Past Public Policy Fellows
2019
Torrie Fields, MPH
Torrie Fields was the Fall 2019 Reilly Center Public Policy Fellow. At the time of
her visit, Torrie served as Head of Palliative Care for Blue Shield of California
where she led the development and implementation of programs and processes at Blue
Shield of California that support people with serious illness and their families.
Torrie visited Baton Rouge September 10 through September 12, 2019. In that time,
she participated in several events, including a public talk and panel discussion on September 12 at LSU Health New Orleans. Continuing her work with the Reilly Center
in the Spring of 2020, Torrie joined a virtual panel conversation on Advanced Care Planning and COVID-19 as part of the Reilly Center’s Communications & COVID-19 Virtual Event Series.
2010 - 2011
Gavriel Salvendy
In partnership with LSU's College of Engineering, the Reilly Center invited Gavriel Salvendy, Professor of Industrial Engineering
at Purdue University, to be part of the Public Policy Fellows program. In addition
to his public lecture, “How to Increase Research and Economic Impact on a Regional,
National and International State,” Salvendy met with students and leaders in the university,
community, government and relevant industries to discuss how to select high impact
research for increased economic development.
2006-2007
Robert Litan
Lessons for the Nation from Hurricane Katrina
In collaboration with the LSU Law Center, the Reilly Center hosted Robert Litan, an economist and vice president of research
and public policy for the Kauffman Foundation. During his visit he presented “Lessons
for the Nation from Hurricane Katrina,” which explored the economic impact of mega-catastrophes and the insurance industry.
Robert Entman
When Policy Fails: a Discussion of Media and Democratic Accountability in the Iraq
War
Robert Entman, the J.B. and M.C. Shapiro Chair in the School of Media & Public Affairs
at George Washington University, presented “When Policy Fails: A Discussion of the
Media and Democratic Accountability in the Iraq War” during his visit to the Manship
School. His research focuses on how the media “frames” coverage of public policy and
social issues.
2004-2005
Richard Moose
Iraq and Its Implications for US Foreign Policy
Richard Moose, a former senior staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
and former under secretary for Management in the Department of State from 1993-1996,
acted as a Public Policy Fellow during the 2004-2005 academic year. In partnership
with LSU's Department of Political Science, the Reilly Center invited Moose on the
eve of the 2004 presidential debates to present "Iraq and Its Implications for US
Foreign Policy."
Jonathan Schell
The American Empire in the Second Nuclear Age
Jonathan Schell, The Nation's peace and disarmament correspondent and author of The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People, visited LSU as a Reilly Center Public Policy Fellow program participant during the
2004-2005 academic year. He presented on "The American Empire in the Second Nuclear
Age."
2003-2004
Marina Vashakmadze
Marina Vashakmadze, Associate Director of the ProMedia II project for the International
Center for Journalists, Editor-in-Chief of STUDIO magazine and an associate professor
in the Tbilisi State University Journalism Department (Republic of Georgia), visited
LSU as part of the Reilly Center's Public Policy Fellows program during the 2003-2004
academic year.
Bill Shore
Creating Community Wealth and Lasting Change
Bill Shore, founder of Share Our Strength and author of the book, The Cathedral Within, visited Baton Rouge during the 2003-2004 academic year to serve as a Reilly Center
Public Policy Fellow and the keynote speaker for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Marcia Kaplan Kantrow Community Lecture Series, where he discussed Building Community
Wealth and Creating Lasting Change.
David Yarnold
The Need for a New Generation of Diversity Efforts
David Yarnold, editor of the San Jose Mercury News, visited LSU as a Reilly Center Public Policy Fellow to discuss the merits and challenges
of diversity in the newsroom in "The Need for a New Generation of Diversity Efforts."
Bill Fox
Three Characteristics of Tax Structures have Contributed to the Current State Fiscal
Crisis
Bill Fox, research professor and director of the Boyd Center for Business and Economic
Research, Economics, Leadership, and Global Supply Chain at the University of Tennessee,
participated in the Public Policy Fellows program with a visit to LSU centered on
the future of sales tax. He presented "Three Characteristics of Tax Structure have
Contributed to the Current State Fiscal Crisis."
James Carey
The Contradiction of Free Media, Democracy, & Globalization
James Carey, a professor of journalism at Columbia University who is credited with
originating the ritual view of communication in mass communication theory, visited
LSU as a Public Policy Fellow in the 2003-2004 academic year. He presented "The Contradiction
of Free Media, Democracy, and Globalization."
2002-2003
John Lombardi
Competing for Quality: The Public Flagship Research University
Dr. John Lombardi, Chancellor and Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, served as co-editor of The Center for Measuring University Performance's
Top American Research Universities project on measuring university performance during his visit to LSU as a Public Policy Fellow.
His visit focused on the economic significance of a land-grant research university
could have for the state, as well as what increased investment in LSU can mean.
Curtis Wilkie
An acclaimed journalist and historian of the American south, Curtis Wilkie visited
LSU as a Public Policy Fellow during the 2002-2003 academic year. He is the author
of the book Dixie: A Personal Odyssey through Events that Shaped the Modern South and focused his presentations during his time at LSU on covering civil rights.
Guido Stemple
Guido Stemple is a distinguished professor emeritus at the E.W. Scripps School of
Journalism at Ohio State University, co-editor of the Web Journal of Mass Communication Research, and senior research editor of the Newspaper Research Journal. He shared his expertise on mass communication research concepts during his Public
Policy Fellow tenure at LSU.
2001-2002
Michael M. Crow
Louisiana State University and the New Knowledge Economy: Leapfrogging Louisiana From
the 19th Century Economy to a 21st Century Economy
The University of Arizona's Michael Crow visited LSU as a Public Policy Fellow to
discuss the state of Louisiana's economy and methods by which it could be improved.
Keith Woods
Diversity, Democracy and the J-School Professor
During his time as a Public Policy fellow at LSU, Keith Woods served as the dean of
faculty at the Poynter Institute. He wrote in various capacities, previously, for
the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and serves presently as the vice president of diversity
in news and operations at NPR in Washington, D.C.
Eric Hanushek
Economics and the Finance of Schools
In conjunction with LSU's Political Science Department, Eric Hanushek of The Hoover Institution at Stanford University visited LSU as a
Public Policy Fellow to discuss the pressing issues in higher education of economics
and financing for schools.
Bill Josephson
Repairing the Electoral College
Bill Josephson of the New York Attorney General's Office and Charities Bureau visited
LSU as a Public Policy Fellow to discuss repairing the electoral college and his book,
Oklahoma City, New York City and Baton Rouge: Lessons for Philanthropy from September
11th.
Donald Boesch
Consequences of Climate Change in Louisiana
David Boesch visited LSU as a Public Policy Fellow during his time serving the University
of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. His timely presentation and essay addressed
the results of climate change for the future of Louisiana.
Gary Cornia
Sales and Use Tax Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
Gary Cornia visited LSU from Brigham Young University during the 2001-2002 academic
year. The topic of his visit centered on "sales and use" tax simplification and compliance.
