Ph.D. Students
Sandip Chakrabarti
Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development
sandipch@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch, Honors), Jadavpur University
Master of City Planning (MCP), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Research Interests:
Urban transportation planning and policy analysis, land use-transportation relationships, planning for public transportation systems, planning for parking, transportation mode-choice studies, intelligent transportation systems, traffic incident management
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Genevieve Giuliano
Jennifer M. Connolly
Ph.D. in Public Management and Policy
jennifer.connolly@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Journalism, Elon University
Research Interests:
Political institutions, public management, political economy, local government management, personnel and human resource management, managerial risk, and local government budget and finance
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Genevieve Giuliano
Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
hweehwac@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in Geography (Honors), National University of Singapore
Master in Urban Planning, Harvard University
Research Interests:
Multi-ethnic cities, human relations, immigration, comparative urban studies, planning theory, urban design, land use planning and policy, regional planning and development
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tridib Banerjee
Stephanie Frank
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
stephabf@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in American Studies (summa cum laude), University of Maryland, College Park
M.A. in American Studies with a Certificate in Historic Preservation, University of Maryland
Research Interests:
Planning history, identity and the built environment, metropolitan studies, industry, urban and economic development, housing, urbanization of the American West, gender and sexuality in place making
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Sloane
David A. Gastwirth
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
gastwirt@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy, Duke University
Master of Education, Harvard University
Research Interests:
Urban governance, nonprofit organizations and philanthropy, education politics and policy
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juliet Musso
Yuting Hou
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
yutingho@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Engineering, Wuhan University
Master of Science in Human Geography, Peking University
Research Interests:
Urban/regional spatial structure, agglomeration economies and industrial clustering, applied spatial analysis, land use and transportation interactions
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Christian Redfearn
Jenneille Hsu
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
jenneilh@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, National Taiwan University
Master of Public Policy, UCLA
Research Interests:
Environmental policy, including sustainable cities, renewable energy, and alternative fuel vehicles
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shui Yan Tang
Eunok Im
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
eunokim@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in Public Administration, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Master of Public Administration, Indiana University at Bloomington
Research Interests:
Collaborative governance, urban renewal, institutional analysis, social network
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Heikkila
So Hee Jeon
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
soheejeo@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Law, Seoul National University
Master of Public Administration, Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Organization theory, policy adoption and diffusion, administrative ethics, human resource management, organizational performance
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter J. Robertson
Eunha Jun
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
eunhajun@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Economic development, economic urban geography, urban and regional economics, human capital, urban growth
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
Sanggyun Kang
Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development
sanggyuk@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Urban Engineering, Hong-Ik University
Master of Science in Urban Planning, Columbia University
Research Interests:
Public transit planning and policy analysis, urban labor markets-transportation interaction, transportation planning and policy analysis in transitional economies
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Genevieve Giuliano
Cheongsin Kim
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
cheongsk@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor in Public Administration, Korea University (Seoul)
Master of Public Administration, Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Local government particularly in California, institutional analysis, government contracting, public financial management, policy evaluation
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shui Yan Tang
Youngmi Lee
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
youngmil@usc.edu
Education:
B.A., Arts & Public Administration, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea M.A., Public Administration, Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Nonprofit management, cross-sectoral partnership, civic engagement, and organization theory
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Suarez
Hui Li
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
lihui@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Management, Renmin University of China
Master of Management, Renmin University of China
Research Interests:
Community organization, civic engagement, social network analysis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Terry L. Cooper
Michael Cheng-Yi Lin
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
chengyil@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, National Taipei University of Technology
Master’s degrees in Architecture and Urban Design, National Taipei University of Technology
Research Interests:
Economic growth and cities, land use planning, urban development, urban economics
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Gordon
Jia Lu
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
jlu1@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, University of Colorado at Denver
Master’s degree in Economics, University of Oregon
Master’s degree in Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests:
Civil society, planning theory, resilience, governance, disaster and risk management, social network analysis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tridib Banerjee
Dyana P. Mason
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
dyanamas@usc.edu
Education:
BA, Political Science and Public Relations, University of Southern California
MBA, The College of William and Mary
Research Interests:
Nonprofit management and governance, charitable giving, political economy and intersectoral collaboration and contracting
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anthony M. Bertelli
Sarah Mawhorter
Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development
smawhort@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in Art History and English, Carleton College
Master of Planning, University of Southern California
Research Interests:
Housing demography, neighborhood change, housing affordability, immigration
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Dowell Myers and Dr. Richard Green
Denise Payan
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
denisedi@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s degrees in History & Science, Harvard University
Master of Public Policy (Concentration in Health Care Policy), Harvard Kennedy School
Research Interests:
Mandatory menu labeling, anti-obesity policies, health policy, breast cancer disparities, community-based participatory research
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Nichol
Fynnwin Prager
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
fprager@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, London School of Economics
Master of Public Policy, University of Southern California
Research Interests:
Environmental policy, terrorism policy, disaster responses, economic modeling
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Painter
Brettany Shannon
Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development
bkshanno@usc.edu
Education:
B.A. in Psychology and B.A. in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Master of Planning, University of Southern California
Research Interests:
Community development, community planning, cultural landscapes, cultural economy, digital media, media arts, public space, the public realm, comparative urbanism
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Sloane
Vivian Wang
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
vivian.ho@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University
Research Interests:
Economic development, cultural industry, restaurants, social media
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
Weijie Wang
Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development
weijiewa@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration Wuhan University
Master of Public Administration, Renmin University of China
Research Interests:
Network governance, comparative public administration and policy, urban governance, civic engagement in the US and China
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Terry L. Cooper
Yadi Zhong
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
yadizhon@usc.edu
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature, Sichuan University
Master’s Degree in American Studies, Sichuan University
Research Interests:
Change point detection in time series data
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anthony Bertelli