Leanne Giordono

Postdoctoral Scholar

Leanne Giordono completed her PhD student in the School of Public Policy at OSU in 2018. Her graduate studies are focused on the policy and governance changes related to employment services and supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disability. She received her MPA from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School (2000) and subsequently spent almost fifteen years conducting program evaluation and applied research for public agencies and non-profit organizations until her return to graduate school in 2014. She was a postdoctoral scholar at OSU working with Hilary on the Smart & Connected Kids for Sustainable Energy Communities project. She is now an Assistant Professor (Visiting Faculty) in the School of Planning, Public Policy & Management at the University of Oregon.