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Young-Eun (Alicia) Ahn

Young-Eun (Alicia) Ahn

Ph.D Graduate
Alicia Ahn started her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance in 2013. Prior to joining the program, Alicia worked for eight years at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, a national government agency of South Korea promoting export and foreign direct investment.
Alicia is interested in a broad range of issues pertaining to environmental policy, including market-based environmental policy instruments, the diffusion of environmental policy in developing states, the impact of policy instruments on business choices, climate change management, and sustainable development.
She is a native of South Korea, and has lived in the United Arab Emirates, India, Myanmar, and Hong Kong.
M.S. in Public Policy and Management, University of Washington, 2016
MPA, Columbia University, 2011
Bachelor of Economics, Ewha Womans University, 2004
Environmental Policy
Political Economy
Climate Change Governance
Uncertainties
Which developing countries cooperate in international climate change treaties and why?
MPA Candidate 2028
MPA Candidate 2026
MPA Candidate 2027
MPA Candidate 2028
MPA Candidate 2026
MPA Candidate 2027
MPA Candidate 2027
Evans Family Representative
President & CEO, Greater Seattle Partners
CEO, U.S. Digital Response
Founder & CEO, CuriosityBased
EMPA Candidate ('27)
Learning Program Manager
Adjunct Professor
Research Scientist
Director of Finance
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Advising & Outreach Manager
President of Bragg and Associates, Inc.
Project Coordinator, IPPHL
MPA Candidate 2026
Graduate Student Assistant
Global Engagement Coordinator, IPPHL
Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration
Parrington 250
Program Assistant, IPPHL
Director of EPIC
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Scholar
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic HR Manager
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
240 D
Teaching Assistant, IPPHL
Post-Doctoral Scholar, EPAR
Executive Assistant to the Dean
250
Development Director
206.221.8675
MPA Candidate
Kitsap County Commissioner
Executive Director at Better Health Together
King County Administrative Officer
Principal at Dale Estey Partnerships, Strategy & Results
Puget Sound Public Policy & Community Engagement at Amazon
Student Engagement Coordinator
Alumni & Community Engagement Manager
Events Manager
250
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Advancement Services Officer
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
HR & Payroll Manager
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Scholar
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Graduate
Educational Policy Analyst
Senior Economist
Academic and Career Development Programming Manager
Distinguished Practitioner
Distinguished Practitioner
Assistant Professor
240G
Research Consultant, EPAR
Academic Advisor
Multimedia Producer
Post-Doctoral Scholar, EPAR
Post-Doctoral Scholar, EPAR
Tribal Governance and Management Consultant, Coast Salish Consulting, LLC.
Director of Student Affairs
206-616-1613
Project Manager, IPPHL
PAR 140D
Director of Academic Program Innovation
Assistant Dean of Students & Learning Innovation
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Student
Assistant Professor
Executive Director Children's Alliance
Ph.D. Candidate
Distinguished Practitioner
Post-doctoral Researcher
Research Scientist, EPAR
Distinguished Practitioner
Partnerships & Learning Program Manager
PAR 253
Distinguished Practitioner
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Director of Marketing & Communications
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. Candidate
Community Engagement Manager
Innovation & Engagement Manager
PAR 253
Research Scientist
Academic Operations & Strategy Manager
PAR 202
Global Engagement Manager, IPPHL
Washington State Representative
Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, MWW Enterprises
Associate Professor
PAR 260G
Assistant Professor
PAR 260H
Undergraduate Programming Manager
Ph.D. Candidate
Bell Postdoctoral Fellow
Dean and Professor
PAR 250A
(206) 685-6886
Center for Creative Leadership, Global Solutions Faculty-Health Sector
Center for Creative Leadership, Senior Faculty
Distinguished Scholar
Distinguished Practitioner
Associate Professor Emeritus of Public Policy & Governance
Stergachis Family Endowed Director & Professor of Health Economics
Senior Research Scientist
Associate Professor, UW School of Social Work
Associate Professor, UW Department of Economics
Associate Professor, UW Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Principal Lecturer, UW Department of Communication
Evans Faculty 1970 - 2005
Evans School Dean 1982-1987
Evans School Faculty 1976-1999
Evans School Dean 1998-2002
1945-2002
Professor Emeritus
1923-2004
Evans School Founding Dean 1962-1980
Evans School Faculty 1962-2004
Washington State Representative
Executive Director, Milburn Services LLC
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Children & Youth Justice, Washington State Supreme Court (retired)
Assistant Professor
PAR 340D
(206) 543-6386
Research Scientist
PAR 340C/PAR 460E
Associate Professor
MPA Program Director
(206) 685-8927
Distinguished Practitioner
PAR 357
Research Assistant Professor
PAR 340C
Assistant Professor
PAR 260B
(206) 685-8803
Associate Professor
PAR 260C
(206) 685-0680
Associate Teaching Professor;
Executive MPA Program Director
PAR 240K
Associate Professor
PAR 240A
(206) 221-6356
Associate Teaching Professor
PAR 340G
(206) 221-7561
Professor;
Ph.D. Program Director
PAR 260D
Professor of Public Policy & Governance
PAR 353
(206) 616-4436
Daniel J. Evans Endowed Professor of Social Policy
PAR 260A
(206) 221-4872
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director
PAR 260E
Associate Professor
PAR 340J
(206) 616-5817
Associate Dean for Research;
Colleen Willoughby Endowed Professor in Philanthropy & Civil Society
PAR 340K
(206) 221-1058
Associate Teaching Professor
PAR 240 C
Distinguished Practitioner
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy & Governance;
Professor of Social Work
(206) 616-6121
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy & Governance
(206) 685-2269
Distinguished Practitioner
(206) 684-5200
Evans School Dean 1988-1989
Evans School Faculty 1989-2004
Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs
Governor
1925-2024
Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Public Policy & Governance
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy & Governance and Education
(206) 543-0743
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy & Governance
Professor
PAR 240E
(206) 221-3669
Daniel J. Evans Professor Emeritus of Public Policy & Governance
Associate Professor; Program Director – Graduate Certificates
PAR 240J
(206) 221-7784
Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs
Professor of Public Policy & Governance
PAR 340E
(206) 221-3585
Associate Professor
PAR 340B
(206) 616-1647
Boeing International Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Public Policy & Governance
John and Marguerite Walker Corbally Endowed Professor in Public Service
PAR 240B
(206) 221-5237
Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning;
Nancy Bell Evans Professor in Nonprofit Management
PAR 240-H
(206) 221-4599
Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor in Environmental Policy
PAR 340A
(206) 685-8198
Professor Emeritus
1948 - 2025
Professor
417
(206) 543-6479
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Policy
PAR 240H
(206) 616-1654
Professor
388
(206) 221-7859
Emeritus Dean
Evans School Dean 2003-2019
Marc Lindenberg Professor for Humanitarian Action, International Development, and Global Citizenship
PAR 240F
(206) 543-0365
Grant Manager
(206) 543-6552
Director of Human Resources
PAR 202
Post-doctoral Researcher
Operations & Learning Manager
PAR 253
(206) 685-8983
Post-doctoral Fellow
Director of Learning & Impact, IPPHL
PAR 140D
(206) 685-5238
Distinguished Practitioner
Digital Solutions Analyst
(206) 685-0523
Postdoctoral Scholar, EPAR
Associate Economist, Economic Innovation Group
Economist
Research Consultant
Research Consultant
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project Manager Data & Research
Director of Global Strategy, IPPHL
PAR 140D
(206) 616-0680
Senior Grant Manager
(206) 685-7616
Senior Computing Specialist
(206) 616-6972
Senior Director of Digital Strategies
(206) 543-9031
Analyst, Health Care
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Hoffman Fellow in Big Ocean Data
Senior Research Associate
Economist, Economic Policy Institute.
Research Scientist
Associate Professor; Director of the Ralph Munro Center for Civic Education
Lecturer
Senior Data Scientist
Ph.D. Graduate
Associate Professor
Management Analyst
412
Associate Professor
Senior Research Scientist
Community Leader
1933-2004
Associate Professor of Management; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mixed Methods User Researcher
Director of Science
Associate Professor
Senior Manager, Product Management-Technical
Senior Associate
Head of Research, Evidence Islington Health Determinants Research Collaboration, NIHR Advanced Local Authority Fellow
Associate Professor