We’re so proud to see where a Ph.D. from the Indiana University O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs can take our graduates. They are influencing current research, training future scholars, and addressing major policy, environmental, and management challenges around the world. Please take a moment with us to congratulate them on their accomplishments.
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
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
Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2022
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
Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2022
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
Michelle Graff
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2021
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., 2021
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., 2021
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., 2021
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
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)
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2022
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
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
Joint Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2022
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
Placement: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oakland University | Dissertation: The Long-Term Consequences of State Cutback Budgeting Decisions | Committee: Justin Ross (chair), Robert Kravchuk, Coady Wing, Craig Johnson, Katherine Willoughby
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2022
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2022
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
Public Affairs Ph.D., 2023
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
