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Qing Miao

Associate Professor

Department of Public Policy
College of Liberal Arts
qxmgla@rit.edu
585-475-4434
Office Location
EAS-1327

Qing Miao

Associate Professor

Department of Public Policy
College of Liberal Arts

Education

BA, Nanjing University (China); MS, University of Michigan; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Bio

Qing Miao is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her research areas include disaster policy and emergency management, climate resilience and adaptation, public finance, and technology policy. Her current work focuses on disaster finance by examining the fiscal impacts of natural disasters and assessing the welfare and equity implications of federal disaster aid programs. She also examines technological innovations related to climate adaptation and mitigation and how public policies can affect innovation of climate technologies. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Transportation, and published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Risk Analysis, Natural Hazards Review, Land Economics, National Tax Journal, and Public Finance Review among many others. In 2020, she was selected as a Fellow for the NSF-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Program. Qing received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan.

qxmgla@rit.edu
585-475-4434
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Areas of Expertise
Environmental Policy
Science and Technology Policy
Public Finance

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Journal Paper
Miao, Qing and Yiwei Wang. "The Impact of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards on Technological Changes in Automobile Fuel Efficiency." Resource and Energy Economics. (2021): 1-17. Web.
Miao, Qing, et al. "Natural Disasters and Financial Implications for Subnational Governments: Evidence from China." Public Finance Review 48. 1 (2020): 72-101. Print.
Miao, Qing, Meri Davlasheridze, and Yu Shi. "Fiscal Decentralization and Natural Disaster Mitigation: Evidence from the United States." Public Budgeting and Finance. (2020): 1-25. Print.
Miao, Qing and Meri Davlasheridze. "Does Federal Disaster Assistance Affect Private Protection Behavior: An Empirical Analysis of Household Purchase of Flood Insurance." Land Economics 96. 1 (2019): 124-145. Print.
Miao, Qing. "What affects government planning for climate change adaptation: Evidence from the US states." Environmental Policy and Governance 29. 5 (2019): 376-394. Print.
Miao, Qing, Yilin Hou, and Michael Abrigo. "Measuring the Financial Shocks of Natural Disasters: A Panel Study of U.S. States." National Tax Journal 71. 1 (2018): 11-44. Print.
Zhang, Fengxiu, Eric Welch, and Qing Miao. "Public Organization Adaptation to Extreme Events: Mediating Role of Risk Perception." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 28. 3 (2018): 371-387. Print.
Wang, Yiwei and Qing Miao. "Implication of Replacing the Federal and State Fuel Taxes with a National Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax." Transportation Research Records: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (2018): 1-11. Print.
Miao, Qing, et al. "Public Transit Extreme Weather Risk Perceptions Climate Adaptation Climate Change." Transportation Research Part D 63. (2018): 421-432. Web.
Miao, Qing, et al. "What Drives Public Transit Organizations in the United States to Adapt to Extreme Weather Events?" Journal of Environmental Management 225. (2018): 252-260. Web.
Miao, Qing. "Are We Adapting to Floods? Evidence from Global Flooding Fatalities." Risk Analysis. (2018): 1-16. Web.
Miao, Qing, Eric Welch, and P.S. Sriraj. "Extreme Weather, Public Transport Ridership and Moderating Effect of Bus Stop Shelters." Journal of Transport Geography 74. (2018): 125-133. Print.
Miao, Qing. "Technological Innovation, Social Learning and Natural Hazard Mitigation: Evidence on Earthquake Fatalities." Environment and Development Economics 22. 3 (2017): 249-273. Print.
Miao, Qing and David Popp. "Necessity of the Mother of Invention: Innovative Response to Natural Disasters." Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 68. (2014): 280-295. Print.
Invited Article/Publication
Miao, Qing. "The Fiscal Implications of Managing Natural Disasters for National and Subnational Governments." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. (2018). Web.

Currently Teaching

PUBL-101
Foundations of Public Policy
3 Credits
This interdisciplinary course introduces the student to the key concepts of public policy, the policymaking process, the role of stakeholders and interest groups, and the basic dimensions policy analysis. Those concepts are then applied through a range of issues, such as the environment, clean energy, climate change, healthcare, cybersecurity, employment, privacy, telecommunications, and innovation, at local, state, federal and international levels.
PUBL-301
Public Policy Analysis
3 Credits
This course provides students with necessary tools to help them become effective policy analysts. The course places particular emphasis on understanding the policy process, the different approaches to policy analysis, and the application of quantitative methods, such as cost-benefit analysis, sampling designs, and decision trees. Students will apply these tools to contemporary public policy decision making at the local, state, federal, and international levels.
PUBL-510
Technological Innovation and Public Policy
3 Credits
Technological innovation, the incremental and revolutionary improvements in technology, has been a major driver in economic, social, military, and political change. This course will introduce generic models of innovation that span multiple sectors including: energy, environment, health, and bio- and information-technologies. The course also analyzes how governments choose policies, such as patents, to spur and shape innovation and its impacts on the economy and society. Students will be introduced to a global perspective on innovation policy including economic competitiveness, technology transfer and appropriate technology.
PUBL-610
Technological Innovation and Public Policy
3 Credits
Technological innovation, the incremental and revolutionary improvements in technology, has been a major driver in economic, social, military, and political change. This course will introduce generic models of innovation that span multiple sectors including: energy, environment, health, and bio- and information-technologies. The course will then analyze how governments choose policies, such as patents, to spur and shape innovation and its impacts on the economy and society. Students will be introduced to a global perspective on innovation policy including economic competitiveness, technology transfer and appropriate technology.
PUBL-701
Graduate Policy Analysis
3 Credits
This course provides graduate students with necessary tools to help them become effective policy analysts. The course places particular emphasis on understanding the policy process, the different approaches to policy analysis, and the application of quantitative and qualitative methods for evaluating public policies. Students will apply these tools to contemporary public policy decision making at the local, state, federal, and international levels.
PUBL-785
Capstone Experience
1 - 6 Credits
The Public Policy Capstone Experience serves as a culminating experience for those MS in Science, Technology and Public Policy students who chose this option in the Public Policy Department. Over the course of the semester, students will have the opportunity to investigate and address contemporary topics in science and technology policy using analytic skills and theoretical knowledge learned over the course of their MS degree.
PUBL-790
Public Policy Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
The master's thesis in science, technology, and public policy requires the student to select a thesis topic, advisor and committee; prepare a written thesis proposal for approval by the faculty; present and defend the thesis before a thesis committee; and submit a bound copy of the thesis to the library and to the program chair.
PUBL-791
Continuation of Thesis
0 Credits
For students continuing to work on their thesis after taking the required thesis credits, but before the thesis is defended.

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