News for September 2008

Evans School Welcomes New Students

The Evans School of Public Affairs welcomed 185 new students this year for its Master of Public Administration (MPA), Executive MPA, and Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management programs.
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Research Reveals Toxic Chemicals in Air Fresheners and Laundry Products

Professor Anne Steinemann, who holds a joint appointment at UW's Evans School and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, found that top-selling laundry products and air fresheners emitted dozens of different chemicals, some of which are toxic or hazardous. UW News » Seattle P-I » Seattle Times »
Craig Thomas Named Editor of Prestigious Public Administration Journal

Evans School Associate Professor Craig Thomas has been named editor of the prominent Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART). JPART bridges public management and public policy, serving as an "outlet for the best theoretical and research work in the field." Learn more about Thomas »
Joseph H. Cook Paper Accepted by Vaccine

A paper co-authored by Joseph Cook titled "The Cost-Effectiveness of Typhoid Vi Vaccination Programs: Calculations for Four Urban Sites in Four Asian Countries" was accepted for publication by Vaccine, the pre-eminent journal for those interested in vaccines and vaccination. Read the working paper version » (500 KB PDF)
Joseph H. Cook Paper Accepted by JPAM

A paper by Joseph H. Cook titled “Re-Visiting Socially-Optimal Vaccine Subsidies: An Empirical Application in Kolkata, India” was accepted for publication by the Journal of Public Administration and Management (JPAM.) Read the working paper version » (535 KB PDF)
Mark C. Long Paper Accepted by Forum for Health Economics and Policy

Forum for Health Economics and Policy accepted a paper for publication co-authored by Mark C. Long titled “Explanations for Persistent Nursing Shortages” for publication.
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Laura Evans Article Published in Studies in American Political Development

An article co-authored by Laura Evans titled “Pockets of Expertise: Institutional Capacity in Twentieth-Century State Legislatures” will be published this fall in Studies in American Political Development
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Human Services Policy Center Receives $10,000 Grant

The Human Services Policy Center, with principal investigator Richard Brandon, received a $10,000 grant from School’s Out Washington to produce 18 maps based on information from the program’s study of the supply-and-demand for afterschool and youth development programs in Washington state.
Electronic Hallway Receives $10,457 Grant

The Electronic Hallway, with principal investigator Steven Rathgeb Smith, received a $10,457 grant from New York University (NYU) through the Ford Foundation to develop teaching notes and education materials from selected case studies, leadership stories, and ethnographies from NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis Receives $225,000 Grant

The Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis, with principal investigator Paul Waddell,
received a $225,000 grant from Arizona State University through the
Federal Highway Administration to integrate the software of the
center’s UrbanSim land use model system with that of the AMOS Activity-Based Travel Model developed at Arizona State University and DynaSmart traffic assignment model developed in part at the University of Arizona.