Associate Director Heath Prince has been promoted to the position of Director at the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Prince joined the Center as Research Scientist and Associate Director in 2012, where he has led research efforts in the areas of education and workforce development.
In making the announcement, LBJ School Dean Robert Hutchings said, “We are delighted that Dr. Prince will be taking over the direction of the Center, which focuses on some of the most important social policies and programs affecting current and future generations of Americans. Its work is at the heart of critical 21st-century challenges of job creation, workforce development, and global competitiveness.”
Founded in 1970, the Center is the longest running center of research at the LBJ School. In collaboration with a wide range of faculty members at the school and university, the center identifies and fosters creative solutions to challenging education, workforce, and social problems through applied research, policy analysis, and innovative program design.
“I am pleased to take on the leadership role at this long-lived and recognized center for human resource studies, and I am dedicated to furthering our mission and research goals articulated by our namesake, former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall,” said Prince.
Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Prince served as a senior policy analyst for workforce development at the Center for Law and Social Policy in Washington, D.C. where he led several research projects and authored reports on workforce and economic development policy and practice. His past roles also include senior researcher with Jobs for the Future where he worked on human capital development strategies, and adjunct lecturer at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. He received a BA in International Affairs from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public, and his PhD in social policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University.
Heath Prince follows Dr. Christopher T. King, who held the position of Director since 1996. King will remain at the Center as a Senior Research Scientist.
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