Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Robb, Katharine, Rowana Ahmed, John Wong, Elissa Ladd, and Jorrit de Jong. "Substandard housing and the risk of COVID-19 infection and disease severity: A retrospective cohort study." SSM - Population Health 25 (March 2024): 101629.
Dickens, Eleanor, Noah Greifer, Katharine Robb, Ashley Marcoux, Jessica Creighton, Charles Allegar, and Jorrit de Jong. "The effects of a place-based intervention on resident reporting of crime and service needs: A frontier matching approach." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-033, December 2023.
Robb, Katharine A., Michelle LaPointe, Kathryn Hemsing, Grant Anderson, James Anderson, and Jorrit de Jong. "Inter-city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together." Global Policy (September 2023).
de Jong, Jorrit, Eva Flavia Martínez Orbegozo, Lisa Cox, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy C. Edmondson, and Anahide Nahhal. "Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start." Stanford Social Innovation Review (July 6, 2023).
de Jong, Jorrit, Maurits Waardenburg, Bertine Steenbergen, and Nicholas Vachon. "All Minds on Deck? Assessing Distributed Strategic Capacity in Public-Sector Organizations." Review of Public Personnel Administration 43.1 (March 2023): 33–55.
Martínez Orbegozo, Eva Flavia, Jorrit de Jong, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy Edmondson, Anahide Nahhal, and Lisa Cox. "Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations." The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 58.4 (December 2022): 595-645.
Sevtsuk, Andres, Rounaq Basu, Dylan Halpern, Anne Hudson, Kloe Ng, and Jorrit de Jong. "A tale of two Americas: Socio-economic mobility gaps within and across American cities before and during the pandemic." Cities 131 (December 2022): 104006.
Jay, Jonathan, Felicia Heykoop, Linda Hwang, Jorrit de Jong, and Michelle Kondo. "Use of smartphone mobility data to analyze city park visits during the COVID-19 pandemic." Landscape and Urban Planning 228 (December 2022): 104554.
Jay, Jonathan, Jorrit de Jong, Marcia P Jimenez, Quynh Nguyen, and Jason Goldstick. "Effects of demolishing abandoned buildings on firearm violence: a moderation analysis using aerial imagery and deep learning." Injury Prevention 28 (May 2022): 249-255.
Robb, Katharine, Ashley Marcoux, and Jorrit de Jong. "Further Inspection: Integrating Housing Code Enforcement and Social Services to Improve Community Health." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18.22 (November 2021): 12014.
Sevtsuk, Andres, Annie Hudson, Dylan Halpern, Rounaq Basu, Kloe Ng, and Jorrit de Jong. "The impact of COVID-19 on trips to urban amenities: Examining travel behavior changes in Somerville, MA." PLOS ONE 16.9 (September 2021): e0252794.
de Jong, Jorrit, Amy Edmondson, Mark Moore, Hannah Riley Bowles, Jan Rivkin, Eva Flavia Martinez-Orbegozo, and Santiago Pulido-Gomez. "Building Cities’ Collaborative Muscle." Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2021).
de Jong, Jorrit, and Fernando Fernandez-Monge. "The State of Access in Cities: Theory and Practice." Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability, and Transparency. Ed. Shabbir Cheema. Springer, 2020.
Groenleer, Martijn, Sanderijn Cels, and Jorrit de Jong. "Safety in the City: Building Strategic Partnerships in the Fight Against Organized Crime." Partnerships for Liveable Cities. Ed. Cor van Montfort an Ank Michels. Palgrave MacMillan, 2020.
Anderson, James, and Jorrit de Jong. "A Nationwide Response from an Unusual Place: City Halls." The Hill, July 10, 2020.
Moore, Gaylen, Jorrit de Jong, Kimberlyn Leary, and Christopher Robichaud. "Reducing Harm: Overdose Prevention in Philadelphia." 2020.
de Jong, Jorrit, Fernando Monge, and Adam Hawksbee. "Mapping the Five Genes of an Innovative City Hall." Apolitical, December 17, 2019.
Mayne, Quinton, Jorrit de Jong, and Fernando Fernandez-Monge. "State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance." Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (2019).
Waardenburg, Maurits, Martijn Groenleer, and Jorrit de Jong. "Designing Environments for Experimentation, Learning and Innovation in Public Policy and Governance." Policy & Politics (October 2019).
Meijer, Albert, and Jorrit De Jong. "Managing Value Conflicts in Public Innovation: Ostrich, Chameleon, and Dolphin Strategies." International Journal of Public Administration (September 2019): 1-12.
Bilmes, Linda J., Fernando Monge, and Jorrit de Jong. "Can Policymakers Repeat Bilbao's Success?" Apolitical. August 7, 2019.
Waardenburg, Maurits, Martijn Groenleer, Jorrit de Jong, and Bas Keijser. "Paradoxes in Collaborative Governance: Investigating the Real-Life Dynamics of Multi-Agency Collaborations Using a Quasi-Experimental, Action-Research Approach." Public Management Review (May 2019).
de Jong, Jorrit, Stephen Goldsmith, and Fernando Monge. "The Art of Governing Through Questions." Governing. March 25, 2019.
Waardenburg, Maurits, Martijn Groenleer, Jorrit de Jong, and Herman Bolhaar. "Evidence-Based Prevention of Organized Crime: Assessing a New Collaborative Approach." Public Administration Review (December 2017).
Stuart, Guy, Jorrit de Jong, and Linda Kaboolian. "Embedding Education in Everyday Life." Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2017).
Zhang, Siwen, Hua Chen, Songyu Zhu, Jorrit de Jong, and Guy Stuart. "HIV/AIDS Prevention on Southern China’s Road Projects: A Case of Embedded Education." January 2017.
Zhang, Siwen, Hua Chen, Songyu Zhu, Jorrit de Jong, and Guy Stuart. "Health Education in China's Factories: A Case of Embedded Education." January 2017.
Wilson, Deloris, Linda Kaboolian, Jorrit de Jong, and Guy Stuart. "Barbershops and Preventative Health: A Case of Embedded Education." January 2017.
de Jong, Jorrit, Scott Douglas, Mariafrancesca Sicilia, Zoe Radnor, Mirko Noordegraaf, and Peter Debus. "Instruments of Value: Using the Analytic Tools of Public Value Theory in Teaching and Practice." Public Management Review (November 2016).
de Jong, Jorrit. Dealing with Dysfunction: Innovative Problem Solving in the Public Sector. Brookings Institution Press, 2016.
Cels, Sanderijn, Jorrit de Jong, and Frans Nauta. Agents of Change: Strategy and Tactics for Social Innovation. Brookings Institution Press, 2012.
de Jong, Jorrit, and Gowher Rizvi. The State of Access: Success and Failure of Democracies in Creating Equal Opportunities. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.