​Hi! Welcome to my website!

​My name is Brian An, and I will be joining the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta from August 1, 2020, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Finance. 

Currently, I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

I received my PhD in Public Policy and Management from the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2019. 

My research examines how urban and local governance can address inequalities in local public goods across cities and neighborhoods. My dissertation, “Governing Public Goods: How Representation and Political Power in Local and Regional Institutions Shape Inequalities,” investigates how the choice and design of institutional arrangements determine the allocation of government investment at the local and regional level and its impact on communities.

For public policy analysis, ​I am interested in urban policies for housing and community development, economic development, land use, transportation, and natural resources management. My articles have appeared (or are forthcoming) in Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Urban Affairs Review, and American Politics Research.

My doctoral dissertation is a recipient of 2019 Henry Reining Award for the Best Dissertation in public policy and management commended by the USC Price School of Public Policy. The thesis has also won the 2018 Best Paper Award in Urban and Local Politics from the American Political Science Association as well as the 2020 Donald C. Stone Best Student Paper Award, which is given to a graduate student paper on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations from the American Society for Public Administration.