Ashley C. Bradford: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology | Dissertation: Three Essays on Health, Housing, and Risky Behaviors | Committee: Kosali Simon, Alex Hollingsworth, Coady Wing, Seth Freedman
Patrick Carlin: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University | Dissertation: Empirical Investigations of Indigenous Healthcare in the US | Committee: Kosali Simon, Alex Hollingsworth, Coady Wing, Justin Ross
Tinganxu "Crystal" Lewis-Liu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Associate Director of Data Analysis, Clinical Trial Design Capabilities, Eli Lilly | Dissertation: Three Essays on Performance Information Use in U.S. Governments | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (chair), James Perry, Paolo Belardinelli, Tom Rabovsky, Ernest O'Boyle (Kelley School of Business)
Laura Montenovo: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University | Dissertation: The Effects of Labor Market Policies on Firms and Workers | Committee: Bradley Heim (chair), Coady Wing, Bruce Weinberg, Kosali Simon, Dan Sacks, Seth Freedman
John Stavick: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Budgeting and Finance, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Tennessee | Dissertation: The Long-Term Consequences of State Cutback Budgeting Decisions | Committee: Justin Ross (chair), Robert Kravchuk, Coady Wing, Craig Johnson, Katherine Willoughby
Andrey Yushkov: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Senior Policy Analyst, Center for State Tax Policy, Tax Foundation | Dissertation: Three Essays on the Nature of Vertical Fiscal Interactions in Federations | Committee: Craig Johnson (chair), Brad Heim, Michael Alexeev, Denvil Duncan, Justin Ross
Molly Cain: Environmental Science Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Associate Director for Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks | Dissertation: Linking Dynamic Connectivity and Hydrologic Response | Committee: Adam Ward (chair), Douglas Edmonds, Todd Royer, Kimberly Novick
Megan Darnley: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: Director of Program Evaluation; Learn Fresh, Strategic Data Project Fellow; Center of Education Policy Research; Harvard University | Dissertation: Drivers of interagency cooperation and partnership outcomes: The case of School Resource Officers | Committee: Amanda Rutherford (chair), Thomas Rabovsky, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, William Bianco
Renzo de la Riva Agüero: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Public Management, School of Public Policy, University of Connecticut | Dissertation Title: Too Complex to Deliver? Administrative Capacity, Governance, and Waste Management in Peruvian Municipalities | Committee: Jennifer Brass (Chair), Lauren MacLean, Sergio Fernandez, Matthew Baggetta, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Claudia Avellaneda
Jase Hixson: Environmental Science Ph.D.
Placement: Developer and Director of Water Resources, August Mack Environmental | Dissertation: Simplified Approaches to Understanding the Complex Environmental Fate of Photolytic Compounds | Committee: Adam Ward (chair), Todd Royer, Jeffrey White, Douglas Edmonds
Danyao Li: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California | Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Representation, Decision Making and Bureaucratic Performance in Law Enforcement | Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Thomas Rabovsky, Coady Wing
Godfreyb Ssekajja: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: Lecturer, Social Sciences Collegiate Division, University of Chicago | Dissertation Title: Essays on Migration and Diversity in Community: Analyzing Determinants of Institutions for Collective Action for Common-Pool Resources and Public Goods Management in Rural Communities | Committee: Daniel H. Cole (Chair), Landon Yoder, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, and William Kindred Winecoff
G. Breck Wightman: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics, Brigham Young University| Dissertation Title: “Suited for Succession: The Role of Managerial Fit in Public and Nonprofit Organizations” | Committee: Amanda Rutherford (chair), Sergio Fernandez, Sean Nicholson-Croft, Tom Rabovsky, Robert Christensen
Ruth Winecoff: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University New Brunswick | Dissertation title: Information Intermediaries in the Primary Market for Municipal Securities | Committee: Craig Johnson, Bradley Heim, Justin Ross, Denvil Duncan, Martin Luby
Michelle Graff: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University | Dissertation Title: Unpacking the Determinants and Burdens of Energy Assistance in the United States | Committee: Sanya Carley (Co-Chair), David Konisky (Co-Chair), Maureen Pirog, Seth Freedman, Amanda Rutherford
Patrick F. Hibbard: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon Social Learning Center, JEAP Initiative | Dissertation Title: Alternative Approaches to Criminal Justice: Problem-Solving Courts and Incarcerated Peer Education | Committee: Matthew Baggetta, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Lisa Blomgren Amsler, Coady Wing
Arthur Lin Ku: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland | Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Clean Energy Policies and Their Implications for Equity and Efficiency | Committee: Sanya Carley (Chair), Antung Anthony Liu, Alex Hollingsworth, Denvil Duncan
Michelle Lee: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate, National University of Singapore | Dissertation Title: Lessons from the Fossil Fuel Industry: How to Ensure a Just Transition towards a Zero-Carbon Future | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Justin Ross, Seth Freedman, Jennifer Silva
Ricardo A. Bello Gomez: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science - Public Administration program, Texas Tech University | Dissertation: “Unpacking Administrative Decentralization: Testing the Interaction of National and Subnational Government Capacity in Explaining Subnational Performance” | Committee: Claudia N. Avellaneda (Chair), Lee J. Alston, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, James L. Perry, Amanda Rutherford
Stefan Carpenter: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Florida Golf Coast University | Dissertation: “Unpacking the Efficacy of Community-Based Wildlife Governance: The Influence of Economic Benefit Types, Risk, and Heterogeneity on Collective Action” | Committee: Lauren MacLean (Chair), Bill Blomquist (IUPUI), Jennifer Brass, David Konisky, Vicky Meretsky
Joanna Carroll: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Economist, U.S. Government Accountability Office | Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team | Dissertation: “Three Papers on the Labor Market Effects of Tax and Regulatory Policies” | Committee: Bradley Heim (Chair), Denvil Duncan, Kosali Simon, Coady Wing
José Alfonso Iracheta Carroll: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Director General, Mexican National Institute of Sustainable Land (Instituto Nacional del Suelo Sustentable) | Dissertation: “Air Quality, Mobility and Metropolitan Policy: Empirical Evidence from Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco” | Committee: Barry Rubin (Chair), Sanya Carley, David Konisky, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Anthony DeMattee: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Fundamental Research. Sponsored by the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences and the Law & Science Program | Dissertation: “Domesticating Civil Society: How and Why Governments Use Laws to Regulate CSOs” | Committee: Jennifer Brass (Chair), Lisa Amsler, Lauren MacLean, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Allison Schnable
Zhengyan ‘Ian’ Li: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan | Dissertation: “Truth Matters: Information Disclosure, Regulation, and Environmental Attitudes and Actions” | Committee: David Konisky (Chair), Sanya Carley, Alex Hollingsworth, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Douglas Noonan
Felipe A. Lozano Rojas: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia | Dissertation: “Three essays on the unintended consequences of social policies” | Committee: Maureen Pirog and Justin Ross (Co-Chairs), Bradley Heim, Kosali Simon
Christopher Miller: Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond | Dissertation: “Climate Policy and Political Viability: Polarization, Inequality, and the Prospects for Geoengineering” | Committee: Daniel Cole (chair), Lisa Amsler, Marjorie Hershey, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Johabed G. Olvera: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Penn State | Dissertation: “The Impact of a Home Visiting Program and Its Implementation on Mothers and Children Health” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Seth Freedman, Stephanie Moulton, Kosali Simon, Coady Wing
Luke M. Shimek: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Financial Statistician, Business Intelligence Unit, ZeniMax Media Inc. | Dissertation: “'Escape from Patronage': A Multi-Method Exploration of the Causes and Consequences of Bureaucratic Insulation” | Committee: Regina Smyth (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, William Bianco, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Qun Wang: Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Toledo | Dissertation: “Differentiated Government Control: Political Connections and Revenues to NGOs In China” | Committee: Beth Gazley and James Perry (Co-Chairs), Jennifer Brass, Jason Wu
Zichao Yu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Dissertation: “The Role of Institutions and Politics in China's Electricity Reform” | Committee: Kenneth Richards (Chair), Daniel Cole, Mun Ho, Antung Liu, Anh Tran
Julio C. Zambrano-Gutierrez: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz | Dissertation: “The Role of Sectoral Diversity on Collaborative Governance and Citizen Coproduction” | Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, Denvil Duncan, Justin Ross
Ruodan Zhang: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, University of Connecticut | Dissertation: “Three Essays on Nonprofit-Government Interactions and the Effects on Citizen Participation” | Committee: Jill Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), Matthew Baggetta, Brad Fulton, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Mir Usman Ali: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland | Dissertation: “Citizen Oversight of Police: Adoption, Impact on Racial Disparities in Policing, and Potential Side Effects” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, June Gruenewald, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Coady Wing
Ngoc Dao: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoc Fellow, Center for Financial Security Retirement and Disability Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Dissertation: “Topics on Retirement Saving, Retirement and Health in the Era of Ageing Population” | Committee: Bradley Heim (Chair), Denvil Duncan, Seth Freedman, Kosali Simon
Martin Delaroche: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Consultant, Division of Consumption and Production, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) | Dissertation: Policy Change or Values Change? The Evolution of the Environmental Behavior of Large-Scale Soybean Producers in Mato Grosso, Brazil | Committee: François-Michel Le Tourneau (Sorbonne Nouvelle University) and Daniel Cole (Co-Chairs), Eduardo S. Brondízio, Vincent Dubreuil (Rennes 2 University), Angelo Costa Gurgel (São Paulo School of Economics), Lauren MacLean
Angshuman Gooptu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Research Economist, IMPAQ International | Dissertation: “Evaluations of Minimum Wage and Health Insurance Reform Policies” | Committee: Kosali Simon (Chair), Seth Freedman, Bradley Heim, Coady Wing
Taha Hameduddin: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore | Dissertation Title: “Three Essays on the Employee Engagement Construct: Exploring the Role of the External Environment, and its Efficacy in the U.S. Federal Government” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, Michael McGuire, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Gyeo Reh Lee: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Tax Analyst, National Assembly Budget Office (of the Republic of Korea) | Dissertation: “Myths about Market Solutions” | Committee: Robert Kravchuk (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Justin Ross, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Siân Mughan: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs in Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University | Dissertation: Budget Deficits and Revenue Extracting Activities in the Criminal Justice System | Committee: Justin Ross (Chair), Denvil Duncan, George Krause (UGA), Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Coady Wing
David Warren: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Founding Partner, Cardinal Analytics and Planning Associates | Dissertation: “An Empirical Examination of Carbon Tax Effects at the National, State, and Local Levels: Testing the Double Dividend Hypothesis Using Meta-Analysis and an Econometric Energy-Economy Model” | Committee: Barry Rubin (Chair), Sanya Carley, Kenneth Richards, Justin Ross
Adam Abelkop: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Teaching Fellow, Environmental Law and Policy Program, Stanford Law School | Dissertation: “Litigation and Regulation in Chemical Risk Law” | Committee: Daniel Cole (Chair), John Applegate, Sanya Carley, Michael McGinnis, Kenneth Richards
David M. Bredenkamp: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP), School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | Dissertation: “Serving Alongside the Shadow: Civil Servants and Contracted Public Work” | Committee: Matthew Baggetta and Michael McGuire (Co-Chairs), Sergio Fernandez, Beth Gazley
Lindsey Rose Bullinger: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech | Dissertation: “The Impact of Social Policy on Child and Family Health and Well-being in the United States” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Justin Ross, Kosali Simon, Coady Wing
Lauren Dula: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration in the College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, SUNY | Dissertation: “Gender and the Governance and Performance of Nonprofit Organizations: Women and the United Way” | Committee: Beth Gazley (Chair), Youngjoo Cha, Sergio Fernandez, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Laurie Paarlberg (Texas A&M, Bush School)
Maithreyi Gopalan: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University | Dissertation: “Examining Disparities in Non-Cognitive Outcomes in the United States” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Mary Murphy, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Coady Wing
Noah Hammarlund: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: National Library of Medicine Postdoctoral Senior Fellow - Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle | Dissertation: “Health Informatics and Clinical Decision Making for Priority Populations” | Committee: Seth Freedman and Kosali Simon (Co-Chairs), Predrag Radivojac, Coady Wing
Yousueng Han: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Scholar- Research Associate, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California | Dissertation: “A Multidimensional Scale for Public Employee Accountability: Theory and Empirical Evidence” | Committee: James Perry (Chair), Stephen Benard, Sergio Fernandez, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Thomas Rabovsky
Hongseok Lee: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy at University at Albany, State University of New York | Dissertation: “Examining Meanings and Consequences of Bureaucratic Representation and Workforce Diversity: The United States and South Africa Cases” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Michael McGuire, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Thomas Rabovsky
Shinwoo Lee: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida | Dissertation: “Determinants and Consequences of Employee Turnover in the U.S. Federal Bureaucracy” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), James Perry, Amanda Rutherford, Coady Wing
Venkata "Venkat" Krishna Nadella: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Policy Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Science | Dissertation: “A Passage to India: Essays on the Political Economy of Entrepreneurship” | Committee: David Audretsch (Chair), Sameeksha Desai, Donald Kuratko, Barry Rubin
Gabriel Piña Blanco: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Research Scientist, Child Trends | Dissertation: “Federal Policies and the Poor: Allocation Decisions and Impacts of Housing Financial Assistance Programs” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, Stephanie Moulton, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Sean Webeck: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Postgraduate School (DRMI reports to the Office of the Secretary of Defense) | Dissertation: “Applying a Behavioral Approach to the Use of Performance Information by Public Managers” | Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), William Bianco, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Asmus Olsen (University of Copenhagen), Tom Rabovsky
Yu Zhang: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Director of Evaluation & Research, The Mark, USA | Dissertation: “Public Opinion about Shale Gas Development in China: Financial Incentives, Trust in Government and a Comparative Study of Opinion in the United States” | Committee: John Graham (Chair), Sanya Carley, David Konisky, Joyce Man, Justin Ross
Yulianti Abbas: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Director of Graduate Program in Accounting, University of Indonesia | Dissertation: “Municipalities Continuing Disclosure: Current Practices and Value Relevance in the Municipal Market” | Committee: Craig Johnson (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Brad Heim, Temirlan Moldogaziev, Teri Yohn
Gordon Abner: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin | Dissertation: “Examining the Effects of Bureaucrat Bashing on Citizens' Attitudes and the Morale of Public Employees” | Committee: James Perry (Chair), Eileen Braman, Sergio Fernandez, Marjorie Hershey, Tom Rabovsky
NaLette Brodnax: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University | Dissertation: “The Impacts of a Novel Intervention on the Gender Gap in Technology Education: A Randomized Controlled Experiment” | Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), Matthew Hayes, Timothy Hellwig, Ashlyn Nelson
Yuan ‘Daniel’ Cheng: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Dissertation: “Understanding Government-Supporting Nonprofits and Their Relationships with Governments: Evidence from Local Parks and Recreation Services” | Committee: Beth Gazley (Chair), Andrew Cloran (Public Policy), Daniel Cole, Burnell Fischer, Chao Guo (University of Pennsylvania), Michael McGuire
Andrew Cloran: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Visiting Scholar, Indiana University| Dissertation: “Shaping the Fifth Branch: Interest Representation, Campaign Contributions, and Political Support Across the Federal Advisory Committee System, 1997-2011” | Committee: Matthew Baggetta (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Marjorie Hershey, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Mehmet Demircioglu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Fellow, Arizona State University | Dissertation: “Three Essays on Public Sector Innovation” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, Barry Rubin, Lois Wise
Hyesong Ha: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Research Fellow / Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Department of Public Administration, Center for Future Government Studies SSK, Yonsei University, Seoul | Dissertation: “Employee Empowerment and Organizational Outcomes in the Public Sector: A Causal Inference Analysis” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Weihua An, Claudia N. Avellaneda, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Anh Tran
Sun Young Kim: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia| Dissertation: “Public Sector Whistle-Blowing: The Roles of Structure, Representation, and Management” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Michael McGuire, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, James Perry
Sanchayan Nath: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati| Dissertation: “Beyond Institutional Diversity: Studying Governance & Leadership in the Social-Ecological System of Urban Lakes in Bangalore, India” | Committee: Michael McGinnis (Chair), Claudia Avellaneda, William Blomquist, Daniel Cole, Harini Nagendra
Luke Spreen: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland | Dissertation: “An Empirical Analysis of Behavioral Responses to State Income Taxes” | Committee: Brad Heim (Chair), Denvil Duncan, Justin Ross, Kosali Simon
Owen Witesman: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Freelance Literary Translator | Dissertation: “Universality in Public Service Values: A Methodology for the Comparison of Value Structures and Content” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, James Perry, Larry Walters
Shun-Wen Wu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant professor, Graduate Institute of Public Affairs / Political Science Department, National Taiwan University | Dissertation: “The Welcome Mat Effect of the Early Medicaid Expansions – on Enrollment, Healthcare Utilization, and Spending” | Committee: Kosali Simon (Chair), Hsien-Chang Lin, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Coady Wing
Lang ‘Kate’ Yang: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, George Washington University | Dissertation: “Fiscal Federalism and Distressed Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis of State Intervention and Municipal Bankruptcy Authorization Laws” | Committee: Justin Ross (Chair), Brad Heim, Bart Hildreth, Craig Johnson, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Jessica Alcorn: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Environmental Services Consultant, Institute of Government at the University of Georgia| Dissertation: “Understanding Alternative Energy Realignments: A Transdisciplinary Methodological Approach” | Committee: John Graham (chair), Sanya Carley, David Konisky, Justin Ross, Nikolaos Zirogiannis
Joel Bolinger: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Professional Development Account Coordinator, Solution Tree | Dissertation: “Poverty Deconcentration Efforts in U.S. Low-Income Housing Policy: Impacts and Implementation Challenges” | Committee: Sean Nicholson-Crotty (Chair), Matthew Hayes, Jill Nicholson-Crotty, Maureen Pirog, David Reingold
Farzana Chowdhury : Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Durham University| Dissertation: “Impact of Corruption on Entrepreneurship and Social Welfare” | Committee: David Audretsch (Chair), Sameeksha Desai, Denvil Duncan, Erik Stam, Siri Terjesen
Louis Fucilla: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Dissertation: “Does the Bureaucracy Move the Needle on Trust: An Exploratory Analysis” | Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Eileen Braman, Marjorie Hershey, Thomas Rabovsky, William Resh, Sun Young Kim
Ursula Kreitmair: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska | Dissertation: “Observing Others: Three Studies on the Role of Behavioral Information on Collective Action in Social Dilemmas” | Committee: Michael McGinnis and James Walker (Co-Chairs), Shahzeen Attari, Marjorie Hershey, Kerry Krutilla
Daewoo Lee: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Columbus State University | Dissertation: “Three Essays on For-Profit Colleges” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Seth Freedman, Michael McGinnis, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
David Lee : Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii | Dissertation: “Understanding Intergovernmental Mechanisms in U.S. Homelessness Policy Implementation” | Committee: Michael McGuire (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Tom Rabovsky
Naveed Paydar: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Development Fellow, GRID Alternatives| Dissertation: “Assessing the Social License to Operate: State Reinvestment Policies for Unconventional Gas Development” | Committee: John Graham (Chair), Dan Cole, David Konisky, Doug Noonan
Kohei Suzuki: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Quality of Government Institute at the University of Gothenburg| Dissertation: “The Effects of Government Retrenchment on Citizen Participation in Service Provision” | Committee: Gregory Kasza (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Timothy Hellwig, Leslie Lenkowsky, Armando Razo
Zach Wendling: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Post-doctoral Associate, Project Leader for the Environmental Performance Index, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, Yale University | Dissertation: “Policy Aspects of the Diffusion of Shale Gas Development” | Committee: John D. Graham (Chair), Sanya Carley, Kenneth R. Richards, Barry Rubin
Elizabeth Baldwin: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Arizona| Dissertation: “State Clean Energy Policies & Stakeholder Involvement: How Stakeholders Affect Policy Implementation” | Committee: Michael McGuire (Chair), Sanya Carley, Daniel Cole, Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Chae Young Chang: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Lecturer, City University of New York, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College 2015-16; Assistant Professor, SPEA Northwest | Dissertation: “Empirical Evidence on Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in the U.S.” | Committee: David Reingold (Chair), Sergio Fernandez, Haeil Jung, Dong-Chul Seo
Graham Epstein: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Canada | Dissertation: “Collective Action and Institutional Fit” | Committee: Michael McGinnis (Chair), Daniel Cole, Eric Coleman, Burney Fischer, Sergio Fernandez
Hyunkang Hur: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Business, Indiana University, Kokomo | Dissertation: “Three Essays on Public Job Security” | Committee: James L. Perry (chair), Haeil Jung, Michael McGuire, Sergio Fernandez
Carletta Taylor Sims: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, American University | Dissertation: “Financial and Social Program Savvy Amongst Earned Income Tax Credit Eligible Households: The Influence and Importance of Social Program Participation, Financial Capability and Taxation in Household Wealth-Building Behaviors” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (chair), Haeil Jung, Ruby Mendenhall, David Reingold, Justin Ross
Shannon Lea Watkins: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, San Francisco State University | Dissertation: “Trees, Communities, and Equity: Nonprofit Tree Planting and the Coproduction of Urban Forests” | Committee: Burnell Fischer (Chair), Matthew Baggetta, Kenneth Richards, Kosali Simon
Shuang Zhao: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville | Dissertation: “Analyzing the Impact of Political and Market Institutions in Environmental Performance and Policy” | Committee: Doug Noonan (Chair), Sanya Carley, Daniel Cole, John Maxwell, Michael McGinnis
Jacob Bower-Bir: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | Dissertation: “What We Deserve: The Moral Origins of Economic Inequality and Our Policy Responses to It” | Committee: Edward Carmines (Chair), Stephen Benard, William Bianco, Bradley Heim, David Reingold
Kwan Nok Chan: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong | Dissertation: “A Comparative Study of the Institutional Foundations of Punctuated Equilibrium” | Committee: William Bianco (Chair), Shahzeen Attari, Sergio Fernandez, Armando Razo, Regina Smyth
Rachel Fyall: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Washington | Dissertation: “The influence of nonprofit organizations on the formation and delivery of public services” | Committee: Michael McGuire (Chair), Beth Gazley, David Good, Leslie Lenkowsky, Kristin Seefeldt
Sarah Larson: Joint Public Policy Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | Dissertation: “A Case of Rational Irrationality: Evidence of Expressive Interest Bias in State E-Commerce Sales and Use Tax Legislation” | Committee: Justin Ross (Chair), Edward Carmines, Denvil Duncan, Michael McGinnis, John Mikesell
LanLan Xu: Public Affairs Ph.D.
Initial Placement: Research Associate, IMPAQ International | Dissertation: “What Does Healthcare Have to Do With Immigration Reform and Welfare Policy? The Impact of Legal Status on Immigrants' Health Care Access and Health Outcomes” | Committee: Maureen Pirog (Chair), Brad Heim, David Reingold, Kosali Simon