trachtenberg school of public policy and public administration
University” to Beyond 2020 (by M Darden) He also completed on design, implementation, and evaluation of research and dem-
and published book reviews on “Presidential Transitions” (by P H onstration projects for the Office of Retirement and Disability
Sanaghan, L Goldstein, and K D Gaval) and “Measuring Up: Policy of the Social Security Administration, and consultant on
What Educational Testing Really Tells Us” (by D Koretz) President the TANF-SSI Disability Project for the Administration for Children
Emeritus Trachtenberg also published “What Is A Master’s Degree and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services
Worth?” in The New York Times over the summer In Europe, he continues work on disability policy at the Organi-
zation for Economic Cooperation and Development and on a
President Emeritus Trachtenberg’s recent speaking engage- cross-department initiative for building capacity for social policy
ments include keynote addresses at the National Association of evaluation established by HM Treasury in the United Kingdom
President Assistants in Higher Education Annual Meeting, at GW’s Recently, Dr Wiseman was awarded a three-year, $589,000 con-
TSPPPA graduation, and at Meridian International Center for a tract for consultation services by the Social Security Administra-
luncheon for a Republic of Georgia higher education delegation tion and $54,000 for consultation work for the Administration
He also served as a panelist at the National Education Association for Children and Families for the remainder of the present fiscal
Luncheon Forum and the American Enterprise Institute for Public year He served as Rapporteur for an OECD Ministers’ forum on
Policy Research In addition, he has served as a member of several “Sickness, Disability and Work: Keeping on Track in the Economic
committees and boards, including the ABA Standing Committee Downturn” held in Stockholm in May He was program co-chair
on the Law Library of Congress, the Council on Foreign Relations, (with T Gais, co-director of the Rockefeller Institute of Govern-
and The Arthur C Clark Foundation ment) for the National Association for Welfare Research and
Statistics 49th Annual Workshop “Helping in Crisis: Government
Robert Weiner Assistance in Recession and Beyond” held in Albany, New York, in
Dr Robert Weiner recently co-authored “Resource National- July Dr Wiseman’s publications include a study of poverty among
ism Meets the Market: Political Risk and the Value of Petroleum the elderly and recommendations for new employment-oriented
Reserves” with GW Professor Reid Click The article is forthcoming social assistance research projects
in the Journal of International Business Studies, one of the top ten
journals in management by citation impact favor, according to Hal Wolman
the Social Science Citation Index The paper examines Resource Dr Hal Wolman recently edited (with N Pindus and H Wial) Urban
Nationalism, a topic that has received a great deal of attention and Regional Policy and Its Effects, Volume 2 (Brookings Institu-
in the popular press, but little scholarly attention Dr Weiner also tion Press) He also has the following forthcoming publications:
took a group of GW masters’ students (including some MPA/MPP) “Corporate Citizenship and Urban Problem Solving: The Chang-
to London for courses (PAD 267 & 290) on nationalization and ing Civic Role of Business Leaders in American Cities” in Journal
privatization over the summer (see photo below) of Urban Affairs (with R Hanson, D Connolly, R McManmon, and
K Pearson); and “Comparing Local Government Autonomy Across
Michael Wiseman States” (with R McManmon, M Bell, D Brunori, and J Youngman) in
Dr Michael Wiseman continues policy analysis and manage- The Property Tax and Local Autonomy (eds M Bell and D Brunori)
ment work with various government agencies in the U S and Eu- Dr Wolman’s “Understanding the Economic Performance of
rope In the U S , he is Adjunct Research Adviser to the Economic Metropolitan Areas in the United States” (with P Blumenthal and
Research Service of the U S Department of Agriculture, consultant E Hill) was published in March In addition, he recently gave paper
presentations at two conferences In March, he presented “Craft-
ing Urban Policy: The Conditions of Public Support for Urban
Policy Initiatives” (with E Lawrence and R Stoker) at the Urban Af-
fairs Association in Chicago; and, in October, he presented “Policy
einer Transfer: What Transfers; What Doesn’t” at the European Health
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GW students enjoy an evening in London as part of Robert Weiner’s
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