationclean waterwater resource managementpublic healthinformal settlementwater treatmentwater supply

A Policy Evaluation of Restaurant Closures in the Covid-19 Pandemic. SSRN Electronic Journal (2021)

global healthhealth economicscovid-19preventive healthcarehunger in the united statescommunicable diseaseshealth systemshealth carepolicy modelingfood policyhealth policyhealth services researchpreventive medicinepublic healthpolicy analysispublic health preparednessfood control

City‐Level Housing Trust Funds: Lessons From Key Case Studies. Poverty & Public Policy (2021)

housing studiesurban economicspublic policyfinanceurban studyreal estatehousing

Demanding Democracy and Rejecting Autocracy in Africa: The Role of Religion and Regime Experience. SSRN Electronic Journal (2021)

african political economydemocratizationideologysouthern african studiesnorth african studiespolitical sciencereligious studiespolitical philosophyafrican developmentreligionsociology of religionafrican studiesdemocracycomparative politicspolitical sociologydemocratic theory

Covid-19: Poverty, Housing, Homelessness – a Broad View and a Picture From West Michigan. SSRN Electronic Journal (2020)

global healthhousing studiescovid-19urban geographysocial science researchurban affairsurban studysociologysocial policysocial determinants of healthpovertyhomelessnesspreventive medicinepublic healthhousingpublic health preparednessurban sociology

Research as Pedagogy: Using Experimental Data Collection as a Course Learning Tool. College Teaching (2016)

educational researchlearning scienceseducational strategyexperiential learningcomputing educationperformance studieseducational assessmenttechnologyeducationlearning analyticsdistance educationperformative teachingeducational technologyindependent studiesundergraduate researchstem educationphysic education

Issue Information. Poverty & Public Policy (2014)

information managementpublic policysocial problemscommunicationpolicy analysisinformation developmentinformation science

Fluid Narrative, Contested Memory - Remembering Conflict and Re-Membering Societies in Post-Conflict Situations (the Case of Kenya, Constitutions, Land Reform and Electoral Violence). SSRN Electronic Journal (2013)

peace researchafrican political economycolonialismnationalismpoliticssouthern african studiesconflict resolutionpolitical sciencepostcolonial writingafrican studiesafrican identitypublic historyanthropologyconflictpolitical historyhistorypolitical sociology

Book Review: Global Child Poverty and Well‐Being: Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action” by Alberto Minujin and Shallen Nandy. Poverty & Public Policy (2012)

global healthearly childhoodafrican economywelfaresocioeconomic statusinternational social workearly childhood developmentsociologyafrican developmentpublic policysocial policypovertyworld developmentdevelopment economicsinternational developmentworld bank economicchild development

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Virginia Beard

Professor of Political Science

Hope College

Affiliations

Hope College

Social Sciences

Office of the Dean of Social Sciences

Political Science

Social Sciences

Political Science Department

Virginia Beard is currently serving as a Hope College Professor of Political Science at Hope College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Virginia Beard

Hope College

Professor of Political Science

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

HOUSING: The Evolution of Beliefs, Politics, and Policies. Lynne Rienner Publishers (2026)

housing studiespublic policysociologyurban studyreal estatehousingurban sociology

Improvements in Diarrheal Disease Prevalence With Point-Of-Use Water Filter Implementation in the Informal Settlement of Kibera, Kenya. medRxiv (2023)

global healthtraveler diarrheadiarrheal disease prevalencewater qualitysanitationclean waterwater resource managementpublic healthinformal settlementwater treatmentwater supply

A Policy Evaluation of Restaurant Closures in the Covid-19 Pandemic. SSRN Electronic Journal (2021)

City‐Level Housing Trust Funds: Lessons From Key Case Studies. Poverty & Public Policy (2021)

housing studiesurban economicspublic policyfinanceurban studyreal estatehousing

Demanding Democracy and Rejecting Autocracy in Africa: The Role of Religion and Regime Experience. SSRN Electronic Journal (2021)

Covid-19: Poverty, Housing, Homelessness – a Broad View and a Picture From West Michigan. SSRN Electronic Journal (2020)

Research as Pedagogy: Using Experimental Data Collection as a Course Learning Tool. College Teaching (2016)

Issue Information. Poverty & Public Policy (2014)

information managementpublic policysocial problemscommunicationpolicy analysisinformation developmentinformation science

Book Review: Global Child Poverty and Well‐Being: Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action” by Alberto Minujin and Shallen Nandy. Poverty & Public Policy (2012)

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