Research Seminar Series - Spring 2013

The Department of Public Administration & Policy's seminar series showcases recent research from faculty, doctoral students, and guest scholars. All seminars are held on Thursdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Ward 105. Feel free to bring a bag lunch.

January 17th

The Impact of Payout Policy on Institutional Philanthropy: Fulfilling the Public Good Amidst Professionalization?

Mandi Janis, PhD Student, DPAP

January 31st

School Size and Student Achievement: Does One Size Fit All?

Laura Crispin, Assistant Professor of Economics, St. Joseph’s University

February 7th

Egypt’s National Initiative to End Female Genital Mutilation: A Policy Assessment of an Anti-FGM Media Campaign’s Impact on Behavioral Intent, Attitude & Belief

Yusra Shawar, PhD Student, DPAP

February 21st

The Politics of Governing Hydraulic Fracturing

Odelia Funke, Executive in Residence, DPAP

February 28th

Powerplay? Middlemen in Teacher Labor Markets in India

Tara Beteille, World Bank

March 7th

Developing and Testing a New Goal Ambiguity Taxonomy

Ed Stazyk, Assistant Professor, DPAP

March 28th

Title TBA

Tina Nabatchi, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Syracuse University

April 11th

Revisiting the Unemployment and Mental Health Causality Quandary

Tim Diette, Assistant Professor of Economics, Washington & Lee University

April 25th

Income Inequality and Early Non-Marital Childbearing

Melissa Kearney, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Maryland

 

Contact: Please contact Seth Gershenson at gershens@american.edu with any questions.