Pat Wong

LBJ School faculty member Pat Wong

Associate Professor of Public Affairs; Associate Dean for Academics

Education:
Ph.D. in Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
M.A. in Social Work, Washington University, 1982
B.A. in Psychology, University of Rochester, 1978
Research Areas:
Welfare reform
Family and child welfare
Healthcare
Teaching Areas:
Research and Empirical Methods
Economics
Social Policy

Pat Wong holds a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary areas of interest are social policy, family and child welfare, poverty issues, housing and community development. His publications and government reports are in the areas of child support and welfare reform, Medicaid managed care and coordination of social services. He currently co-chairs a planning process dealing with homelessness at the city of Austin. He also serves as a board member on Texans Care for Children. Dr. Wong is the former assistant to the director for research and planning of Oi Kwan Social Service in Hong Kong, where he was in charge of evaluation, planning and staff development. Before that, he served as a social worker for Yang Memorial Social Service and as a resettlement counselor for the International Institute in St. Louis.

Recent Publications
Texas Mental Health Transformation: Innovation & Diffusion of Texas Senate Bill 839
"Mind the Gap"
Texas Mental Health Transformation: Organizational Evaluation
Texas Mental Health Transformation: Community Collaborative Baseline Evaluation
Texas Mental Health Transformation: Consumer-Driven Services and Participation in Texas

Courses Taught
Spring - 60480 - PA 388K - POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE
Spring - 59735 - P A 393G - MICROECONOMICS
Fall - TBD - P A 188W - Analytical Foundations for Public Policy
Fall - 60465 - P A 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Spring - 60104 - PA 383C - AMERICAN WELFARE STATE
Spring - 60465 - PA 393K - APPLIED MICROECONOMCS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
Fall - 61025 - P A 388K - POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE
Fall - 61330 - P A 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods (Calculus-Based Section)
Spring - 59107 - PA 383C - American Welfare State
Spring - 59465 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Fall - 60718 - PA 383C - AMERICAN WELFARE STATE
Fall - 61025 - PA 393K - APPLIED MICROECO FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
Fall - 61050 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods
Spring - 60540 - PA 383C - American Welfare State
Spring - 60850 - PA 393L - The Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 60945 - PA 388K - Analytic Foundations
Fall - 61174 - PA 393L - Politicl Econ American Poverty
Fall - 61185 - PA 397 - Intro Empircl Meth Policy Anly
Spring - 58235 - PA 383C - American Welfare State
Spring - 58640 - PA 393L - The Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 58969 - PA 388K - Analytic Foundations for Public Policy
Fall - 58975 - PA 388K - Analytic Foundations for Public Policy
Spring - 59940 - PA 383C - American Welfare State
Spring - 60339 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Fall - 59285 - PA 388K - Analytic Foundations for Public Policy
Fall - 59465 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Spring - 60640 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Spring - 60965 - PA 393L - The Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 61000 - PA 393L - Economics of U.S. Person-Based Anti-Poverty Policy
Fall - 61050 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Spring - 61220 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Fall - 61030 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Fall - 61090 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Spring - 60155 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Spring - 60500 - PA 393L - Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 60875 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Fall - 60900 - PA 393L - Political Economy of American Poverty
Spring - 61005 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Spring - 61375 - PA 393L - Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 60095 - PA 393K - Applied Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
Fall - 60175 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Spring - 63360 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Spring - 63795 - PA 397C - Applied Econometrics for Social Policy Analysis
Fall - 62456 - PA 383C - American Welfare State
Fall - 62805 - PA 393L - Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 62840 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Spring - 62690 - PA 383C - The American Welfare State
Spring - 63096 - PA 397C - Quantitative Methods for Social Policy Analysis
Fall - 63825 - PA 393L - Political Economy of American Poverty
Fall - 63860 - PA 397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
Contact Information
Phone:
512-471-8962
Campus location:
SRH 3.243