Alison Jacknowitz
@ajacknowitz.bsky.social
Interim Dean and Professor of Public Administration and Policy @au-spa.bsky.social at American University | Mom of two active kids | Dog parent
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🧘♂️ Meet the man who dares to bring calm into the chaos of healthcare reform! Join SPA Interim Dean @AJacknowitz.bsky.social as she picks the brain of SPA Alum Gary Jacobs, author of "The Zen Lobbyist: A Mindful Approach to Transforming Healthcare".
🗓️ Monday, 10/13 🕑 6:30 PM ET 📍Kerwin 301
🗓️ Monday, 10/13 🕑 6:30 PM ET 📍Kerwin 301
September 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🧘♂️ Meet the man who dares to bring calm into the chaos of healthcare reform! Join SPA Interim Dean @AJacknowitz.bsky.social as she picks the brain of SPA Alum Gary Jacobs, author of "The Zen Lobbyist: A Mindful Approach to Transforming Healthcare".
🗓️ Monday, 10/13 🕑 6:30 PM ET 📍Kerwin 301
🗓️ Monday, 10/13 🕑 6:30 PM ET 📍Kerwin 301
I am pleased to announce that SPA is welcoming 14 new faculty members to our community this year. Each brings outstanding expertise, diverse perspectives, and a strong commitment to teaching. Learn more about their backgrounds and research interests here: bit.ly/3VppXLs
We’re excited to welcome 14 new faculty members to the SPA community this year! Discover their backgrounds and research interests: bit.ly/3VppXLs #WelcomeToSPA
SPA Welcomes 14 New Faculty in 2025-26
The School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University is pleased to welcome 14 new faculty members this academic year.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I am pleased to announce that SPA is welcoming 14 new faculty members to our community this year. Each brings outstanding expertise, diverse perspectives, and a strong commitment to teaching. Learn more about their backgrounds and research interests here: bit.ly/3VppXLs
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SPA Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz can’t wait to celebrate YOU—our incredible Class of 2025—this Saturday at commencement! 🦅🎓✨ Get ready for your big moment on stage! 💙 #SPAGrad25 #SPAProud #FutureLeaders @ajacknowitz.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
SPA Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz can’t wait to celebrate YOU—our incredible Class of 2025—this Saturday at commencement! 🦅🎓✨ Get ready for your big moment on stage! 💙 #SPAGrad25 #SPAProud #FutureLeaders @ajacknowitz.bsky.social
We are so excited for our new STEM program!
(1/2)📣 Looking to bring analytical rigor to public policy?
SPA’s Master of Public Policy program now offers a STEM-designated track — giving you the tools to tackle today’s most complex policy challenges through quantitative and evidence-based approaches.
SPA’s Master of Public Policy program now offers a STEM-designated track — giving you the tools to tackle today’s most complex policy challenges through quantitative and evidence-based approaches.
May 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We are so excited for our new STEM program!
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This week, SPA hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where over 10 students presented thought-provoking work on topics like political activism, policing and the courts, campaign finance, and global issues like xenophobia and political violence.
April 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This week, SPA hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where over 10 students presented thought-provoking work on topics like political activism, policing and the courts, campaign finance, and global issues like xenophobia and political violence.
This week, SPA proudly hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where more than 10 talented students presented insightful and impactful research on topics ranging from political activism, policing, and campaign finance to global challenges like xenophobia and political violence.
This week, SPA hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where over 10 students presented thought-provoking work on topics like political activism, policing and the courts, campaign finance, and global issues like xenophobia and political violence.
April 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This week, SPA proudly hosted the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, where more than 10 talented students presented insightful and impactful research on topics ranging from political activism, policing, and campaign finance to global challenges like xenophobia and political violence.
Congratulations to Cynthia Miller-Idriss on being awarded a Carnegie Fellowship. She's one of 26 class of 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows who were selected from more than 300 applicants to receive a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Congratulations to SPA Prof. Cynthia @milleridriss.bsky.social , a member of @carnegiecorp.bsky.social's 2025 class of #CarnegieFellows, researching the causes of political polarization & seeking ways to strengthen social cohesion and fortify and democracy. #SPAProud
April 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Congratulations to Cynthia Miller-Idriss on being awarded a Carnegie Fellowship. She's one of 26 class of 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows who were selected from more than 300 applicants to receive a prestigious grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
SPA is soaring to new heights! We’ve surged to #9 in the nation in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings for Public Affairs — marking our highest position yet and a significant jump from last year’s #13! Read more here: www.usnews.com/best-graduat...
April 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
SPA is soaring to new heights! We’ve surged to #9 in the nation in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings for Public Affairs — marking our highest position yet and a significant jump from last year’s #13! Read more here: www.usnews.com/best-graduat...
We all should be immensely proud of this recognition from U.S. News. This new ranking is SPA’s highest ever by this publication, which began ranking public affairs programs in 1995.
#BreakingNews: SPA is on the rise!📈🎉
The 2025 U.S. News & World Report #BestGraduateSchools rankings are out, & SPA jumped to #9 (up from #13) in the nation, remaining the highest-ranked public affairs school in Washington, D.C. Learn more www.american.edu/media/news/2.... #BestGradSchools #SPAProud
The 2025 U.S. News & World Report #BestGraduateSchools rankings are out, & SPA jumped to #9 (up from #13) in the nation, remaining the highest-ranked public affairs school in Washington, D.C. Learn more www.american.edu/media/news/2.... #BestGradSchools #SPAProud
April 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We all should be immensely proud of this recognition from U.S. News. This new ranking is SPA’s highest ever by this publication, which began ranking public affairs programs in 1995.
Congratulations, President Alger!
🎉 A message from the SPA community & Interim Dean Alison Jacknowitz (@ajacknowitz.bsky.social):
Congratulations, President Alger, on your inauguration as American University's 16th president! We’re excited to dream big and achieve great things together. 🦅 #AUproud #DreamBig #InaugurationDay
Congratulations, President Alger, on your inauguration as American University's 16th president! We’re excited to dream big and achieve great things together. 🦅 #AUproud #DreamBig #InaugurationDay
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations, President Alger!
Professor Braniff brings a wealth of experience and leadership in the field of violence prevention and has been among the nation’s most prominent advocates of a public health approach to preventing violent extremism.
SPA Welcomes William Braniff!
We are pleased to announce that William (Bill) Braniff has joined SPA as the Executive Director of its Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), and as a research assistant professor in SPA’s Justice, Law & Criminology Department.
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We are pleased to announce that William (Bill) Braniff has joined SPA as the Executive Director of its Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), and as a research assistant professor in SPA’s Justice, Law & Criminology Department.
#SPA
March 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Professor Braniff brings a wealth of experience and leadership in the field of violence prevention and has been among the nation’s most prominent advocates of a public health approach to preventing violent extremism.
SPA is offering this workshop free of charge to support our community through these challenging transitions. In this workshop, you will do what you do best: think, plan, and act! We'll also help you identify any skills gaps you may have.
RSVP now: american-spa.swoogo.com/Career
RSVP now: american-spa.swoogo.com/Career
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
SPA is offering this workshop free of charge to support our community through these challenging transitions. In this workshop, you will do what you do best: think, plan, and act! We'll also help you identify any skills gaps you may have.
RSVP now: american-spa.swoogo.com/Career
RSVP now: american-spa.swoogo.com/Career
Many of our SPA students are spending their spring breaks abroad. So proud of our students for their continued dedication to learning and growing each day.
SPA is in Belgium🇧🇪! Happy to see our students learning about the art of lobbying in the EU as part of the European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (EPAAI) at SPA. #SPAProud #EPAAI2025
@au-spa.bsky.social #EPAAI2025 is live! Starting off with our customary Belgian dinner #eupolitics #EU #advocacy
March 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Many of our SPA students are spending their spring breaks abroad. So proud of our students for their continued dedication to learning and growing each day.
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Unconventional spaces inspire out-of-the-box thinking! 🧠 💡 SPA Prof. Patrick Malone proves that the best class prep can happen at the most unexpected places. #BTS #SayYes2SPA #SPA
March 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unconventional spaces inspire out-of-the-box thinking! 🧠 💡 SPA Prof. Patrick Malone proves that the best class prep can happen at the most unexpected places. #BTS #SayYes2SPA #SPA
Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!
Did you know there is still time to support AU & SPA today? Help shape AU & SPA’s future.
Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet! 🦅 #AUGivingDay #TalonsUp
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Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet! 🦅 #AUGivingDay #TalonsUp
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February 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!
Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. The SPA Board of Advisors will match every dollar donated to the SPA Dean's Fund. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!
All gifts, regardless of size, matter!
We're making great progress! 🚀 With $7,781 raised, we're already a third of the way to our goal—let's keep the momentum going!
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Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet! 🦅 #AUGivingDay #TalonsUp
We're making great progress! 🚀 With $7,781 raised, we're already a third of the way to our goal—let's keep the momentum going!
american.edu/givingday
Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet! 🦅 #AUGivingDay #TalonsUp
February 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Make a difference for our students, faculty, and community now. The SPA Board of Advisors will match every dollar donated to the SPA Dean's Fund. Let’s make this the best Giving Day yet!
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“The problem for Rubio’s preference for keeping up the pressure on Venezuela is that it failed to produce results in Trump’s 1st term, instead just increasing the flow of migrants,” says Prof. LeoGrande on Trump & Rubio's potential 1st fight. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... #SPAintheMedia
Opinion | Are Trump and Rubio already having their first fight?
Trump once reviled Venezuela’s Maduro regime, and Marco Rubio still does.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“The problem for Rubio’s preference for keeping up the pressure on Venezuela is that it failed to produce results in Trump’s 1st term, instead just increasing the flow of migrants,” says Prof. LeoGrande on Trump & Rubio's potential 1st fight. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... #SPAintheMedia
This recognition is the result of years of dedication and hard work, solidifying SPA as a leading hub of research that drives innovation and progress in public administration, public policy, government, and criminology. So excited for AU to achieve R1 status.
📣 AU Eagles SOAR to R1 Status!! 🌟This prestigious designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education places AU among the top research universities in the United States. 🦅
February 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This recognition is the result of years of dedication and hard work, solidifying SPA as a leading hub of research that drives innovation and progress in public administration, public policy, government, and criminology. So excited for AU to achieve R1 status.
This is an incredibly time-sensitive topic! Join me next Thursday in Kerwin 301 to dive deeper into discussions on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the ongoing constitutional crisis.
WAIT, CAN HE *DO* THIS?
In the wake of recent events, Prof. Ron Elving, and Prof. Chris Edelson will hold a teach-in on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and constitutional crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, February 20 ⌚6:15pm 📍Kerwin 301
Co-hosted by the Project on Civic Dialogue.
RSVP: American-spa.swoogo.com/wait
In the wake of recent events, Prof. Ron Elving, and Prof. Chris Edelson will hold a teach-in on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and constitutional crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, February 20 ⌚6:15pm 📍Kerwin 301
Co-hosted by the Project on Civic Dialogue.
RSVP: American-spa.swoogo.com/wait
February 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is an incredibly time-sensitive topic! Join me next Thursday in Kerwin 301 to dive deeper into discussions on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the ongoing constitutional crisis.
Seth Gershenson's study discusses how interactions affect student success across different races. Read more about it here: www.american.edu/spa/news/tea...
February 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Seth Gershenson's study discusses how interactions affect student success across different races. Read more about it here: www.american.edu/spa/news/tea...
Listen as SPA's Seth Gershenson explores the correlation between contaminated water and birth outcomes.
🎙️ Episode #34 of JPAM’s Closer Look podcast is live! Host Seth Gershenson @au-spa.bsky.social chats with Dr. Elaine Hill about the effects of drinking water contamination on birth outcomes. tinyurl.com/47s26arp (1/4)
34. Effects of Drinking Water Contamination on Birth Outcomes | JPAM's Closer Look
Join our Host Seth Gershenson as he speaks to Professor Elaine Hill of the University of Rochester about the consequences of modest levels of drinking water contamination that are compliant with feder...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Listen as SPA's Seth Gershenson explores the correlation between contaminated water and birth outcomes.
Happening next Thursday-The Future of Progressivism. RSVP here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
February 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happening next Thursday-The Future of Progressivism. RSVP here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
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SPA celebrates Black History Month! 🖤 🤎
Stay tuned this month as we highlight significant policy milestones that advanced African American history and the research centers and institutes that continue to examine their impact.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
Stay tuned this month as we highlight significant policy milestones that advanced African American history and the research centers and institutes that continue to examine their impact.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
February 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
SPA celebrates Black History Month! 🖤 🤎
Stay tuned this month as we highlight significant policy milestones that advanced African American history and the research centers and institutes that continue to examine their impact.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
Stay tuned this month as we highlight significant policy milestones that advanced African American history and the research centers and institutes that continue to examine their impact.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
PTI presents The Future of Progressivism. Reserve your seat here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
📣 Join us on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 5:30 PM in Kerwin 301 for an engaging discussion with Congressman
@rokhanna.bsky.social and co-founder and editor of the
The Liberal Patriot Ruy Teixeira, on The Future of Progressivism.
Save your seat: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
@rokhanna.bsky.social and co-founder and editor of the
The Liberal Patriot Ruy Teixeira, on The Future of Progressivism.
Save your seat: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
January 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PTI presents The Future of Progressivism. Reserve your seat here: american-spa.swoogo.com/thefutureofp...
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SPA's Anna Amirkhanyan spoke with The Academic Minute about the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and lessons learned. Listen here:
npr.org/podcasts/564...
#SPAintheMedia
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#SPAintheMedia
The Academic Minute
The Academic Minute features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what's new and exciting in the academy and of all the ways academic research cont...
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January 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
SPA's Anna Amirkhanyan spoke with The Academic Minute about the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and lessons learned. Listen here:
npr.org/podcasts/564...
#SPAintheMedia
npr.org/podcasts/564...
#SPAintheMedia