Qing Miao
Associate Professor
Qing Miao
Associate Professor
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.
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In the News
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October 16, 2024
Local policy expert explains FEMA, national flood insurance program
Rochester First speaks to Qing Miao, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy, about the need for updated flood hazard maps and better preparedness to mitigate disaster damage. -
November 1, 2023
RIT researchers earn $1 million Civic Innovation Challenge grant to empower Deaf community
RIT and NTID researchers have identified a critical gap between emergency services and the needs of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Now with a $1 million grant, they are working to bridge that divide.
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November 21, 2022
How to design clean energy subsidies that work – without wasting money on free riders
Essay by Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy; Eric Williams, professor of sustainability; Qing Miao, associate professor of public policy; and Ph.D. student Tiruwork B. Tibebu, published by The Conversation.
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August 10, 2021
Miao awarded grant for coastal hazards research
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January 10, 2020
Miao named Fellow for NSF program