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Welcoming Criminal Justice & Social Work to the AYS THE

BriefingWINTER 2012 DEAN’S CORNER Thoughts on our growth

The expansion of the instead it is led by criminal justice professors Brent Teasdale Andrew Young School and Josh Hinkle. The analysis of post-traumatic stress and by two more academic health care comes not from social work, but from economics departments and two professor Erdal Tekin. additional research centers is working exactly Graduates of our rigorous academic programs change lives. The as we hoped it would. USAID Dual Master’s Program in Applied Economics for Indo- We are finding synergies nesian students, designed and carried out by our International in research across Center for Public Policy, is improving the public budgeting skills departments and across of the country’s next policy leaders. These students finished research centers. For their first semester here in December and seem to be thriving. example, collaboration between the Center New upper-level courses in social work and criminal justice for Collaborative Social that we now offer at the GSU Alpharetta campus are allowing Work and the Georgia Health Policy Center just resulted in a more students to finish their bachelors’ degrees. GSU diplomas $2.9 million grant from the Georgia Department of Community will offer more opportunity in the lives of our students and Health. We are finding synergies in our academic programs, with their families in Georgia and all over the world. courses getting cross-listed across departments and the estab- There is a lot going on – maybe we have too many talented lishment of Perspectives courses. faculty, too many engaging students, too many fascinating “Policy is in everything” and “policy work crosses boundaries” projects, too many new grants, too many international visitors, are phrases I frequently use. The articles in this issue of The too many awards and too many people receiving special Briefing demonstrate these truths, reporting on the future of recognitions. I love every minute of it. public finance, health costs associated with post-traumatic stress, the economics of crime, the Arab Spring and child welfare policy, among other topics. And it is a good thing our researchers don’t stay within narrowly defined disciplines. One might Mary Beth Walker expect research on subprime lending to come from economics; Dean

Georgia State University Georgia State University, a unit Mark P. Becker Jennifer Giarratano Andrew Young School of the University System of President, Georgia State University Editor of Policy Studies Georgia, is an equal opportunity Risa Palm Terry Coniglio The Briefing educational institution and is an Provost and Vice President Jeremy Craig Winter 2012 equal opportunity/affirmative for Academic Affairs Karey Perkins action employer. Kathleen Poe Ross The Office of the Dean Mary Beth Walker Anton Polouektov publishes The Briefing For more information on Dean three times a year for the Andrew Young School, Leah Seupersad alumni, friends, faculty and contact us: Robert E. Moore Teresa Taylor staff of the Andrew Young Phone: 404-413-0021 Associate Dean Contributing Writers School of Policy Studies, Georgia Fax: 404-413-0023 Cynthia Searcy Meg Buscema State University, P.O. Box 3992, [email protected] Assistant Dean for Carolyn Richardson Atlanta, GA 30302-3992. www.andrewyoungschool.org Academic Programs Photographers

Avani Raval Cover: New unit leaders Brian Promotion, Events, Facilities Payne (CJ&C) and Nancy Kropf (SW) & Safety Officer ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES contents AYS News More capacity and better access improve health status ...... 2 School grows by two ...... 3 Thoughts, actions & results . . . . . 4 New AYS centers build capacity in social work and public safety . . . 6 The AYS at a Glance ...... 7 24 | GSU 2011 Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award Reaching Out Globalizing the GSU experience at home and abroad ...... 8 AYS hosts Inaugural Symposium on Crime Policy & Research . . . . 10 Tragedy (or not?) of the Commons ...... 10 U.S. Census Bureau director visits campus on April 15 . . . . . 11 AYS hosts the 2011 Nonprofit 36 | Safer Refuge Executive Roundtable Program . . . 11

Policy Research Soldiers’ Trauma ...... 12 11 | U.S. Census Bureau director visits campus on April 15 Georgia ranked 49th in total state tax revenues per capita in FY2010 ...... 14 New World Tax Indicators data portal allows extensive country-level research ...... 14 Child welfare policy advocacy . . . 15 Subprime Crime ...... 16 AYS and partner receive USDA award for AYS and partner receive USDA award 33 | Speaking Up 18 | for farm-to-market research farm-to-market research . . . . . 18 Finding better locations for conservation ...... 18 Digital Discrimination ...... 19

Faculty Today ...... 20

Students Today ...... 29

Alumni Today ...... 34 More capacity and better 2 | access improve health status 40 | Policymakers through a student’s eyes Friends Today ...... 40

Andrew Young School THEAYS BRIEFING NEWS | 1 GHPC receives federal contracts to support health care access for rural Americans More capacity and better access improve health status

THE GEORGIA HEALTH POLICY CENTER was recently in the 50 states, Puerto Rico and regions as far as the Marshall awarded three contracts from the U.S. Department of Health Islands since 2002. and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Admin istration (HRSA) to support health care access in the rural This CHSD program focuses on helping communities develop United States over the next three to five years. a strategic approach to program implementation, build capacity using technical and adaptive approaches, and focus on long- Administered by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy term sustainability. Community-based organizations awarded at HRSA, the funding supports four grant programs: Delta grant funding through HRSA receive training and resource sup- State Rural Development Network, Rural Health Care Services port from the CHSD team. The technical assistance program Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Rural offers a variety of innovative techniques including individual site Health Workforce Development. HRSA’s Office of Rural visits, webinars, peer-to-peer learning, workshops, an interactive Health Policy provides these grants to increase access to care online database and more. for residents of rural and frontier communities. “The grant programs are mechanisms for improving care and expanding services in rural and underserved areas, including “ The grant programs are mechanisms for frontier and tribal communities. We are happy to provide improving care and expanding services in capacity-building assistance and help them to be successful in their programs” says Beverly Tyler, an associate project direc- rural and underserved areas, including frontier tor with the Georgia Health Policy Center and leader of the and tribal communities. We are happy to CHSD team.

provide capacity-building assistance and help Organizations ranging from school fitness and dental programs them to be successful in their programs.” to community health centers and hospitals are receiving assis- BEVERLY TYLER tance from the CHSD team. Communities are focusing their ASSOCIATE PROJECT DIRECTOR, GEORGIA HEALTH POLICY CENTER efforts on improving access in most areas of health care, includ- LEADER, CHSD TEAM ing mental and behavioral health, maternal and child health, oral health, health information technology, prevention and wellness, chronic disease management and workforce development. The GHPC’s Community Health Systems Development (CHSD) team, a staff of 15 health care experts, is managing “This work is very important because it keeps us connected the project in 162 communities across the United States, per to communities,” says Karen Minyard, executive director of the current contracts. This team has provided capacity building GHPC. “By working with people who are trying to find health and training to HRSA grantees in more than 800 communities access solutions locally, our work at the state and the national level is more relevant.”

2 | AYS NEWS www .andrewyoungschool .org since its founding in 1996. It also adds two distinguished, highly popular research centers whose focus on community and agency partnerships expand the outreach and service goals of the school: SchoolSchoolSchool the Center for Collaborative Social Work and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange.

“We are very excited about these won- derful additions,” says Dean Mary Beth growsgrowsgrows Walker. “Good public policy cuts across bybyby academic disciplinary lines, whether in the realm of public safety, social safety nets, education, environment or public Criminal Justice budgeting. The closer ties among our departments will facilitate important and Social Work two twotwoBrought in by a larger GSU restructuring, policy work.” these highly regarded departments add join the Andrew five degree programs, approximately The addition of the new departments 1,900 new students, and 40 new faculty raises the Andrew Young School’s fall Young School and staff to the policy school. enrollment to more than 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students, faculty Georgia State University’s Department The move doubles the academic units to more than 90, and research centers of Criminal Justice and Criminology and in the Andrew Young School, which the to nine. Active sponsored grants for School of Social Work joined the departments of Economics and Public departments and research centers and Andrew Young School on July 1, 2011. Management and Policy had anchored the publication of scholarly papers, chapters and books are projected to rise as the move fosters further collaboration AYS degree programs are among the school’s students, faculty and research associates. now available at GSU’s “The School of Social Work is excited Alpharetta Center to be part of this dynamic and well- respected unit of the university. With Undergraduates enrolled in the Social Work and Criminal Justice programs will our unique concentration on community soon be able to complete their degrees in north metro Atlanta. Within the next partnerships, our practice and research two years, junior- and senior-level courses in these programs will be offered at orientation is well suited to increased Georgia State University’s Alpharetta Center at 3775 Brookside Parkway. collaboration with AYS faculty, students and staff,” says professor and director Fall semester 2011, students began taking junior-year courses for the B.S. in Criminal Nancy Kropf. “We look forward to Justice and Bachelor of Social Work degrees in Alpharetta. Senior courses will be working together on the priorities of offered in the fall of 2012. Faculty from GSU’s downtown campus teach the courses, the University Strategic Plan, and the and admissions procedures and coursework for both majors are identical to those social and economic justice issues that offered downtown. Ambassador Young has championed throughout his life.” “We are very excited about bringing our programs closer to our students in the North Atlanta metro area,” says Nancy Kropf, director of the School of Social Work. “This change is an exciting opportunity “Those living in this market will be able to enjoy the same high quality of academic for all of us,” agrees Criminal Justice instruction in a much more convenient location. And unlike downtown, parking here chair and professor Brian Payne. “Ambas- is free.” sador Andrew Young’s vision for a better community and a more just world has The Andrew Young School degree programs join others offered at the Alpharetta improved the lives of all of us. I’m confi- Center by Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and the College dent that our graduates will be proud of Education. to have his name on their diplomas.”

Andrew Young School AYS NEWS | 3 Thoughts,

actionshe recent addition of the Criminal Justice and Social Work academic units stands to remind the Andrew Young School of the focus of its mission: the design, implementation, management and evaluation of poli- Tcies that address issues of economic and social development results on local, regional, national and global levels. The instruments Comments from unit leaders used to achieve and carry out this mission – educational pro- & grams, scholarly and applied research activities and public ser- Nancy Kropf and Brian Payne vice – are firmly integrated with this philosophy and purpose.

Professor Nancy Kropf, director of the School of Social Work, and Professor Brian Payne, chair of the Department of Crimi- nal Justice and Criminology, were recently interviewed about their units for The Briefing.

Director Nancy Kropf on the School of Social Work “Social work touches a lot of people’s lives. Students who choose our degree programs are looking for opportunities to get involved in creating solutions to complex human problems. They see and think about positive ways to make change. They understand complexity – even more so after going through our programs – and graduate as change agents.

“Our school’s B.S.W. program earned its accreditation three decades ago, and we began our unique M.S.W. program, with its sole concentration in community partnerships, in 1998.

“This focus on community partnerships makes our orientation to social work more similar to that of a policy school. It also makes us unique in the market. Most schools focus on the clinical roles of social workers, and our students certainly get this base. But with our community partners, we move students forward into management and leadership roles so the agencies they serve do not fall into the cracks.

“Our students work on service learning projects matched with community needs. The projects must be sustainable and have real benefits. We anchor our learning in those projects that will make a real mark on nonprofit and government agencies.

“We attract and develop students who are looking to fill leadership roles. While some alums choose careers that have a direct practice focus, our graduates focus on systemic issues that move beyond the individual client. Our orientation provides a solid grounding in human functioning from the individ- Nancy Kropf ual and families to community and organization levels.

4 | AYS NEWS www .andrewyoungschool .org “Our faculty members take the concepts of social and economic justice seriously and embed these concepts into the student experience. We are national leaders in looking at restorative justice; alternatives to incarceration. Our child welfare presence is long-standing and deep. And these are merely a couple of examples of the faculty expertise in our school.

“Students at our school are educated by excellent faculty whose research and teaching, combined with community partnerships, gives every one of them the opportunity to blend academic and experiential content within their program of study. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to find this learning experience at any other school.”

Chair Brian Payne on the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology “I remember a university boasting that they ‘guaranteed’ internships for students who wanted them. We require all of our undergraduates to do internships. Over the past two decades, more than 2,000 of our students have expanded their academic horizons as interns for more than 100 local, state, federal and private agencies and businesses – our partners. I ‘guarantee’ that our students will not graduate unless they do an internship.

“Our program attracts a lot of graduate-level students. We Brian Payne offer the only Ph.D. program in Criminal Justice and Criminol- ogy in Georgia and one of only a handful of this type of doc- “While most criminal justice/criminology programs emphasize toral program in the Southeast. either criminal justice practices by focusing primarily on the criminal justice system or criminological perspectives by focus- “Georgia State could not be in a better location for studying ing primarily on crime, the criminal and efforts to explain crime, and teaching about crime and criminal justice. Location benefits our department is different. We blend criminal justice AND our program greatly. Since our department was created in the criminology to promote criminal justice strategies which are mid-1960s, more than 80 percent of our nearly 4,000 alumni supported by criminological theory and research. By balancing have developed their careers in the metro area. theory and practice, we approach the study of crime and criminal justice from a broad perspective intentionally designed to “Our faculty members also enjoy the many opportunities for inform both theory and policy. community-based, urban-focused research available in Atlanta. Their focus on topics such as restorative justice, police prac- “In other words, our department makes a difference.“ Several tices, evidence-based criminal justice, child trafficking, sexual studies over the past decade or so have ranked criminal justice assault, youth violence, the community and crime, criminologi- departments and criminologists on research productivity and cal theory, drug courts, family violence, white-collar crime and grant activity. Our department and faculty are always among globalization shapes the discipline as well as the communities those ranked at or near the top. Additionally, our faculty is fre- where we live. quently honored with awards that recognize their teaching, research, advising and service efforts. “This emphasis on policy-relevant research makes our department a natural fit for the Andrew Young School of “You will not find a group of criminal justice faculty any more Policy Studies. passionate about research, teaching and making a difference in their communities than those in the Andrew Young School at “As educators, we take our role of shaping future criminal jus- Georgia State University. Our hope is to pass this passion along tice professionals quite seriously. For example, we require all to our graduates.” students in our program to take a criminal justice ethics course to better prepare them to address the kinds of difficult ques- Find more facts and information about the AYS’s two new tions they will face as professionals. academic units and online at www.andrewyoungschool.org.

Andrew Young School AYS NEWS | 5 New AYS centers build capacity in social work and public safety

When the School of Social Work and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology joined the Andrew Young “Our school is unique in that it is the first and School on July 1, so did their respective centers: the Center still maybe the only school of social work with for Collaborative Social Work and the Georgia International a concentration on community partnerships.” Law Enforcement Exchange. Amy Glass The Center for Collabora- Associate Director tive Social Work helps Center for Collaborative Social Work build and sustain healthy communities by creating collaborate with Covenant House, which is now better able community partnerships to pursue additional funding for services,” she says. that facilitate research, eval uation and training. Directed Find more information on this center’s work at http://aysps.gsu. by Associate Professor edu/socialwork/5819.html. Elizabeth Beck, (in the West The Georgia International Bank this fall on a Fulbright Law Enforcement Exchange, scholarship), the center Center for commonly referred to as networks across Georgia Collaborative GILEE, was established by State University and Atlanta’s Social Work Georgia State University and nonprofit community to the state’s law enforcement develop mutually beneficial relationships and build capacity. community in 1992 to enhance “Our school is unique in that it is the first and still maybe inter-agency cooperation and the only school of social work with a concentration on com- offer to offer law enforcement munity partnerships,” says Amy Glass, the center’s associate Georgia International executive development. director. “These collaborations help generate placements Law Enforcement “GILEE emphasizes the for our students and provide our faculty a more formalized Exchange importance of making best mechanism to develop partnerships, in the community, that practices and sources of facilitate their work.” excellence available to its participants so they can improve A recent project with a private nonprofit shows how these law enforcement service provision to their communities,” collaborations work. “A year ago, Covenant House felt it would says GILEE founder and director Robert Friedmann, professor be a win-win situation to develop a university partnership emeritus in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminol- that would help them take a hard look at issues our homeless ogy. “The increasing threat of international and domestic youth face,” says Glass. “Grant applications generally require terrorism, fluctuations in crime, and budget shortfalls behoove descriptive data on the population served, data that they didn’t law enforcement leaders to learn from the best how to have for Atlanta.” improve and balance service delivery.”

Three AYS graduate students formed a research team and Spring marked the nineteenth year of GILEE’s successful created an electronic database providing more descriptive law enforcement exchange program, which sends senior data about client demographics and services needed that can law enforcement officials from Georgia and Canada to Israel be used to by the Covenant House and AYS faculty to pursue to train in the areas of community policing, counterterrorism, major grants. “Faculty interested in this area of research can emergency management and other areas of policing. Find more on GILEE at www.gilee.org.

6 | AYS NEWS www .andrewyoungschool .org The AYSat a Glance E NRollmeNT S CholarSHIP, RESEARCH and GLOBAL ACTIVITIES hhMore than 3,700 students enrolled each semester hhMore than 90 faculty and 20 research associates collectively have worked in FOURD EpartmeNTS more than 30 countries hhCriminal Justice hhMore than $27 million in active hhEconomics sponsored grants for departments and research centers in CY 2010 hhPublic Management and Policy hhMore than 250 scholarly papers, hhSchool of Social Work chapters and books published or forthcoming in CY 2010

PROGRAMS hhNine research units: Undergraduate Degrees hhMaster of Social Work (M.S.W.) • Center for Collaborative Social Work hhB.A. in Economics hhM.S. in Criminal Justice • Domestic Programs hhB.A. in International Economics hhPeace Corps Masters • Experimental Economics Center and Modern Languages International Program (ExCEN) hhB.S. in Criminal Justice Doctoral Degrees • Fiscal Research Center hhB.S. in Economics hhPh.D. in Criminal Justice • Georgia Health Policy Center & Criminology Masters Degrees • GILEE (Georgia International hhPh.D. in Economics Law Enforcement Exchange) hhM.A. in Economics hhPh.D. in Public Policy (with the • International Center hhM.A. in Economics – Policy Track Georgia Institute of Technology) for Public Policy hhMaster of Public Administration • Nonprofit Studies Program hhPh.D. in Public Policy (M.P.A.) • Public Performance and hhJoint Master of Public Administration/ Graduate Certificates Management Group Juris Doctor (M.P.A./J.D.) hhDisaster Management, Nonprofit Management, hhMaster of Public Policy (M.P.P.) and Planning and Economic Development

Andrew Young School AYS NEWS | 7 Research Center Focus: Visiting faculty from Cairo University address the “Arab Spring” International Center “Unless it can nurture entrepreneurs and create jobs, the for Public Policy (ICP2) popular movement that toppled the dictators won’t make a difference in real lives,” reads an August 22 headline in TIME magazine. Although TIME was reporting from Cairo, it could have as easily been from an August 8 panel discussion held at the AYS that featured economics faculty members visiting from Cairo University (CU). The panel was led by visiting professor Lobna Mohamed Abdel Latif Ahmed, chair of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science at CU.

Egypt’s unemployment among college-educated youth is 25 percent according to the economists on the panel. They reported: “Worker remit- tances are shrinking in the public sector. With 90 per- GLOBALIZING cent of all economic activity occurring in Egypt’s three major cities, there the GSU experience are discrepancies on Lobna Mohamed Abdel Latif Ahmed where people live and at home and abroad where the jobs are. There is a mismatch between the types of education provided and the labor skills needed. There’s a collapse in large businesses. THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, (until recently known as the International Studies Program), “There is no confidence between our people and the private designs and provides technical assistance and training programs sector, our people and the government sector,” a member of to support fiscal policy reforms in developing and transitioning the panel continued. “We have to introduce real structural economies, working with multilateral assistance organizations, reforms. We need to set up institutions with transparency foreign ministries, government organizations, legislative bodies and meritocracy and push towards this type of governance.” and private sector institutions. Ahmed and her peers, Professor Nagwa Abdalla Abdelaziz Faculty and research associates from the ICP2 have earned Samak, Associate Professor Amirah Moharram Saleh ElHaddad; Georgia State University and the Andrew Young School acclaim and assistant professors Hanan Hussien Ramadan Nazier and for strengthening research and management practices in public Mona Esam Osman Fayed, visited the AYS this summer and fall finance and budgeting around the globe. Following are exam- under the GSU-CU Partnership for Capacity Enhancement for ples of a few recent ICP2 programs. Economics Research. The program fosters collaboration among AYS and CU faculty that will help build CU’s economics research capacity and aid policy development in Egypt.

The lively discussion described above, ”Recent Economic and Political Developments in Egypt and Future Prospects,” the program’s culminating event, was hosted by the ISP and sponsored by the Higher Education for Development and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Mona Esam Osman Fayed, left, Nagwa Abdalla Abdelaziz Samak, Hanan Hussien Ramadan Nazier, Amirah Moharram Saleh ElHaddad, and Ahmed

8 | REACHING OUT www .andrewyoungschool .org Budgeting officials from Vietnam in training

Vietnam delegation trains on campus USAID FISCAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TRAIN- In April, 17 budgeting officials from Vietnam’s federal govern- ING: USAID staff members are provided customized training ment and Quyen Hoang Vu of the World Bank (Vietnam) par- on the principles and trends in fiscal policy reform, fiscal policy ticipated in an ISP program on public financial management held financial management, tax policy design, revenue administration at the Andrew Young School. The course consisted of lectures, and fiscal decentralization. The week-long summer course has workshops and site visits that covered issues in public policy, been held since 2004. decentralization and local government finance, budget policies and budget expenditure management. SUMMER SCHOOL IN PUBLIC ECONOMICS: Spanish professors and government officials are lectured by renowned Designed to provide overviews, explore concepts and concep- public finance experts from U.S. universities and the World tual underpinnings, and expose participants to new develop- Bank in a week-long summer program conducted by the ISP ments, the training was conducted by Alexandros Mourmouras and sponsored by the of the International Monetary Fund, Georgia State Treasurer Fundacion Rafael del Thomas D. Hills, Don Cowan of the Georgia Department of Pino, Spain, in collabora- In addition to the multiple Labor, Roxane Rush and Bill Volckmann from the Cobb County tion with the Instituto training and technical Finance Department, and fiscal policy experts from the Andrew de Estudios Fiscales, Young School and GSU’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Spain, and the ICP2. assistance projects conducted around the Participants included senior officials from departments within PUBLIC POLICY the State Treasury of Vietnam, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance, SUMMER TRAINING world by the International the Public Financial Management Reform Project, the National PROGRAM: Public sec- Center for Public Policy, Assembly’s Budget-Finance Committee, the Ministry of Planning tor finance officers and the center’s expertise and Investment, and the State Bank of Vietnam. budget officials from developing and transi- attracts public finance The program was funded by the World Bank. tional countries, and their and budgeting experts … counterparts with inter- 2 ICP programs bring the world national donor agencies, of public economics to GSU are exposed to the latest developments in budgeting and In addition to the multiple training and technical assistance fiscal management. ISP has conducted this series of one- and projects conducted around the world by the International two-week courses using AYS faculty and research associates Center for Public Policy, the center’s expertise attracts public since 2000. finance and budgeting experts who want to upgrade their skills and knowledge to Atlanta to participate in training programs Customized training programs and a Fiscal Policy Resource and major conferences every year. Center are two of many other policy-related programs offered. For more information about the International Center for Public Policy, go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/isp/about.html.

ISP is now the International Center for Public Policy

The International Studies Program has been renamed the International Center for Public Policy (ICP2), effective November 1. “This name better reflects the breadth and depth of our activities,” says Regents Professor and ICP2 Director Jorge Martinez- Vazquez. “It more accurately represents our core academic and in-country expertise, along with our geographical scope. We are very excited about our future direction under this name.”

Andrew Young School REACHING OUT | 9 AYS hosts Inaugural Symposium on Crime Policy & Research

ON MARCH 10, 2011, THE CRIME & VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICY INITIATIVE co-chaired by Volkan Topalli, an associate Richard Rosenfeld professor in criminal justice, and Erdal Tekin, an associate professor in economics, hosted the Inaugural Symposium on Crime Policy & Research. Entitled “Crime and the Economy: Research, Policy, and Implications for the 21st Century,” the symposium brought together internationally known scholars: Phillip Cook, ITT/Sanford professor of public policy (Duke University); Janet Lauritsen, professor of criminology and criminal justice (University of Missouri-St. Louis) Janet Lauritsen and visiting fellow (Bureau of Justice Statistics); and Richard Rosenfeld, Curators professor of criminology and criminal justice (University of Missouri-St. Louis) and recently appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to the National Crime Science Panel.

The event was co-sponsored by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the Emory University Center for Injury Control, and the W.J. Usery Chair of the American Workplace. Phillip Cook

Tragedy (or not?) of the Commons Financial and fiscal experts examine the public sector’s financial future

Public pension and Debt?” presented by the Andrew • Degas A. Wright, chief investment Join us for the Inaugural’s Financial Symposium Future officer, Decatur Capital Manage- on the Public Sector liabilities, long- Young School on June 2, 2011. term debt ment Inc. y commitments, Invited financial and fiscal experts T?) Tr aged(OR NO accounting made presentations to a full house that Lively Q&A sessions led by AYS fiscal of the s policy experts and faculty members ts and compliance included GSU Provost Risa Palm, Atlanta overnmen s, Michael Bell, event organizer, Carolyn Commontate and Local G ension issues, and City Council President Ceasar Mitchell Have S tted to P ene ts) er Commi yment B Bourdeaux, W. Bartley Hildreth, Kather- Ov ost Emplo and Council Member Yolanda Adrean, Other P pension fund OPEB ( and Debt? ine Willoughby and Cynthia Searcy :30pm returns were staff from the State of Georgia and 0am – 4 011 8:3 followed each presentation. AYS alumnus June 2, 2 discussed others. Speakers were Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at GSU Roger Tutterow (Ph.D. in Economics), 14 Marietta Street, 7th Floor at the day-

. For additional information call 404-413-0249. RSVP by May 20 to [email protected]. Please indicate if you require pre-paid/reservedA parking.NDREW • Leon F. “Rocky” Joyner, Jr., vice presi- a noted economist and professor at This event is free and open to the public YOUNG long event, SCHOOL POLICY Hosted by the Georgia State University OF Young School of Policy Studies STUDIES Andrew “Tragedy dent and actuary, The Segal Company Mercer University, closed the event. Department of Public andManagement and Policy The Fiscal Research Center (or Not?) • Peter G. Kessenich, managing director AYS has posted videos of the presenta- of the Commons: (Atlanta Office), The PFM Group tions online. Find them at http://vimeo. Have State and Local Governments com/aysps. Over Committed to Pensions, OPEB • Joel Black, partner, Mauldin & Jenkins, (Other Post-Employment Benefits) Certified Public Accountants, LLC

10 | REACHING OUT www .andrewyoungschool .org U .S . Census Bureau director visits campus on April 15

Robert M. Groves, director of the U.S. “one of the 50 most influential books Census Bureau and former director of in survey research” by the American the Survey Research Center at the Uni- Association of Public Opinion Research versity of Michigan, presented the 7th (AAPOR). Nonresponse in Household Annual W.J. Usery Distinguished Lecture Interview Surveys (Wiley-Interscience, at the Andrew Young School on April 15. 1998), written with Mick Couper, In his presentation, “What is Quality? received the 2008 AAPOR Book Award. Government Statistics and the Larger Social Science World,” Groves discussed A Fellow of the American Academy of the 2010 census operations and the use Arts and Sciences, the American Statisti- of census statistics in making decisions. cal Association and the Midwest Associa- tion for Public Opinion Research, Groves Paula Stephan, left, greets Robert Groves Prior to giving the lecture, he spent has received several awards recognizing prior to his Q&A with graduate students an hour answering questions from the his contributions in the development of school’s graduate students and after- economic statistics. He earned his bache- and his master’s and doctorate degrees wards lunched with AYS faculty. lor’s degree from Dartmouth College from the University of Michigan.

Groves began his tenure as director of the Census Bureau on July 15, 2009, two days after the Senate confirmed his appointment by President Barack AYS hosts the 2011 Obama. A professor at the University of Michigan and former research professor at the Joint Program in Survey Method- Nonprofit Executive ology at the University of Maryland, Groves was also an associate director for statistical design, methodology and stan- Roundtable Program dards at the Census Bureau from 1990 to 1992 while on loan from Michigan. The 11th annual Nonprofit Executive Roundtable Program, sponsored by Northern Trust Bank, took place at the Andrew His book, Survey Errors and Survey Costs Young School on April 15. Under a thematic umbrella, technology, Scott Geller (Wiley-Interscience, 1989), was named Atlanta’s nonprofit sector leaders were presented information on recent developments, challenges, opportunities and new ideas for engaging technology while pursuing their social missions.

Kathleen Kurre, executive director of TechBridge, and TechBridge co-founder Scott Geller made the opening presentations. Nonprofit Studies Program faculty from the Department of Public Management and Policy including Janelle Kerlin, assistant professor; Teresa Harrison, visiting professor from Drexel University; and Jesse Lecy, assistant professor, along with Bruce Seaman, associate professor in economics, made presentations. John O’Kane, a senior vice president of Coxe-Curry who serves on the Nonprofit Study Program’s faculty and advisory board, Barry Hirsch, center, addresses students offered summary remarks. Kathleen Kurre during the Q&A with Groves

Andrew Young School REACHING OUT | 11 Soldiers’

Trauma

12 | POLICY RESEARCH www .andrewyoungschool .org Study examines the psychological costs of war

“More emphasis has been placed on The study suggests that a different policy The mental health deployment length, but not on soldiers’ direction would reduce the psychological issues of U.S. soldiers experience in the field,” says Tekin. “Is it cost of war. “Current policy emphasis is that they are away from family and loved on deployment length, which is not driv- returning from wars ones for lengthy periods, or is it combat ing the mental health problems found in that is the main contributor to PTSD? soldiers who have these terrible experi- in Iraq and Afghanistan We find it’s the combat experience.” ences. Efforts to reduce exposure to casualties in battle may substantially is “the U.S. Army’s Previous studies on PTSD in returning reduce these mental health conse- soldiers have been mostly descriptive quences,” he says. third front,” according in nature. This study is the first to use longitudinal data that controls for mental Looking deeper, Tekin and his co-authors to a recent article in health prior to deployment, providing find that implementing better policies the first set of credible estimates of to improve mental health would benefit Time magazine. the causal effect of combat service on taxpayers as well as soldiers and their young adults’ psychological well-being. families. The two-year per-person health More than a quarter of these soldiers care cost of PTSD is estimated to fall suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic Using data drawn from the National between $5,904 and $10,298, creating stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, total costs of $1.54 to $2.69 billion as well as drug and alcohol dependency, the researchers examine deployment annually to treat combat-induced PTSD. and homelessness. Veterans also commit assignment and find that the most signifi- nearly 20 percent of the more than cant cause of PTSD is exposure to “These are just the short-term costs,” 30,000 suicides in the United States violent combat events such as frequent says Tekin. “The long-run effects of each year according to the U.S. Centers fire fights with the enemy. “The more combat-induced adverse mental health for Disease Control and Prevention. severe the combat zone experience, the on future labor market, marriage and As a result, the Army has made policy worse the symptoms are,” explains Tekin. other socioeconomic outcomes would changes, reducing deployment length magnify the actual costs. to minimize the occurrence of PTSD. The psychological costs are greatest for soldiers who kill someone (or believe “Soldiers come back and try to adjust. A new study finds that the risk of PTSD they have killed someone), suffer injuries We expect them to go back into the has more to do with exposure to violent in combat, or witness the death or labor market, get good jobs and move combat events than deployment length. wounding of a civilian or coalition mem- up promotion ladders. We want them In “The Psychological Costs of War: ber. These soldiers are at substantially to fit back into society and become Military Combat and Mental Health,” increased risk of suicide, depression and productive. But if they are not able (NBER Working Paper No. 16927), AYS PTSD. Observing the killing, death, or to do so, it generates an enormous Associate Professor Erdal Tekin, Resul wounding of the enemy seems to have cost for treating these people and also Cesur of the University of Connecticut no statistically meaningful independent an indirect cost, because they are not and Joseph Sabia of the U.S. Military impact on the mental well-being of ex- productive individuals.” Academy state that past studies did not servicemen and women, although Tekin separately identify the possible mecha- warns that the sample size for this result Find the report online at http://www. nisms through which military service is small and more research is needed. nber.org/papers/w16927. could lead to mental health disorders.

Andrew Young School POLICY RESEARCH | 13 Georgia ranked 49th in total state tax revenues per capita in FY2010

A 2011 FISCAL RESEARCH CENTER REPORT shows how Georgia’s tax structure has evolved over time and changes in the state and local tax burden per capita. Georgia ranks 49th in the nation in terms of total taxes per capita as compared to other states and 50th – lowest in the nation – in “own source” revenues that exclude federal grants and fees from utility operations. FISCAL RESEARCH CENTER REPORTS Although Georgia’s real per capita corporate income taxes declined by 46 percent from 1989 to 2010, the state’s ranking The Fiscal Research Center of the Andrew Young School in corporate income taxes per capita moved up to 34th. of Policy Studies provides nonpartisan research, technical Georgia’s ranking in per capita sales tax revenues (50th) assistance and education to help others evaluate and remain at the bottom, and individual income tax revenues design state and local fiscal and economic policy, including per capita moved from 23rd in 2008 to 28th in 2010. tax and expenditure issues. The center frequently publishes new policy briefs and reports that can be downloaded at Local government revenues make up a more significant share http://aysps.gsu.edu/frc/3786.html. Recent titles include: of the total state-local revenue portfolio in Georgia than in most other states, and much of the growth in Georgia’s reve- • “Flexible Work Arrangements in Georgia: Characteris- nues per capita over the past decade has occurred at the tics and Trends” by Cathy Yang Liu and Rick Kolenda. local level. FRC Report 236 (July 2011)

The report, Comparing Georgia’s Revenue Portfolio to Regional • “Can Georgia Adopt a General Consumption Tax?” and National Peers (January 2011), clearly describes Georgia’s by Mark Rider. FRC Report 235 (June 2011) tax structure. Its easy-to-read tables and charts show Georgia’s ranking in comparison to each state, the Southeast, AAA-rated • “Consumer’s Share of Georgia’s General Sales Tax” states and the United States. by Tamoya A. L. Christie. FRC Brief 234 (May 2011)

Available at http://aysps.gsu.edu/frc/files/Rpt_222FIN.pdf, the • w“Ne Business Survival in Georgia: Exploring the report was written by Associate Professor Carolyn Bourdeaux, Determinants of Survival Using Regional Level Data” associate director of the Fiscal Research Center, and Andrew by Tamoya A. L. Christie. FRC Report 233 (April 2011) Young School graduate student Sungman Jun.

World Tax Indicators, a free country-level data on per- online data portal designed sonal income tax. As funding to advance international tax becomes available, it will be policy research, is now avail- expanded to include corpo- able to economists, public rate income tax, value-added finance experts and others. tax and retail sales tax data.

Designed and managed “We designed World Tax by a team of national public Indicators to reduce research finance experts affiliated with costs for those interested in New World Tax Indicators the International Center for the cross-country macroeco- data portal allows extensive Public Policy (ICP2) in the nomic effects of tax policy,” Andrew Young School, the says Regents Professor and country-level research portal provides extensive ICP2 Director Jorge Martinez-

14 | POLICY RESEARCH www .andrewyoungschool .org Child welfare policy advocacy Article shows how to effect critical policy changes

AN ARTICLE recently offers a powerful message And if we’re going published in Families in Society: for all advocates in this arena. to make changes, we The Journal of Contemporary need to make sure Social Services introduces itself Lyons, Beck and Lyons deliver they’re appropriate as “an example of collabora- this message via a case study rather than knee-jerk tive policy advocacy intended that examines the responses changes,” he says. to overcome obstacles to of media, social workers effective policy development.” and state government to a The coalition’s goals Simply put, the article is a well-documented tragedy in were to improve strategically precise how-to the child protection system. caseworker pay, guide for anyone working to They present an example of conditions, education persuade a state to make the collaborative policy advocacy and training; gain policy changes necessary to using the collective resources compensation and improve outcomes for chil- of a coalition of social work status recognition for dren served by child protec- researchers, practitioners those holding social hired to lower caseloads, tive services. and advocates, legal and work degrees; and reduce and funding to improve and medical professionals, foster caseloads to recommended expand training – all after the “The intention was to give parents and child welfare sizes. To achieve these goals, system had experienced a people a road map to think advocates to improve condi- the coalition harnessed the decade of budget reductions. through how they make tions in the system. energy generated by a child policy changes, particularly welfare crisis by maximizing “Child welfare advocates in regards to child welfare,” “We know that with some social and symbolic capital, must develop proposed says Peter Lyons, co-author confidence you can predict coalescing in support of a reforms and plan the strate- of “Capitalizing Capitol that there will be a major set of specific proposals, and gies needed to achieve them Capital: Child Welfare Policy child treatment fatality in shaping media exposure with before tragedy strikes,” he Advocacy” with Elizabeth every state,” says Peter Lyons. consistent, targeted commu- says. “As we say at the end Beck, both faculty in the “We’re always surprised nication, among other tactics. of the article, there is always School of Social Work at the by the crisis. We should not an easy policy solution for Andrew Young School, and be surprised. Their efforts resulted in every social problem – neat, Matthew Lyons, a Georgia improved pay for supervisors plausible and ineffective.” State alumnus and graduate “We, the child welfare advo- and caseworkers, a career student at Harvard University. cates – social workers and structure recognizing the Find the full article online Although written for an aca- others – shouldn’t wait. We importance of degrees in at www.familiesinsociety.org/ demic audience, the article should be ready to seize the social work, more personnel ArticleArchive/2011/92-3%20 opportunity to make changes. Lyons.pdf.

Vazquez. “The portal will School alumnus (Ph.D. in the academic community This team includes Jenny promote empirical research Economics). “Research on and other policy experts Ligthart of Tilburg University in this area, thus improving developing countries was can use for research. It in the Netherlands and Klara our understanding of tax often limited by the data is the first time all of this Sabirianova Peter from the policy and its effects from available, which limited any data has been collected University of North Carolina, an international perspective. “ conclusions to the countries in one place.” Chapel Hill. in the study. “The biggest challenge in Martinez, Duncan and Enter the Andrew Young doing research in tax policy “Our data sets provide others managing the portal School’s World Tax Indicator has been the size of the greater coverage in three have conducted extensive data portal at http://bit.ly/ data sample,” says economist dimensions – countries, years research, training and tech mpoFpl. Denvil Duncan, an assistant and variables like structural nical assistance to public professor at Indiana Univer- progressivity and tax com- economists in developing sity and an Andrew Young plexity – presented in a form countries around the world.

Andrew Young School POLICY RESEARCH | 15 Subprime Crime

16 | POLICY RESEARCH www .andrewyoungschool .org Study finds connection between subprime lending and crime rates

ommunities with high levels of foreclosures due to rates, says Teasdale. “I believe subprime lending practices are at risk of increased it is important for this line An average census Ccrime rates, according to a study conducted by of research to continue tract in Akron Brent Teasdale and Josh Hinkle, assistant professors of criminal and for more nationally justice at the AYS, and Lynn Clark of the University of Akron. representative estimates experienced to be produced,” he says. approximately The authors found that subprime lending foreclosures could “Indeed, I look forward be responsible for increasing local crime rates by as much as to seeing those results.” 40 percent more 3 percent per foreclosure in an empirical study using lending, crime than it would crime and census data for the city of Akron, Ohio. Their article, The study also highlights the “Subprime Lending Foreclosures, Crime, and Neighborhood need for policy experts to have if its subprime Disorganization: Beyond Internal Dynamics,” was published in take such externalities into loan foreclosures the American Journal of Criminal Justice. account when developing were eliminated. crime-prevention initiatives. “Previous research looking at the causes of crime has been characterized by a heavy focus on internal community dynamics, “I think that we clearly need an increased focus on the impacts to the neglect of other factors,” suggests Teasdale. Seeking to of external factors on neighborhood crime rates,” Teasdale says. address this blind spot, he and his coauthors examined a prac- “This shift in our thinking also necessitates a policy focus and a tice external to the community – subprime lending – to gauge move to understand the extra-neighborhood contingencies its effects on neighborhood crime rates. impacting crime that would complement the existing literature, which is primarily focused on internal dynamics.” “Since very little empirical work had been done in this area, we approached the topic without much in the way of expecta- Find the article online at www.springerlink.com/content/

tions,” he says. “We wanted to know if the foreclosures corre- v845u278877442gr/

lated with crime outcomes. “

The research results, however, proved highly significant. 

An average census tract in Akron experienced approximately 40 percent more crime than it would have  if its subprime loan foreclosures were eliminated. This number clearly indicates that in Akron, at Subprime least, subprime lending – and the foreclosures that stem from it – can have as severe an impact on a community as any internal factor. But what do these conclusions mean for other urban areas in light of the study’s local focus?

“It is very important to note that the data came from Akron,” cautions Teas- dale. “As we state in the paper, Akron may be quite typical of cities its size in terms of crime rates. It was not typical of cities its size in terms of foreclosure rates. This may make Akron unique, and the gener- alizability of this one study is very limited.”  Despite the study’s local focus, it paves the way  for more broad-based research into the impact of extra-neighborhood factors on intra-community crime

Andrew Young School POLICY RESEARCH | 17 AYS AND PARTNER receive USDA award for farm-to-market research THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, in cooperation with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, has been awarded a $55,373 grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture to conduct research that will ultimately guide efforts to expand local farm-to-market activities in cities throughout Georgia.

The school’s Public Performance and Management group, led by Professor Greg Streib, will spearhead the research. “This is a very exciting project, as it addresses a number of pressing policy issues,” he says, “and food is involved!” Streib will be assisted by Andrew Young School research associate and alumna Moreblessing Dzivakwe (M.P.A.).

The project, named “Increasing the Supply of Georgia Grown Produce,” is designed to develop new marketing and distribution strategies for state-run, nonprofit and community farmers markets that will help connect local producers to these venues and their growing customer base.

The project team will organize a group of farmers, market owners and the area’s leading farm-to-table proponents to provide ideas, feedback and connections to key stakeholders. After identifying supply opportunities and constraints, the team will create a distribution model focused on Georgia’s farmers markets to increase the sale of locally grown produce. The USDA plans to disseminate the model nationwide.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is among 25 grant recipients from 19 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico chosen by the USDA to help create opportunities for America’s farmers and related businesses with this round of grants. Finding better locations for conservation Empirical research in the top-cited journal’s August 23, 2011, different responses to protections based conducted by Andrew special feature on biodiversity conserva- on observable characteristics: baseline Young School eco- tion and poverty traps. poverty, slope, and distance to a major nomics professor city. These data were used to generate Paul Ferraro and his “When we looked at whether protected suitability maps that identified locations co-authors last year areas had an effect on poverty and in which the environmental and poverty deforestation in our first two papers, Paul Ferraro found that, on average, alleviation goals were most likely to conservation areas in the answers to these questions were be achieved. developing countries reduce poverty and ‘yes, a little,’ and ‘yes,’ which does nothing deforestation. In a new article published to help policymakers understand how “Although more explicit analysis will be in the Proceedings of the National Acad- different communities respond differently necessary, our initial findings suggest that emy of Science (PNAS), Ferraro and to protected areas,” says Ferraro. “Even the ways in which communities respond his co-authors suggest that policymakers though the districts might, on average, to adjacent protected areas will differ will someday be able to pinpoint the reduce poverty, in some places they may considerably based on observable best and worst locations for conserva- make it worse. characteristics. We’ve moved beyond tion areas, such as national parks. whether a program is effective to deter- “Policymakers like to know that a mining why it is effective,” says Ferraro. The article, “Conditions associated with program works, but even better, under “A better understanding of these effects protected area success in conservation what conditions it works best.” will improve conservation planning and poverty reduction” is co-authored around the world.” by Ferraro, AYS alumnus Merlin Hanauer Using data on protected areas in Costa (Sonoma State University) and Katherine Rica and Thailand that were generated Find the PNAS article at www.pnas.org/ Sims (Amherst College). It was published for the first studies, the authors identified content/108/34/13913.full.pdf+html.

18 | POLICY RESEARCH www .andrewyoungschool .org DIGITALDiscrimination Racial inequality is uncovered in rentals advertised online

Racial discrimination in the rental commonly associated with a given race, housing market persists in the Internet either Caucasian or African American. Generally, a home seeker age. A study conducted by faculty of the They used craigslist, a popular website Andrew Young School found that email for classified advertising, to sample apart- with an Anglo-sounding inquiries about rental housing advertised ments from 10 of the country’s most name was 4.5 percent online received responses as to its avail- densely populated urban areas including more likely to be invited ability that appear to be based on the New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, perceived race and social class of the Washington, D.C., Seattle and Atlanta. to inspect the property person making the inquiry. than the African American- Hanson and Hawley sent emails request- Andrew Hanson, an assistant professor, ing to examine properties advertised named inquirer. and Zackary Hawley, a doctoral candi- for rent, undersigning them with either date and research associate in the AYS’s Anglo- or African American-sounding senders using “high-class” language, those Fiscal Research Center, released their names. They also added socio-economic using “low-class” phrasing and African findings in the article, “Do Landlords class as a dimension to the study by American-sounding names were more Discriminate in the Rental Housing wording emails in language commonly likely to be discriminated against. Market? Evidence from an Internet Field recognized as “low-class” or “high-class.” Experiment in U.S. Cities,” published Furthermore, African American rental in the Journal of Urban Economics. “Most of the work that finds evidence seekers were most likely to face discrimi- of discrimination is quite old, and has natory behavior in neighborhoods on The authors developed an email-based used methods that may cause inaccura- the “tipping point” between white and audit model using a list of names most cies, like having actors make the inqui- African American majorities. ries,” says Hanson. “Going into the study, my expectation was that a more accu- “We found a fairly substantial amount rate method of testing would show that of discrimination, although it did not hap- discrimination is not happening in the pen in all of the cities in our sample,” rental housing market. says Hanson. “I was actually shocked at how different some of the replies were – “My expectation was wrong,” he says. even those coming from the same land- lord – to African Americans and whites.” Their experiment results point to the continued existence of housing discrimi- The study indicates there is still much nation in the rental market. Generally, work to be done by policy experts, a home seeker with an Anglo-sounding educators and citizens to bring about name was 4.5 percent more likely to an end to discriminatory practices in be invited to inspect the property than rental housing. the African American-named inquirer. Although the authors found no notice- Find the full article online at http://bit.ly/ able racial discrimination against email p92Uev.

Andrew Young School POLICY RESEARCH | 19 FACULTY NEWS Awards, Honors & Grants CRIMINAL JUSTICE Wendy Guastaferro Rusty Tchernis Cathy Yang Liu Jan Ligon AYS faculty were highlighted in a special issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice Paula Stephan was appointed to a Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education (March 2011) examining one-year term on the National Academy Education Conference at Emmitsburg, scholarship in the field:Leah Daigle of Sciences’ Committee on Measuring Md., in June. was listed as second for elite publications Economic and Other Returns on Federal and eighth for total number of citations; Investments in Research. SOCIAL WORK Brian Payne ranked sixth in the cate- The U.S. Department of Agriculture gory of “most prolific sole and lead Jan Ligon was elected as a regional awarded Rusty Tchernis and Daniel authors in Criminology” for the years representative of the National Commit- Millimet (SMU) $224,996 for the project, 2000-2009; and Timothy Brezina and tee on Nominations and Leadership “Dynamics of Childhood Obesity,” Barbara Warner were identified for Identification by the National Association extending earlier USDA-funded research. their prolific and excellent scholarship. of Social Workers. Sally Wallace was appointed to The Bureau of Justice Assistance and A sample of recently funded the Governor’s Population Projections Substance Abuse and Mental Health social work projects: Services Administration awarded Review Panel for 2011-12. Wendy Guastaferro a new three- hhFred Brooks: Program Evaluation year contract for $108,910 to evaluate PUBLIC MANAGEMENT of the Homeless Veterans Child the program and outcomes of the AND POLICY Support – Pilot Project funded DeKalb County Drug Court. by the Division of Child Support The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employ- Services, Georgia Department Guastaferro, Daigle and Volkan ment Research awarded Cathy Yang of Health and Human Services Topalli were awarded $207,718 by the Liu a $5,000 grant for her research, Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating “Hit by the great recession? Immigrant hhElizabeth Beck: Program Evaluation Council to conduct a three-year pro- employment in urban America.” of Fatherhood funded by the Georgia gram evaluation of the Strategic Inter- Department of Human Services vention Program at Georgia’s Coastal The Education Finance Research State Prison. The program began in 2010. Consortium of the New York State hhNancy Kropf: Consortium Education Department and SUNY to establish the Atlanta-based Brian Payne was named president of awarded Cynthia S . Searcy, Bob Geriatric Education Center the Southern Criminal Justice Association. Bifulco (Syracuse University) and Randy funded by the Health Resources Reback (Columbia University) $108,000 and Services Administration ECONOMICS to study the funding and fiscal impacts of charter schools in the state of New York. hhMary Ohmer: Violence Prevention Spencer Banzhaf was appointed Initiative in Reynoldstown funded a research associate of the National John C . Thomas was appointed to through the New York Community Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). the Editorial Board of the Journal of Trust Fahs-Beck Fellows program Public Administration Research and Theory. Shelby Frost was elected to the Board hhDeborah Whitley and Ottive of Directors of the Georgia Association William “Bill” Waugh received Breedlove: Project Healthy of Economic Educators and chair of the the Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Grandparents funded by the Technology Committee for the National Excellence in Emergency Management National Center for Grandparents Association of Economics Educators. Education at the Federal Emergency Raising Grandchildren

20 | FACULTY TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org CENTERS Publications The Georgia Health Policy Center subcontracted with the Research Triangle CRIMINAL JUSTICE Institute to assist up to 20 communities receiving funding from the American Dabney, Dean A . (2010). Observa- Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Com- tions regarding key operational realities munities Putting Prevention to Work, in in a compstat model of policing. Justice Dean Dabney Kurt Schnier the use of Prevention Impacts Simulation Quarterly, 27(1), 28-51. Model (PRISM) Online. These communi- Linking informal social control and ties may use PRISM Online for evaluation, Daigle, Leah E ,. Beaver, K.M. & Turner, restorative justice: Moving social dis strategic planning and stakeholder engage- M.G. (2010). Resiliency from victimization. organization theory beyond community ment by showing the longer-term impact Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 329-37. of interventions. Karen Minyard and policing. Contemporary Justice Review, 13(4), 355-69. Rachel Ferencik are the co-principal Payne, Brian K ., Higgins, G. & Black- investigators on the $370,000 project. well, Brenda S . (2010). Exploring the link between self-control and partner ECONOMICS The GHPC in collaboration with violence: Bad parenting or general crimi- Southern Polytechnic State University nals. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 1015-21; Banzhaf, Spencer. (2010). The Chicago received $10,000 from the Board of Payne, B .K . (2010). Understanding School of Welfare Economics. In R. Regents to expand the childhood obesity elder sexual abuse and the criminal Emmett (Ed.), The Elgar Companion to the model the center had developed. justice system’s response. Justice Quar- Chicago School of Economics. (pp. 59-69). terly, 27, 206-24; Payne, B K. ,. Tewks- Cheltenham, UK: Elgar. (Note: Bruce Chris Parker (GHPC) was awarded bury, R. & Mustaine, E. (2010). Attitudes Kaufman contributed “Chicago and a $40,476 contract from the Georgia about rehabilitating sex offenders. the Development of Twentieth Century Department of Community Health’s Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 580-88. Labor Economics.”) Division of Public Health for a project that will involve updating the five-year Warner, Barbara D ., Beck, Eliza- Cox, James C . & Hall, D.T. (2010). Trust strategic plan for the Cardiovascular beth (Social Work) & Ohmer, M. (2010). with Private and Common Property: Health Initiative. Effects of Stronger Property Right Entitlements. Games, 1(4), 527-50.

NIH awards $1.2 million The National Institutes of Health’s Hanson, Andrew & Rohlin, S. (2011). to GSU and Emory National Institute on Aging announced The Effect of Location-Based Tax Incen- for joint research in late 2010 that a grant of $1,171,865 tives on Establishment Location and would be awarded to Professor James Employment across Industry Sectors. C . Cox and John F. Sweeney of the Public Finance Review, 39(2), 195-225. School of Medicine at Emory University for a collaborative research project titled, “Uptake of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Implications for Discharge Decision.” Schnier, Kurt & Felthoven, R.G. (2011). Cox, the Noah Langdale Jr., Chair in Economics/Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Accounting for Spatial Heterogeneity and Scholar, directs the Andrew Young School’s Experimental Economics Center. Autocorrelation in Spatial Discrete Choice Models: Implications for Behavioral Pre- The project focuses on hospital length of stay as a central factor in the important and dictions. Land Economics, 87(3), 382-402. complex interplay between quality of health care delivery and medical costs. Cox and Sweeney’s team is looking into uptake of comparative effectiveness research (CER) Sjoquist, David L ., Alm, J. & for the discharge decision in patients who have undergone complex surgical resections Buschman, Robert (Ph.D. in for GI malignancy at Emory Healthcare. They are studying how well hospital discharge Economics). (2011). Rethinking Local decisions in recent practice conform to the CER and experiment with an alternative Government Reliance on the Property choice architecture designed to promote better CER uptake for the discharge decision. Tax. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41(4), 320-31. Co-investigators on the grant are Assistant Professor Vjollca Sadiraj, Associate Professor Kurt Schnier and David A. McClusky, III, of Emory. To learn more go to http://expecon.gsu.edu/jccox/1RC4AG039071-01.pdf.

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Willoughby, Katherine, Arnett, Sarah (Ph.D. in Public Policy ’11) & Presentations Lu, Yi. (2011). Performance Budgeting in the American States: What’s Law Got to Do with It?” State and Local CRIMINAL JUSTICE Government Review, 43(2), 79-94. Dean Dabney presented the paper, “Doing death work: How homicide SOCIAL WORK investigators frame their work roles Christine Roch Jan Ivery and coping strategies,” at the 2010 Cummings, S.M., & Kropf, Nancy P . Annual Meeting of the American Society Tchernis, Rusty & Slottje, D. (Eds.). (2011). Aging with a severe mental illness: of Criminology in San Francisco in (2010). Current Issues in Health Economics Challenges and treatments. Journal of November. Also at this conference, (Contributions to Economic Analysis) Gerontological Social Work, 54, 175-88. (Studies in Pragmatics). (Vol. 290). hhBrenda Blackwell and C.S. Sellers United Kingdom: Emerald Group. Ivery, Jan M . & Akstein-Kahan, D. presented “Gender and Strain: Theo- (2010). Naturally Occurring Retirement rizing the Integration of Gender into PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Communities (NORC): Developing and Strain Models of Offending”; AND POLICY managing collaborative partnerships to support older adults. Administration in hhTimothy Brezina and R. Agnew Kerlin, Janelle A . & Manikowski, Social Work, 34, 329-43. presented “Urban Youth Violence: Susan (M.S. in Urban Studies ’09). A General Strain Theory Perspective”; (2011). Organizational Change in the Littrell, Jill, & Brooks, Fred (2010). hhLeah Daigle and B.S. Fisher U.S. Afghan Diaspora: A Response to In defense of the Community Reinvest- presented “Recurring Victimization Homeland Events or Heightened ment Act. Journal of Community Practice, and Risk Heterogeneity: The Role Government Scrutiny? Nonprofit Manage- 18, 417-39. of Individual Characteristics”; ment and Leadership, 21(4), 363-80. Lewinson, Terri . (2011). Capturing hhWendy Guastaferro and environmental affordances: Low-income Lewis, Gregory B . & Jik Cho, Yoon . Leah Daigle presented “Use families identify positive characteristics (2011). The Aging of the State Govern- of sanctions in drug court,” with of a hotel housing solution. Journal of ment Workforce: Trends and Implications. co-author J. Mellow; American Review of Public Administration, Community & Applied Social Psychology, 41(1), 48-60. 21(1), 55-70. hhJosh Hinkle and S. Yang presented “Surveying fear of crime and victim- Poister, Theodore H . (2010). The ization experiences: An exploratory Future of Strategic Planning in the Public study of question wording and Sector: Linking Strategic Management question-order effects”; with Performance. Public Administration Review, 70(s1), 246-54. hhBrian Payne and A. Blowers presented “Distinguishing Elder Neglect Roch, Christine & Pitts, D. (2011). as a Form of Elder Mistreatment”; and Differing Effects of Representative Bureaucracy in Charter Schools and hhBarbara D . Warner presented Traditional Public Schools. The American Jan Ligon, second from left, and friends “Neighborhood Ties, Efficacy, Control, at NIASW Review of Public Administration, DOI: and Crime.” 10.1177/0275074011400404. Jan Ligon presented “Effects of substance abuse on families and signifi- C. Hogan, Josh Hinkle and Sue- Waugh, William . (2011). Emergency cant others: Tools and techniques for Ming Yang presented the paper, and Crisis Management: Practice, helping those impacted by substance “Rape Words,” at the Southern Criminal Theory, and Profession. In D.C. Menzel abuse,” at the World Social Work Justice Association Conference in Clear- & H.L. White (Eds.), The State of Day Celebration sponsored by the water Beach, Fla., in October 2010. Public Administration: Issues, Challenges, Northern Ireland Association of Social R. Gainey, Brian Payne and E. Marsh and Opportunities. (pp. 204-217). Workers in Belfast in March 2011. presented “Modeling Attitudes about Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe Publishers. Domestic Violence.”

22 | FACULTY TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org gram Meeting in Portland, Oregon, in October 2010. Also at this meeting,

hhAmy Glass presented “An exploratory study of cultural competence based on attitudes among college students”;

Josh Hinkle Gregory Lewis Amy Glass Karen Minyard hhNancy Kropf presented “Restor- ative justice and gerontology”; G. LaFree, E. Miller and Sue-Ming Yang PUBLIC MANAGEMENT presented “Analysis of Terrorist Attacks hhTerri Lewinson presented in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand” AND POLICY “Help-seeking behaviors of families to the Department of Homeland Secu- in extended-stay hotels”; and Gregory B . Lewis presented “Hiring rity in November 2010. Patterns and Pathways into Federal hhMindy R . Wertheimer presented Service for Recent Graduates” at the “Beyond the field office: Leadership ECONOMICS Presidential Management Fellowship of the field director.” and Pathways Programs: Reinventing Paul Ferraro gave the keynote presen- the Old and Implementing the New, Robin Hartinger-Saunders tation at the International Workshop NASPAA/NAPA Working Session presented “Moral disengagement: The on Policy Mechanisms for Ecosystem on the Pathways Executive Order in indirect pathway between victimization Services Delivery at the London School Washington, D.C., in March. and offending,” at the International of Economics and presented “Experi- Society for Traumatic Stress Studies mental Project Designs in the Global Theodore Poister presented “The 26th Annual Meeting in Montreal, Cal., Environment Facility: Designing projects Impact of Strategic Planning on Perfor- in November 2010. to create evidence and catalyze invest- mance in Local Public Transit Agencies ments to secure global environmental in the U.S.,” co-authored with public benefits,” at the United Nations Environ- policy doctoral students Lauren Edwards CENTERS ment Programme and the Global Envi- and Obed Pasha, at the International ronment Facility in Washington, D.C., Research Symposium on Public Manage- Holly Avey (GHPC) assisted facilitator both in May. ment in Dublin, Ireland, in April. Also Candace Rutt from the U.S. Centers at this conference, John Clayton for Disease Control and Prevention in Barry Hirsch was one of six econo- Thomas presented “Reaching Out conducting Health Impact Assessment mists on a panel at the Cost of Living to Stakeholders: The Georgia DOT training for staff from the Environmental and the Supplemental Poverty Measure 360 Degree Model” co-authored with Protection Agency, Department of Trans- forum sponsored by the Census Bureau, Poister and Anita Berryman (M.S. in HR portation, Health Resources and Services The Brookings Institution and the Uni- Development ’00). Administration, Georgia Tech, and Geor- versity of Kentucky Center for Poverty gia State University in Atlanta in June. Research in Washington, D.C., in April. Cathy Yang Liu presented “The Rep- He also presented “Adjusting poverty resentation of Immigrants in Federal, Karen Minyard (GHPC) presented thresholds when interarea prices differ: State, and Local Government,” with co- “State Implications of Health Reform” Labor market evidence.” authors Gregory B . Lewis and student to the Georgia House Appropriations Jason Edwards (Ph.D. in Public Policy) Health Subcommittee in Atlanta in Paula Stephan was an invited pre- at the Urban Affairs Association Annual February. In April she presented “Health senter at the conference, “The Econom- Meeting in New Orleans in March. Reform and Policy Implications for Mean- ics of Science: Where Do We Stand?” ingful Use” at the Georgia Association at the Observatoire des Sciences et for Primary Health Care, HRSA Health Techniques in Paris in April and chaired SOCIAL WORK Information Technology and Meaningful a session at the workshop, “Measuring Use Workshop titled, “Achieving the Elizabeth Beck presented “Restorative the Impacts of Federal Investments Promise and Value of EHR,” in Atlanta. justice and gerontology” at the Council in Research, National Academies,” in of Social Work Education Annual Pro- Washington, D.C., in April.

Andrew Young School FACULTY TODAY | 23 Faculty Beck and Ferraro are Awards named Fulbright Scholars Elizabeth Beck and Paul Ferraro were named Fulbright Scholars this year. GSU 2011 Outstanding Faculty An associate professor in the School of Social Work, Beck has begun her work at Bethlehem Achievement Award University. She is helping the university start Paul Ferraro a Masters of Social Work program and will be lecturing on trauma and healing. While in the West Bank, she will continue a line of research exploring theory and practices designed to support children and youth who grow up in conflict Elizabeth Beck zones, as associated with the literature on peace building.

Economics professor Paul Ferraro will lecture and conduct research in Costa Rica as a Fulbright Scholar during the spring semester of 2012. He will work at the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza on an initiative to quantify the H. Spencer Banzhaf, center, an associate mechanisms through which environmental policies aimed at protecting endangered professor in the Department of Eco- ecosystems affect environmental and economic outcomes. nomics, received the Georgia State University’s Outstanding Faculty Achieve- Each year the competitive Fulbright Scholar Program sends approximately 800 ment Award for 2011 in an April cere- U.S. faculty and professionals to 140 countries to give lectures, conduct research or mony with President Mark Becker and participate in seminars. It is administered by the Council for International Exchange Provost Risa Palm. of Scholars under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. State Department.

Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, written by authors Daigle and co-authors Leah E. Daigle, Bonnie S. Fisher and Francis T. Cullen, received the Academy of Crim- receive ACJS 2011 inal Justice Sciences’ (ACJS) 2011 Outstanding Book Award. The annual award recognizes an “extraordinary contribution” to the study of crime and criminal justice. Daigle Outstanding Book Award is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology.

GSU Second Century Initiative funds two AYS-supported proposals Andrew Young School faculty and their a partnership of the departments of Robinson College of Business. New partners in other colleges submitted economics and sociology along with the faculty hired under this proposal will two of the eight proposals that won Institute of Public Health, the proposal conduct cross-discipline, collaborative funding in the second round of the uni- was submitted by Associate Professor health informatics research to address versity’s Second Century Initiative (2CI). James Marton and Professor Barry challenges in costs, quality and access Designed to enhance GSU’s interdisci- Hirsch, the W.J. Usery Chair of the that prevent the healthcare sector’s plinary richness and improve its global American Workplace. Additional AYS effective use of information technology competitiveness and recognition, 2CI will support was provided by Dean Mary among doctors, nurses, patients, labora- promote the hiring of 100 targeted fac- Beth Walker and Professor Sally Wallace, tories and insurance companies. Ephraim ulty members over the next five years. chair of the Department of Economics. McLean, Regents’ Professor in the Department of Computer Information The proposal titled “Atlanta Census The Georgia Health Policy Center, led Systems, leads this project. Dean Mary Research Data Center” (ACRDC) was by director Karen Minyard, was on the Beth Walker provided support from awarded $300,000 to hire three new team that submitted the “Health Infor- AYS for the proposal. faculty who will conduct research on mation Technology” proposal, which health policy, health disparities and risky was led by the Computer Information Go to www.gsu.edu/secondcentury/ behaviors using data available through Systems Department (CIS) and the 44810.html to learn more about 2CI the newly opened ACRDC. Representing Institute of Health Administration in the and the proposals funded.

24 | FACULTY TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org Martinez receives Peter Bluestone (FRC) was promoted to senior research associate. On the Go prestigious Paul Ferraro (Economics) was pro- international awards moted to full professor. In late 2010 he traveled to Zambia to advise the United academic pro- Regents Professor and International Nations Development Programme and grams. She works Center for Public Policy director Jorge the Global Environment Facility in the with faculty to Martinez-Vazquez was presented a evaluation of a monitoring system used facilitate the Public Policy Award by the Deutsche to track the performance of funds development, Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammen invested in low-income nations under enhancement arbeit on behalf of the Federal Ministry the umbrella of the Convention on and assessment of Economic Cooperation and Develop- Biological Diversity. of academic pro- ment at the August 2010 Annual Con- grams, including Cynthia Searcy gress of the International Institute of In June 2010, Perspectives Public Finance held in Uppsala, Sweden. Peter Lyons courses, Freshman Learning Communi- Martinez shared the award with co- (Social Work) ties, academic program review and authors Timothy Goodspeed of Hunter succeeded Mary hybrid/on-line courses. College and CUNY Graduate Center Finn (Criminal and AYS alumnus Li Zhang (Ph.D. in Justice) as Associ- Volkan Topalli (CJ) presented “The Econmics ’05) of the Central University ate Provost for Role of Affect in a Dynamic Foreground of Finance and Economics, Beijing. Institutional Effec- Model of Criminal Decision-Making” at Peter Lyons tiveness. In this the International Workshop on Affect In January 2011, Martinez was awarded role, Lyons is and Cognition in Criminal Decision the Doctoral Honoris Causa, an honor- responsible for oversight of: Academic Making hosted by the Netherlands ary doctorate, from the University of Program Review, SACS Accreditation, Institute for the Study of Crime and Vigo in Vigo, Galicia, Spain. The university the Office of Academic Assessment, Law Enforcement in Amsterdam in May. recognized Martinez for his extensive the Office of Administrative Assessment body of work and research excellence and Review, the Office of Institutional Shannan Hodgman has been pro- in fiscal decentralization, taxation and Research and the Office of Decision moted to the position of grants and tax management. Support Services. contracts officer II in the Dean’s Office.

Associate professors of economics Greg Streib (PMAP) was appointed James H . Marton and Kurt E . director of the Public Performance and Schnier have been awarded tenure Management Group upon former director by Georgia State University. Deon Locklin’s retirement in March.

Cynthia Searcy (PMAP) has joined Alicia White has been promoted to the Dean’s Office as assistant dean for Administrative Specialist Academics in the Dean’s Office. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, right, receiving the University of Vigo award Professor William “Bill” Waugh presented Waugh “Living with Risk in Japan and Adapting on GSU to the Challenge of Cascading Disasters” GSU Advisor of panel about as part of the GSU Asian Studies Center the Year Award natural panel and discussion on “The Earthquake, disasters Tsunami and Nuclear Power Plant Crisis Inta “Maggie” Tolan was named Georgia in Japan in Japan: Scientific Explanations and olicyP State University’s “Advisor of the Year” Responses,” in March. The event was spon- at the 2011 Royal Flame Awards Cere- sored by the GSU Asian Studies Center in collaboration with mony held April 18 in the Student William Waugh the College of Arts and Sciences’ Departments of Political Center Ballroom. Tolan is director of Science, Physics & Astronomy, and Geosciences, and the AYS’s Department of Public academic programs and alumni affairs Management and Policy. for the Andrew Young School’s Depart- ment of Public Management and Policy.

Andrew Young School FACULTY TODAY | 25 Andrew Young School Welcomes New Faculty Professor Andrew Feltenstein has joined adoption agencies, substance abuse clinics and behavioral health the Department of Economics. He previously organizations. Awarded for her teaching and dissertation, she served as a program director at the National is currently a co-investigator on research titled, “Intentional Science Foundation and a senior advisor at Families: Never married Black women’s attitudes towards mar- the International Monetary Fund; in charge of riage, identity, & childbearing.” Other research interests include the IMF’s Internal Economics Training Program. intergenerational caregiving and healthcare disparities. Watkins He has worked in the Country Policy Depart- holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Georgia, ment at the World Bank and has served as a consultant for an M.S.W. from New York University and a B.S. in Psychology the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Asian from Florida State University. Development Bank and others. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Shaohua “Jodie” Yu is a clinical instructor Kansas and Virginia Tech, his primary fields of research are at GSU’s Alpharetta campus for the Depart- public economics and applied general equilibrium. Widely ment of Criminal Justice and Criminology. published, he holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard and Her teaching interests mirror her research an M.A. in Mathematics and Ph.D. in Economics from Yale. interests, particularly in statistics methodology, criminological theory, juvenile delinquency, Clinical Associate Professor Bernice Liddie- and policing. Yu served as a crime analyst for Hamilton brings global experience to the the Division of Criminal Justice Services, New York, in areas School of Social Work as its director of field such as police-on-police shooting, drug-related felonies and education. She came to Atlanta in 1999 to join sentencing reform. She holds a Bachelor of Law at Beijing Clark Atlanta University as tenured faculty and University, China, and an M.A. in the School of Criminal Justice chair of the MSW program after working as at the State University of New York, Albany, where she is a faculty member, director or consultant for working towards a Ph.D. colleges and programs in New York, New Jersey and South Carolina. Once in Atlanta, Liddie-Hamilton worked as a clinical Visiting Faculty therapist and program evaluator for a center in LaGrange, a Levent Bulut, a visiting assistant professor consultant and senior scientist for the Morehouse School of of economics, taught as visiting faculty at Medicine, and as the director of field education for the Univer- Emory University for four years before sity of Georgia. Her research interests center on child welfare coming to the AYS. His research interests and family services. A Fulbright-Hayes Grant has sent her to include exchange rate forecasting, current the Dominican Republic; Operations Crossroads to Africa to account adjustments and market discipline, Ghana; and the Catholic Relief Services to Kenya, Ethiopia, Côte and his research has been published in Contem- d’Ivore and Liberia. Also a disaster mental health specialist for porary Economic Policy and Review of Middle East Economics and the American Red Cross, she provides relief following interna- Finance. Bulut holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University tional disasters. Liddie-Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in Child Welfare of Houston and a B.A. from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. from Fordham University, an M.S.W. from Columbia University, a B.S. in Psychology and Nursing from Marymount College Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics Tarrytown, and an A.A.S. in Nursing from Pace University. Judex Hyppolite has come to the AYS from Indiana University, where he earned an M.A. Karen Watkins is a clinical assistant profes- and Ph.D. in economics. His primary research sor in the School of Social Work. Formerly an areas are econometrics, monetary economics assistant professor and field placement coordi- and finance. His current research is focused nator at Shorter University, she has more than on using flexible mixture models to learn 18 years of clinical social work experience in about potential differences in the behavior of heterogeneous New York City, North Carolina and Georgia. firms and individuals. Hyppolite holds a B.S. in Agricultural Watkins has served as a social work practitio- Science and a B.A. in Economics at the State University of Haiti ner, director and supervisor for healthcare facilities, private in Port-au-Prince.

26 | FACULTY TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org Welcomes New Faculty Visiting assistant professor of economics Barnard College, Columbia University, and a research assistant Minchul Kim joins the AYS from Hunter at City College and Queens College, CUNY, and the Korea College and Brooklyn College, CUNY (City Development Institute. Kim’s research focuses on the character- College of New York), where he taught while istics and impacts of obesity. He holds an M.A. in Economics earning an M.Phil. and a Ph.D in Economics. and a B.A. in Arabic from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies He has also served as a teaching assistant at in Seoul, Korea.

Education policy expert is first 2nd Century Initiative hire

Distinguished Research Professor Tim Sass Sass is starting three new grant projects at Georgia State. is the first of three new faculty members hired One, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, will examine by the Andrew Young School to fulfill its GSU the effects of policies designed to recruit and retain teachers Second Century Initiative: a research group in “hard-to-staff” subjects, like math, science and special that will advance “Excellence in Evidence- education. Another project, funded by the Smith-Richardson based Policy and Performance Management.” Foundation, will investigate the impact of eliminating tenure An expert in educational policy and program for K-12 teachers. The third new project, funded by the Gates evaluation, Sass comes to the AYS from Florida State University, Foundation and by the Smith-Richardson Foundation, will study where he was the Charles and Joan Haworth Professor of the effects of K-12 educational policies on long-run outcomes Labor Economics. for students, including college attendance and completion, wages and employment. “I’m very excited to be joining the Economics Department at Georgia State. The department’s emphasis on policy-relevant Sass has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in research and outstanding faculty in applied fields were major scholarly journals including Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal attractions to me,” says Sass. “Being positioned within one of of Public Economics, Journal of Labor Economics and Review of the country’s top policy schools, I look forward to collaborating Economics and Statistics. He has also made numerous contribu- with colleagues in both economics and other disciplines.” tions to books and monographs.

Sass’s research interests include the economics of education, A former consultant to the RAND Corpora- applied microeconomics, industrial organization and public tion and the National Academies on various choice. Principal investigator for the study, “Charter Schools education policy issues, Sass has also and Student Achievement in Florida,” funded by the Spencer served as an advisor to the public school Foundation, he has served as co-principal investigator on two systems of New York City, Washington, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences- D.C., and Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C. funded projects to examine the determinants of teacher effec- He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Econom- tiveness and the effects of teacher preparation and professional ics from the University of Washington development on the quality of special education teachers. and an A.B. in Economics from the University of California-Davis. A senior researcher at the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, Sass has also served as co-PI on a grant project to evaluate the certification system of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Andrew Young School FACULTY TODAY | 27 On Bookshelves Now

Criminal Procedure and Social Work & Restorative Juvenile Delinquency Causes the Supreme Court: A Guide Justice: Skills for Dialogue, and Control, Fourth Edition to the Major Decisions on Peacemaking, and Reconciliation Robert Agnew and Timothy Brezina Search and Seizure, Privacy, Elizabeth Beck, Nancy P. Kropf and Pamela and Individual Rights Blume Leonard (Eds.) “An essential resource Rolando V. Del Carmen, Craig Hemmens, for exploring juvenile Eds.; Sue Carter Collins, Contributing Author … “As the first book delinquency in the of its kind, Social twenty-first century, “The fourth amend- Work and Restorative Juvenile Delinquency: ment of the U.S. Justice examines the Causes and Control, Constitution is based ways that these two Fourth Edition, offers on early English law disciplines intersect. a clear and concise that was established Each chapter engages overview of the latest theories and in order to prevent readers in an in-depth research on the causes and control the King’s Law from exploration of the history and contem- of delinquency. entering a home porary realities of both disciplines, pre- unannounced. Jump to the 20th Century, senting vivid case studies in practice “Instead of attempting to provide and the Supreme Court’s interpretation areas such as school settings, communi- a sweeping view of the entire subject, of the 4th Amendment focused on ties, domestic violence, homicide, prisons, Robert Agnew and new coauthor making a distinction between Federal child welfare, and gerontology. Timothy Brezina organize the text and State search & seizure laws. around three major questions: What is … “Innovative and forward thinking, the nature and extent of delinquency? “A new book examines a selection of Social Work and Restorative Justice What are the causes of delinquency? these significant 20th Century Supreme presents a synergistic practice model What strategies should we employ Court cases. This volume … combines that will improve the effectiveness of to control delinquency? These thought- the approach of the law school criminal social workers and restorative justice provoking questions draw students into procedure text which looks at each practitioners who seek to bring about the text, challenging them to use major selected case in depth, and the Criminal healing and recovery in families and theories to explain the basic facts about Justice text which tends to focus on communities.” – Oxford University Press delinquency, to understand the research how the suspects and defendants are Oxford University Press • $45 • 336 pages • on its causes, and to develop and evalu- processed within the Justice System.” – ISBN-10: 019539464X ate programs and policies for its control.” Mary Jo DeJoice, GSU Library Blog – Oxford University Press Rowman & Littlefield • $40 (hardback) • Oxford University Press • $85 • 608 pages • 372 pages • ISBN-10: 1442201568 ISBN-10: 0199828148

The 20-year anniversary of the publication of Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries (Oxford University Press) by Regents Professor Roy Bahl, founding dean Influential of the Andrew Young School, and Johannes Linn of the Center for Global Priorities was celebrated with a conference at the public finance Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., in July. The conference included contributions from leading public text celebrated finance scholars from around the world, each writing chapters to cover the same materials as were in the original book. Roy Bahl, Johannes Linn and Deborah Wetzel (World Bank) chaired the conference and will edit the subsequent book, which will Roy Bahl be published by the Lincoln Institute.

28 | FACULTY TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org The Elgar Guide to Tax Systems Emilio Albi, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez More REU summer interns “Tax systems have changed considerably pursue graduate degrees in the past three How does a nation best motivate institutions such as the U.S. Centers decades. These funda- qualified, interested students to for Disease Control and Prevention, the mental changes have attend quality Ph.D. programs in Martin Luther King National Historical been the result of Site, the Atlanta Federal Reserve and economics, public policy and other economic globalization, a Braves game. At program’s end, the new political stances, social science disciplines? interns present their research papers and also of developments in public at a two-day conference. finance thought. The chapters in this A program that gives juniors and volume offer a critical review of those seniors the opportunity to actively Marton says that his hope for the future changes from the perspectives of tax participate in graduate-level policy of the program is to re-gain NSF fund- theory, policy and tax administration research has met this goal and more. ing, explaining that the benefits to the practice, and the political economy of students go far beyond their time at Since 2002 more than half of the taxation. The authors also consider what Georgia State. students who have attended the Andrew sort of reforms are worth undertaking in Young School’s summer Research tax policy design, tax administration and “We recently learned that a 2010 intern, Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) enforcement, and the assignment of sub- Aryn Taylor, started grad school in public Program – originally conceived and for- national taxes.” – Edward Elgar Publishing policy at Cornell this fall,” says Marton. merly funded by the National Science “The paper she wrote with her mentor, Edward Elgar Publishing • $202 • 432 pages • Foundation – have entered top graduate ISBN-10: 0857933884 assistant professor Andrew Hanson, programs all over the country. and AYS graduate student Zack Hawley has been accepted for publication in Decentralization in Developing “Take a look at the 2004 cohort, for the December issue of the Journal of Countries: Global Perspectives example,” says associate professor and Housing Economics.” on the Obstacles to Political REU program director Jim Marton. “All and Economic Devolution of our interns went on to grad school – Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, François Vaillancourt More information and REU applications many to schools such as Columbia, Yale, for 2012 are online at http://aysps.gsu. Harvard, Virginia, Michigan and Berkeley!” “Some think that edu/econ/economics-undergraduate- decentralization research-experiences.html. This year brought has not gone ‘far 10 more interns to enough’ to be consid- campus: one each from ered successful; others the University of the argue that it has Incarnate Word, Asbury already ‘failed’. As the University, Cornell Uni- studies of decentraliza- versity, Spelman College, tion in 15 developing countries in this University of Alabama volume clearly show, every case is differ- and UC Berkeley, and ent, and persuasive generalizations are four from GSU. Their hard to find. Fortunately, the introduc- interests include general tory chapter usefully pulls this diverse economics, international reality together to highlight some key policy, health policy obstacles to successful decentralization and tax policy. and to suggest some approaches that might – provided that those in power are During the seven-week sufficiently supportive – lead to better program, each intern outcomes in the future.” – Richard M. is paired with an AYS Bird, University of Toronto, Canada faculty mentor and Edward Elgar Publishing • $200 • 599 pages • completes a research Standing from left: Perri Smith, Stephen Mayfield, Jim Marton, ISBN-10: 1849805083 paper. They attend Kendon Darlington, Michael Andrade and Rosairo Plascencia. student/faculty mixers Seated from left: Rachael Del Valle, Kara Wiltrout, Cassie Elder, and travel to local Julia Namgoong and Salah Giddens.

Andrew Young School STUDENTS TODAY | 29 STUDENT NEWS AYS opens ISAAC BORING (B.S. in Shortly after KRISTINA dates Stefan Einarsson from Economics ’10, M.A. in Eco- LUGO (M.P.A.) served as a the Stockholm School of Eco- new Office nomics) presented “Growth 2010 summer intern for the nomics and Hanna Schneider empirics and economic con- International Justice Mission from the Vienna University of vergence in the European in Washington, D.C. ,the orga- Economics and Business. This of Career Union” at the Eastern Eco- nization was honored with summer, Jasmine and her col- nomic Association conference the #1 spot on U.S. News & laborators traveled to Torino, Services and in February and the Midwest- World Report’s “10 Service Italy, to present their work, ern Economic Association Groups That Are Making a “Exploring the Talk-Action Student Life conference in March. Difference” ranking. Now a Gap: An Investigation of The Andrew Young School graduate research assistant Foundation Practices across GRACIELA PEREZ in the Andrew Young School’s Three Regime Types.” opened an Office of (M.S.W.) and CARLA Public Performance and Career Services and FALCO (M.S.W.) have Management Group, Lugo ELIZABETH SEARING Student Life on the received fellowships from continues to do research (Ph.D. in Economics) presented ground floor of its build- Families First. Each fellowship for the IJM. “Playing the Market Good or comes with a $25,000 sti- Well? The Ethical Implications ing at 14 Marietta Street, pend and the promise of a JASMINE MCGINNIS of the ‘Flash Crash’” at the NW, in July. Students from post-graduation job at the (Ph.D. in Public Policy) was 2011 Association for Practical all AYS departments now Atlanta organization, whose one of four grant recipients and Professional Ethics con- have a single place to go mission is to ensure the suc- from the Italian Research in ference in Cincinnati, Ohio. cess of children in jeopardy Philanthropy Awards sending The association awarded her to learn important career by empowering families. her to Stockholm, Sweden, in paper its Graduate Student skills and build commu- the spring to collaborate on Prize in Practical and Profes- nity through clubs and research with Ph.D. candi- sional Ethics. other activities.

Awards Nonprofit Leadership Alliance receives the Carl V. Patton Award The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (NLA) student organization, housed in the Department of Public Management and Policy, was awarded the 2011 Carl V. Patton President’s Award for Community Service and Social Justice in April.

To learn more about the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student organization and certificate program, go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/ pmap/american-humanics-student-organization.html.

Congratulations to Catherine Ann Slocum (M.P.A. ’11), left, Gabrielle Arrington (B.S. in Public Policy) and Kristy Joseph (Peace Corps Masters), who were awarded the 2011 MLK Torch of Peace at the 28th Annual MLK Convocation in January 2011. Seated with them is convocation speaker and civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

30 | STUDENTS TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org Headed by Maggie Tolan, formerly the director of academic programs and alumni affairs for the Department of Public Management and Policy, the office is designed to enhance the career and leadership development of all Andrew Young School students. Three graduate administrative assistants hired from within AYS will assist Tolan.

The office will facilitate employer panels, career workshops and fairs, classroom visits to discuss career preparation, and additional internship resources will help students optimize their job searches and advance their careers. Additionally, Tolan will offer one-on-one career counseling to graduate students.

Tolan encourages organizations looking for exemplary interns to contact the office. “Our absolute top priority will be giving our students the chance to be interns,” she says. “We need quality opportunities for our students to get out and practice the skills and knowledge they are learning in the classroom.”

“Student organizations and clubs connect students with each Maggie Tolan, left, advises student at a recent career fair other and the market,” says Tolan. “They help build networks and develop leadership skills. Working closely with the faculty advisors, this office will provide the financial support the clubs need to keep them going.” Congratulations to our Class of 2011 Every spring semester, the Andrew Young School hosts a For more information go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/career/ special dinner during which its students’ special achievements, index.html. fellowships and scholarships are recognized and honored. Every spring and fall semester, a private recognition program is held for those AYS students on the cusp of being awarded degrees from Georgia State University. Family, faculty and Fields named to friends are a significant part of these celebrations. CAA All-Academic First Team Photos and programs from the spring 2011 events are AYS student and Panthers available online. starting guard James Fields • Honors Day 2011 at (B.S. in Public Policy) is the http://aysps.gsu.edu/ first GSU men’s basketball honors-day.html player named to the 2011 • Graduation Celebration Colonial Athletic Association 2011 at http://aysps.gsu. Associate Dean Robert Moore hoods Nicholas Harvey (CAA) Academic All- edu/6332.html Conference team. Last season he led the team in minutes played and tied the team lead for starts. He also led in assists, while scoring 5.5 points and pulling down 3.0 rebounds per game. James Fields The CAA Academic All- Conference award is based on a minimum 3.0 grade point average coupled with success on the court.

Named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2010 semester, Fields has served on the Georgia State Student-Athlete Advisory Council. He has also received GSU’s Ron Curry Honoree Benjamin Landis and his parents, David and Katie, at the Honors Day 2011 celebration. Determination Award.

Andrew Young School STUDENTS TODAY | 31 AYS students are named Urban Fellows

Ten students from the ing a joint M.P.A./J.D. Andrew Young School were Cupid and Keene are chosen to participate in returning fellows. the prestigious 2011-2012 Urban Fellows Program They join another hosted by GSU’s College 26 graduate students of Law’s Center for the from Georgia State Comparative Study of University, the Georgia Metropolitan Growth. Institute of Technology and Emory University The AYS students selected who were named include Ph.D. candidates to the program. Lorenzo Almada from Selection was based economics and Shila Hawk- on academic perfor- Tourtelot from criminal mance, participation justice and criminology; in extracurricular M.A. in Economics candidate activities and a Isaac Boring; M.P.A. candidates faculty reference. Jacqueline Bress, Brandon AYS Urban Fellows Lisa Cupid, left, Wen Xie, Brandon Poe, Jacqueline Bress, Poe and Teresa Taylor; M.P.P. To learn more about Bradley Hill, Lorenzo Almada, Teresa Taylor and Isaac Boring candidates Bradley Hill, Kara the program, go to Cooper Keene and Wen Xie; http://law.gsu.edu/metro- and Lisa Cupid, who is pursu- growth/3242.html.

New student organizations expand opportunities

The Andrew Young School welcomes the Planning and The Andrew Young School offers a variety of exciting and Economic Development Organization and the Criminal useful student organizations that serve graduate and under Justice Graduate Student Association, both of which joined graduate students: the AYS family of student clubs this fall. hhBSW Social Work CLUB Serving undergraduates and graduates, the Planning and hhCriminal Justice Student Association Economic Development Organization creates a network hhThe Economics Club for students with an interest in these fields and informs them of academic and professional opportunities. President Lauren hhThe Economics Department Graduate Students Association Lowery (M.P.A.) founded the club to build a bridge between hhMSW Bridge Builders classroom experiences and current issues in these areas. Already host to professionals speaking about their expertise, hhThe Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Club the club plans to a host a panel event to which they will invite hhPMAP: Community Network leaders in the field while displaying students’ projects and papers. Faculty advisor is Cathy Liu at [email protected]. For full descriptions and membership information, The Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/ is open to students interested in or pursuing graduate educa- student-organizations.html. tion in criminal justice. It assists members in adjusting to the criminal justice graduate program, acts as student-faculty liaisons to address student body concerns, and organizes events to promote graduate research. Faculty advisor is Dean Dabney at [email protected].

32 | STUDENTS TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org AYS students featured on GSU home page Speaking Out for Others Building International Relations Ishmel Sampson graduates Saturday with a bachelor’s Pursuing a master’s degree in social work, inspired while holding down a full- from experiences in a time job is a lot for anyone nursing home to become to juggle, but Anna Alford, an advocate for the elderly a graduate student in the and disabled. Andrew Young School of Pol- icy Studies, manages all that If his former doctor’s prognosis was correct, Ishmel Sampson and more. This spring, the should not be graduating this Saturday with a bachelor’s in Poland native co-founded the social work from Georgia State. Instead, Sampson was to have Polish American Chamber of met an early grave. Commerce Atlanta and was chosen as its first president. But Sampson, who overcame a rare neurological disorder that paralyzed and nearly killed him, survived abuse and neglect in a To read the full story, nursing home. He’s been inspired to advocate for elderly and go to http://www.gsu.edu/ disabled individuals in society who might not be able to speak news/52278.html. up for themselves.

To read the full story, go to http://www.gsu.edu/news/49342.html. An Academic Ambassador Speaking Up Alaina Reaves has had a crash course this summer in how heated politics can get in Washington, D.C.

As the U.S. legislature debated the debt Grace Lee has been where many incoming freshmen are: ceiling crisis, Reaves finding themselves on the large, urban campus of Georgia has been spending the State University, feeling a bit nervous and shy in a new world summer learning how at a nonprofit one day. Since that might be intimidating on first glance. those actions could impact children and families as a she started her internship But when she had her first introduction to GSU, she fell in government and policy affairs in June, she has had many love with the university and is now sharing that affection as intern at Voices for America’s duties including working on an ambassador to visitors of the state’s premier public urban Children, one of the largest the nonprofit’s health news- research university. child advocacy groups in the letter and taking notes at United States. daily meetings and briefings. “I hear from a lot of students and their parents that they didn’t realize how unique GSU was or how many opportunities there Reaves, a senior public policy To read the full story, are here,” said Lee, a public policy major from Jonesboro, Ga. major in the Andrew Young go to http://www.gsu.edu/ “That was my story as well. I didn’t understand it until I actually School at Georgia State news/52910.html. came here and visited.” University, hopes to work

To read the full story, go to http://www.gsu.edu/news/51137.html.

Andrew Young School STUDENTS TODAY | 33 ALUMNI NEWS

GREGORY A . ADAMS AYS ALUMNI (B.S. 1981), a Superior Court SURVEY judge in the Stone Mountain CHALLENGE Judicial Circuit, was recently sworn in as one of the new- What department est members of the Georgia Commission on Dispute would you guess has Resolution, a policy-making the most socially active body appointed by the alumni: Criminal Justice Supreme Court of Georgia and Criminology … to oversee the development Economics … Public of court-connected alter Management and Policy native dispute resolution … Social Work? Help us programs in Georgia. find out! Please complete Justice Hugh Thompson, Supreme Court of Georgia, left, swears in our survey at http://aysps. MARY Judge Gregory Adams gsu.edu/alumni-survey. FEMI html and we’ll report AYADI LEWIS FAULK (Ph.D. in JOHN STAVICK (M.A. in (M.A. in Public Policy ’11) has joined Economics ’08) is a revenue the winning department Economics the faculty of the School of economist for the Nebraska in the next issue of ’96 and Public Affairs at American Department of Revenue in The Briefing. Ph.D. in University in Washington, Lincoln, Neb. Economics D.C., as an assistant professor. Tell us about your new Mary Femi ’01), an He was named the Out- MTH . KA - Ayadi job, promotion, published assistant standing Doctoral Student LEEN articles, awards and other professor of healthcare in Public Policy at Georgia THOMAS news, and we’ll share it administration at the Univer- State/Georgia Tech in 2010 (Ph.D. in with our readers and sity of Houston-Clear Lake, and has a “best paper” award Economics, Georgia State University’s has been named a Fulbright from the Association for ’00) has Office of Alumni Affairs, Scholar. She will lecture Research on Nonprofit and received at Covenant University in Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). a Spencer who will tell your story M. Kathleen Foundation on their website. Sango-Ota, Nigeria, where Thomas she will conduct research MAUREEN KELLY (B.S.W. grant. An Share your news! It’s a on the country’s health ’92) is the business and com- associate professor of eco- great way to catch up care expenditures and munity liaison for the Atlanta nomics at Mississippi State with faculty and friends. economic growth. Regional Commission’s Area University, Thomas will spend Agency on Aging. With the two years examining the JAE S . BROWN (B.S. in ARC 16 years, Kelly received impact of high school arts Urban Policy Studies ’04) the Georgia Gerontology education on achievement. was in the “40 under 40, Society’s Louis Newmark Georgia’s Best and Brightest” Award in 2001. AYS ALUMNI LISTINGS listing in Georgia Trend Maga- ARE UPDATED zine in October. Brown is an WANDA RAINEY-REED MONTHLY ONLINE . (M.S.W. ’10) is vice president emergency response coordi- Go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/ of operations at Caring- nator for the U.S. Centers alumni-updates.html to Works, Inc., a nonprofit social for Disease Control and Pre- find news about your service agency that supports vention’s Division of Select friends and classmates. Agents and Toxins. See his residents of affordable hous- profile at www.georgiatrend. ing properties in Atlanta. com/October-2011/ The organization has been 2011-40-Under-40/. featured on TBS STORYline.

34 | ALUMNI TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org In Memoriam: Stephen Everhart

By all accounts, Stephen Everhart (M.A. ’95, Ph.D. ’02) never shied away from adventure. The intrepid economist’s work took him all over the world as an international development and finance expert. His latest excursion found him in Iraq as a short-term contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Devel- opment, working to develop a new business curriculum for Iraqi universities that would raise the programs to international standards.

Everhart, 53, was killed in Baghdad on June 23 when a roadside bomb hit the American convoy in which he was traveling. According to news reports, Everhart and his colleagues were returning to the 2002. Although he moved on from GSU worker and very entrepreneurial. In U.S. Embassy compound from meetings and away from Atlanta, he remained in recent years, we were all delighted that at a Baghdad university when the attack touch with professors and classmates. he was so successfully carrying out the took place. The day before the explosion in Bagh- mission of the AYS in his international dad, Everhart emailed Regents Professor work. Now we are all mourning his loss.” Everhart completed his M.A. and Ph.D. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, the chair of his at Georgia State’s Andrew Young School dissertation committee, photos and an Excerpted from a moving tribute GSU of Policy Studies. He met his wife, Steph- update for the AYSPS alumni newsletter. Magazine published at www.gsu.edu/ anie Zobay (Ph.D. in Economics ’02), in magazine/638.html. the economics doctoral program; they “Steve Everhart was among a very defended their dissertations in back to strong cohort of students,” says Dean – Kathleen Poe Ross back appointments on the same day in Mary Beth Walker. “He was a hard DeGroff wins NASPAA dissertation award Alumna Amy S. DeGroff (Ph.D. in Public Policy ’09) received the 2010 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration’s (NASPAA) Annual Dissertation Award competition for her paper titled, “New Public Management and Governance Collide: Federal Level Perfor- mance Measurement in Networked Public Management Environments.”

DeGroff is now a health education specialist for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. She earned an Interdis- ciplinary Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Studies in 2009 at the Uni- versity of Georgia while completing her joint Ph.D. in Public Policy from GSU and the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was presented the NASPAA award at its conference in Las Vegas in September 2010. PMAP professor Theodore Poister chaired DeGroff’s dissertation committee.

NASPAA is the national accrediting body for public administration Amy DeGroff accepts her NASPAA award programs. The Andrew Young School’s M.P.A. program is NASPAA- accredited, a point that incoming students often cite as a top draw along with the college’s U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Andrew Young School ALUMNI TODAY | 35 Safer Refuge

AYS graduate works to redesign and redefine refugee camps

ndrew Parks, a recently minted MPA alumnus (2011) Aand head of the Atlanta professional chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA), in October joined Greg Hodgin of Peacebuilding science at GSU, of the need for a new Stressing the highly scalable, modularized Solutions on stage to announce the approach to refugee camp planning. and adaptable nature of the project, winners of a large-scale interdisciplinary Parks believes that refugees everywhere competition to plan, propose and “Having gone to Haiti to observe how can benefit. Post-conflict circumstances, prototype a novel modular approach the U.N. operates alongside NGOs in particular, offer the winning design to the construction of refugee camps. (nongovernmental organizations), we the greatest opportunity to save lives. found inadequate central planning Currently, refugees in many of the The competition was conceived and for disaster relief; there was no real world’s conflict zones endure appalling conducted as a partnership between coordination among the parties,” Andrew conditions and constant threat of EWB-USA, the GA Tech student chapter notes. More than a year later, thousands violence because of inadequate camp of EWB-USA and Peacebuilding Solu- of Haitians remain crammed into poorly construction and operations marred tions. It connected students from leading planned camps, suffering from malnutri- by logistical difficulties, poor oversight higher education institutions across tion, disease, lack of access to basic and lack of accommodation for refugees’ the United States in a rigorous exercise amenities and broader social ostracism. actual needs, he says. that will culminate in 2012 with the construction and subsequent stress- Moved by their plight, Hodgin and “In post-conflict scenarios characterized testing of the winning design. Parks assembled a team of like-minded by ever-shifting security situations, the specialists and set out to redefine the specific problem that must be addressed The ultimate goal is to see the United way people think about global disaster is the provision of transportable, reusable Nations (U.N.) adopt the modular relief, spearheading the ambitious multi- and robust modularized refugee camps camp system as its main model of disciplinary student design project named that can significantly speed up reaction refugee camp operation. “Designing for Good – 2011 GA Tech times by facilitating rapid breakdown, Case Competition.” They hope it will relocation and reconstruction,” he says. It was the devastating Haiti earthquake spur the creation of a new, fully inte- of 2010 that convinced Parks and grated refugee camp planning paradigm. Hodgin and Parks understood that a Hodgin, a Ph.D. candidate in political project of such magnitude would require

36 | ALUMNI TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org the participation of some of the bright- Gardener and Onika Anglin were mem- Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew est minds from fields as diverse as bers of team “J&J.” Young is equally enthusiastic. “One of engineering, sociology, public health the most exciting and fulfilling experi- and policy studies. They came up with Envisioned as an annual event, this com- ences of my life has been working in the idea of holding a multidisciplinary petition could become the crucible from refugee camps early in my career.” Young student design competition as a way to which smart, bold and, most importantly, says. “It is a great idea to involve students garner attention and spur involvement. practical solutions for some of today’s in the process.” most urgent policy problems will emerge. “We engaged experts in disaster response And if, as Parks hopes, major international Their work has also attracted global and refugee camps from the federal gov- organizations express the desire to collab- media attention. An interview with ernment, military, nonprofit and private orate with the competition’s hosts, such Parks was aired on CNN Espanol, and sectors to be our judges,” says Hodgin. solutions may see global implementation. the project is slated to receive additional “We felt that the best design could only coverage from CNN International and be chosen by a group of people with The United Nations, in particular, has CNN USA, among other media. extensive applicable experience in all taken note of the project. High-ranking sectors, since each poses its own unique members of both the United Nations At the student design competition, perspective and set of challenges.” Development Program and the U.N. participants were invited to put all their High Commissioner for Refugees have skills and passion to use to help those By interest alone, the initiative has been contacted Parks and Hodgin to express affected by disasters, both natural and a resounding success: more than 170 their interest. Underscoring his support man-made. Likewise, outside observers students from some of the nation’s top for the initiative, a senior military official will continue to witness a confluence of universities and across a broad range of with MINUSTAH, the U.N. Stabilization resourcefulness, enthusiasm and sheer disciplinary fields registered to take part Mission in Haiti, noted that “the logistical competitive spirit that will see innovative in the competition. The winning teams needs of organizations on the ground are policy solutions put into action. chosen were “Viable Designs” for Shelter sometimes lacking, and it would be an Design, “J&J” for Water Treatment and excellent idea to consolidate all elements For more information, go to Distribution Design and “Nomad” for of logistics and refugee camp design and http://ewb-atlanta.org/default.aspx Sanitation Design. GSU students Julian management into one organization.” or http://solvepeace.org.

Andrew Parks, left, and Greg Hodgin survey a Haitian camp with Peacebuilding Solutions staff/GSU alumni Kay Guerrero and Alma Ljuca

Andrew Young School ALUMNI TODAY | 37 Distinguished ALUMNI

Galambos,Awards Lennon and Qiao are named school’s first Distinguished Alumni Eva Galambos, Christina “Dr. Galambos’s contributions Christina Lennon, M.S. qualities of leadership and Lennon and Baoyun Qiao in urban finance, labor eco- in Urban Policy Studies compassionate public service were presented the 2011 nomics, public finance and Christina Lennon is execu- that characterized the late Distinguished Alumni Award education have improved tive director of the Georgia Amanda G. Hyatt, also an by the Andrew Young School innumerable institutions and Lions Lighthouse Foundation AYS alumna. of Policy Studies in a special governments,” says Dean and the first Amanda Hyatt ceremony held in May. The Mary Beth Walker. “She Fellow at Georgia State Uni- “I had been in fundraising new award honors outstand- epitomizes public service.” versity. In four years at the before entering the policy ing AYS alumni who exem- foundation, she has dramati- degree program at Georgia plify the institution’s standards Among her many influential cally expanded its work of State,” says Lennon. “I came of excellence. projects, Galambos co- providing critical services back to school because authored a popular text still to low-income vision- and I wanted to make changes Galambos, mayor of Sandy used in university classrooms hearing-impaired individuals in nonprofit management Springs; Lennon, director of and led an education initiative across Georgia and the world. beyond fundraising – pro- the Georgia Lions Lighthouse that preceded the seminal gramming, organizational Foundation; and Qiao, a pro- 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, Lennon became the school’s and administrative changes – fessor and dean of the China which spurred national edu- first Amanda Hyatt fellow in and I feel that the Andrew Academy of Public Finance cational reform. 2003. This prestigious award Young School really prepared and Policy at the Central was created to cultivate the me to do that.” University of Finance and Galambos was elected mayor Economics in Beijing, were of Sandy Springs upon its the award’s first recipients. incorporation in 2005 after leading the 30-year effort Eva Galambos, to create what is now Ph.D. in Economics Georgia’s sixth largest city. A member of the Class of She designed a model public/ ’69 – the first class of women private partnership for its to graduate from Georgia administration and delivery State University with Ph.D.s of public services that is in economics – and mayor recognized worldwide. of Sandy Springs, Georgia, Galambos was recognized “The fact that I learned for her successful career about state and local finance consulting local government, at Georgia State University highlighted by her efforts prepared me for being mayor,” says Galambos. to create the new city. Ling Zhang and Bill Qiao, accepting for Baoyin Qiao, join Eva Galambos and Christina Lennon

38 | ALUMNI TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org FRIENDS TODAY Baoyun Qiao, Ph.D. in Economics Professor and dean of the Andrew Young in the News China Academy of Public Finance and Policy at the The first half of 2011 was a busy season for Andrew Young and his family. See the full stories about Central University of Finance these honors on the AYS News Releases web page: http://aysps.gsu.edu/6671.html. and Economics in Beijing, EMMY FOR LIFETIME Qiao has built a distinguished ACHIEVEMENT: career that benefits higher The National Academy of education and fiscal policy Television Arts & Sciences in China. His many key policy (NATAS) has honored roles include implementing Andrew Young with a presti- the national minimum stan- gious Emmy Award for Life- dard of public service, provid- time Achievement. Young was ing preliminary estimates of presented the rare honor by China’s tax gap, and training newsman Tom Brokaw during experts that will manage a star-studded gala in New China’s sub-national liability. York City in February. In addition to his work at Central University, Qiao Carolyn Young, left, National Portrait Gallery commission chairman serves in several important Jack H. Watson, Jr., Young, artist Ross Rossin and Andrea Young policy positions such as consultant for the World Bank and History and the Asian Development opened the Bank. As a vice president of Andrew J. Young the China Economics Society, Papers to he advises the Ministry of Young accepts Emmy from the public for Finance for the State Admin- Tom Brokaw research, hosting istration of Taxation of China. a conversation with Andrew “We continue to benefit YOUNG COLLECTION Young and from Dr. Qiao’s involvement,” OPENS: The Auburn Ave- Atlanta mayor Young and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says Dean Walker. “He nue Research Library on Kasim Reed in partners with our faculty African American Culture March. Archived under the “Working for Freedom: on research projects and Documenting Civil Rights has recommended several Organizations” project, the to China’s Ministry of Finance collection chronicles more pool of advisors. He consis- than 50 years of Young’s tently markets the school’s career and family life. international training programs and maintains the SMITHSONIAN UNVEILS network of GSU alumni YOUNG PORTRAIT: situated in high government A photorealistic painting positions across China.” of Andrew Young is now on display in the Smithsonian’s Galambos, Lennon and National Portrait Gallery’s Qiao’s wife, Ling Zhang, and permanent collection exhibi- son, Bill Qiao, accepted the tion. Titled “The Struggle awards among an audience for Justice” and painted by of Andrew Young School artist Ross R. Rossin, the faculty, family and friends at portrait was donated by the Georgia State University Jack H. Watson, Jr., chair of Student Center. AYS Assistant Professor Rachana Bhatt at Auburn Avenue the museum’s commission. Research Library

Andrew Young School ALUMNI TODAY | 39 ing bright future leaders. He often attri- butes his success to his early education. ‘I tell people I studied to be an ambassa- Policymakers dor in grade school,’ he joked with me. However, he is concerned with the pres- through a student’s eyes ent public education system. Ambassador Young urges politicians, parents and com- Policymakers play a critical role in creating and maintaining munity members to avoid ‘giving up’ on a well-functioning civil society. By every measure during his life public education, and views the ongoing shift to charter and private institutions of service, peacemaker and policymaker Andrew Young’s impact as a mistake. on civil societies in the United States and around the globe has been profound. “In the realm of higher education, Ambassador Young is personally involved M.P.A. candidate Teresa Taylor, a graduate research assistant in in promoting diversity, especially in the Andrew Young School, where he encour- the Dean’s Office, recently explored Young’s views and those of ages the recruitment of students and his wife, Carolyn McClain Young, an esteemed educator, in inter- staff members from all racial, ethnic and views she conducted at the Andrew Young School. Taylor found international backgrounds. He believes the rise of the globalized economy her understanding of policy and education reinforced and stresses the importance of working with expanded by her conversations with the Youngs. Her report follows. other countries and educating future policy leaders from across the globe.”

On global affairs “Beyond helping our school to build international relationships, Ambassador Young also engages in other public and private international initiatives. He says that his work to bring ‘public purpose capitalism’ to countries in Africa through his company, Goodworks, has had some important successes, despite many challenges.

“Ambassador Young says ‘public purpose capitalism’ occurs when a government recognizes a socially desirable goal and then puts its development out for bid to the private sector. He used this approach in funding an expansion of what was then called ‘Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport,’ during his time as Atlanta’s mayor. A conversation with policy students to ‘never be content with “Ambassador Young says that his Ambassador Andrew Young: learning the past; our job is to create a attempts at implementing this system “The Andrew Young School (AYS) family new future that has to be intellectually internationally, however, have been takes pride in knowing their institution grounded, economically profitable, and met with limited success due to vast is named after a living legend in policy, morally sound.’” differences in systems of property politics and human rights. Andrew rights. ‘Nobody knows who controls Young’s influence on the school is pre- On educating the land,’ he said, and credited property served through his activity on the AYS tomorrow’s leaders rights as one of the United States’ Advisory Board and attendance at vari- “Ambassador Young understands the greatest strengths.” ous school events. He encourages our importance of quality education in creat-

40 | FRIENDS TODAY www .andrewyoungschool .org On Atlanta: Looking to home that ‘I think Atlanta and the policy school, “Ambassador Young’s optimism stems “Despite his heavy international involve- our research and graduates, will help cre- from the diverse international character ment, Ambassador Young’s heart is still ate the economic and the socio-political of the Andrew Young School, a school rooted in Atlanta and the school that future of America and the world.’ that brings together future leaders from bears his name. He proclaimed to me over sixty countries.”

An afternoon with Carolyn Young, expert in education policy “The Andrew Young School is also very fortunate to have Carolyn McClain- Young as a member of its Advisory Board. She shares her husband’s passion for quality education and diversity.

“Mrs. Young has served as an educator for 30 years in the Atlanta Public School system and as an education consultant on influential committees, including one put together by a Georgia governor.”

On education policy “With the turmoil in Atlanta’s school system on everyone’s mind, Mrs. Young reminisced on the educational system of the past, saying that she believes the balance was better then. ‘The leadership of the school allowed us to make our On education abroad On her hopes for the own policies. Of course, there was a “In 1997 Carolyn Young ended her Andrew Young School broad policy, but the interest was that teaching career to support her husband “Like her husband, Mrs. Young thinks our children become thinkers, problem and to help with his global initiatives. one of the AYS’s greatest strengths is its solvers, and that they be able to com While traveling, she has had the oppor- ethnic, racial and international diversity. municate effectively.’ tunity to interact with students all over ‘That’s the inspiring thing about this the world. Mrs. Young made it a priority school, how it brings students in from “‘Current teachers and administrators to visit schools in every country they different cultures, different countries and have to deal with new problems and visited, when their schedule permitted. gives them knowledge and different pressures with standardized testing,’ she experiences. Then they return home to continued. ‘I just think that when you are “‘I was really impressed with Vietnam pass on their knowledge,’ she told me. looking at education policy, you have to and Rwanda, because they are among take everything into consideration.’ the few countries that have free educa- “She and Ambassador Young believe ‘the tion for students up to the tenth grade,’ truth cannot do anything but show you “Mrs. Young proposes that policy makers she said. She attended the opening of the light,’ and they see that the Andrew focus on the ‘total child,’ meaning policy- Oprah’s school in South Africa, and said Young School is doing that every day.” makers should view students as individu- she was inspired by the girls’ initiative for als. ‘Before my students could learn, they their education. ‘They told their stories Inspired by her conversations with the had to feel good about themselves. We of walking five, six, seven miles to schools Youngs, Taylor says she hopes to eventu- are so busy now doing cognitive things. and studying by candlelight till 1:00 or ally return to her home, the U.S. Virgin Students feel like machines, and teachers 2:00 a.m. Oprah told me that the desire Islands, and pass on the knowledge, are just feeding information into them,’ of these students to be educated had experiences and opportunities she has she says. ‘We are so busy looking at test helped inspire her to open the school had at the Andrew Young School. scores that we have failed to teach.’” in Africa.’”

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