Crenshaw Professor of Public Policy
Professor of Public Administration and Policy

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Dr. Whitford serves as the Crenshaw Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research centers on socio-technical systems.

Education
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Ph.D, Washington University-St. Louis, Political Science

Areas of Expertise
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  • Strategy and Innovation
  • Information Policy
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
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  • 2021 Herbert A. Simon Book Award, American Political Science Association.
  • 2017 Gladys M. Kammerer Book Award, American Political Science Association.
  • 2017 Charles H. Levine Prize, International Political Science Association.
  • 2016 SPAR Book Award, American Society for Public Administration.
  • 2017 Herbert A. Simon Award for the Scientific Study of the Bureaucracy, Midwest Political Science Association.
  • 2014 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow.
  • 2013 SPIA Award for Excellence in Research, University of Georgia.
  • 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year, UGA Graduate Students for Public Administration.
  • 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year, UGA Graduate Students for Public Administration.
  • 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year, UGA Graduate Students for Public Administration.
Affiliations
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National Academy of Public Administration – Elected Fellow

Course Instruction
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Research Interests
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  • Moral hazard
  • Emerging technologies
Selected Publications
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See http://linktr.ee/andywhitford.

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