Media "Hits"
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Journalists from dozens of local, regional, national and international publications and broadcast outlets call on the Andrew Young School's faculty experts each week for information and commentary on breaking news stories and features. In 2004, researchers and data from the Andrew Young School were featured in about 239 stories. The college encourages its faculty - as employees of a taxpayer-funded research university - to make themselves and their work available to the public through these news outlets. The list below represents a sampling of the year's major media hits.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2005" Rankings for Public Affairs were released with the following results for the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies: The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (GSU) moved up in the overall Public Affairs rankings to 26th out of 253 schools -- up from 31st in 2002; The School is also ranked 5th in Public Finance & Budgeting; 12th in City Management & Urban Policy; 16th in Public Management Administration; and 21st in Public Policy Analysis. US News placement was reported in "Georgia grad schools hold their own," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 2, 2004.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies: Study/report mentions: "Are state tax amnesties good for revenue – or for politics?" Accounting Today, January 23, 2004; "Rogers sponsors bill cutting ad valorem taxes," Cherokee Tribune, February 14, 2004; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families study was referred to in "Ways to repair rural Georgia’s welfare ‘reform’," Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, February 17, 2004; Pre-K study was referred to in "Competing plans," The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.), March 28, 2004; The state of school integration 50 years after Brown v. Board study found that "white teachers are more likely to leave mostly black schools than mostly white schools," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16 and 18, 2004; Poll taken prior to the 1996 Olympics was cited in "Athens' anxiety; Olympics city's hopes its past will draw visitors in future," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 11, 2004; research on segregation in schools was cited in "Pupils suffer in segregated schools," The Augusta Chronicle, August 16, 2004; and a study of projected annual income from MOST revenues was cited in "Water & sewer rates to increase just 1% in 2005," The Story, October 28, 2004.

The AYSPS Aviation Program was mentioned in "Sky/Pilots of Tomorrow," Sky (a publication of Delta Air Lines), June 1, 2004.

A Fiscal Research Center report was featured in "Regions' poverty declined in past decade," Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 2, 2004.

Regional Leadership Forum was featured, and Roy Bahl was quoted, in "Three leaders lighted the way for region," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 11, 2004. "Tax may spare car dealers,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 29, 2004. The Regional Leadership Forum was mentioned in “How to share pain of tax hike unclear,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 2, 2004. Steve Rieck was quoted in “Leading The Leaders: Steve Rieck thinks the time is right for a regional forum,” Georgia Trend, February 2004. The Regional Leadership Forum was mentioned in “Boston holds up beacon of hope,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 17, 2004; “City leaders seek pointers in Boston,” Citizens for Progressive Transit, April 20, 2004; “H2Uh-O!”, WSB-TV, May 29, 2004; “Georgia Week in Review,” Georgia Public Broadcasting, June 25, 2004; and “Regional water issues concern ULI, governments,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, October 8-14, 2004.

Georgia Health Policy Center’s study on health care was referred to in "Discrediting health insurance tax credits," Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 26, 2004; and in "Health care needs wiser use of funds," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2004.

A Research Atlanta report on the arts was cited in "Making a Scene," Atlanta, January 2004. Research Atlanta work was mentioned in "City leaders seek pointers in Boston," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 19, 2004; "Arts score high in poll, 56% would back tax for culture," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 13, 2004; "Contemporary connection: Midtown gallery is thriving, surviving," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16, 2004; "Setting the scene: New theatre will boost cultural district in Atlanta’s historic downtown," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 14, 2004; "Sustainable Funding for the Arts: What can Atlanta learn from a Referendum in Detroit?" Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 18, 2004; "Three leaders lighted the way," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov. 11, 2004; and "Georgia’s Redevelopment Powers Law," Atlanta Business Chronicle, Nov. 19, 2004.

James Alm was quoted in "Marriage on the Decline," by Lance Gay, Scripps Howard News Service, February 24, 2004. The story was picked up in: News Radio 640 WGST, WHP Talk Radio 580, WBYL-FM, AM920 WOKY, AM940.COM, 570KNRS, VIBE, WREGO-FM, KPOP-AM, and Light 97.3-WLTQ-FM on February 26; WMMB-AM on February 27; WWSW-AM and WRCC-AM on February 28; and WVTI-FM on May 30. Versions of the story also appeared in Red Streak (Chicago), February 25; The Decatur, February 27; Reflector (Greenville, N.C.), February 28; Troy News (Troy, Ohio), February 29; Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.), February 29; Times Herald (Olean, N.Y.), March 1; The Journal (Kankakee, Ill.), March 2; The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.), March 2; and The Island Packet (Bluffton, S.C.), March 2. He also was quoted in "Robots take the work out of mowing," Alpharetta Neighbor, July 14, 2004.

Roy Bahl's meeting with the Asian Development Bank; Dr. Salman Shah, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue; Mr. Musharraf Cyan, Team Leader of Decentralization Support Programme; and Mr. Omer Ayub Khan, Minister of State for Finance, on a proposal to launch an executive training programme for senior decision makers at the federal and provincial level and various stakeholders working on National Finance Commission and Provincial Finance Commissions, was reported in "ADB offers assistance for intergovernmental finance system," The Pakistan Newswire, Islamabad, November 13, 2004; and in "ADB offers help to develop IGFD," Daily Times (Pakistan), November 13, 2004.

Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in "The cost of new jobs: Incentives for tire plant spark debate in Bartow," an article about the controversy surrounding incentives offered to Toyo Tire North America to build a new factory in Bartow County, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 23, 2004. She and John Matthews* wrote a feature article on “Tax Allocation Districts,” Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 19-25, 2004. She was quoted in "Marietta rethinks stand on growth; Some fear plan veto to scare off projects," an article about development in Marietta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 2, 2004.

Richard Charles was quoted in "Aviation students hope to defy odds," an article about aviation students' reaction to the current airline industry woes, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 22, 2004. Several students and alums of the Georgia State program were also interviewed: alums Rachel Dawson and Jamaal Schoby, and undergraduate student Sarah Berry.

Alan Essig was quoted in a story about proposed cuts in the state budget, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 4, 2004. He was quoted in an article about the state budget and the legislative session, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 11, 2004. He was quoted in "Austerity gets cold shoulder at Capitol: Free-spending attitudes continue in lean times," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 27, 2004. He was quoted in a story about Georgia's per capita tax collections, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 21, 2004.

Paul J. Ferraro was interviewed about his research related to overconfidence, Georgia State University Radioline; and GSU’s Department of University Relations’ publication Leads, January 2004. His research was featured in "Limited talent not always self-evident," The Walton Tribune (Monroe, Ga.), June 27, 2004; “Weird Science: 8 great research questions answered,” Georgia State Magazine, Summer 2004; and in The Briefing (AYSPS), Winter 2004. His research on global biodiversity protection was the subject of a feature story, by Henry Nichols, PLoS (Public Library of Science) Biology, an open-access scientific journals. Featured articles in PloS Biology are “in-depth articles that cover topics of broad scientific interest that have relevance beyond the scientific community,” 2004. He was interviewed about his experimental approaches to studying racial and ethnic discrimination and his research on the Endangered Species Act for a forthcoming article in Georgia State University Magazine. The same research was summarized and distributed in GSU’s Department of University Relations’ publication Leads, November 2004. His research on the restoration of Georgia’s Chickasawhatchee Swamp was profiled, Georgia’s Water Talk Newsletter, December 2004.

Carol Hansen and Ph.D. Alumnus Constantine Kontoghiorghes' article published in the August 26, 2004, edition of Organization Development Journal, was featured in Black Enterprise, August 27, 2004.

Gary T. Henry was quoted in an editorial about blanket pay raises for teachers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2004. He was quoted in "Proposed teacher raises would reward the bad, restrict the good," Statesboro Herald, January 12, 2004. He wrote an opinion piece about reforming the HOPE scholarship, "Cut what you must before limiting HOPE scholarship," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 20, 2004. His opinion column was commented on in "Commission’s proposals worth close look," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 23, 2004. He was quoted in "Kathy Cox's hardest lesson: Superintendent finds one word can spell trouble," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 8, 2004. His research was featured in "Georgia upgrades teacher standards," Voices of Chicago School Reform, February 4, 2004. He was quoted in "Audit skirts big question: Schools' spending not evaluated," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 5, 2004; “Part-time private school students given HOPE,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 12, 2004; "Blacks, Latinos improve SAT participation, scores," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2, 2004; "POLITICAL INSIDER: GSU researchers see a payoff in vouchers," about research done with Craig S. Gordon on the effectiveness of school vouchers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 9, 2004; "Pre-k helps kids get set for school, but poor children lag, need extra boost," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 15, 2004; and on NPR, September 15, 2004. His research was mentioned in "Rewards, Not Sanctions, Help Schools Succeed," Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, September 17, 2004 He was quoted in an editorial about SAT score reporting, "OUR OPINIONS: SAT cup runneth over with duplicity: Governor's trophy encourages schools to limit the pool of students taking test," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 26, 2004; and in "Schrenko’s style rubbed many wrong,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 14, 2004.

Julie L. Hotchkiss was listed as member of a new commission to review the city’s "living wage" proposal in "Business groups fighting ‘living wage’ proposal," Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 16, 2004. Her and economics student Ogla Pavlova's research was profiled in "Sept. 11 Attacks Didn't Diminish U.S. Work Ethic," Michael S. Derby's Dow Jones Newswires column, August 3, 2004. She was interview on her research on the impact of 9/11 on hours of work, BNA Daily Report, August 2004. She was interviewed about her research on wage gains among Georgia job changers, Bloomberg News, August 2004. Her research on job growth was featured by Michael S. Derby in "FED WATCH: Needed U.S. Job Growth Pace Lower Than Thought," Dow Jones & Company, Inc., October 25, 2004.

William M. Kahnweiler was quoted in: "Great Minds on Books for the Beach," GSU Magazine, Summer 2004.

Glenn M. Landers' research was cited in the editorial, "Health care needs wiser use of funds," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2004. He was quoted in "Panel studies needs of aging," North Fulton Neighbor, July 22, 2004.

Susan K. Laury was interviewed about political futures markets, by Jeannie Ohm, NBC Nightly News, February 11, 2004.

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez was quoted in "Sure Things in Mexico: Death, Taxes and Evasion," Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2004.

Karen J. Minyard was quoted in an article about a proposed change in state rules covering how hospitals use federal funds to help pay for treating low-income patients, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 14, 2004. She was quoted in "Medical advocates for poor face crisis," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 4, 2004. She was featured as a finalist in the Community Outreach category for this year's Health-Care Heroes, an annual event sponsored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 14-20, 2004. She was quoted in an article on the increasing number of Georgians without health insurance, Associated Press, August 26, 2004. The story appeared in Macon Telegraph, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Tallahassee.com, Rockdale Citizen, and Access North Georgia. Through the PR Newswire, the story was featured in Hospital Business Week, September 19, 2004; Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, September 18, 2004; State & Local Health Law Weekly, September 16, 2004; Physician Law Weekly, September 15, 2004; Life Science Weekly, September 14, 2004; Managed Care Business Week, September 14, 2004; Science Letter, September 14, 2004; Health & Medicine Week, September 13, 2004; and Managed Care Weekly Digest, September 13, 2004. She was quoted in an article about budgetary challenges facing Calhoun Memorial Hospital, Albany Herald, August 2004; and in an article about expanding cardiac care services in under served areas of the state, Georgia Trend Magazine, November 2004. She was interviewed for a segment on Medicaid Managed Care in Georgia, Georgia Public Television, November 2004. Karen Minyard was quoted in an article about Georgia's state planning grant, The Daily Citizen (Dalton, Ga.).

Robert E. Moore was quoted in "Textiles gain focus in the election year; Industry may undergo change with possibility of new leader," The Times (Gainesville, Ga.), February 29, 2004. He was quoted in "Opinions differ as jobs leave U.S.," The Times (Gainesville, Ga.), March 28, 2004.

Harvey K. Newman’s appointment as director of Columbia Theological Seminary’s Faith and the City program was announced in The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2004. He was quoted in "Henry embraces conventional view; Conference center idea a hot topic," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 29, 2004. He was extensively quoted in "New & proposed travel taxes dot election year," Meeting News Magazine, April 4, 2004.

Lakshmi Pandey appeared in letters to the editor in "Certified mail; Old NT Guy," Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, August 2004.

Ragan Petrie was interviewed about research on beauty and earnings, Georgia State Magazine, Summer 2004.

Theodore H. Poister was quoted in "Michigan roads rank third worst in country," Detroit News, June 24, 2004.

Inas Rashad was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2004. She was quoted in “Guide to Age,” Guardian Magazine (Britain), July 31, 2004; in “Tobacco Taxes Blamed for Sharp Rise In Obesity: Second Only to Fast Food,” National Post (Canada), July 29, 2004; and in “The Politically Incorrect Diet,” Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2004. She wrote "Obesity: Why Have Americans Gotten So Fat? Some of the Reasons May Surprise You,” The Dallas Morning News, August 2, 2004. Her research on obesity was featured in "Fat factors; Are working moms and cigarette tax hikes to blame for our obesity?" Charleston Gazette, August 9, 2004. She was interviewed in Q&A, Obesity Policy Report, September 1, 2004.

Donald Ratajczak's (Economics Professor Emeritus) "Business Commentary" column is a weekly feature in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sample titles of his columns include "Chinese yuan's link to dollar distorts markets," January 11, 2004; "Fed hit home run with money policies in 1994," June 6, 2004; "National sales tax worthy of consideration," August 22, 2004; "Hopping hurricane season will affect economy," September 19, 2004; and "Nobel laureates' work felt around world," October 24, 2004.

Mark Rider's joint paper on individual taxation was referred to in a Wall Street Journal commentary about taxing the wealthy, "Let's talk taxes," September 8, 2004. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Mark Rider, and Sally Wallace wrote "A Look at Tax Compliance and Tax Reform in Russia,” in Transition Newsletter (Russia), World Bank and Center for Economic and Financial Research, Moscow, Russia, October 2004.

Steve Rieck was featured in "Leading the Leaders," Georgia Trend, February 2004. He was quoted in "Clayton pitches idea for old town," an article about the fate of Mountain View, a former Clayton County city that is now idle land, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 20, 2004.

Michael Rushton appeared as guest on Philadelphia's NPR station WHYY on April 22, 2004, from 11 a.m.-noon, to talk about arts funding in U.S. cities and his Research Atlanta study on sustainable arts funding. He wrote the feature, "Funding the arts: What Atlanta can learn from Detroit," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 18, 2004.

Benjamin P. Scafidi Jr. was quoted, and his research referred to, in a letter to the Editor from the Executive Director of Class Size Matters in, City Limits, New York, April 2004.

Bruce A. Seaman had a study featured in "Economic impact of Super Bowl hard to figure," Houston Business Journal, January 2, 2004. He was interviewed regarding the economic impact of sports teams and sports events, Jacksonville Business Chronicle. He was quoted in "Jasper County Charges S.C.-Georgia; Conspiracy Blocking Port Project," The Business Report & Journal, March 29, 2004. His research on the economics of sports was cited in "Talking up the Tournament," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 9, 2004. His presentation at the Federation of Tax Administrators Tobacco Tax Annual Meeting in Newport based on research on "The Economics of Cigarette Taxation: Lessons for Georgia" was featured in "Tobacco tax hikes don't deter sales, economist says," Providence Business News (Providence, Rhode Island), September 6, 2004. He was quoted in "Protest to emphasize gay spending power; Economic experts doubt impact of October 'Boycott for Equality,'" Washington Blade and Southern Voice, September 10, 2004.

David L. Sjoquist was quoted in "State must 'live within its means,'" Gwinnett Daily Post; "Perdue focuses on budget," The Albany Herald; and "Pay increase for teachers central to Perdue agenda," Saturday Citizen, January 10, 2004. He was quoted on state taxation and finance issues in an editorial about this year's General Assembly, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 11, 2004. He wrote "Property Tax: Generate school funds with local income tax," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 12, 2004.

Tina Anderson Smith was quoted in the obituary for Claudia Lacson, a community health system developer at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 4, 2004.

Paula E. Stephan was quoted in "A Foot in Each Country," Science, May 28, 2004. Her research was highlighted in "Encouraging young scientists, NAS workshop looks for ways to help early career investigators get first NIH grant," Chemical & Engineering News, July 5, 2004. She was quoted in "Is There a Science Crisis? Maybe Not," Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9, 2004. She was quoted in response to comments Harvard University President Larry Summers made in a presentation at the NBER conference, Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce: Women, Underrepresented Minorities and Their S&E Careers. Summers had suggested that “innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women than men succeed in science and math careers.” Stephan was quoted in The Boston Globe, January 17, 2005; The New York Times, January 18, 2005; The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 19, 2005; and The Washington Post, January 19, 2005.

Gregory Streib was interviewed and quoted in "Feds build a better brand," Fed Tech Magazine, June 2004.

Jeanie Thomas was appointed to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority board by Governor Sonny Perdue, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 24, 2004.

John C. Thomas was quoted in "Conyers ad hoc committee is legally meeting to map out land use plan," Rockdale Citizen, February 9, 2004.

William L. Waugh, Jr. was quoted in "Peril and Profit; Consultants such as Md's General Physics are cashing in," The Baltimore Sun, May 30, 2004. He was quoted in an article about MARTA security, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 1, 2004. He was interviewed on Olympic security, WBOJ Radio (Birmingham, Ala.), July 16, 2004. He was quoted in "DHS: What's the real focus?" Disaster News Network, July 17, 2004. He was interviewed on the fate of FEMA in the Department of Homeland Security, Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2004. He was quoted in “FEMA Agency Profile: Disaster in the Making” in Independent Weekly (N.C.), Creative Loafing (Ga.), San Francisco Bay Guardian (Calif.) and 11 other regional newspapers, September 15-21, 2004. He was quoted on the long-term effects of government contracting in "A Disaster Waiting to Happen," Gambit Weekly, September 20, 2004; Creative Loafing (Atlanta), September 23, 2004; Fairfield County Weekly, October 1, 2004; Metroland, October 1, 2004; and Orlando Weekly, October 20, 2004. He was quoted in "In Florida, reading, writing, and recovery," in response to hurricane recovery efforts, Christian Science Monitor, October 5, 2004.

Katherine G. Willoughby was quoted in "City must pay back $21M on bonds for TERMINAL, six other Projects," The Macon Telegraph, May 26, 2004.

Andrew Young was mentioned in “Q&A with Joe Keshi, consul general of Nigeria: Expatriates must be 'ambassadors',” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2004. He was quoted in “Flag debate may be 'history'; Ties to Confederacy apparently OK,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 4, 2004. He was mentioned in “Statue to honor Young in a big way,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 24, 2004. His advice to Boston’s Olympic Committee head was quoted in the op-ed “Seize the Moment, Boston”, The Boston Globe, March 29, 2004. His speech to the Gwinnett Democratic Party was featured in “Young understands Miller's 'rallying cry',” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, March 31, 2004. His idea to change Piedmont Park’s name to Ivan and Louise Allan Park was highlighted in “Andrew Young springs surprise,” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, May 13, 2004. His effort to create a civil rights museum was mentioned in “Andrew Young calls for museum,” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, May 20, 2004. He was quoted and his participation reported in "Piedmont Park’s Landmark Luncheon celebrates a century of service," The Story (Atlanta), May 20, 2004. His campaigning efforts were mentioned in "Former mayors part of PR campaign for MOST," The Story, July 2, 2004. His genome lineage was featured and he was quoted in “Test details ex-mayor's African ties; Young traces bloodline to Sierra Leone,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 23, 2004, and in “The Genome in Black and White (and Gray),” The New York Times, October 10, 2004. He was interviewed and his work to create the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center was featured in “Civil rights shrine: Why not Atlanta?” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 22, 2004. He was quoted in “'Purple' passion: Celebrity glitz shines at musical's opening,” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, September 18, 2004. He was mentioned as one of the leaders honored in phase one of the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, "Walk puts Civil Rights struggle at visitors’ feet," The Story, September 23, 2004. He was quoted in “Relief floods Haiti; Metro Atlantans work to ease pain in ravaged region,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 29, 2004. He was quoted in “60 Years: Civil Rights In The South: King's Nobel left Atlanta ambivalent,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 3, 2004. He was mentioned in “Election 2004: Parties promote presidential tickets; State leaders headline pair of rallies,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 17, 2004. His appearance at Georgia State campus event "Get out and Vote," was reported, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 20, 2004. His position as spokesman for Operation Hope was noted in “Good Works: Businessman teaches kids keys to prosperity,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 27, 2004. He wrote the op-ed “I applaud hip-hop’s leap into civil rights,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 10, 2004. His appointment as honorary co-chair of Hands On Georgia was reported in "Perdue launches 'Hands On Georgia'," The Story, November 11, 2004. He was quoted in “Palestinian Leader: Yasser Arafat: 1929-2004: Arafat's death draws mixed reactions locally,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 12, 2004.