Research Seminar Series
Seminars convened on Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. over Zoom, unless otherwise noted. Please contact Khaldoun AbouAssi at or Erdal Tekin with any questions. Please feel free to bring a (virtual) bag lunch. Register here.
Spring 2022 Lineup
February 10, 2022
Lindsey Bullinger, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
February 17, 2022
Brittany Street, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
February 24, 2022
Jesse Lecy, Associate Professor, Arizona State University & Data Science Associate at Urban Institute
March 17, 2022
Lorens Helmchen, Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
March 24, 2022
Jaclyn Piatak, Associate Professor, UNC Charlotte
April 14, 2022
Jason Coupet, Associate Professor, Andrew Young School for Policy Studies, Georgia State University
Past Research Seminar Series
Academic Year 2021-2022
Spring 2022
September 16, 2021
Elira Kuka, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics at George Washington University
September 23, 2021
Onur Altindag, Assistant Professor of Economics, Bentley University
October 7, 2021
Silke Boenigk, Professor and Chair of Management of Public, Private and Nonprofit Organizations, Universität Hamburg
October 21, 2021
Pablo Sanabria Pulido, Associate Professor, Alberto Lleras-Camargo School of Government of Universidad de los Andes
November 4, 2021
Domonic Bearfield, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University–Newark
November 18, 2021
Breyon Williams, Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Academic Year 2020 - 2021
Spring 2021
February 18, 2021
Laura Wherry, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Service, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
February 25, 2021
Lotte Bogh Andersen, Professor of Political Science, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
March 4, 2021
Rhys Andrews, Professor of Public Management, Cardiff School of Business
March 25, 2021
Amanda Girth, Associate Professor of Public Administration, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
April 1, 2021
Sebastian Tello Trillo, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economic, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Fall 2020
August 27, 2020
Andrea Headley, Assistant Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
September 10, 2020
Michel Grosz, Economist, Federal Trade Commission
October 1, 2020
Megan Stevenson, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
October 22, 2020
Stephanie Moulton, Associate Professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
November 5, 2020
Leisha DeHart-Davis, Professor of Public Administration and Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spring 2021
February 18, 2021
Laura Wherry, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Service, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
February 25, 2021
Lotte Bogh Andersen, Professor of Political Science, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
March 4, 2021
Rhys Andrews, Professor of Public Management, Cardiff School of Business
March 25, 2021
Amanda Girth, Associate Professor of Public Administration, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
April 1, 2021
Sebastian Tello Trillo, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economic, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
Fall 2019
August 29, 2019
Lilli Shaffer, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
September 5, 2019
Scott Cunningham, Associate Professor, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University
September 12, 2019
Zachary Bauer, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
September 19, 2019
Emilia Simeonova, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Caney School of Business
October 3, 2019
Long Tran, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
October 10, 2019
Samuel Kleiner, Economist, Federal Trade Commission
October 24, 2019
Dan Smith, Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
November 1, 2019
Wallis Romzek, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
November 14, 2019
Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Professor, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
November 21, 2019
Susan Dynarski, Professor, University of Michigan
Spring 2020
January 16, 2020
Brent Never, Associate Professor, Henry W. Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri-Kansas City
January 30, 2020
Mirya Holman, Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University
February 6, 2020
Tina Nabatchi, Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
February 13, 2020
Deborah A. Carrol, Associate Professor and Director of School of Public Administration, Center for Public and Nonprofit Management, University of Central Florida
February 27, 2020
Lael Keiser, Professor and Director of Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri
March 5, 2020
Doug Almond, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
March 19, 2020
Christopher Ruhm, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
March 26, 2020
Domonic Bearfield, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Student and Academic Services, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University
April 2, 2020
Amanda Girth, Associate Professor and Director of Washington Studies, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
April 9, 2020
Sebastian Tello-Trillo, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
April 16, 2020
Peter Blair, Assistant Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Academic Year 2018 - 2019
Fall 2018
August 30, 2018
Dany Bahar, David M. Rebenstein Fellow, Brookings Institution
September 20, 2018
Barry Bozeman, Regents Professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
September 27, 2018
Mildred Warner, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
October 4, 2018
Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
October 11, 2018
James Gordon, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
October 25, 2018
Norma Riccucci, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University, Newark, School of Public Affairs & Administration
November 1, 2018
Kitt Carpenter, Professor, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University
November 15, 2018
Ben Hansen, W.E. Miner Professor of Economics, University of Oregon
November 29, 2018
Ted Joyce, Professor of Economics, Baruch College, City University of New York
Spring 2019
January 17, 2019
Mario Macis, Associate Professor of Economics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
January 31, 2019
NaLette Brodnax, Assistant Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
February 7, 2019
Mary K. Feeney, Associate Professor and Lincoln, Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
February 14, 2019
Michael Kofoed, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy at West Point
February 21, 2019
Brandi Blesset, Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of Cincinnati
March 7, 2019
Julia Carboni, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Syracuse University
March 21, 2019
Fredrik O. Andersson, Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
March 28, 2019
William Resh, Associate Professor of Governance, Management, and the Policy Process, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
April 11, 2019
Matthew Neidell, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
April 25, 2019
Austin Nichols, Principal Scientist, Abt Associates
Academic Year 2017-2018
Fall 2017
September 7, 2017
Liz Cascio, Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
September 14, 2017
James E. Wright II, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
September 21, 2017
Umut Özek, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
September 28, 2017
Meghan Doughty, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
October 5, 2017
Michael Hatch, PhD. Candidate, DPAP
October 19, 2017
Gregg G. Van Ryzin, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University – Newark
October 26, 2017
Scott Robinson, Henry Bellmon Chair of Public Service and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science - University of Oklahoma
November 16, 2017
Adán Silverio Murillo, Professorial Lecturer/Postdoctoral Fellow, DPAP
November 30, 2017
Nora Gordon, Associate Professor at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy
Spring 2018
January 17, 2018
Nolan Pope, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
February 1, 2018
Kerwin Charles, University of Chicago
February 8, 2018
Susan T. Gooden, Virginia Commonwealth University
February 15, 2018
Kelly LeRoux, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
February 22, 2018
Jessica Sowa, Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of Baltimore
March 1, 2018
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut
March 22, 2018
Joseph Sabia, San Diego State University
March 29, 2018
Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts Amherst
April 5, 2018
Sonia Ospina, New York University
April 19, 2018
Jason Lindo, Texas A&M University
April 26, 2018
Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University-Newark
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