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The Briefing, Spring/Summer 2004
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

In This Issue:

Dean's Corner

On the Cover

Reaching Out

Policy Research

Faculty Today

Students Today

Alumni Today

Friends Today

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Faculty Listing

James R. Alm
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
jalm@gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Roy Bahl
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
rbahl@gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Grant Black
Ph.D., Georgia State University
gblack@gsu.edu
Economics of science,
technology and innovation

Jamie Boex
Ph.D., Georgia State University
lboex@gsu.edu
Intergovernmental fiscal relations

Carolyn Bourdeaux
Ph.D., Syracuse University
padcb@langate.gsu.edu
Public finance, urban policy and governance

Richard Charles
Ph.D., Georgia State University
rcharles@gsu.edu
Aviation management

James P. Cooney Jr.
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
alhjpc@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Ronald G. Cummings
Ph.D., University of Kansas
rcummings@gsu.edu
Environmental policy

Kelly D. Edmiston
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
prckde@langate.gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Robert J. Eger III
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
reger@gsu.edu
Public financial management

Alan Essig
M.P.A., State University of New York, Albany
prcade@langate.gsu.edu
State legislative process

Paul G. Farnham
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
ecopgf@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Paul J. Ferraro
Ph.D., Cornell University
pferraro@gsu.edu
Environmental policy

Shelby Frost
Ph.D., University of Colorado
sfrost@gsu.edu
Environmental policy

Atef A. Ghobrial
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
aghobrial@gsu.edu
Aviation management

Shiferaw Gurmu
Ph.D., Indiana University
prcsg@langate.gsu.edu
Econometrics

Carol D. Hansen
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
chansen@gsu.edu
Human resource development

Amy Helling
Ph.D., Emory University
ahelling@gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Laura Henderson
Ed.D., University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
lwhenderson@gsu.edu
Education policy/evaluation

Gary Henry
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
arcgth@langate.gsu.edu
Education policy/evaluation

Monica Herk
Ph.D., Princeton University
alhmlh@langate.gsu.edu
Child care policy

John Hogan
Ph.D., Syracuse University
jhogan@gsu.edu
Finance

Julie L. Hotchkiss
Ph.D., Cornell University
jhotchkiss@gsu.edu
Labor economics

Janet L. Johnson
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
padjljx@langate.gsu.edu
Human resource economics

Bill Kahnweiler
Ph.D., Florida State University
wkahnweiler@gsu.edu
Human resource development

Bruce E. Kaufman
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
ecobek@langate.gsu.edu
Labor economics

Claudia A. Lacson
M.P.H., University of South Carolina
M.D., Universidad Javeriana,
Bogotá, Colombia
alhcl@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Glenn M. Landers
M.B.A., Georgia State University
alhgml@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Susan K. Laury
Ph.D., Indiana University
slaury@gsu.edu
Experimental economics

Gregory B. Lewis
Ph.D., Syracuse University
glewis@gsu.edu
Public administration

Deon Locklin
M.Ed., Auburn University
dlocklin@gsu.edu
Organizational leadership development

Jon Mansfield
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Jon.Mansfield@gsu.edu
Economics

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Ph.D., Washington University
jorgemartinez@gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Deborah McCarty
J.D., Georgia State University
prcdom@langate.gsu.edu
Research Atlanta

Karen J. Minyard
Ph.D., Georgia State University
kminyard@gsu.edu
Health policy

Robert E. Moore
Ph.D., Cornell University
rmoore@gsu.edu
International economics

Harvey K. Newman
Ph.D., Emory University
hnewman@gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Lloyd G. Nigro
Ph.D., University of
Southern California
padlgn@langate.gsu.edu
Public administration

Nancy Norton
Ph.D., West Virginia University
nanorton@asurams.edu
Environmental and natural resource economics

Virgil Norton
Ph.D., Oregon State University
vjnorton@asurams.edu
Agricultural and resource economics

Judith M. Ottoson
Ed.D., Harvard University
judithottoson@gsu.edu
Health policy/public administration

Ragan Petrie
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
rpetrie@gsu.edu
Environmental and
resource economics

Mary Ann Phillips
M.P.H., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
alhmap@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Ted Poister
Ph.D., Syracuse University
padthp@langate.gsu.edu
Public administration

Mark Rider
Ph.D., Georgia State University
mrider@gsu.edu
Public finance

Felix K. Rioja
Ph.D., Arizona State University
prcfkr@langate.gsu.edu
Macroeconomic policy

Mark D. Rivera
Ph.D., DePaul University, Chicago
mdrivera@gsu.edu
Evaluation research

Christine Roch
Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook
padchr@langate.gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Glenwood Ross
Ph.D. Georgia State University
prcgr@langate.gsu.edu
Urban economics

Michael Rushton
Ph.D., University of British Columbia
michaelrushton@gsu.edu
Cultural economics and policy

Benjamin P. Scafidi Jr.
Ph.D., University of Virginia
prcbps@langate.gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Bruce A. Seaman
Ph.D., University of Chicago
ecobas@langate.gsu.edu
Cultural economics

David L. Sjoquist
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
sjoquist@gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Tina Anderson Smith
M.P.H., Emory University
alhtas@langate.gsu.edu
Health policy

Charlotte Steeh
Ph.D., University of Michigan
arccgs@langate.gsu.edu
Survey research

Paula E. Stephan
Ph.D., University of Michigan
pstephan@gsu.edu
Economics of science

Neal E. Stockmyer
M.H.A., Baylor University
M.A. (Management),
Webster University
nstockmyer@gsu.edu
Health policy

Greg Streib
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
gstreib@gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Laura O. Taylor
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
prclot@langate.gsu.edu
Environmental policy

Erdal Tekin
Ph.D., University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
prcete@langate.gsu.edu
Labor economics

Jeanie Thomas
M.A., Georgia State University
prcjjt@langate.gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

John Clayton Thomas
Ph.D., Northwestern University
jcthomas@gsu.edu
City management/urban policy

Geoffrey K. Turnbull
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
gturnbull@gsu.edu
Urban and real estate economics

Neven Valev
Ph.D., Purdue University
nvalev@gsu.edu
Macroeconomic policy

Mary Beth Walker
Ph.D., Rice University
prcmbw@langate.gsu.edu
Econometrics

Sally Wallace
Ph.D., Syracuse University
prcsxw@langate.gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

William L. Waugh Jr.
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
wwaugh@gsu.edu
Public administration

Verna J. Willis
Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo
padvjw@langate.gsu.edu
Human resource development

Katherine G. Willoughby
D.P.A., University of Georgia
kwilloughby@gsu.edu
Public budgeting and finance

Yongsheng Xu
Ph.D., Tulane University
prcyyx@langate.gsu.edu
Economics

Andrew J. Young
Honorary degrees, various universities
City management/urban policy

Endowed Chairs

Ronald G. Cummings
Noah Langdale Jr. Eminent Scholar Chair in Environmental Policy

Michael Mescon
Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise

David L. Sjoquist
Dan E. Sweat Distinguished Chair in Educational and Community Policy

Distinguished Senior Fellows

Richard Bird
University of Toronto
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics

Paul Rosser
Chairman, Rosser International Inc.
Chair, Advisory Board, AYSPS

Russ Toal
Director of the Georgia Cancer Coalition
Distinguished Fellow in Health Policy

Sibusiso Vil-Nkomo
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Management

Andrew Young
Former U.N. Ambassador
Public Affairs Professor of Policy Studies
Research Funding

Research Funding

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies receives research funding from the State of Georgia and its departments, and from many other sources that have included: USAID, AIM Partners, UNCE Foundation, ALO, UNCD, Deloitte & Touche, Chemonics, the World Bank, U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Science Foundation, DOD/AEI, Flint River Council, Georgia Research Alliance, The Carter Center, Lincoln Institute, Georgia Power, National Service Corp., Whitehead Foundation, UPS Challenge, the Woodruff Foundation, The Spencer Fund, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, HCCGP, United Way, American Cancer Society, The Urban Institute, other colleges and universities and the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Education. A full list of external funding is available in our annual reports at www.andrewyoungschool.org.

The Briefing
Spring/Summer 2004

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