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Nicholas W. Carnes

Z. Smith Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies
Sanford School of Public Policy

Selected Grants


2021 Waterman Award

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

Understanding the Post-Pandemic Foster Home Shortage in North Carolina: Evidence from Interviews with County DSS Leaders

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Policy Collaboratory · 2024 - 2025

External Relationships


  • Copenhagen University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Princeton University Press
  • University Press of Kansas
  • University of Chicago Press
  • University of Vienna
  • republicEn.org

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.