Dillan Bono-Lunn
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Department: Political Science and Public Policy
Email: dbonolunn@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-6092
Professional Expertise
Brief Biography
Dr. Bono-Lunn, an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, joined Elon in August 2020. She holds a PhD in Public Policy from the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Royster Society of Fellows. Dr. Bono-Lunn also holds an MA in Public Policy, also from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also earned her MSc in International Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She received her B.A. in Economics and German from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Her research interests are in the areas of applied public and labor economics, focusing on labor and social safety net policies in advanced industrialized countries.
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Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Public Policy, Royster Fellow
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Public Policy, Royster Fellow
M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Development Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), Economics, German, Phi Beta Kappa
Courses Taught
PUB 1000: Introduction to Public Policy
PUB 3010: Policy Analysis
PUB 3730: Labor Policy
PUB 2100: Public Policy Think Tank**
PUB 4970: PST Senior Seminar (Community-Based Learning design)
POL 1160: Local Government Simulation
ECO 3220: Labor Economics
** Dr. Bono-Lunn is the instructor of record and faculty mentor for the Phoenix Policy Institute, Elon's student-run public policy think tank.
Leadership Positions
Faculty Fellow for Civic Engagement (2024-present)
Coordinator for the Public Policy (PUB) major (2022-present).