Daniel Nagin
Lester Hamburg University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
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- Lester Hamburg University Professor of Public Policy and StatisticsHeinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
- 412-268-8474
- Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, 3038 Hamburg Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
BIO
Daniel S. Nagin is the Teresa and H. John Heinz III University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics and since 2006 has served as the college’s Associate Dean of Faculty. He received his Ph.D. in 1976 from what is now the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
He is former co-editor of Criminology & Public Policy, chaired the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, and served as Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy and Analysis in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from 1981 to 1986.
He is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, American Society of Criminology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Academy of Political and Social Science and the recipient of the American Society of Criminology’s Edwin H Sutherland Award in 2006, the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in 2014, Carnegie Mellon University’s Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award in 2015, and the National Academy of Science Award for Scientific Reviewing in 2017.
He is former co-editor of Criminology & Public Policy, chaired the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty, and served as Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy and Analysis in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from 1981 to 1986.
He is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, American Society of Criminology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Academy of Political and Social Science and the recipient of the American Society of Criminology’s Edwin H Sutherland Award in 2006, the Stockholm Prize in Criminology in 2014, Carnegie Mellon University’s Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award in 2015, and the National Academy of Science Award for Scientific Reviewing in 2017.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- TERESA AND H. JOHN HEINZ III UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY AND STATISTCSCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2008 - present
- ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE FACULTYCarnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Pittsburgh, United States2006 - present
- ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGYUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States2005 - present
- PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENTCarnegie Mellon University, H. J. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, United States1990 - 1998
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENTCarnegie Mellon University, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Pittsburgh, United States1986 - 1990
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY AND OPERATIONS RESEARCHCarnegie Mellon University, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Pittsburgh, United States1979 - 1981
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICYDuke University, Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Durham, United States1976 - 1978
- VISITING SCHOLARUniversity of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology and Clare Hall College, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Jan 2003 - 31 Jul 2003
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- VISITING SCHOLARRussell Sage Foundation, New York, United States1 Sep 2011 - 30 Jun 2012
- DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR FISCAL POLICY AND ANALYSISPennsylvania Department of Revenue, Pittsburgh, PA1981 - 1986
DEGREES
- Ph.D. (Urban and Public Affairs)Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1976
- B.S. (Administrative and Managerial Sciences) and M.S. (Industrial Administration)Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1971
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education
- 5 Gender Equality
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth