MPP Faculty Research Interests
» Education Policy
» Environmental Policy
» Health Policy
» The Legal System
» Nonprofit Policy and Management
» Public Management
» Social and Urban Policy
» Transportation Policy and Planning
Education Policy
Gary Painter
Family Structure and Educational Outcomes
Neighborhood and School Quality and Educational Outcomes
Desmond Saunders-Newton
Higher Education Choice
Educational Planning
Environmental Policy
Genevieve Giuliano
Land Use Policy/Growth Management
Transportation and the Environment
Daniel Mazmanian
Sustainable Communities
Energy Conservation
Land Use Policy
James Moore
Earthquake Risk Analysis
Urban Environmental Sustainability
Robert Stallings
Social Construction of Risk
Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters
Shui Yan Tang
Political Institutions and Environmental Policy in Developing Countries
Common Pool Resource Governance
Health Policy
James Ferris
Healthcare Philanthropy in California
California Healthcare Industry
Elizabeth Graddy
Hospital Mergers and Access to Reproductive Services
Healthcare Philanthropy in California
California Healthcare Industry
Lavonna Blair Lewis
Racial Disparities in Health
Healthcare Utilization by Undocumented Immigrant Children
Access to Health Care Services
Glenn Melnick
Hospital Costs and Competition
Selective Contracting
Uncompensated Care
California Hospital Industry
Michael Nichol
Pharmaceutical Outcomes
Health-related Quality of Life Measures
Cost Effectiveness in Healthcare
The Legal System
Robert Biller
Judicial Administration Reform
Elizabeth Graddy
Juries and Products Liability Damages
Occupation Regulation
Desmond Saunders-Newton
Criminal Justice System Outcomes
Juvenile Justice
Nonprofit Policy and Management
James Ferris
California Philanthropy
Intersectoral Partnerships in Urban Problem Solving
Nonprofit Role in Health Care
Nonprofit Role in Society
Elizabeth Graddy
Intersectoral Partnerships in Urban Problem Solving
Nonprofit Role in Health Care
Glenn Melnick
Nonprofit Hospital Pricing
Shui Yan Tang
Social Enterprises
Joseph Wholey
Strategic Planning
Performance-based Management
Program Evaluation
Public Management
James Ferris
New Public Management Theory
Government Contracting
Elizabeth Graddy
New Public Management Theory
Government Contracting
Juliet Musso
Electronic Democracy
Fiscal Federalism
Desmond Saunders-Newton
Program Evaluation
Strategic Planning
Shui Yan Tang
Government Reform
Organizational Commitment
Institutional Analysis
Joseph Wholey
Strategic Planning
Performance-based Management
Program Evaluation
Social and Urban Policy
Juliet Musso
Community Governance
Municipal Incorporation
Gary Painter
Microcredit Programs
Housing Assistance and Labor Force Participation
Household Mobility Choices
Race, Immigrant Status, and Homeownership
Shui Yan Tang
Microfinance
Social Enterprise
Transportation Policy and Planning
Genevieve Giuliano
Land Use and Transportation
Travel Behavior Analysis
Transportation Systems Planning
Growth Management
James Moore
Market Based Transportation Alternatives
Regional Transportation Planning
Earthquake Risk and Urban Transportation Systems