Davia Downey, Ph.D.
downeyd@gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University
Research Interests
Public Policy
Race, Ethnicity and Politics
Nonprofits
Urban Politics
Specific Areas of Interest
Disaster Politics
Economic Development
Nonprofit Collaboration
Local Governance
Comparative Judicial Politics
Budgets And Taxes
Countries of Interest
Australia
Canada
United States
Media Appearances:
TV Appearances:
After the Michigan Supreme Court decision allowing VotersNotPoliticians ballot proposal to go on the November ballot I was interviewed by 9 and 10 News in Grand Rapids about gerrymandering and its problems
Radio Appearances:
WGVU Nonprofit Navigation Radio Interview with Shelley Irwin.
Newspaper Quotes:
Co-authors, Sarah Reckhow and Josh Sapotichne and I submitted a piece on philanthropic giving to cities in distress to the Monkey Cage/Washington Post which was posted today. Some interesting observations for cities utilizing philanthropic giving as a lifeline to shoring up public service provision.