Brian An

Associate Professor, Co-Director of Center for Urban Research, & Director of GROWER Lab

Member Of:
  • Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Office Phone: 404-385-7224
Office Location: DM Smith 206D
Related Links:
Email Address: yan74@gatech.edu

Overview

Education:
  • PhD, Public Policy and Management, University of Southern California (Sol Price School of Public Policy)
  • Master of Science, Foreign Service, Georgetown University (Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Big Data And Public Policy
  • Energy And Resilient Urban Infrastructure
  • Public Finance And Regional Development
  • Science, Innovation, And Technology Policy
  • Social Equity And Race
  • Urban Policy: Housing, Community Development, And Environment

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Research design, Research methods, public policy analysis, public finance, public management, capstone project
Research Interests:
Public Policy: Urban & Housing, Community & Economic Development, Public Finance, Energy & Environment, Infrastructure Resiliency, Comparative Studies
Public Management: Collaborative & Regional Governance, Social Equity, Sustainable Environment
Research Fields:
  • Economic Development and Smart Cities
  • Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy
  • Policy Process, Leadership, and Pre-Law
  • Program Evaluation, Public Management and Administration
  • Wicked Problems
Issues:
  • Regional Development
  • Community engagement
  • Evaluation
  • Governance
  • Impacts and Consequences of Race/Ethnicity
  • Inequality, Inequity, and Social Justice
  • Infrastructure
  • Institution-Building
  • Public Sector Investment
  • Small and Midsize Enterprises
  • Sustainability
  • Vulnerable Populations
  • Wicked Problems

Courses

  • PUBP-3130: Research Methods
  • PUBP-4699: Undergraduate Research
  • PUBP-6112: Research Dsgn-Polcy Sci
  • PUBP-6118: Public Finance & Policy
  • PUBP-8500: Research Seminar
  • PUBP-8803: Special Topics

Publications

Updated:  Aug 3rd, 2026 at 9:33 PM