Past Cohorts
Past Policy Research Scholars have worked on a wide range of policy related issues, as indicated by the winning topics from past cohorts.
Past Scholar Cohorts
Brandon Bartels
Political Science [CCAS]
Supreme Court Policymaking, Ideological Disagreement, and Public Perceptions of Judicial Legitimacy and Democracy
Stephanie Cellini
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration [CCAS]
Employment, Public Finance, and the Rapid Expansion of For-Profit Colleges
Dylan Conger
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration [CCAS]
Employer Perceptions of Online Degrees in the United States
Danny Hayes
Political Science [CCAS]
Foreign Voices, the Media, and U.S. Public Opinion about Climate Change
David Karpf
School of Media & Public Affairs [CCAS]
Analytics-Based Advocacy: The Use of Algorithmic Participatory Platforms in American Policymaking
Timothy Moore
Economics [CCAS]
The Effect of Retirement on Health
Amit Ronen
GW Solar Institute [CCAS]
Mapping the Capital’s Rooftops: Can DC Realize its Ambitious Solar Energy Requirements?
Elizabeth Saunders
Political Science [CCAS]
The Politics of US Foreign Policy: How Presidents Manage Elite Competition
Ekundayo Shittu
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering [SEAS]
Policy Design for Renewable Energy Credits: Equilibrium vs. Optimality
Celeste Arrington
Political Science (ESIA)
Litigation and Policy-making in South Korea and Japan
Christopher Carrigan
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration (CCAS)
From Statute to Enforcement: Analyzing the Lifecycle of Regulatory Activity
Lara Cartwright-Smith
Health Policy (SHPHS)
Shields or Swords? Malpractice Limits and Medical Error Reporting under State Law
Evgeny Finkel
Political Science (CCAS)
Does Reform Prevent Rebellion
Jasmine McGinnis Johnson
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration (CCAS)
As the Sector Turns: Explaining Turnover within Generation Y Nonprofit Employees
Eun-Hee Kim
Strategic Management & Public Policy (GSB)
Where Do Efficiency Gains from Deregulation Come From?
Leigh Alison Phillips
Psychology (CCAS)
Optimizing Behavior-change Interventions: Developing Guidelines for Identifying and Targeting Individuals’ Most Structured Time of Day for Integrating New Habits
Ellen Scully-Russ
Counseling, Human & Organizational Studies (GSEHD)
Workforce Development Policies and Programs Informed by the Perspective of Adults in Career Transition
Caitlin Talmadge
Political Science (ESIA)
War, Peace, and Coups: Does Interstate Conflict Bolster or Harm Regime Stability
James Williams
Educational Leadership (GSEHD)
Staying in School: A Longitudinal Study of Transition, Drop Out, and Retention – Primary to Secondary School in Cambodia
Robin Bernstein
Anthropology [CCAS]
Making Room for Change: Tracking Policy Creation and Compliance with New Regulations for Breastfeeding Mothers Employed by Colleges and Universities in the DC Metro Area
Eleanor Brown
Law
Were West Indian Slave Societies More Conducive to the Development of a Property-owning Class of Blacks Than Traditional Theories of Institutional Contributors to Property Acquisition Would Suggest?
Diana Burley
Human and Organizational Learning [GSEHD]
Building a Holistic Cybersecurity Education Framework to Support U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce Development
Henry Farrell
Political Science [ESIA]
Computational Science and Political Theory
Stephen Kaplan
Political Science [ESIA]
Economic Crises and Austerity Politics
Sara Cho Kim
Counseling and Human Development [GSEHD]
Access and Barriers to Mental Health Services for Elderly Asian Americans
Jorge Rivera
Strategic Management and Public Policy [GWSB]
Drivers and Effects of Collaborative Green Technology Innovation
Antwan Jones
Sociology [CCAS]
Childhood Residential Stability and Health: The Role of Neighborhood Resources
Rebecca Katz
Health Policy [SPHHS]
Redesigning Effective Quarantine Regulations in the United States
Scheherazade Rehman
International Business [GWSB]
Policy Co-operation and Institutional Co-ordination for Transatlantic (U.S. - EU) Financial Crisis Policy Management
Elizabeth Rigby
TSPPPA [CCAS]
Public Participation, Agency Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Health Care Reform
Joost Santos
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering [SEAS]
Collaborative Disaster Policymaking Across Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CI/KR) Sectors
John Sides
Political Science [CCAS]
Identity Regimes in Multiethnic Democracies
Steven Tuch
Sociology [CCAS]
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Residential Preferences in ‘Post-Racial’ America: A Study of Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics
Travis Wright
Educational Research [GSEHD]
Growing Hope: Promoting the Resilience of Maltreated Children in Schools
Steven Balla
Political Science [CCAS]
The Administrative Procedures Project: Rulemaking and Political Attention to Bureaucracy
Brandon Bartels
Political Science [CCAS]
The Constraining Capacity of Law: Legal Doctrine, Ideological Discretion, and Decision Making on the U.S. Supreme Court
Alexander Dent
Anthropology [CCAS]
Piracy and Creativity in Brazil
Charis Kubrin
Sociology [CCAS]
The Collateral Consequences of Immigration Policy
Sharon Lambert
Psychology [CCAS]
Risks and Consequences of Youth Community Violence Exposure
Sharon Jo Lynch
Teacher Preparation and Special Education [GSEHD]
An Exploration of STEM Schools: The Homegrown Promise of Widening the STEM Pipeline and Improving State and National Economies
Robert Phillips
Economics [CCAS]
Up in Smoke: The Political Economy of CO2 Emissions
Liesl Riddle
International Business [GWSB]
Identifying Policy Prescriptions to Facilitate Diaspora Investment: A Longitudinal Study of Diaspora Investors in Sub-Saharan Africa
Roberto Samaniego
Economics [CCAS]
Financing R&D in Times of Crisis
Greg Squires
Sociology [CCAS]
Segregation in Cyberspace: The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Electronic Rental Housing Market
Susan Aaronsen
Associate Research Professor of International Affairs
The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative
Alasdair Bowie
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Decentralization, Democracy, and Local Governance
Fran Buntman
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Challenging Mass Imprisonment: Policy Continuity and Change from Grassroots to Governance
Jennifer Brinkerhoff
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration
Diasporas, Indigenous Governance, and Development
Angela Gore
Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Municipal Debt Costs and Governance
Hiromi Ishizawa
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Trajectories of Civic Engagement Among Children of Immigrants
Jennifer Lee
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
The Prince William County Anti-Immigrant Resolution: Effects on Immigrant Health Care Utilization
Cynthia Rohrbeck
Associate Professor of Psychology
Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: The Role of Terrorism Preparedness
Michelle Stock
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Impact of Racial Discrimination and Masculinity on Health Disparities
Paul Wahlbeck
Professor of Political Science
Shaping Legal Policy: The Role of Information and Persuasion in the Courts
Paul Carillo
Assistant Professor of Economics
Information and Real Estate Transactions: The Effects of Pictures and Virtual Tours on Home Sales
Stephanie Cellini
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration
Understanding For-Profit Colleges: Quality, Choice, and Policy
Ilana Feldman
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Life Lived in Relief: Tracing the Palestinian Experience in Humanitarianism
Melissa Goldstein
Associate Research Professor of Health Policy
The Effects of Health Information Technology on Traditional Concepts of Informed Consent
Huynh-Nhu (Mimi) Le
Associate Professor of Psychology
Prevention and Treatment of Perinatal Depression on Latinas
Chad Rector
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Origins of Federal Unions
Tara Sinclair
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Evaluation of Policy Decisions that Involve Forecasts
Chao Wei
Assistant Professor of Economics
Progressive Income Taxation, Investment, and Asset Pricing
Susan Wood
Research Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
Scientists in Government: An Examination of Their Rights and Responsibilities in Civil Society
Maggie Xiaoyang Chen
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Estimating the Network of Preferential Trade Agreements
Ana Fostel
Assistant Professor of Economics
Emerging Markets and International Globalization
Joel Kuipers
Professor of Anthropology & International Affairs and Human Sciences
Reasoning and Participation in Diverse Middle School Science Classrooms: Using Evidence to Close the Achievement Gaps
Frederic Lemieux
Associate Professor and Director of Police Science
Tackling Transnational Crime Effectively: Assessing Police Cooperation in Drug Trafficking Cases
Kristin Lord
Assoc Dean for Strategy, Research, & External Relations (ESIA)
Winning the War of Ideas: Lessons from the Academy
Holger Schmidt
Instructor in International Affairs and Political Science
Perpetual Terror: Explaining the Terrorist Penchant for Attacking Liberal Regimes
Ronald Weitzer
Professor of Sociology
Legal Prostitution in Comparative Perspective
Alyssa Zucker
Assistant Professor of Psychology and of Women's Studies
Health Consequences of Sexist Environments
Meghana Ayyagari
Assistant Professor of International Business
Institutions and Economic Development: Role of Law and Finance
Gregg Brazinski
Assistant Professor of History
American Cold War Nation Building in Asia
Marco Cipriani
Assistant Professor of Economics
Financial Crises, Herding Behavior, and the Regulation of Security Markets
Dylan Conger
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration
Immigrant Incorporation
M. Shahe Emran
Assistant Professor of Economics
Microfinance and Missing Markets
Charis Kubrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Explaining Suicide in the U.S.: Incorporating Firearm Availability in Macro-Level Research
Cynthia Lee
Professor of Law
Reducing Racial Bias Through Jury Instructions
John Sides
Assistant Professor of Political Science
The Problem of Statehood
Emmanuel Teitelbaum ,
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political Unions and Economic Development
Pamela Davidson
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Children's Developmental Outcomes in Single Mother Households
James Goldgeier
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Overcoming a New European Divide
Sharon Lambert
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Neighborhood Effects on Children and Families
Gina Lambright
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Policymaking in Africa: Do Parties Matter?
Jeffrey Levi
Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy
Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Disparities in Access to Flu Vaccine
Srinivas Prasad
Associate Professor of Management Science
Responding to Bioterrorism
Greg Squires
Professor of Sociology
Cybersegregation
Erik Voeten
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Anti-Americanism and Its Foreign Policy Consequences
Jonathan Deason
Professor of Engineering Mgmt / Systems Engineer
Optimizazation Model to Improve National Energy Security and Environment Quality
Assessment of Environmental Sustainability Trends in Federal and State Parks: Implications for Policy Development
Tonya Dodge
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Gateway Theory: Implications for Public Policy and Steroid Use in Adolecents
Marty Finnemore
Associate Professor of Political Science
Global Governance by NGOs: Policy Formation and Implementation
Kimberly Morgan
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Tax Policy as Social Policy: The Comparative Politics of Taxtion in Advanced Industrialized States
Wally Mullin
Associate Professor of Economics
Electricity Market Design and Performance
Bob Rycroft
Professor of International Science & Technology Policy and International Affairs
Innovation Networks, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Tehnological Change
Stephen Smith
Professor of Economics
Impact of the BRAC Targeting the Ultrapoor Program in Bangladesh: A Rigorous Study of an Innovative and Promising Poverty Program
Jennifer Spencer
Assistant Professor of International Business
High-Tech Innovation and National Competitiveness: Implications for Public Policy
Paul Wahlbeck
Associate Professor of Political Science
Institutional Development on the U.S. Supreme Court
Ernie Englander
Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
Managerial Power, Corporate Accountability, and Public Policy
Frederick L. Joutz
Associate Professor of Economics
Combining Short-Run Energy and Macroeconometric Models for Forecasting Purposes
Robert A. Penney
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Social Movement Unionism and Community Activism: Community Reinvestment in Highly Unionized Settings
Jiawen Yang
Associate Professor of International Business
Small Enterprises and Globalization
Jennifer Griffin
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy
Policy Implications following Mergers and Acquisitions
Graciela Kaminsky
Professor of Economics
Procyclical Policies and Globalization
Charis E. Kubrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology
A Tale of Two Cities: Youth Crime, Detention Rates and the Detention Diversion Advocacy Project in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore
Yas Nakib
Associate Professor of Education Policy
Understanding the Policies and Practices of Allocating School Staff
Donald Parsons
Professor of Economics
Redesigning Public Unemployment Insurance: A Two Tier System
Christopher Snyder
Associate Professor of Economics
Buyer Power in the Market for Prescription Drugs
Ronald Weitzer
Professor of Sociology
Police Relations with Racial Minorities
Steven Balla
Associate Professor of Political Science
Bureaucratic Democracy: Public Participation in Agency Policymaking
Samantha Friedman
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Community Development Corporations and Their Impact in Washington, DC and Beyond
Forrest Maltzman
Associate Professor of Political Science
Legislative Ambiguity
Robert Stoker
Associate Professor of Political Science
The Welfare Generosity Project
Langche Zeng
Associate Professor of Political Science
Observational Studies of Causal Effects: Propensity Score Methods and Neural Network Models
