The School of Public Policy at UMBC

Econ/Public Policy Affiliate Prof. Emeritus R. Scott Farrow has published a new article in @JPAM_DC. The article provides a new method to estimate the monetary value of public sector employees in short supply. doi.org/10.1002/pam.70…

Public Policy Prof. Jane A. Lincove has publ a new article in the journal Economics of Education Review. They "investigate how large-scale expansion of charter schools and deregulation of teacher employment in New Orleans influenced teacher compensation." authors.elsevier.com/a/1m32O%7E1QCC…

Public Policy Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort was featured on a news panel this week about Trump's Asia tour. First appearance at minute 5:35! youtube.com/watch?v=015PjA…

Meet @UMBC 's six 2025 – 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients, including Public Policy's own Ph.D. student Daniel Douglas (M.P.P. '24), who is studying flood mitigation in Antwerp, Belgium. umbc.edu/stories/2025-2…

Cited in this article on #Baltimore You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/10/03/bus…

Research by Public Policy's Dr. Mir Usman Ali cited in this @EastBayTimes piece about civilian police oversight: eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/06/opi…

Interviewed for this piece that has shout out for my recent book published by @reaktionbooks on #insurrection Pardoned insurrectionists are using Charlie Kirk’s death to call for civil war motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

Here's my latest article on the #NewWorldOrder hot off the press A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like theconversation.com/a-new-world-or… via @ConversationUS

Featuring Public Policy Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort

Public Policy Prof. Chul Hyun Park and co-authors published a new manuscript in Technology in Society: "Mapping the landscape of cybersecurity preparedness: A systematic review of non-technological determinants and consequence" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (Free access for 50 days)

Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort was interviewed on the Intellings podcast about the geopolitics, diplomacy, and tensions driving the South China Sea dispute — and what it means for global security. youtube.com/watch?v=ei15YD…

UMBC's @erleellis has collaborated with a team of researchers across six continents to develop the Nature Relationship Index (NRI). The NRI will be the first standardized global metric that measures the quality of a nation’s relationships with nature. umbc.edu/stories/nature…

Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort has published a new piece in @ConversationUS about the geopolitically contentious South China Sea. theconversation.com/southeast-asia…

Ph.D. student (and MPP alumna) Taylor West has published a new article in the K-State One Health Newsletter exploring the impacts of drought and wildfires in Oregon. olathe.k-state.edu/research/one-h…

Alumnus Dave Anguish (MPP '19) was interviewed by UMBC Magazine about his advocacy for international students and immigrant communities as a @UMBC student and employee. umbc.edu/stories/dave-a…

Professor Emeritus @johnrennieshort has published a new book exploring the the conflicts in the South China Sea, a geopolitical hotspot. Read more and find the book here: routledge.com/Hedging-and-Co…

Public Policy Ph.D. candidate Ridwan Islam Sifat was recently selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 022BC-UMBC Congrats Ridwan! Learn more about the award: my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/phikapp…

Public Policy professor Chul Hyun Park has published a new article examining the impact of a group prenatal care model that provides pregnant women with risk assessment, education, and social support. Read more in the journal Healthcare: mdpi.com/2227-9032/13/9…

Congrats to our own alumnus Rudy de Leon Dinglas, Ph.D. for making #4 on the list!

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) team published as story about how a UMBC team including a health policy Ph.D. candidate used ACS data to evaluate and work on on a COVID-19 health outreach/ literacy project in Frederick, MD. census.gov/programs-surve…