Seth Kahan
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@axschat.bsky.social
Podcast & social media chat focused on disability, accessibility, innovation & social good. https://www.axschat.com/ Building bridges & creating inclusive communities online for the last decade. Banner: Bridge with hands supporting - Aleks Barsukov
@emilycurates.bsky.social
Social Media Enthusiast 🦋 Exploring the world through trends, culture, and everyday moments. From deep dives into society to the quirks of the internet—if it fascinates me, I’m sharing it!
@eisummit.org
Abstracts closing 18 May | 27-29 October 2025 | Melbourne, Australia | #ImpSci | #EvidenceSynthesis | #EIS2025 | Global
@cbgoodman.co
Associate Professor @ NIU. Public finance & local govts. Special districts, mostly. 🚴 📍 Chicagoland 🌐 www.cgoodman.com
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
@andrew.heiss.phd
Assistant professor at Georgia State University, formerly at BYU. 6 kids. Study NGOs, human rights, #PublicPolicy, #Nonprofits, #Dataviz, #CausalInference. #rstats forever. andrewheiss.com Signal: andrewheiss.01
@elizabethlinos.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Public Policy & Management, Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Director, The People Lab ElizabethLinos.com peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu
@downeydavia.bsky.social
I study federalism, local politics & policy in cities post-disaster. I also helped end gerrymandering in MI. I do a lot of yoga. 1st gen Ph.D. RT≠ endorsements. Read my work (gratuitous plug): https://tinyurl.com/ms7b9r6a. Send ur best memes. ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼
@sam-workman.bsky.social
Professor & Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs at West Virginia University 🍸cocktails 📜 policy 📊 data 📍Morgantown, West Virginia, Appalachia, USA 🌎https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-workman
@stevebholt.bsky.social
Associate Professor. Public Management, Education Policy, Econometrics. https://stevebholt.github.io/
@policyandpups.bsky.social
UC Davis Center for Enviro Policy & Behavior. Associate editor, Policy Studies Journal. Governance, institutions, policy process, fracking. Ehler’s Danlos. Dog rescue helper
@akass.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. at DePaul, deep in the public finance weeds, grammar + typo offender, stata frenemy. opinions are my own. She/her Personal site: https://amandakass.blog/ Current research: https://covidfundsforviolenceintervention.com/
@mullinmeg.bsky.social
Political scientist @ UCLA & faculty director of Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social. Research on climate, water, communities, politics. LA on an e-bike.
@cmwitko.bsky.social
Professor of public policy and political science. Opinions mine only. Go Heels. E pluribus unum🇺🇸 Most recent coauthored book: https://www.russellsage.org/publications/hijacking-agenda
@vwilkins.bsky.social
Acting Provost, AU Research producing, higher ed administrating, Liza mothering, dog rescuing, Packer loving, thrift store shopper. She/Her Tweets and RTs are all mine!
@nicduquette.bsky.social
Economist at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Nonprofit economics, public economics, economic history. #EconSky Site: http://www.nicolasduquette.com
@meganehatch.bsky.social
Associate Prof studying rental housing, #eviction, #preemption, CDBG. Occasionally cycling, #felineTA, #SabbaticalReads
@nathanfavero.com
soft scientist (american university), church attendee, monoglot, datum scientist, chess grandnonmaster, etc. stata, r, javascript, quickbasic. #lifelonglearner nathanfavero.com
@schwoererskayla.bsky.social
Public & nonprofit management scholar studying technology, design, and public engagement. I post mostly about gov tech research, my pets, and all the concerts I go to. www.kaylaschwoerer.com
@zmomoney.bsky.social
Cost, accounting and accountability, election administration, experiments, naps
@jaclynpiatak.bsky.social
Professor, UNC Charlotte | Editor, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly | public & nonprofit management scholar https://pages.charlotte.edu/jaclyn-piatak/
@sebjilke.bsky.social
Assoc Prof at Georgetown McCourt & Co-director Better Government Lab \\ Evidence-based Policy Implementation, Behavioral Public Administration \\ Otherwise mediocre whitewater gnar 🌊🛶 http://www.sebastianjilke.net https://www.bettergovernmentlab.org
@240front.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Teaching at UC-Riverside. Public Finance & Survey Methods Researcher. Public Transportation Enthusiast. Opinions are mine.
@billresh.bsky.social
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy; Associate Professor of Public Policy & Management; CC Crawford Professor in Management and Performance; Director, CLEAR Initiative (clear.usc.edu). I fight monsters.
@zeemering.bsky.social
MPA Director @ UGA; Dedicated to public service education; seeking a better understanding of local government and intergovernmental relations; consuming too much coffee and hockey
@ericjstokan.bsky.social
prof @umbc, Director of CS3 (https://socialscience.umbc.edu/)- teaching and researching policy, economic and community development, urban issues, climate planning, and social equity. Lover of cities, running, playing with R and Python, and chess!
@spencerbrien.bsky.social
Tax policy, martial arts, band geek stuff, board games, Dad jokes
@davemitchellucf.bsky.social
Associate professor of city management & MPA director at the University of Central Florida. I study how city managers achieve goals via strategy, budgeting, collaboration, & learning. KU Jayhawk alum x2.
@chrisscotth.bsky.social
UTC MPA professor, program evaluation consultant, studying faith-work integration (or not) in PA (JPNA article forthcoming). Free social science research methods ebook at https://scholar.utc.edu/oer/1/ or cheap hard copy at https://a.co/d/fB3LQbx.
@slizlarson.bsky.social
Associate Professor Miami University, doggie mommy, coffee enthusiast, Peloton obsessed, research on taxation & budgeting, and social media for @publicfinance.bsky.social & @journalpa.bsky.social.
@akheilsingla.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs | Public Finance & Local Government
@drhelenhyu.bsky.social
Director & Professor | Public Administration Program | University of Hawai'i at Mānoa | Ret FLEO | Veteran | Foodie | Diehard @lakers17.bsky.social | Editor-in-Chief @ppmgmtjournal.bsky.social | GoogleScholar (https://t.co/PGDU6CXhEO)
@profsp.bsky.social
Director & Coor Presidential Chair in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. Studying social equity in public organizations and local government. Former local elected official. KU alum.
@ppmgmtjournal.bsky.social
In-depth research from top human resource scholars and industry experts. Founded by IPMA-HR, now Public Sector HR Association (PSHRA) | A journal from SAGE Publishing | Editor-in-Chief @drhelenhyu.bsky.social
@globalacademic.bsky.social
Who Matters at the World Bank: http://bit.ly/3HKtACU; Global Policy & Transnational Administration: http://bit.ly/3rw6Ek2; Book Series Co-Ed: http://bit.ly/3qJhNzo, Co-EIC: @ausjpa.bsky.social, Associate Professor, CPP, HBKU. On X: @Global_Academic.
@ianelliott.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Public Administration. co-EiC @journalpad.bsky.social. ORCID: 0000-0003-4622-298X #Publicadmin #leadership #localgov #academicsky #PASky #PolicySky #academic #research #Scotland. All views my own etc
@johnholbein1.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education @UVA. I share social science.
@pamherd.bsky.social
Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
@heathbrown.bsky.social
CUNY John Jay & Grad Center—author of Roadblocked: Joe Biden’s Rocky Transition to the Presidency due out in 2024 https://a.co/d/en5ESkV Co-edit 3Streams blog: https://medium.com/3streams
@patrickgauding.bsky.social
Assistant professor, Department of Politics, @univofthesouth. CJ policy, state/local, policy process, methods. CLE native.
@drrachelemas.bsky.social
into inclusive pedagogy, sustainability policy, dad jokes, oxford commas, & other cool stuff. she/her.
@robgreerphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Studying public finance, public management, environmental finance, infrastructure, and water policy.
@academicpiracy.bsky.social
Prof. and direct at @spsodu.bsky.social, eic of @journalpa.bsky.social and co-eic of @publicfinance.bsky.social. Amateur #pirate and #pilgrim. Professional coddiwompler.
@drelizabethbell.bsky.social
Asst Professor @TheLBJSchool | Public management and ed policy scholar | Interested in improving governance & enhancing equity
@mkfeeney.bsky.social
Professor, traveller, cyclist, skater, science policy junkie. Reluctant Phoenician. Interested in all things public sector