Public Policy Students Present at 2015 APPAM Fall Research Conference

Posted November 25, 2015

Public Policy students and faculty attended the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's 2015 Fall Research Conference in Miami, Florida from November 12 - 14.

Eight students presented posters and talks on topics covering environmental and energy, science and technology, economic development, and public management and administration policy isuses. Professors Kaye Husbands Fealing, Daniel Matisoff, and Cheryl Leggon participated in panel discussions. Several Ph.D. and M.S.P.P. alumni were listed as authors on papers and were in attendance.

Students presenting at the conference included:

Shan Zhou - Diffusion of Innovations: Insight from Sustainable Energy Transition in the US and Europe (panel organized by Zhou); Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment in the United States: The Impact of Multi-Tiered Governance and Contextual Changes

Mallory Flowers - How (and Why?) Certify Green? The Case of LEED

Rebekah St. Clair - Investigating the Use of Economic Evidence in Public Sector Decision Making

Alex Smith - Compulsory Licensing: Accelerating or Inhibiting Innovation? The Case of US Solid-State Lighting Research; Enhancing Governance Risk Profiles through Leveraging National Political Institutions for Transnational Nanotechnology Governance

Yeong Jae Kim - The Impact of Energy Efficiency Policy on Technological Innovation: The Case of Appliance Firms

Hilary Alberta - Assessing Doctoral Student - Advisor Relationships in Ethically Contentious Fields

Jenna McGrath - Punctuated Equilibrium: Application of Hydraulic Fracturing Innovations for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Gyungwon Kim - Does Green Job Creation Really Happen?: Analyzing the Role of State Clean Energy Policies Focusing on Industrial Combined Heat and Power

Since 1979, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management has fostered excellence in research, analysis, and education as a means to improve public policy and management. The annual conference is structured to encourage interaction among participants, which provides opportunities for students to meet and discuss their work with policymakers, practitioners, and other scholars.