Timothy Pape completed his PhD in the Environmental Sciences Department at OSU in 2023 researching the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program in the Columbia River Basin. He received his MS in Environmental Policy: Energy and Sustainability from the University of Denver and his bachelor’s degree in philosophy: Ethics, Law, and Value Theory from USC. He went on to an Assistant Professor position at Bowling Green State University.
Anna Karmazina completed her Master of Public Policy at OSU in 2016 and her PhD in Public Policy at OSU in 2020. She was born and raised in Tomsk (a Russian city also known as the Siberian Athens, so called because of its numerous universities and huge student population). Anna was a research assistant for the OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory project “Renewable Energy Siting in the West” where she examined the main principles of stakeholder collaboration in the process of wind energy development. Away from the books, she enjoys listening to live music and exploring new places.
Hossain Taufiq was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before joining the Public Policy PhD program in OSU in Winter 2021, he worked as a lecturer of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) in the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). He completed his undergrad studies in International Relations from the University of Dhaka. He also completed his MSc degree in Development Practice from the Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He also interned with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and National University of Rwanda (NUR) as a partial fulfillment of the MSc program. Before joining the IUB, he worked as a Research Manager of the Bangladesh Peace Observatory (BPO) project at the Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka. From 2012 -17, he worked with UNDP, Population Council, USAID, Trocaire, Save the Children, Plan International, Planning Commission Bangladesh, Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Guelph- Canada, IDS of University of Sussex-UK and BRAC University in various capacities. He is working with Hilary on projects related to public perceptions of offshore wind development.
Warda Ajaz completed her PhD in Public Policy at OSU in 2019. She went on to an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy System Engineering at the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. Her PhD research focused on the socio-technical transition toward microgrids and other decentralized energy systems.
Alperen Acikol, a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy at Oregon State University, specializes in computational social science and machine learning to evaluate social programs and improve public policy. His research centers on understanding the disparities between public perceptions and expert assessments of extreme weather risks. By employing predictive models, he aims to enhance risk communication and intervention strategies. Alongside his academic work, Alperen has significant experience in disaster response, cash intervention and program evaluation in the humanitarian sector. His interdisciplinary approach combines data-driven insights with behavioral economics to advance social welfare and public policy.
