Eric Stokan
I am an associate professor of political science in the Department of Political Science and affiliate faculty at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). I serve as a faculty affiliate to the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University and as co-Director and faculty affiliate to the Metropolitan Government and Management Lab (MGMT) at the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington.
My research examines how local governments prioritize economic development, community development, environmental policy, and social equity. Additionally, my research evaluates the impact of public policies on economic growth, social equity, and health-related outcomes.
Broadly, I seek to understand why state and local governments use different sets of economic development policies, and what impact those policies have on economic development and growth. I have recently completed estimating the fiscal and economic impacts of the HUD CDBG program with a team of researchers at the University of Idaho, and am embarking on an analysis of HUD and HOMES expenditures on equity outcomes. Additionally, I am studying alternative cost-efficient mechanisms to mitigate the likelihood of childhood Elevated Blood Lead Level exposure through a HUD Technical Studies grant with the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University.
My research has been featured most recently in Public Administration Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Urban Affairs Review, Review of Policy Research, State and Local Government Review, and Economic Development Quarterly.
My research examines how local governments prioritize economic development, community development, environmental policy, and social equity. Additionally, my research evaluates the impact of public policies on economic growth, social equity, and health-related outcomes.
Broadly, I seek to understand why state and local governments use different sets of economic development policies, and what impact those policies have on economic development and growth. I have recently completed estimating the fiscal and economic impacts of the HUD CDBG program with a team of researchers at the University of Idaho, and am embarking on an analysis of HUD and HOMES expenditures on equity outcomes. Additionally, I am studying alternative cost-efficient mechanisms to mitigate the likelihood of childhood Elevated Blood Lead Level exposure through a HUD Technical Studies grant with the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University.
My research has been featured most recently in Public Administration Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Urban Affairs Review, Review of Policy Research, State and Local Government Review, and Economic Development Quarterly.
