From Austin to Atlanta: LBJ School at APPAM Research Conference

The 2023 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference will see the LBJ School at UT Austin shine on the national stage. With 15 separate APPAM sessions featuring 12 distinguished scholars from LBJ, including 5 faculty members and 7 students, policy leaders from Austin, Texas, are poised to make a significant impact in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 9-11.

Conference sessions range from addressing income inequality and the economic value of cap-and-trade policies to exploring the role of social capital in disaster preparedness. 

Discover the LBJ School at APPAM:

Faculty Leaders 

• Gordon Abner, Assistant Professor

  • Toward a Greater Consilience between Policy-Related Disciplines in the Application of Synthesis Methods 

• Elizabeth Bell, Assistant Professor 

  • Informed Civic Engagement: The Design of Public Information Dissemination and Citizen Contribution to Social Welfare

  • Politics of Social Equity

  • Who Deserves Scarce Health and Education Resources? How Policy Context and Dehumanization Shapes Target Group Deservingness

• Angela Evans, Dean Emeritus 

  • Honoring the Legacy of Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.: Policy Actor, Scholar, Academic Leader, and Mentor

• Ji Ma, Assistant Professor 

  • How to be "Sweet"? Writing Research Articles for Scholarly and Policy Impact

• Varun Rai, Professor of Public Affairs 

  • Composition, Sequencing and Timing of Home Energy Technology Co-Adoption

See APPAM's Spotlight on the LBJ School 

Student Scholars

• Francisco Alberto Castellanos-Sosa

  • Immigration and Income Inequality in the United States

• Yoojin Cha

  • The Economic Value of Reducing Nutrient Pollution Using a Cap-and-Trade Policy

• Jasleen Kaur

  • Communicating Evidence to Decision Makers

  • Economic and Gender Interventions and Women’s Household Decision Making Power: A Meta-Analysis

• Sandeep Paul

  • Who Is My Neighbor? Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Disaster Preparedness and Adaptive Capacity in Urban Texas

• Vivek Shastry

  • Composition, Sequencing and Timing of Home Energy Technology Co-Adoption

• Antonia Vazquez

  • Job Market Roundtable

  • Refugees, migrants, and migration policies

• Kayee Zhou

  • Who Is My Neighbor? Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Disaster Preparedness and Adaptive Capacity in Urban Texas

The LBJ School is a proud supporter of the 2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference.