The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Incoming Assistant Professor of Public Policy, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Columbus, OH USA
2025-

The University of Notre Dame, Department of Economics
Affiliated Researcher, Lab for Economic Opportunities
South Bend, IN USA
2025-2030

St. Catherine’s University, Department of Economics
Adjunct Instructor, Economics and Policy Analysis
Saint Paul, MN USA
Spring 2025

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Pittsburgh, PA USA

• PhD Candidate, Public Policy and Management
  Expected Spring 2025
• National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship
  Funding through Aug. 2023

University of Oxford, St John’s College
Oxford, United Kingdom

• Master of Philosophy in Economics
  Rhodes Scholar (Ohio and St John’s 2016)
  Sept. 2016- June 2018

Youngstown State University (YSU)
Youngstown, Ohio USA

• Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Bachelors of Arts in Economics
  Summa Cum Laude with Honors, Honors College Member, President’s and Dean’s List
  Aug. 2012- May 2016 

The London School of Economics
London, United Kingdom

• Summer School Programme
  July-Aug. 2015

• Primary Field: Labor Economics
• Secondary Fields: Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Education, Public Policy Analysis

• “Employer Preference for Applicants based on Geographic Location: A Resume Audit”
  • Job Market Paper; Pre-registered with AEA RCT Registry
• “Examining Family Migration Considering Human Capital Investments in Children”
• “Growth Mindset Training for and in the Labor Market” with Jacob Cribbs
  • Press Coverage: NextPittsburgh; CMU News– Link to the paper. Submitted.
• “Where are the Workers and What Do They Need?” Job Characteristics for Worker Retention in Northeast Ohio’ with Bethia Burke and Reanna Karousis
  • Available on SSRN; Press Coverage: FastCompany June 30, 2023
• “Math, Mindset, and Growth: Building Quantitative Competencies in All” with Breazeale, Melville, le Blanc, Perez Sriprasert, and Whiteman
  • Forthcoming at the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Accepted Aug. 2024.

• Preparatory Mathematics (Masters level)
  Summers 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  Instructor of Record for 90-501, part of the Quantitative Summer Skills Program, Heinz College, CMU. Managed a team of two PhD Student teaching assistants and masters student graders.
   
• PhD Microeconomics (Doctoral level)
  Fall 2019 & 2020
  Recitation Leader and Teaching Assistant to Brian Kovak, CMU
   
• Applied Economic Analysis (Masters level)
  Fall 2020, 2023, and 2024
  Recitation Leader and Teaching Assistant to Lowell Taylor, CMU
   
• Critical Analysis of Policy Research (Masters level)
  Spring 2024
  Teaching Assistant and Grader (of applied econometrics assignments) for Brian Kovak, CMU
   
• Economic Principles of Policy Analysis (Undergraduate level) 
  Summer 2020 & Spring 2021
  Recitation Leader and Teaching Assistant to Mary Ellen Benedict, CMU / PPIA
   
• Development Economics (Undergraduate level)                
  July 2017 & 2018
  Instructor for OxBridge Academic Programs, Oxford, UK

• Teaching Assistant Trainer, Heinz College CMU
  Fall 2022- Fall 2024
• Graduate Teaching Consultant Fellow, Eberly Teaching Center
  January 2022- Spring 2025
• Research Assistant Supervisor, Heinz College CMU
  Spring 2022- Aug. 2024
• Pro Bono Research Assistant, Fund for Our Economic Future
  Fall 2022- Summer 2023
• Intern, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
  May- Sept. 2016
• Research Analyst Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  Summer 2014 & 2015

Selected Publications

• Orr and Savage. “Expanding Access to and Ensuring Equity in the Benefits of Remote Work
  Following the COVID-19 Pandemic” Journal of Science Policy & Governance. September 27, 2021. Vol 18. Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG180413
  Award for Honorable Mention in Policy Memo Competition
• Haigler, Orr, Shehadi, Wise, and Yazvac. “Redistricting Youngstown Police Beats” SIAM Undergraduate Research Online. (Oct. 2016). Vol 9. 404-421.
• Fee, Kyle and Ashley Orr. “The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metropolitan Statistical Area.” Economic Trends: FRBC (Aug. 2014) https://www.clevelandfed.org/

Research Grants

• Orr, Ashley. Institute for Research on Poverty: Dissertation Award for my Dissertation Proposal: “Frictions to Labor Mobility and the Geographic Inequality of Labor Market Opportunities.” Funded Amount: $4,950. Fall 2023
• Orr, Ashley. Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative Build Back Better Regional Challenge Sub-Award “Growth Mindset Training for and In the Labor Market.” Funded Amount: $25,755. Fall 2023- Spring 2024.
• Orr and Kovak. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research ImprovementGrant in Economics: “Employer Preference for Applicants based on Geographic Location: A Resume Audit.” Grant Number: 2018750. Funded Amount: $38,996. July 2020- Present.
• Orr, Ashley. CMU Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. Graduate Small project Help (GuSH) Research Grant. Funded Amount: $750. Spring 2020.

• Dr. Brian Kovak, Professor Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College (Dissertation Chair)
• Dr. Lowell Taylor, Professor Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College (Advisor)
• Dr. Edson Severnini, Professor Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College (Committee Member)
• Dr. Erina Ytsma, Professor Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business (Committee member)
• Dr. Michael Melville, Senior Data Science Research Associate, Teaching Center-CMU (Co-author)
• Dr. Dareen Basma, Associate Dean Of Diversity, Inclusion, Climate & Equity-CMU (Manager/Mentor)

• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College
  May 2024
• Daniel and Rise Nagin Dissertation Fellowship
  AY 2023-2024
• The George Duncan Award: Best Second Research Paper by a Heinz PhD Student    
  June 2023 
  Paper Title: “Employer Preferences for Local vs. Non-Local Workers: A Resume Audit Pilot”
• The Suresh Konda Award: Best First Research Paper by a Heinz PhD Student            
  June 2021 
  Paper Title: “Examining Family Migration Considering Human Capital Investments in Children”
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College   May 2021 Nominated by over 20 students from three courses (see website for teaching reviews)
• National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
  July 2020
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellow
   Fall 2018- Spring 2023
• Rhodes Scholar (Ohio and St John’s 2016)
  Nov. 2015
• Leslie H. Cochran University Scholarship
  Fall 2012- Spring 2016
  Youngstown State University Fully-Funded Academic Scholarship
• Department of Economics: Stocks Essay Contest: Second Prize
  Apr. 2016
  Essay: “Youngstown’s Public Transit- High need, yet low use”
• Department of Economics: Stocks Essay Contest: First Prize
  Apr. 2015
  Essay: “Household Participation in Public Housing Programs in Youngstown: A Policy Suggestion Considering Preference”
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Recipient
  Spring 2015
  Study abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science

2024

• Association of Public Policy and Management (APPAM) Annual Conference - presenter
• Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Conference - presenter
• Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA) Annual Meeting -presenter
• Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) - presenter, discussant, chair
• Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education (CTREE)- workshop participant
• SOLE at MEA Annual Meeting- presenter
• ASSA Annual Meeting - presenter, discussant, chair

2023

• Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Conference presenter
• POD Network Conference - poster
• LERA Annual Meeting - presenter
• University of Wisconsin-Madison: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) and Howard
• University’s Center for Race & Wealth Summer Dissertation Workshop - attendee & presenter
• Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center Inclusive Teaching Spotlight - presenter
• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues - presenter

2022

• APPAM Annual Conference- poster presenter and chair
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference - Session organizer, chair, and presenter
• Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) Annual Conference - presenter

2021

• Southern Economics Association 91st Annual Meeting - presenter
• Urban Economics Association’s 15th North American Meeting - presenter
• Inclusive SciComm Symposium - presenter

• American Association of Rhodes Scholars  Fall 2018- Present
  Board of Directors (2018-2022), Racial Justice Task Force Member, HBCU+ Alumni Ambassador Lead, Selection Weekend Volunteer, Class Leader
• Youngstown State University Honors College, Advisory Board Member
  Fall 2019- November 2024
• The Math Movement: Education Non-profit, Advisory Board Member
  Fall 2019- Present
• Heinz College, PhD Student Representative
  Summer 2019- Fall 2020

• YSU Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates: Speaker Series Summer 
  2022 & 2023
• Reviewer/referee: 
  “Journal of Human Resources”      
  Fall 2021
  "Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society”
  Summer/Winter 2020