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Message from the Dean
As I said in the 2020-21 Dean’s Report, it's been a wonderful run. Now, after serving nearly 13 years as dean, the time has come to take on my next adventure and to support the transition to the next dean. Let me end as I began — grateful, proud, and excited.
I am grateful for our students, always teaching as much as they have been taught — and whose insights built our Career Services program; strengthened student support; and are driving the conversation on what we must do to establish a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive Pardee RAND community.
I feel deep pride for my colleagues on the Pardee RAND team and supporters on the Board of Governors. Together, we effectively eliminated student debt through tuition scholarships, dissertation fellowships, keeping tuition low, and prudent management of fellowship awards. Together, we created the groundbreaking Faculty Leaders Program, for faculty from minority-serving colleges and universities. And most significantly: Together, we built a better program, reimagined a policy school designed for the 21st century, and brought that vision to life.
My husband and I are returning to our home just outside of Washington, D.C., where we both intend to dive in and get involved with our community, with direct service nonprofits, with voting rights, with serving others. We intend to Be the Answer.
I bring to this new chapter experience and wisdom that I’ve been privileged to amass during my time at Pardee RAND. This is my Commencement.
Susan
Susan Marquis
Frank and Marcia Carlucci Dean
Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Photo by Diane Baldwin/RAND
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With music and dancing, fantastic food and drinks, and many toasts and tears, Pardee RAND feted Susan Marquis on August 31 in celebration of more than 12 years as dean and 9 years as RAND vice president of innovation. The outdoor party included dozens of students, alumni, faculty, and staff from the school and RAND. A week earlier, at a virtual celebration, more than a hundred colleagues shared fond memories and paid tribute to the dean.
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Following a six-month search, Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, will join Pardee RAND as the new Frank and Marcia Carlucci Dean, and RAND as Vice President of Innovation, on October 11. More »
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The six members of Pardee RAND's inaugural Community-Partnered Policy and Action cohort completed their first externships this summer, three in Sitka and three in Los Angeles. Each shared glowing reflections on their experiences. More »
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Pardee RAND is excited to be launching the most recent element of the program's redesign: the addition of ethics, communication, global perspectives, and social justice and racial equity threads to further strengthen an already tight-knit program. More »
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Prof. Emmett Keeler taught 51 courses — and nearly every single student at Pardee RAND — over the past 41 years. His students and colleagues paid tribute to this faculty institution, who retired from teaching this summer. More »
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Student Research & Commentary
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Gabriela Alvarado Cohort '19, Annie Chen '19, Ingrid Estrada-Darley '19, and RAND colleagues: Independent Evaluation of the New York State 1115 Waiver Amendment: The Children's Design, a RAND research report offering interim findings.
Jay Balagna Cohort '20 and colleagues: "Climate Change Is Only One Driver of Explosive Wildfire Season — Don't Forget Land Management," a commentary in The Hill
Alejandro U. Becerra-Ornelas Cohort '17 and Max Griswold '18, and alum Eric Apaydin '11: Narrative Review and Evidence Mapping: Proteomics for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, a paper published by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Eric Hastings Cohort '18 and alum Nicholas Martin '15: Exploring the Feasibility and Utility of Machine Learning-Assisted Command and Control a RAND research report.
Diana Myers Cohort '19 and alum Bruce Bennett '75: "North Korean Nuclear Weapons Pose an Existential Threat to China," a commentary in The National Interest
Michelle Priest Cohort '19: "Cannabis Legalization and Social Equity: Some Opportunities, Puzzles, and Trade-Offs," an article in the Boston University Law Review
Hilary Reininger Cohort '16 and Prof. Christopher Paul: "Platforms Should Use Algorithms to Help Users Help Themselves," a policy proposal published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; they also worked together on Understanding and Defending Against Russia's Malign and Subversive Information Efforts in Europe, a RAND research report
Will Shumate Cohort '20 and Prof. Timothy Marler: "China Is Organizing the VR Industry. The United States Could Do the Same," a commentary in The National Interest
Erik Van Hegewald Cohort '20: Rapid Analysis of Foreign Malign Information on COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific: A Proof-of-Concept Study a RAND research report
Brian Wong Cohort '20: "Incentivizing Solar: Catalyzing Solar Energy Technology Adoption to Address the Challenge of Climate Change," published in the American Society for Public Administration's newsletter, RAND perspective
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Looking at the career of alum David Howell Cohort '03, it might seem like he was helping the United States prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic since he graduated. He spoke with us about his experience in the federal government, working on pandemic preparedness and response, and more.
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DC-Area Alumni Visit with Dean Marquis
On one of her last official trips, Dean Marquis met up with alumni Zhimin Mao Cohort '11, John Speed Meyers '15, Amber Jaycocks '08, Kathi Webb '84, Kay Sullivan '08, Aaron Martin '07, Diana Epstein '05, and David An '10 for a farewell dinner.
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Congratulations
on your new job or career milestone
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Ben Batorsky
Cohort '12
Ben is now a data scientist with Ciox Health.
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Myles Collins
Cohort '05
Myles is now principal consultant at Nexant.
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Lopamudra Das
Cohort '08
Lopa is now associate director for Global Market Access, Health Economics and Policy, at DH Diagnostics.
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Erin Duffy
Cohort '15
Erin is now a research scientist at the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics.
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Toby Edison
Cohort '01
Toby is now a consulting engineer for mission engineering at Northrop Grumman.
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John Fei
Cohort '04
John is now an international economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Prodyumna Goutam
Cohort '13
Prodyumna is now an economist at Amazon.
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David Groves
Cohort '01
David is now a senior climate change specialist at the World Bank.
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John Hamm
Cohort '15
John is now a flight test engineer for the U.S. Air Force.
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Amber Jaycocks
Cohort '08
Amber is now vice president, data science, at Dun & Bradstreet.
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Lauren Kendrick
Cohort '12
Lauren is now a research data scientist at Facebook.
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Felix Knutson
Cohort '16
Felix is now an innovation strategist with the U.S. Air Force.
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Sai Ma
Cohort '02
Sai is now director of business intelligence and clinical transformation, at Humana Inc.
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Rehan Malik
Cohort '01
Rehan is now a principal at Horizons Strategy Advisory LLC.
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David Schill
Cohort '06
David is now a commander of U.S. Space Force Space Launch.
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Mike Thirtle
Cohort '95
Mike is now chief executive officer of the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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Hui (Henry) Wang
Cohort '88
Hui is now president of Polaris OM Investment.
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Joshua Weed
Cohort '01
Josh is now a senior director at Veteran Ventures Capital.
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Liz Wilke
Cohort '07
Liz is now a principal economist at Gusto.
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Feng Zeng
Cohort '98
Feng is now therapeutic area head for multiple sclerosis medical health outcomes research at Biogen.
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Alumni Research & Commentary
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Tatiana Andreyeva Cohort '01 was the lead author of "Universal School Meals in the US: What Can We Learn from the Community Eligibility Provision?" in the journal Nutrients.
Janice Blanchard Cohort '98 wrote "The heartbreaking Covid cases I'm seeing," a commentary published by CNN.
Gregory Midgette Cohort '09 was the lead author of "Can Novel 'Swift-Certain-Fair' Programs Work Outside of Pioneering Jurisdictions?
An Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety in Montana, USA" in the journal Addiction.
Silvia Montoya Cohort '06 coauthored WHAT’S NEXT? Lessons on Education Recovery: Findings from a Survey of Ministries of Education amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, report published by UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and the OECD.
Bogdan Savych Cohort '02 coauthored Effects of Opioid-Related Policies on Opioid Utilization, Nature of Medical Care, and Duration of Disability, a report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Lu Shi Cohort '03 coauthored "The impact of phased university reopenings on mitigating the spread of COVID-19: a modeling study" in the journal BMC Public Health.
Neeraj Sood Cohort '99 coauthored "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses on Excess Mortality," a working paper published by NBER.
Jeffrey Tanner Cohort '05 was the lead author of Answering the Call: Forcibly Displaced During the Pandemic, a report of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, a partnership of the World Bank and UNHCR.
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Damien Baveye
Cohort '17
Dissertation: The Future of SOF: Three Papers on the Evolution of Special Operations Roles and Capabilities. Damien is a research analyst at CNA Corporation.
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Sujeong Park
Cohort '15
Dissertation: Three Essays on the Broader Effects of the Opioid Crisis. Sujeong is an assistant professor of health policy and addiction studies at Penn State University in Harrisburg.
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Fifteen professors from institutions across the United States gained policy research skills and personal mentoring over a three-week period this summer, thanks to Pardee RAND’s reimagined, virtual, and professionally enriching Faculty Leaders Program.
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“Tomorrow's Research Today” is a series of monthly online seminars showcasing research from local doctoral candidates that may influence the future of work in the public sector. Hosted by Southern California Government-to-University (G2U) Initiative, the events will run November through April. More »
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