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The Academic Minute
Wandi Bruine de Bruin, University of Southern California Dornsife – It's Time to Ditch Climate Change Jargon

The Academic Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 2:30


On USC Dornsife Week:  Jargon can make things difficult to understand and talk about. Wandi Bruine de Bruin, provost professor of public policy, psychology and behavioral science, explores this. Wändi Bruine de Bruin is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of […]

The Hyper Guy Motivational Podcast
Frank Zerunyan, J.D. is a USC Public Policy Professor in Governance and Leadership.

The Hyper Guy Motivational Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 69:26


Frank Zerunyan, J.D. is a University of Southern California Professor in Governance and Leadership at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. He is also the Director of Executive Education at the USC Bedrosian Center on Governance and The Neely Center for Ethical Leadership. Frank shares his perspective on leadership and his personal story of resilience. 

Environmental Leadership Chronicles
Addressing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Environmental Profession ft. La Mikia Castillo, Castillo Consulting Partners

Environmental Leadership Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 61:54


La Mikia has over two decades of experience in leadership development, strategic planning, design thinking, grassroots community organizing, youth engagement, policy advocacy and systems change. A commitment to social justice and racial equity permeates each aspect of her personal and professional life. ​La Mikia supports organizations with developing, implementing, and assessing data-driven strategies, she designs and facilitates leadership development trainings, conducts equity assessments, and moderates important conversations around race, bias, and equity. Her expertise lies in helping companies effectively embed equity, inclusion, diversity, access and anti-racism into their leadership, policies, and procedures so they can best support and retain their people. ​An Afro-Latina who was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, La Mikia is a first-generation alumna who has committed her life and career to developing leaders, investing in communities, and promoting equity. She holds Bachelors' degrees in Ethnic Studies and Urban Studies & Planning from UCSD, dual Master's degrees in Public Policy and Urban Planning, and Certificates in Public Management, Political Management, and the Ross Minority Program in Real Estate from USC, where she serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. La Mikia also teaches Black, Latino and Latin American Relations courses in the Pan African Studies Department at Cal State Los Angeles.

Our Curious Amalgam
#173 Who Is Alejandra Palacios? Meet the Former Chair of the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE)

Our Curious Amalgam

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 27:51


The Section Lunch at the Antitrust Law Section's Annual Spring Meeting in March 2022 featured a panel discussion with four trailblazing women leaders who have served as current or former competition agency chiefs in their countries. By popular demand, we are dedicating an episode of Our Curious Amalgam to each of these inspiring panelists. In this episode, hosts Alicia Downey and Anora Wang ask former COFECE Chair Alejandra Palacios to talk about Mexico's competition regime, newsworthy accomplishments of COFECE under her leadership, and her own professional journey. With special guest: Alejandra Palacios, Senior Fellow at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC) Related Links: COFECE - Federal Economic Competition Commission A converging competition agenda for the prosperity of Mexico and the United States Hosted by: Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter

Alchemy of Politics with Rusha Modi
Ep.5 - COVID-19, Public Policy, and the Future of Public Health with Michael Cousineau PhD

Alchemy of Politics with Rusha Modi

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 59:39


One of the biggest issues that COVID has brought is the debate on vaccine mandates and hesitancy. People have various opinions about vaccines, some are for and others are against them due to different factors. Today, I have a deep conversation about this topic with Michael Cousineau Ph.D. He will be talking about his outlook on the current status of American healthcare and politics. He also shares his thoughts about health care literacy and health-science education in the US. Pay close attention since Dr. Michael discloses future challenges that public health will face in the US.Michael R. Cousineau is currently a Clinical Professor Emeritus in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine at USC. He has a joint appointment in the Sol Price School of Public Policy. He teaches in both the Masters in Public Health program and the Professionalism and the Practice of Medicine. He attended U.C. Berkeley with an undergraduate degree in genetics and has a master's and a doctorate from the UCLA School of Public Health. His work focuses on health policy and health services and evaluation research, access to care for the low-income uninsured, governance and operation of safety-net providers including public hospitals, community-based clinics, and health centers; and health needs of vulnerable populations including homeless people.  Listen and enjoy!Key Highlights:[00:45 -11:28] - Opening SegmentThe current status of American healthcare and politicsDr. Michael's outlook on health care literacy and health and science education in the USWhy core facts that used to be uncontroversial are now tools in a political culture[11:29 - 22:32] - Complex Social Educational Theories to Understand Health BehaviorThe reason why public health individuals are going from heroes to villainsFacebook is destroying democracy and public healthThe issue of vaccine mandates and hesitancy[22:33- 35:33] - COVID and The Abortion Debate Dr. Michael's thoughts about people that avoid vaccinesThe role of states in healthcareWhy the right doesn't see vaccine mandates as a pro-life mandates[35:34 - 46:03] - The Issues of Culture, Trust, And The Breakdown in Civic EngagementFuture challenges that public health will face in the USWhat we think as a society might mean about how we approach other health problemsBeing in a place where the common good is decimated[46:04 - 58:06] - Incorporate More Public Health Functions Into Medical EducationWhy public health should enter into the new political sphereHow we can focus on communal solutions as opposed to an individual focusThe components of the modern armamentarium of the modern public health soldierDr. Michael's outlook on what historians will write about America's unique response to the COVID pandemic[58:07 - 59:40] - Closing SegmentIf you want to learn more about Michael Cousineau and what he does, follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn. CRAVING MORE?What are you waiting for? Head to Alchemy of Politics; join the conversation and start a change reaction! Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok. You can connect with Rusha Modi, MD on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

The Hyper Guy Motivational Podcast
Helena Goto is an expert in conflict management, negotiation, and mediation, M.B.A.

The Hyper Guy Motivational Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 53:50


Helena Goto is an expert in conflict management, negotiation, and mediation. She is an adjunct professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy and teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution. She is the owner of Goto Solutions Consulting and had master's degree in business and dispute resolution.

Leadership Development News
Mastering Your Balance with Bill Leider

Leadership Development News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 51:31


Bill Leider is a seasoned, highly respected executive leader, advisor, and consultant. He is the co-founder and managing partner of Axies Group, a consulting company. He works with growth-minded leaders and organizations that want to propel their performance from acceptable to exceptional. His more than 35 years of experience include being the CEO of both publicly traded and privately-owned companies and advising and consulting to companies ranging from ambitious start-ups to Fortune 500s in a wide variety of industries. He and his partner, Jason Thompson, have recently published their book (released in March 2021), “Mastering Your Balance – a guide to leading and living at your full potential.” It ranked #1 on Amazon for new releases. Bill also serves as the Vice President of the governing board of INI (Institute of Neuro Innovation), a neuroscience research organization involved in improving brain health in the area of depression. He is a regular lecturer at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC, where he lectures in leadership in a class in counterterrorism as a required part of the master's degree program.

Leadership Development News
Mastering Your Balance with Bill Leider

Leadership Development News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 51:31


Bill Leider is a seasoned, highly respected executive leader, advisor, and consultant. He is the co-founder and managing partner of Axies Group, a consulting company. He works with growth-minded leaders and organizations that want to propel their performance from acceptable to exceptional. His more than 35 years of experience include being the CEO of both publicly traded and privately-owned companies and advising and consulting to companies ranging from ambitious start-ups to Fortune 500s in a wide variety of industries. He and his partner, Jason Thompson, have recently published their book (released in March 2021), “Mastering Your Balance – a guide to leading and living at your full potential.” It ranked #1 on Amazon for new releases. Bill also serves as the Vice President of the governing board of INI (Institute of Neuro Innovation), a neuroscience research organization involved in improving brain health in the area of depression. He is a regular lecturer at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC, where he lectures in leadership in a class in counterterrorism as a required part of the master's degree program.

New Books in American Politics
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in American Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Public Policy
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

New Books in Political Science
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

New Books in the American South
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in the American South

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south

New Books in Law
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

New Books in History
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in American Studies
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books Network
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in African American Studies
Jeffery A. Jenkins and Justin Peck, "Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 61:06


Jeffrey Jenkins and Justin Peck's new book Congress and the First Civil Rights Era, 1861-1918 (U Chicago Press, 2021) explores how Congressional Republicans enacted laws aimed at establishing an inclusive, multiracial democracy. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Congress crafted a civil rights agenda -- including laws, strict enforcement mechanisms, and Constitutional amendments that (for a brief time) enabled Black Americans to vote, sit on juries, and exercise other civil rights. Using a rich collection of data, the book documents how the Republican coalitions that passed and enforced civil rights weakened because of GOP political weakness in the South, shifts in the political preferences of Northern voters, and lack of GOP unity over core assumptions. Jenkins and Peck offer a Congress-centered American political development perspective to understand how Republicans built civil rights yet subsequently undermined the nascent multiracial democracy that their civil rights agenda helped make possible. The book focuses on the conflict within the Republican Party and electoral trends to argue that “policy enactments are a consequence of, and a window into, evolving attitudes about civil rights.” The book's granular political history demonstrates how legal institutions -- created by majoritarian bodies like Congress -- liberated and protected an oppressed class of citizens but also reasserted the power of the white majority. Dr. Jeffery A. Jenkins is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair of Governance and the Public Enterprise, Director of the Bedrosian Center, and Director of the Political Institutions and Political Economy (PIPE) Collaborative at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. Justin Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Wesleyan University. In addition to his work on Congress and Civil Rights, he is engaged in a project that seeks to understand how the United States' role in international affairs leads to the production of new political ideas and to the reform of domestic political institutions. Daniella Campos assisted with this podcast. Susan Liebell is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. “BLM versus #BLM:The Dangers of the New Armed Rebellion Narrative” was recently published as part of the Brennan Center for Justice's series on Protest, Insurrection, and the Second Amendment and “Sensitive Places: Originalism, Gender, and the Myth Self-Defense in District of Columbia v. Heller” appeared in July 2021's Polity. Email her comments at sliebell@sju.edu or tweet to @SusanLiebell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

The Fallen State (Audio)
Dr. Dowell Myers Joins Jesse! (#227)

The Fallen State (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 57:39


On this week's episode of TheFallenState TV, host Jesse Lee Peterson is joined by Dr. Dowell Myers, a professor of policy, planning, and demography at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. He is also the director of the Population Dynamics Research Group. In this interview, Jesse and Dr. Myers discuss the population and demographic situation in the United States, working to separate fact from fiction: Will the majority population become the minority? They also discuss the birth rate and why it is in decline. Don't miss this very important and topical dialogue!

Health Professional Radio - Podcast 454422
SCAI 2021 - Study Shows Promising Outcomes for Evolut™ TAVR System

Health Professional Radio - Podcast 454422

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 9:54


Returning guest, Dr. Kendra Grubb, surgical director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta discusses Medtronic's announcement of early results from the OPTIMIZE PRO clinical study at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Scientific Sessions. The study evaluated procedure-related techniques and care pathways when using the self-expanding, supra-annular Evolut™ PRO and PRO+ TAVR systems in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Dr. Kendra Grubb is the surgical director of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center. Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Grubb was the director of minimally invasive cardiac surgery and the surgical director of the heart valve program at the University of Louisville. Dr. Grubb is a champion for women's heart disease, and is dedicated to improving the lives of all patients, both male and female, through innovation and by building collaborative teams to promote a patient-centered approach to the treatment of cardiovascular disease.Dr. Grubb has led and participated in multiple clinical trials of innovative cardiac surgery technologies, including studies of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), MitraClip percutaneous therapy, and the GORE® conformable TAG® thoracic endoprosthesis for the primary treatment of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta.Dr. Grubb attended the University of Southern California, where she received her MD degree from the Keck School of Medicine and her Master of Health Administration from the Sol Price School of Public Policy. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010, her fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2012, and her fellowship in interventional cardiology and transcatheter therapies at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in 2013. #OPTIMIZEPRO #SCAI #EvolutPRO

Kennedy Saves the World
Kennedy Tackles Homelessness ft. Gary Painter

Kennedy Saves the World

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 22:26


On this episode, Kennedy sits down with Professor of the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, Gary Painter, to discuss homelessness in California.   Kennedy and Gary discuss three of the main ways to help the homeless crisis and to help people get on the path to thriving again.  Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation 

Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
Dr. Erroll Southers, leading expert on domestic terrorism and violent extremism, shares insights on the attack on the Capitol, police reform and civil rights

Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 91:08


Dr. Southers is a Prof. of the Practice in Nat'l & Homeland Security, Dir. of the Safe Communities Institute (SCI) and Dir. of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. He was CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Deputy Dir. for Critical Infrastructure of the CA Office of Homeland Security and President Obama's first nominee to head the TSA. Ronnie and Corey discuss Dr. Southers' humble beginnings as a kid from New Jersey who is the son of two educators, was a competitive body builder and then traversed a career at every level of law enforcement from dog catcher to the FBI to being nominated by President Obama (with many stops along the way). We get into some timely and salient issues including his informed insights about the attack on the Capitol, constructive police reform and how he's standing on the shoulders of his parents who marched on Washington for Civil Rights in 1963. We also discuss his book Homegrown Violent Extremism and the work he's doing with LEWIS (named after John Lewis) Law Enforcement Work Enquiry System.

Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other
Dr. Erroll Southers, leading expert on domestic terrorism and violent extremism, shares insights on the attack on the Capitol, police reform and civil rights

Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 91:08


Dr. Southers is a Prof. of the Practice in Nat'l & Homeland Security, Dir. of the Safe Communities Institute (SCI) and Dir. of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. He was CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Deputy Dir. for Critical Infrastructure of the CA Office of Homeland Security and President Obama's first nominee to head the TSA. Ronnie and Corey discuss Dr. Southers' humble beginnings as a kid from New Jersey who is the son of two educators, was a competitive body builder and then traversed a career at every level of law enforcement from dog catcher to the FBI to being nominated by President Obama (with many stops along the way). We get into some timely and salient issues including his informed insights about the attack on the Capitol, constructive police reform and how he's standing on the shoulders of his parents who marched on Washington for Civil Rights in 1963. We also discuss his book Homegrown Violent Extremism and the work he's doing with LEWIS (named after John Lewis) Law Enforcement Work Enquiry System.

Next Round
Michael Thom – Taxing Sin

Next Round

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 32:18


Michael Thom, professor at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, discusses his new book Taxing Sin.  Prof. Thom reviews the history of sin taxes, which goes back for hundreds of years, and the traditional sin taxes, such as alcohol and tobacco taxes.  He also discusses new 21st century sin taxes – soda, plastic bags, and marijuana. Tim Anaya also provides highlights from Governor Newsom’s proposed 2021 budget.

The Real Market With Chris Rising
The Real Market With Chris Rising - Ep. 54 Richard Green

The Real Market With Chris Rising

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 70:05


In this episode, Chris Rising and Richard Green talk about everything real estate and where the world is headed. Richard holds the Lusk Chair in Real Estate and is professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

New Books in National Security
H. Eric Schockman, "Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century" (Emerald, 2019)

New Books in National Security

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 54:10


In Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century: The Role of Leaders and Followers (Emerald, 2019) co-edited by Dr. H. Eric Schockman, Vanessa Alexandra Hernandez Soto, and Aldo Boitano de Moras, expert contributors explore ways that leaders and followers can bring forth pacifism, peace building, nonviolence, forgiveness, and social cooperation. Chapters focus on the role of positive public policies on the national and international order and leadership and followership in harmonizing differences and personifying space. It includes lessons learned from post-conflict societies in Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile, and others to remind us all that peace is a collective endeavour where no one can take a back seat. Dr. H. Eric Schockman a Professor of Politics and International Relations and Coordinator of Humanities and the Center for Leadership at Woodbury University. He also teaches in the MPA program at CSU Northridge, and the PhD program in Global Leadership and Change at Pepperdine University. A public policy expert, Dr. Schockman previously served as Associate Dean and Associate Adjunct Professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. He is the President and the founder of the Global Hunger Foundation, which funds sustainable development and organic farming projects to assist women in the developing world break the chains of poverty. (The Global Hunger Foundation’s site is here: https://globalhungerfoundation.org/.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Work and Life with Stew Friedman
Ep 170. Christine Beckman: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age

Work and Life with Stew Friedman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 51:15


Christine Beckman is The Price Family Chair in Social Innovation and Professor of Public Policy at the Price Center for Social Innovation in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, and the author of Dreams of the Overworked: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age. Before joining the Price School in 2018, she was a Professor in the Department of Management and Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She also taught at UC Irvine. Christine is a widely-known and highly visible scholar in the field of Management and Organization. She is a native Californian and received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University. In this episode, Stew and Christine talk about the pluses and minuses of technology for working families, especially during these pandemic times, when so many are working from home for the first time and when parents are attempting to manage remote school work for their children. They discuss the ills and potential benefits of social media and strategies for harnessing technology as a force for good. And they address the ways both social policy and individual initiative can strength the social support, or scaffolding, working families need now more than ever. Here’s an invitation, a challenge, for you, once you’ve listened to the conversation. Choose a person in your life who provides support that enables you to be the person you want to be and thank them for what they provide, and let them know how by their helping you they are enabling you to make things better for others. What do you discover? Write to Stew Friedman to let him know, at friedman@wharton.upenn.edu, or connect with him on LinkedIn. While you’re at it, share your thoughts with Stew on this episode and ideas for future shows. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
Episode 275: The Communist Leanings of Charlotte (Streets)

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 46:00


This week we’re chatting with Geoff Boeing, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. Geoff talks all things data and streets, focusing first on data usage, moving on to street network design, and then to urban design. For more information on us visit http://theoverheadwire.com Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire    

Patt Morrison Asks
USC’s Mindy Romero: can Super Tuesday see super turnouts of young, Latino and Asian-American voters?

Patt Morrison Asks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 13:26


Patt Morrison talks with Mindy Romero the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, in Sacramento.

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High Velocity Radio
COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke

High Velocity Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019


Adjunct Faculty in USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Josh Luke was a longtime hospital CEO in Southern California before becoming a three time Amazon #1 Best-selling author, award winning futurist and the first healthcare expert to be named to Forbes Speakers in 2019. While he is known for his humor and storytelling […] The post COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Coach The Coach
COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke

Coach The Coach

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019


Adjunct Faculty in USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Josh Luke was a longtime hospital CEO in Southern California before becoming a three time Amazon #1 Best-selling author, award winning futurist and the first healthcare expert to be named to Forbes Speakers in 2019. While he is known for his humor and storytelling […] The post COACH the COACH Keynote Speaker and Futurist Dr. Josh Luke appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

The Afflatus
Episode 71 - Prateek Bhatia

The Afflatus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 31:04


Dr. Prateek Bhatia serves as the Asst. Vice President of health plans at the University of Southern California where he is responsible for general management of USC's health insurance products. He also oversees employee wellness, population health management and provider networks for the health plans. Dr. Bhatia also serves on non-profit boards and is an adjunct faculty at USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy where he teaches health data analytics and quality improvement.   Dr. Bhatia received his Ph.D. in neuro-oncology from the University of Sunderland, UK, a masters in clinical oncology from the University of Aberdeen, UK, went to pharmacy school at the University of Pune, India and is currently pursuing an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In this episode, Prateek talks about his quest to make healthcare more affordable, his experience of watching a NASCAR event and adopting a value-based leadership style. Consider becoming a Listener Supporter. Be a part of the Afflatus community and enjoy exclusive membership rewards. Full details here: https://bit.ly/2PFDUS8 Subscribe here: https://anchor.fm/theafflatus/support Follow The Afflatus: www.facebook.com/aalok.rathod www.facebook.com/unciafilms www.instagram.com/al_rathod Follow Prateek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-bhatia/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theafflatus/support

Wharton Business Radio Highlights
The Lasting Impact of Shutdown on Federal Jobs

Wharton Business Radio Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 20:53


The 35-day partial government shutdown left 800,000 workers either on furlough or working without pay. It also affected nearly 10,000 companies who contract with the departments that were shutdown. Many people picked up other jobs during the closure, and others were moved from government contracts to working in the private sector. What we don’t know yet is whether these people will return to their jobs or whether there will be a mass exodus from the public sector, particularly as the president is warning another could happen as soon as next month. Host Dan Loney talks with Paul Light, a Professor of Public Service at New York University and Bill Resh, an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, about the repercussions of the longest US government shutdown on Knowledge@Wharton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

P.S. You’re Interesting
How Do the Rich Spend Their Money and Why Has It Changed?

P.S. You’re Interesting

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 32:00


It used to be that big mansions and fancy jewelry were the consummate signs of wealth, but new research shows that people are increasingly spending their wealth on less “conspicuous” forms of consumption. In today’s world, it pays more to signal your status with things like health care and education and nutrition. How did this change come about? And what does effect does it have on the rest of the population who can’t afford these new status symbols? In this episode, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett helps us walk a mile in the shoes of today’s “aspirational class” and see how they’re spending their wealth…and how it accelerates the rat race for the rest of society. Prof. Currid-Halkett is the James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. She is the author of the new book The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class, which was named one of the best books of 2017 by The Economist.

Urban Broadcast Collective
6. Planning La La Land_SU

Urban Broadcast Collective

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 28:42


Planning La La Land: A Scholarly View by Suburbanista Podcast   Los Angeles is generally seen as the prototypical car-dependent, sprawling city. Six to eight lane freeways criss-cross the Los Angeles metropolitan region. What many people don’t realise is that Los Angeles has been leading the way in the USA in terms of public transport investment, especially rail-based transit, over the last decade or so. In this, the inaugural episode of the Suburbanista Podcast (@SuburbanistaPod), Paul Maginn, aka @Planographer, discusses some of the major planning and transport issues and challenges within Los Angeles with Prof Marlon Boarnet (@Marlon_Boarnet), Chair of the Dept. of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School.  In this episode Paul asks Prof Boarnet what planning lessons, if any, can Los Angeles offer other global cities.

P.S. You’re Interesting
The Risky, Rocky Ride of Today’s Economy . . . and the Central Bankers Who Keep Watch

P.S. You’re Interesting

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 62:44


Just when you thought the economy was the only good news you could count on, the stock market took a dive on the heels of Janet Yellen’s exit from the Federal Reserve. Suddenly, Americans everywhere wondered whether the volatility and uncertainty in Washington had finally caught up with the long, steady recovery stretching from those dark days in 2009. Should we be worried? Who’s looking out for the economy? And do they have a plan for the risks that await us in 2018 and beyond? In this episode, USC Price School Dean Jack H. Knott interviews Atlanta Fed President Raphael W. Bostic on the state of the economy and the forces that keep it humming along. Dean Knott is the Dean and the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair and Professor of the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Dr. Bostic is the 15th President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He currently serves on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee. He previously served as the Chair of the Department of Governance, Management, and Policy Process at the USC Price School. To listen to this episode of Our American Discourse, click the arrow in the player here. Or  download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Google Play,  Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app – click the links or search “usc bedrosian.”  Follow us on Twitter! @BedrosianCenter, @AnthonyWOrlando, @RaphaelBostic, @AtlantaFed For links and more, check out the showpage: https://goo.gl/BeJgLU (or bedrosian.usc.edu/discourse)

Relentless Health Value
EP137: Rethinking Hospital Discharge Planning in a Value-Based Model with Josh Luke, FACHE- The Voice of American Healthcare, Healthcare Futurist

Relentless Health Value

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 29:18


Dr. Josh Luke, FACHE Adjunct Faculty, University of Southern California, Sol Price School of Public Policy Founder, National Readmission Prevention Collaborative & National Bundled Payment Collaborative Author: Ex-Acute: A former hospital CEO tells all about what's wrong with American healthcare Author: Readmission Prevention: Solutions Across the Provider Continuum Chief Strategy Officer, Compliagent/Nelson Hardiman Healthcare Law Dr. Josh Luke, The Voice of American Healthcare, is a best-selling author, hospital CEO, healthcare futurist, thought-leader and international motivational speaker. He is an experienced hospital CEO, health system Vice President and nursing home administrator. He is regarded as a "futurist" on value based care and how it will shape the continuum of care and has been described as an as an innovator, forward-thinking and a strategist on teaching ACO's, Bundles, acute hospitals and post-acute leaders how to position themselves for revenue growth in a post-ACA model. In October 2016 Luke founded the National Association of Residential Care Facilities (NARCF). He currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Nelson Hardiman Healthcare Law and its subsidiary consulting firm, Compliagent. Having uniquely held executive positions in both acute and post-acute settings, Dr. Luke was selected to author the book Readmission Prevention: Solutions Across the Provider Continuum published by the American College of Healthcare Executives, the best-selling book from Health Administration Press in 2015. In 2016, Xlibris publishing released Luke's first book written for the mainstream public, Ex-Acute: A former hospital CEO tells all on what's wrong with American healthcare, What every American needs to know. In 2016 Luke is conducting an international book promotion tour. In 2013, Luke was named Vice President of Post Acute Services for Torrance Memorial Health System. In that role he designed a population management strategy (Total Wellness Torrance), working with the ACO, Bundled Payment & IPA teams. TWT and its Post Acute Network received the 2013 Excellence in Programming award from CAHF. His broad range of prior experience with some of the leading companies in healthcare, positioned him well to be an expert on readmission prevention and care coordination. He served as the CEO of multiple acute hospitals in California, as CEO of HealthSouth Las Vegas (acute rehab hospital), Administrator in the Skilled Nursing Division of Kindred, and had direct oversight of home health and hospice services in his health system Vice president role. Dr. Luke founded the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative in October 2013 (nationalreadmissionprevention.com) to showcase Best Practice integration models and the National Bundled Payment Collaborative in 2015. Dr. Luke serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California, Sol Price School of Public Policy and formerly at California State University, Long Beach in the Healthcare Administration Department. He previously instructed at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Luke has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, served as a Lean Mentor and Project Chair, is a Fellow with ACHE and is past Chair for the Cal Optima Provider Advisory Committee. Recent and past board appointments include The California Hospital Association Center for Post Acute Board of Directors, Alzheimer's Orange County, the Hospital Association of Southern California, Healthcare Executives of Southern California, CSULB Healthcare Administration Advisory Board and Hospice Care of California.   He is also a licensed SNF & RCFE Administrator and preceptor. 00:00 What Josh is up to right now. 01:00 The National Readmission Prevention Collaborative. 01:45 Defining the challenge to readmission penalties. 02:20 Where the use of LTC fits into this issue. 05:10 “The benefits are there for those who need them.” 05:20 “Medicare is not about reducing liability, it's about care for patients and providing them services that are needed for rehabilitation.” 07:00 The fee-for-services “merry go round.” 07:30 Josh's book, “X-Acute.” 08:20 Discharge with Dignity guide found on joshluke.org 10:15 “If a patient needs to be discharged to home health services after being in a nursing home for a couple of weeks, did the nursing home fail?” 12:00 What's happening in MACRA and the ACA that's making this a hot topic. 13:00 “Value-Based Care is not synonymous with the ACA.” 14:25 “When you really follow the dollar in Healthcare, the right reasons are nowhere to be found.” 18:40 “I do not want to have to undo behaviors that are contradictory to the new model.” 19:20 Josh's advice for making the transition to a new healthcare model. 21:00 The distinct advantage that millennials have in hospital leadership. 22:50 The changing role of hospitals in the healthcare system. 26:00 Advocate Health's partnership with Abbott Nutrition. 27:00 You can find out more information at nationalreadmissionprevention.com, joshluke.org, and by connecting with Josh on LinkedIn.

P.S. You’re Interesting
The Ethics of Governing

P.S. You’re Interesting

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 49:37


Democracy is a dialogue. It requires our leaders to ask, to listen, and to react. Good governance thus hinges on conversation and consent—and whether we like it or not, conflict. Planners and policymakers have to balance competing needs, never more so than in today’s polarized environment. How do they do the right thing? Does such a thing even exist? Citizenship demands that we engage with these uncomfortable questions, especially in this troubled era. In this episode, we find sagacity and even humor in the hard work of ethical governing with Lisa Schweitzer. Prof. Schweitzer is an associate professor of urban planning in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. She teaches classes in city life and structure, justice in public policy, and public transit. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She blogs regularly, provocatively, and wittily at http://www.lisaschweitzer.com.

P.S. You’re Interesting
Good Governance and the Democratic Process

P.S. You’re Interesting

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017 57:56


The “causes of faction are…sown in the nature of man,” said James Madison. But could the founders have foreseen the level of political polarization we’re seeing today? They certainly tried. That’s why we have separation of powers, checks and balances, and the Bill of Rights. In many ways, these institutions are under attack. Power has been concentrated, and minority rights have been threatened. What shall become of our constitutional system? In this episode, we navigate this treacherous onslaught with Dean Jack Knott. Dean Knott is the Dean of the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, where he also holds the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Chair. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the former President of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration.

P.S. You’re Interesting
The Affordable Housing Crisis

P.S. You’re Interesting

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 46:42


Throughout the country, Americans are moving into the cities, and construction isn’t keeping up. Rents are rising faster than incomes. Housing costs are eating away an increasing share of the average family’s budget. Without sufficient renewal, the existing housing stock is aging, and the quality is declining. Affordability has reached crisis levels.  In this episode, we confront the crisis with Raphael W. Bostic. Professor Bostic holds the Judith and John Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC, where he is also the Chair of the Department of Governance, Management, and the Policy Process. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Life in 2030 podcast | Quantumrun.com
Personalized and customized healthcare future | Josh Luke

Life in 2030 podcast | Quantumrun.com

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2016 1:21


Josh Luke shares his thoughts about the whether biotech offerings could one day become the next “App store” where people pick and choose physical enhancements from hundreds of niche biotech/biohacker companies? GUEST Dr. Josh Luke, Ph.D., FACHE, is a renowned public speaker focusing on the future of healthcare, as well as an Instructor at the University of Southern California at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. *Dr. Luke is also the author of “EX ACUTE: A former hospital CEO tells all about what’s wrong with the American healthcare.” Buy your copy today on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MSR14GC?ref_=pe_1724030_132998070 LISTENER FEEDBACK What do you think? Would you take advantage of these coming medical tools to enhance your body or mind? Do you think these body modifications will be accepted by society at large or become just another subculture? Share your thoughts in the comments below. We’ll publish the most thoughtful feedback on our website, Quantumrun.com. MORE QUANTUMRUN PODCASTS Listen to full podcast episodes at: http://www.quantumrun.com/podcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST Want to support the show? Then be sure to subscribe, like, heart, share, review, and recommend this podcast to your friends. The more support we get from fans like you, the more often we can publish new episodes. It really does help!

Life in 2030 podcast | Quantumrun.com
How Millennials are reshaping healthcare priorities | Josh Luke

Life in 2030 podcast | Quantumrun.com

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2016 2:48


Josh Luke shares his thoughts about the top three challenges today’s cutting edge biotech startups are trying to solve?   GUEST Dr. Josh Luke, Ph.D., FACHE, is a renowned public speaker focusing on the future of healthcare, as well as an Instructor at the University of Southern California at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. *Dr. Luke is also the author of “EX ACUTE: A former hospital CEO tells all about what’s wrong with the American healthcare.” Buy your copy today on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MSR14GC?ref_=pe_1724030_132998070   LISTENER FEEDBACK What do you think? Would you take advantage of these coming medical tools to enhance your body or mind? Do you think these body modifications will be accepted by society at large or become just another subculture? Share your thoughts in the comments below. We’ll publish the most thoughtful feedback on our website, Quantumrun.com.   MORE QUANTUMRUN PODCASTS Listen to full podcast episodes at: http://www.quantumrun.com/podcast   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Want to support the show? Then be sure to subscribe, like, heart, share, review, and recommend this podcast to your friends. The more support we get from fans like you, the more often we can publish new episodes. It really does help!

New Books in Politics
William Resh, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2016)

New Books in Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 24:34


William Resh is the author of Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Resh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. With a presidential transition looming, attention... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
William Resh, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2016)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 24:08


William Resh is the author of Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Resh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. With a presidential transition looming, attention will soon be drawn to the enormous task of appointing officials to hundreds of federal positions. How those newcomers will interact with long-standing careerists in government is the subject of Resh’s book. Using innovative data collection, he answers a variety of questions that public administration scholars have long pondered. Does trust matter in government? How do appointees and careerists interact? Does this matter for agency performance? Resh offers empirical answers to these seminal questions in the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Public Policy
William Resh, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2016)

New Books in Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 24:08


William Resh is the author of Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Resh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. With a presidential transition looming, attention will soon be drawn to the enormous task of appointing officials to hundreds of federal positions. How those newcomers will interact with long-standing careerists in government is the subject of Resh’s book. Using innovative data collection, he answers a variety of questions that public administration scholars have long pondered. Does trust matter in government? How do appointees and careerists interact? Does this matter for agency performance? Resh offers empirical answers to these seminal questions in the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
William Resh, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2016)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 24:08


William Resh is the author of Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Resh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. With a presidential transition looming, attention will soon be drawn to the enormous task of appointing officials to hundreds of federal positions. How those newcomers will interact with long-standing careerists in government is the subject of Resh’s book. Using innovative data collection, he answers a variety of questions that public administration scholars have long pondered. Does trust matter in government? How do appointees and careerists interact? Does this matter for agency performance? Resh offers empirical answers to these seminal questions in the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Political Science
William Resh, “Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2016)

New Books in Political Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 24:08


William Resh is the author of Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Resh is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. With a presidential transition looming, attention will soon be drawn to the enormous task of appointing officials to hundreds of federal positions. How those newcomers will interact with long-standing careerists in government is the subject of Resh’s book. Using innovative data collection, he answers a variety of questions that public administration scholars have long pondered. Does trust matter in government? How do appointees and careerists interact? Does this matter for agency performance? Resh offers empirical answers to these seminal questions in the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB
Is Los Angeles Becoming Transit Oriented?

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 53:55


Over the past 20 years, local and regional governments in the Los Angeles metropolitan area have invested significant resources in building rail transit infrastructure that connects major employment centers. One goal of transit infrastructure is to catalyze the development of high density, mixed-use housing and commercial activity within walking distance of rail stations, referred to as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). This project examines the quantity, type, and mix of economic activity that has occurred around newly built rail stations in Los Angeles over the past 20 years. Specifically, have the number of jobs or housing market characteristics changed near stations? We use establishment-level data on employment and property-level data on housing transactions to analyze changes in several employment and housing outcomes. Results suggest that new rail stations were located in areas that, prior to station opening, had unusually high employment density and mostly multifamily rental housing. There is no evidence of changes in employment density, housing sales volume, or new housing development within five years after station opening. Regressions suggest that a subset of stations saw increased employment density within five to ten years after opening. Speakers: Genevieve Giuliano Director, METRANS Transportation Center Professor, Margaret & John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government Eun Jin Shin Ph.D. candidate, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D., is Professor and Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government at the Sol Price School of Public Policy, and Director of the METRANS joint USC and California State University Long Beach Transportation Center. She conducts research on relationships between land use and transportation, transportation policy analysis, and information technology applications in transportation. Her current research includes examination of relationships between land use and freight flows, and development of applications for transportation system analysis using archived real-time data, and analysis of commercial and residential development around transit stations. Eun Jin Shin is a Ph.D. candidate at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, with an academic focus on urban spatial structure and transportation. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil, Urban, and Geosystem Engineering from Seoul National University, and her Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research focuses on the travel behavior of transportation-disadvantaged populations.

Special Events at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
The Ongoing Debate on Immigration Policies

Special Events at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 104:57


Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the annual George Washington Leadership Lecture. Established through a generous gift by Maribeth Borthwick '73, who also serves as the Vice Regent for California of  the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, this lecture series explores the Washington's lifelong accomplishments, providing a better understanding of him as a man, as well as his remarkable leadership, professional achievements and lasting legacy. Speakers: Dr. Douglas Bradburn Founding Director, Washington Library at Mount Vernon George Sanchez Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives, USC Dornsife Moderator: David Sloane Professor, USC Price Immigration has long been a topic of political controversy in the United States. Right now, presidential candidates are taking positions, left and right, focused on defining this elusive topic, and developing "solutions" to what seems an intractable problem. George Washington served as President when the United States first grappled with immigration and naturalization politics. Although the specifics have changed, the challenges of balancing inclusiveness, economic growth, social justice, and national security were just as problematic in his time as they are today. The evening begins with a short presentation framing the problem of immigration in the Founding Era, and Washington's particular perspective by the Founding Director of the Washington Library, Dr. Douglas Bradburn. Then Professor George Sanchez, one of the nation's foremost historians, discusses the history and current controversies around immigration. After his talk, they sit down with Professor David Sloane for a conversation about some of the issues raised in the talks.

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB
Measuring Rail Transit's Sustainability Goal: An Experimental Evaluation of the Expo Line

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2014 73:37


METRANS Research Seminar Series, jointly sponsored by USC Price Urban Growth Seminar Series. Speaker: Marlon Boarnet Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in Urban Planning, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California Discussant: Lisa Schweitzer Associate Professor, Urban Studies, USC Using the recently opened Exposition (Expo) light rail line in Los Angeles as a case study, Boarnet and co-investigator Doug Houston collected 7-day travel data from 204 households. Households were divided into two groups – an experimental group, within ½ mile of the Expo Line stations, and a control group, from ½ mile to more than 2 miles from the new stations. Each household completed 7-day travel tracking in fall of 2011, before the Expo Line’s April 2012 opening, and then again in fall, 2012, after the line was open. The data allow a comparison of before-after changes across experimental and control groups. The results show that households within ½ mile from the new stations reduced daily vehicle miles traveled by approximately 10 miles compared to control households. Results also show some increases in rail transit usage, and analyses that compare travel among households within and beyond 5/8 of a mile street network distance from stations show that the increase in rail trips among households near stations is statistically significant. Among study subjects who were the least physically active (approximately the bot-tom 40th percentile of daily physical activity in the sample), residence near stations is associated with after-opening increases in physical activity. About the Speaker: Marlon Boarnet is Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. Boarnet’s research focuses on land use and transportation; links between land use and travel behavior and associated implications for public health and greenhouse gas emissions; urban growth patterns; and the economic impacts of transportation Infrastructure. He is co-author of Travel by Design (Oxford University Press, 2001), a comprehensive study of the link between land use and travel. Boarnet is a fellow of the Weimer School of the Homer Hoyt Institute for Real Estate and currently serves on the governing board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Since 2002, Boarnet has co-edited the Journal of Regional Science, a leading international journal at the intersection of economics and quantitative geography. Boarnet also serves as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association and is on the editorial boards of several other academic journals. Boarnet was a member of the National Academy of Sciences / National Research Council Committee on “Relationships Among Development Patterns, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Energy Consumption” which authored the report “Driving and the Built Environment.” He has been principal investigator on over 1.8 million dollars of funded research, supported by agencies that include the U.S. and California Departments of Transportation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Policy Research Center, the California Air Resources Board, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB
Using 'Big Data' for Transportation Analysis: A Case Study of the LA Metro Expo Line

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 68:22


ADMS (Archived Data Management System) archives real-time feeds from several different systems (freeways, arterials, and transit) from regional agencies, and provides data on traffic flows, incidents, and transit service. ADMS is a rich resource, not only for systems operations, management and planning, but also for analyzing impacts of system changes, from new infrastructure investments to fuel price variations. Access to this comprehensive historical archive of real-time multimodal system performance data has provided a unique opportunity to demonstrate how “big data” can be used for transportation planning and policy analysis. With funding by Metro, we use ADMS to evaluate the impacts of a major light rail investment in Los Angeles (the Expo Line) on corridor-level multimodal transportation system performance, comparing corridor-level system performance before and after opening of the rail line. Our findings reveal a significant positive impact on transit patronage, largely due to the existence of latent demand for high quality transit travel. Dr. Genevieve Giuliano is the Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government and Senior Associate Dean of Research and Technology in the Sol Price School of Public Policy, at the University of Southern California, and the Director of the METRANS Transportation Center. Dr. Giuliano's current research includes analysis of growth and development of employment centers, examination of how ports and supply chains respond to environmental regulation, and development of planning and management applications using real-time transportation system data. She is the recipient of the TRB Distinguished Service Award (2006), the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship Award (2007), and the Transportation Research Forum Outstanding Researcher award (2012). She was recently appointed to the National Freight Advisory Committee. Sandip Chakrabarti is a Ph.D. candidate in urban planning at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and research assistant at the METRANS Transportation Research Center. His research focuses on the relationships between land use and transportation, the influence of value of time and reliability on travel behavior, and transportation policy analysis. Sandip completed his Master of City Planning degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, and worked as an urban planning consultant in New Delhi, India, before joining the Price School. Sandip has an undergraduate degree in Architecture, and is keenly interested in urban design and development

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB
Leading from the West: A Conversation with Mayor Villaraigosa on Transportation

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2013 81:22


This special, invitation only event with Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa is part of the Leading from the West series, and sponsored by the Bedrsoian Center on Governance, METRANS, and the Sol Price School of Public Policy. Bedrosian Center Director Raphael Bostic and METRANS center Director Gen Giuliano will talk with Mayor Villaraigosa about the unique challenges and opportunities for transportation in the city.

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Comparing Three CO2 Emission Assessments for Freight Transportation In Paris

METRANS Transportation Center - USC and CSULB

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 71:41


Freight transportation has been immensely successful in meeting the needs of today’s urban economies, delivering an increasing number of goods to businesses and households while operating in congested, complex urban environments. More than one million deliveries are made every day in the Paris region. But this has come at a cost, as the environmental impact of urban freight is high. Truck and van trips make up 15% of urban traffic, but generate between a quarter and half of motor traffic pollution in cities. This is due to the old age of urban commercial vehicles and the predominance of diesel vehicles, the stops and goes that goods’ deliveries and pickups generate, the increased distances from distribution terminals to final destinations. In this presentation, three recent CO2 emission assessments for freight transportation at different scales will be compared, leading to a discussion on urban freight environmental challenges and the often unsuccessful efforts by local decision-makers to deal with them. SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Laetitia Dablanc, is a visiting scholar at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. She is a senior scientist from the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR). Her areas of research are freight transportation, freight and the environment, freight policies. She has authored many books and articles on urban freight issues. She received a PhD in transportation planning from Ecole des Ponts-Paris Tech, and a Master’s degree in city and regional planning from Cornell University. Professor Dablanc was initially trained in policy analysis and economics at Science Po Paris. With the financial support of IFSTTAR and ADEME, she is currently working on logistics sprawl issues and freight transport planning in U.S. and European mega-regions. She researched at the Georgia Institute of Technology before joining METRANS.