Public Policy and Management Ph.D. Students
Virat Agrawal
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, USC; Bachelor of Technology in Biomedical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Research Interests: Healthcare, Behavioral Health Policy, COVID-19, Preventative Care, Self-Monitoring Technology, Social services and Health insurance in Developing countries
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Neeraj Sood
Drishti Baid
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Bachelor of Social Science in Economics, National University of Singapore
Research Interests: Health preference measurement, value of healthcare services, pharmaceutical regulation, evaluating effectiveness of health policy reform
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Darius Lakdawalla
Andrew Barton
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs; Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Theatre, University of Southern California
Research Interests: Civic engagement, deliberative democracy, political institutions, public organizations, publicness, higher education, and student affairs / student services
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Resh
Jordy Coutin
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Policy, USC; Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Resource Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Homeless and social services, encampment sweeps, shelter programs, health care expansion, local policy, program evaluation
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juliet Musso
Brandon DeBruhl
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs, Syracuse University; Master of Public Policy, USC; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Seattle University
Research Interests: Administration of international public banking institutions, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, regulatory systems
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juliet Musso
Jeimee Estrada-Miller
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Policy, USC; Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, World Literature, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Education, poverty and housing, social problems, race, equity
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Painter
Esther Gonzalez
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Business Administration, Cornell University; Master of Public Administration, Cal Poly Pomona; Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests: Diversity management, local government, organizational leadership
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Resh
Jochelle Greaves Siew
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Science in Public Policy and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science; Bachelor of Law in International and European Law, University of Groningen
Research Interests: Organizational theory and behavior, bureaucratic behavior, policy Implementation, emotional labor, small island developing states
Faculty Advisor: Dr. S. Yan Tang
Heonuk Ha
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Public Policy and Applied Economics, University of Michigan; Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy, Korea University
Research Interests: Fiscal (distributive) politics, fiscal federalism, financial management, bureaucratic politics, program evaluation, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeff Jenkins
James Hendrickson
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Judicial and gubernatorial decision-making, political institutions, equity, criminal justice reform, social psychology in policymaking
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Pamela McCann / Dr. Jeff Jenkins
Sophia Helland
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a dual degree in Economics, Claremont McKenna College
Research Interests: American political institutions, voting and election policy, legislator responsiveness, federalism
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins
Nathan Hodson
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Master of Public Health, Harvard University, School of Public Health
Research Interests: Behavioral economics, financial micro-incentives, mental health technology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wändi Bruine de Bruin
Alison Holt
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Public Administration, Wayne State University; Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Bureaucracy, rulemaking, interest groups, lobbying and influence, transparency and accountability, machine learning
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeff Jenkins
Azka Imran
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Arts in Economics, City University of New York, Hunter College; Bachelor of Arts in Economics, City University of New York, Hunter College
Research Interests: Healthcare policy evaluation, maternal and child health, health disparities and equity
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Darius Lakdawalla
Saumya Khanna
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, concentration in International Economics, The George Washington University
Research Interests: Behavioral economics, consumer decision-making in the health insurance market, health care financing and incentives, Medicare and Medicaid
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jason Doctor
Phillip Sangwoo Lee
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Policy, Master of Arts in Economics, University of Michigan; Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Psychology, Duke University
Research Interests: Environmental economics, environmental justice, renewable energy, energy security, sustainable development, clean technology adoption
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Antonio Bento
Keunyoung (Eli) Lee
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Administration, USC; Master of Public Administration, Seoul National University; Bachelor of Arts in International Liberal Studies Psychology Track, Waseda University
Research Interests: Behavioral public administration, bureaucratic politics, agency reputation
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Resh
Lizhong Liu
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, Renmin University of China
Research Interests: Urban economics, housing policy, housing affordability, housing stability
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Painter
Zissis Marmarelis
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, USC
Research Interests: Environmental economics, international relations, political economy, renewable energy, energy security, energy geopolitics, European Union
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Antonio Bento
Noah Miller
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Policy, University of Southern California; Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Japanese, University of California, Davis
Research Interests: Environmental economics; climate change; associated issues of mitigation, adaptation, and resilience; migration and mobility; health and pollution; policy choice in second-best context
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Antonio Bento
Hilary Olson
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Policy and Certificate in International Policy and Planning, University of Southern California; Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and World Affairs and minor in Economics, Occidental College
Research Interests: Social innovation, social finance, impact investing, program evaluation, co-production, co-creation, collaborative governance, systems change, and international development
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Painter
Jose Scott
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Public Administration, USC; Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs, Washington State University
Research Interests: Social and economic inequality, behavioral public policy, behavioral welfare economics, poverty alleviation policy, social policy
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wändi Bruine de Bruin / Dr. Mike Thom
Renzhi Shen
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
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Education: Master of Public Policy, University of Southern California; Bachelor of Economics in Finance, Peking University; Bachelor of Science in Economics and French, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Environmental policy, urban economics, transportation, public administration, behavioral economics, comparative politics
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Antonio Bento
Rebecca Smith
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Science in Economics, Sciences Po Paris, France; Bachelor of Science in Economics and French, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Spatial inequality, neighborhoods, housing, health policy
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Painter
Ann Song
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Arts in International Studies, University of Denver; Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Urban governance, urban resilience, risk analysis, disaster management, policy analysis, public administration
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juliet Musso
Shengjia Xu
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
Education: Master of Health Science, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology, Smith College
Research Interests: Health economics, alternative payment models, Health care utilization and costs, mental health care, dementia and cognitive impairment
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alice Chen