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Ivy Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi, where she contributes to research and teaching in public policy and management. Her work focuses on public sector innovation, policy learning, and crisis response across state and local governments.
Her research interests include:
- Public sector innovation and economic development
- Policy diffusion and intergovernmental learning
- Disaster and public health emergency response
- Executive leadership in policy-making
- Advanced quantitative methods in public administration
Dr. Liu's recent research employs synthetic control methods, network analysis, and spatial econometrics to evaluate policy impacts. Her publications span topics such as mask policy termination during the pandemic, disaster relief allocation, and corporate tax policy effects on employment, reflecting a strong trend toward rigorous empirical analysis of timely and complex public policy challenges.
She has received research support from the CDC’s Public Health Extreme Events Research (PHEER) initiative. Dr. Liu is actively engaged in the academic community, serving on the American Political Science Association’s Section on Public Policy committee and reviewing for top journals in the field.
She teaches undergraduate courses in policy research methods and policy design. Her professional affiliations include:
- American Political Science Association
- American Society for Public Administration
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Public Health Extreme Events Research Center
- Public Management Research Association
Dr. Liu holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from The Ohio State University, with graduate minors in economics and statistics.
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