Faculty Recognition

Workforce-Aligned Scholarship Programs are Focus of Martin School Grant Award

Mar 23, 2022

Dr. Ron Zimmer and Dr. Rajeev Darolia collaborated to win a half-million dollar grant from the Walton Family Foundation to study the effectiveness of workforce-aligned scholarship programs.

Taha Hameduddin and Catherine Annis headshots side by side

Welcome our New Faculty Members

Martin Staff Jan 11, 2022

Welcome our new Martin School faculty members, Catherine Annis and Taha Hameduddin.

Dr. David Agrawal Appointed to Board of Editors of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Martin Staff Jan 11, 2022

Dr. David R. Agrawal, Associate Professor in the Martin School of Public Policy & Administration and the Department of Economics, has been appointed to the Board of Editors of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy for a 3-year term.

Dr. David Agrawal recognized by the American Economic Association for tax research

Martin Staff Nov 30, 2021

Dr. Agrawal's recent article, The Internet as a Tax Haven?, was selected as having "the chart of the week" by the American Economic Association.

Dr. Genia Toma to Receive Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award

Martin Staff Nov 5, 2021

On November 18th Women Leading Kentucky will honor Dr. Genia Toma with a Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award at their annual luncheon.

Dr. Rajeev Darolia Appointed to Advise Committee on Federal Higher Education Regulations

UK NOW Oct 11, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education has appointed Rajeev Darolia to be the economic and higher education policy analysis advisor for a new rule-making committee tasked with reforming federal regulations related to affordability and student loans.

Dr. Annelise Russell Wins 2021 APSA Award and Publishes Book

Martin Staff Sep 21, 2021

"Tweeting is Leading establishes a new perspective on congressional communication - one that explains variation in rhetorical styles of representation by focusing on Twitter's role in aggregating attention.

Director Ron Zimmer's research on Achievement School Districts referenced in New York Times Magazine

Martin Staff Sep 15, 2021

Midway through Casey Parks September 2021 longform piece The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools in the Education Issue of the New York Times magazine, these words, "....Obama’s Race to the Top contest to design their Achievement School District, researchers found that schools in the turnaround program did not improve after six years," link to a report for Vanderbilt University that Director R

Cover image of paper - School Reopenings, Mobility, and COVID-19 Spread: Evidence from Texas

Dr. Zimmer's Research into COVID Impact on School Reopenings Garners National Attention

Lindsey Piercy May 12, 2021 May 13, 2021

"A new study by University of Kentucky researchers estimates the return to in-person learning in Texas last fall led to at least 43,000 additional COVID-19 cases and 800 deaths within the first two months." Full Story at UKNOW.

Dr. Annelise Russell Op-Ed featured in Lexington Herald Leader

Martin Staff Apr 5, 2021

The Lexington Herald-Leader published an opinion piece by Dr. Annelise Russell on Sunday April 1. In the piece titled, "Although Trump may be gone, Twitter will continue to influence politics and policy"

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