Susan Webb Yackee

Susan Webb Yackee is a Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She serves as the Director of the LaFollette School of Public Affairs, focusing on research and teaching in U.S. public policymaking, public management, regulation, administrative law, and interest group politics.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
  • M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000
  • B.A. in Business Administration, Concordia College, 1997

Her research interests span bureaucratic politics, interest groups, policy making, political institutions, regulation, and administrative law. Recent work examines regulatory policymaking at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, funded by a $500,000 Innovations in Regulatory Sciences Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Yackee’s publications appear in journals like the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and Public Administration Review. Her 2015 article in the American Political Science Review highlights lobbying dynamics in the U.S. President’s Office of Management and Budget, reflecting broader trends in regulatory and bureaucratic politics.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Herbert A. Simon Career Contribution Award, 2019
  • Kellett Mid-Career Award, 2019
  • Beryl Radin Award, 2017
  • H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, 2012-2013
  • APAPM Poster Session Award, 2010

Yackee has held prestigious fellowships, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research and the Smith Richardson Domestic Policy Fellow. She currently serves on the board of the Public Management Research Association and multiple editorial boards.