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Recent Publications

Type 2 Diabetes and Financial Outcomes
JAMA
2025

PhD graduate Patthew Pesavento and professors Cäzilia Loibl and Stephanie Moulton published an economic evaluation study of 166,285 adult patients finding a higher probability of adverse financial outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Pennsylvania State Police Traffic Stop Study
2024 Annual Report of the Pennsylvania State Police
2025

This report by Robin Engel and Jenn Cherkauskas provides a detailed breakdown of traffic stop characteristics and outcomes at the department level, as well as across PSP’s four Areas, 16 Troops, and 89 Stations. PSP’s voluntary data collection and analysis align with best practices, showcasing its commitment to transparency and accountability to its communities and reinforcing its dedication to evidence-based policing practices. 

The Columbus Model: Crowd Psychology, Dialogue Policing, and Protest Management in the U.S.A.
Policing and Society
2025

Russell Hassan, Clifford Stott and colleagues deliver the first systematic, theory-informed empirical analysis of the Columbus Division of Police post-2020 POPS framework using participatory action research across 60+ events to show how specific approaches contain conflict and promote self-regulation within protest crowds, also revealing tensions in organizational change.

High Turnover with Low Accountability: Local School Board Elections in 16 States
EdWorkingPapers
2025

Vladimir Kogan and Stéphane Lavertu analyze U.S. school board election data and find that nearly half of races go uncontested and that incumbents are reelected more than 80 percent of the time when they run. 

Loyalty to Principle or Politics: The US Civil Service under Attack …but is it Justified?
Public Money & Management
2025

Jos C. N. Raadschelders and authors stress the importance of a career civil service recruited on the basis of merit, while at the same time recognizing the need for genuine civil service reform. The article also highlights the importance of career civil servants to citizens.

The Future of Global Public Administration in the Age of Democratic Backsliding
The American University in Cairo's School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
2025

Jos Raadschelder's policy brief about the future of global public administration, published by the The American University in Cairo's School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Charitable Objectives or Donor Benefits? What Sponsor Language Reveals About Donor-Advised Fund Priorities and Resource Flows
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
2025

The research, conducted by Professor Brian Mittendorf, shows that donor-advised funds balance client service and mission impact, and the language they use in public outreach can predict their priorities and behavior.

Thinking Outside the Credit Box: Strategies to Advance Equity in the Housing Finance System
Housing Policy Debate
2025

In this article, Dr. Stephanie Moulton and a team of housing policy experts draw from recent research to propose changes to the housing finance system that would improve access to mortgages while enabling homeownership stability for low wealth households in the U.S.