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The Pardee RAND Graduate School Alumni Newsletter — Winter 2017 | Web version
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Message from the Dean
Last month at the Dean's Movie Night, we captured the attention of more than 80 students and researchers with a showing of Hidden Figures, the story of three wonderfully talented African-American women who, despite persistent racism and gender discrimination, helped the U.S. win the space race.
Those of us with a bit of time under our belts shared our own stories, or stories of those we know, about being the first, the only, the few — and of trail-blazing by being great at what you do. In the heat of battle, being "the only" starts to recede. The up-and-comer generation in the audience asked: "Why have we never heard of this story?" It's a good question and one that encourages us all to keep digging into our history to discover the hidden, to see the unseen. History, like many truths, is more nuanced and complex than we were taught in school. Exploring and uncovering is exciting indeed.
So, if you'd like to know a bit more about women at RAND, dive into this feature and check out this commentary. And, to learn more about what's going on with Pardee RAND students, faculty, and alumni head on into this latest issue of Findings.
Keep digging!
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With comments from Dean Susan Marquis, RAND president Michael Rich and former president Jim Thomson, and Pardee RAND alum Samantha Ravich (cohort '92) — among many others — RAND's memorial for Charles Wolf, Jr. was truly celebratory in nature. The speakers touched on Charles's constant questioning, unflappable dedication to his work, and ability to push others to the edge and beyond in their own research. More »
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Distinguished visiting professors Paul Light and Martin Feldstein gave dynamic lectures—about government reform and swing voters, and measuring real income growth and distribution—to Pardee RAND this winter. More »
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As Pardee RAND continues to expand and reimagine the curriculum, two new exciting initiatives are currently underway. The winter session saw the pilot of our first design studio course, and the spring will see the launch of a Tech Lab to serve as a hub of innovation and experimentation for both students and faculty. More »
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Pardee RAND students and staff made RAND's Got Talent quite the spectacle, with musical acts, comedy sketches, and a pitch-perfect La La Land parody. More »
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2016 Dean's Report Coming Soon
With features on Commencement, the Cazier Initiative, "Pardee RAND 2.0," and more, the 2016 Dean's Report has a lot of great news and information. A printed copy will be mailed to all alumni.
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Aziza Arifkhanova Cohort '12, Andriy Bega Cohort '14, and Eugeniu Han Cohort '15: School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review, a RAND research report
Jeremy Boback Cohort '13: Improving Implementation of the Department of Defense Leahy Law, a RAND research report
Erin Duffy Cohort '15: "Can a Continuous Coverage Requirement Produce a Healthy Insurance Market?" in The Hill
Kathleen Loa Cohort '12: "Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid," in Inside Sources
Sara Turner Cohort '15: "Don't Miss an Opportunity Because of Uncertainty and Complexity: Biomass Can Help on the Path to Deep Decarbonization," in the PEC Blog
Cameron Wright Cohort '12: "Kid's Menu Portion Sizes: How Much Should Children Be Served?" in Nutrition Today
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Pardee RAND alum Rick Fallon (cohort '75) retired from RAND in January 2017 after two decades of service. As CFO and VP of Finance & Administration, Fallon worked on critical business decisions, performance measures, and initiatives that have increased the agility of RAND's operations. More »
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Thanks to the efforts of the Career Services Advisory Committee, four alumni — Loren Yager (Cohort '87), Ying Liu ('04), Eric Jesse ('08), and Jon Wong ('12) — visited Pardee RAND this quarter to discuss their varied careers. More »
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Congratulations
on your new position
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Meg Blume-Kohout
Cohort '04
Meg is now visiting assistant professor of economics at Colgate University.
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Richard Bowman
Cohort '06
Richard is now chief of staff of Albuquerque Public Schools.
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Kimberly Hale
Cohort '09
Kim is now a chief analyst for the U.S. Air Force at the 59th Test & Evaluation Squadron, Air Combat Command.
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Angela Hawken
Cohort '98
Angela is now professor of public policy at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management and director of the Litmus program.
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Scott Hiromoto
Cohort '02
Scott is now a senior analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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Christina Huang
Cohort '10
Christina is now a People Research Scientist with Facebook Human Resources.
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Steve Isley
Cohort '10
Steve is now a behavioral scientist at Amazon.
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Sergej Mahnovski
Cohort '98
Sergej is now director of strategic planning for Edison International.
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Shannon Maloney
Cohort '08
Shannon is now an assistant professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Department of Health Promotion, Social, and Behavioral Health, as well as director of evaluation and innovation at Building Healthy Futures.
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Chris McLaren
Cohort '05
Chris is now a senior research associate at the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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McKay McLaren
Cohort '11
McKay is now flying as an F-16 wingman for the U.S. Air Force in Misawa, Japan.
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Michael Shires
Cohort '90
Michael is now associate dean for strategy and special projects at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy.
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Ruopeng An Cohort '08 and Yuyan Shi Cohort '05: "Consumption of coffee and tea with add-ins in relation to daily energy, sugar, and fat intake in US adults, 2001–2012," in Public Health
Janice Blanchard Cohort '98 and Jennifer Walters Cohort '11: Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Prescription Drug Misuse Among Active-Duty Service Members, a RAND research report
Diana Epstein Cohort '05: "On the 'When' of Social Experiments: The Tension Between Program Refinement and Abandonment," (coauthored with former Pardee RAND professor Jacob Alex Klerman) in New Directions for Evaluation
Jon Wong Cohort '12 presented perspectives from his dissertation, "Balancing Immediate and Long-Term Defense Investments," at Defense Entrepreneurs Forum Silicon Valley
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Bruce Bennett Cohort '75: "Trump Should Confront Kim Over ICBM Tests," in USA Today
Lindsay Daugherty Cohort '05: "Community Colleges Can Be 'First Responders' in Retraining Displaced Workers," in The Hill
John Peabody Cohort '91: "Healthcare Re-Reform: Value-Based Care Remains a Constant Theme," in the American Journal of Managed Care
Jack Riley Cohort '88: "What Should Trump Do About Gitmo?" in Newsweek
Bradley Stein Cohort '97: "Toward a Learning Behavioral Health Care System," in Inside Sources. (Brad's research on opioids and buprenorphine also led RAND to take first place in Prospect Magazine's Think Tank Awards 2016, in the U.S. social policy category.)
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Abdul Tariq
Cohort '10
Dissertation: Three Essays on Growth Econometrics.
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Mikhail Zaydman
Cohort '12
Dissertation: Tweeting About Mental Health: Big Data Text Analysis of Twitter for Public Policy.
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Students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered for a fun and musical evening in December to celebrate the holidays (and end of exams). More »
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At APPAM's 2017 California Regional Student Conference, eighteen Pardee RAND students will present their research in panel discussions focusing on a wide variety of policy areas. More »
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