Ph.D., Public Policy and Management
University of Washington
September 2010 – June 2015 | Seattle, Washington
- Dissertation explores the environmental policy choices of local governments in the United States, using an innovative research design and original policy and financial data.
- Research Assistant for the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (2015), Dr. Richard Zerbe (2012-2014), and Dr. Ann Bostrom (2010-2011).
- As a Teaching Assistant, I taught ten courses, and earned nearly-perfect evaluations from my students. Those evaluations – like “Honestly, Ryan was perhaps one of the best instructors I've ever had” – are posted online.
- Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate (2012-2013).
MS, Public Policy and Management
University of Washington
September 2010 – December 2012 | Seattle, Washington
BA, Environmental Public Policy (with High Honors)
University of Michigan
September 1999 – June 2003 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Undergraduate honors thesis cited by EPA in their 2005 Toxic Substances Control Act regulatory ruling on lead use in automotive wheel weights.
- Collaborated with Dining Services and Procurement Departments to produce a report evaluating organic produce and its potential within the UM food system (2001).
- Organized and led several campus-wide campaigns as the Facilitator of the UM Environmental Justice group (1999-2001) and the founder of the Justice for Bhopal group (2002-2003); also served as editorial writer for the Michigan Daily (2000-2001).
Study Abroad Student
Oxford University
January 2002 – June 2002 | Oxford, UK
Publications
- Think Globally, Act Locally? Local Mitigation Within a Rational-Choice Framework. Dissertation. University of Washington, 2015.
- Plecki et al. Washington’s Teacher and Principal Evaluation System: Efforts to Support Professional Development, Final Report. University of Washington, Seattle. July, 2015.
- Plecki et al. Washington’s Teacher and Principal Evaluation System: Efforts to Support Professional Development. Preliminary Report: State Funding for Professional Development Training. University of Washington, Seattle. April, 2015.
- Bodanyi et al. An Analysis of Benefits from the Use of the RAPTOR and Bridge Geographic Information Systems. Benefit cost analysis report commissioned by Multnomah County, Oregon. June 2013.
- While interning with the EPA's Tribal Affairs Unit in Region 10, I was asked to update and consolidate their Tribal Environmental Resource Guide. The original, 140-page working draft was made available to the public in 2004. The updated, 75-page draft I completed in 2012 hasn't been published by the EPA.
- Lead Use in Ammunition and Automotive Wheel Weights: An Examination of Lead’s Impact on Environmental and Human Health, the Alternatives to Lead Use, and the Case for a Voluntary Phase-Out. Honors Thesis. University of Michigan, 2003.
- Bodanyi, et al. Organic Produce: An Examination of its Feasibility in Dining Services At the University of Michigan. May, 2001. Report for Environmental Studies 391 at the University of Michigan.
Courses Taken
Methodological Coursework:
- Data Analysis (PPM 512) (syllabus)
- Analysis of Categorical Data (SOC 536) (syllabus)
- Social Statistics (SOC 505) (syllabus)
- Quantitative Methods (SOC 506) (syllabus)
- Data Management (CSDE 502) (syllabus)
- Research Design (PPM 502) (syllabus)
- Qualitative Methods (PBAF 525) (syllabus)
- Interviewing Methods (SMA 512) (syllabus)
Policy Coursework:
- Advanced Microeconomic Policy Analysis (PPM 506) (syllabus)
- Public Policy Analysis (PPM 510) (syllabus)
- Public Policy Processes (PPM 508) (syllabus)
- Institutional Perspectives on Management (PPM 504) (syllabus)
- Governmental Responses to Climate Change (SMA 521) (syllabus)
- Climate & Energy Policy (PBAF 595) (syllabus)
Courses Taught (As a Teaching Assistant)
- Quantitative Analysis II (PBAF 528) (syllabus) (syllabus) (syllabus)
- Quantitative Analysis I (PBAF 528) (syllabus)
- Quantitative Methods (QMETH 201) (syllabus)
- Budgeting and Financial Management (PBAF 522) (syllabus) (syllabus) (syllabus)
- Managing Organizational Performance (PBAF 512) (syllabus) (syllabus)