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Andrew Whitford

MEMBER SINCE: 2013

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Dr. Whitford serves as the Alexander M. Crenshaw Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His current research centers on moral hazard and emerging technologies such as surveillance tools and prediction engines. His latest research articles are on robotics in Public Administration Review, agile governance in Public Administration Review, cryptocurrency in Regulation & Governance, geographic administration in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, presidential health reorganization in Administration & Society, the reorganization of the USCIS in Public Organization Review, and public-private partnerships in the journal Governance. He is Founding Co-Editor of the Cambridge Elements Series in Public and Nonprofit Administration, a new publication channel for the research community. He is also an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He received the 2017 Herbert A. Simon Award for “significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy.”

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Partner
Information Analytics, LLC.
2010
Present
Alexander M. Crenshaw Professor of Public Policy
Department of Public Administration and Policy
University of Georgia
2004
Present
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas
2001
2004
Assistant Professor
Rice University
1997
2001
Scholar in Health Policy Research
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1991
2001
Hallsworth Visiting Professor in Political Economy
University of Manchester
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research
School of Public Health (Cohort VI)
University of Michigan
Joint Faculty Development Program
Academic Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Advisory Panel Member
Human and Social Dynamics Competition
National Science Foundation
Advisory Panel Member
U.S. Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Trainer
International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, & Treasurers
Trainer
National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers, and Finance Officers
Trainer
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Co-Editor
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Research Fellow
Center for Organization Research and Design, School of Public Affairs
Arizona State University
Visiting Honorary Senior Research Associate
University College London, School of Public Policy
Primary Sector of Expertise

Academic