Current Positions
University of Oregon — School of PPPM
School Director
2023–
Full Professor
2025–
Associate Faculty, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
2019–
Co-Founder, Oregon Policy Lab
2018–
Previous Positions
University of Oregon
Co-Executive Director, Institute for Policy Research and Engagement
2020–2023
Associate Professor
2018–2025
Assistant Professor
2016–2018
Cleveland State University, Levin College of Urban Affairs
Executive Director, Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center
2015–2016
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Public Health
2015–2016
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Public Health
2010–2015
Other Positions
Clinical Informatics Researcher, MetroHealth Medical Center
2011–2016
Executive Committee Member, Association for Budgeting & Financial Management
2013–2018
Budget Analyst, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, GA
2007–2010
Research Associate, Futures Group International, Washington DC
2002–2004
Small Enterprise Development Agent, Peace Corps Senegal
2000–2001
Education
Ph.D. in Public Administration
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Master of Public Administration
Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
B.A. in Political Science; Minor in Theatre & Drama
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Awards & Recognition
University of Oregon Town and Gown Sustainability Award
2024
United Academics COVID Resilience Award, University of Oregon
2021
COVID-19 Research Innovation Award, University of Oregon
2020
Selected Publications — View Full List →
Guzman, T. & Clark, B.Y. (2025). Estimating the Negative Credit Impacts of Police-Involved Fatalities. Public Finance Review, 53(1).
2025
Clark, B.Y. & Parker, R. (2024). Determinants of the Coproduction of Public Health During COVID-19. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 9.
2024
Clark, B.Y. & Brudney, J.L. (2023). Transportation and Coproduction. Public Money & Management, 43(8).
2023
Guzman, T. & Clark, B.Y. (2022). Crime and Credit. Social Science Quarterly, 103(5).
2022
Clark, B.Y. (2020). The Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on Local Government Budgeting and Finance. National Tax Journal, 73(1).
2020
Clark, B.Y., Brudney, J.L. & Jang, S.G. (2013). Coproduction of Government Services and the New Information Technology. Public Administration Review, 73(5).
2013
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Selected Grants — View Full List →
EPA Region 10 Water Infrastructure Environmental Finance Center
$375,000
Lane County-PPPM Policy Lab (multiple awards)
$770,000+
Grow Back Better: Wildfire Recovery — Joint Fire Sciences / BLM
$500,000
Indoor Air Quality Data Analysis — EPA/GoodCompany
$398,542
Lane County Hazard Mitigation — FEMA
$94,040
Teaching
University of Oregon
Introduction to Public Policy  ·  Public Management  ·  MPA Capstone Applied Research  ·  Climate Change Policy  ·  Public Budget Administration
Cleveland State University
Applied Quantitative Reasoning I  ·  Public Administration and the Political Process  ·  Budget Policy & Management  ·  Budget and Policy Analysis  ·  Urban Environmental Health
Selected Invited Presentations
Partnership for Public Service/GovHR Conference — Policy Lab University-Local Government Partnerships
2025
Polis/European Parking Association/Civitas — How TNCs Will Impact Parking Revenue
2020
Transportation & Communities Summit — Secondary Effects of AVs on Urban Development
2017
School of Management, University of San Francisco — Autonomous Vehicles and the City
2017
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Scientific Collaboration: Trends and Future Directions
2011
Professional & Editorial Service
Editorial Board Member
Public Administration Review  ·  American Review of Public Administration  ·  International Journal of Public Administration
Task Force Member, MetroLab GenAI for Local Governments / Open Data + 311 Subcommittee
2023–24
Committee Member, Lane County Charter Review Committee
2022–
Expert Consultant, Environmental Finance Advisory Board (EFAB) — EPA
2015–16
UO Senate Budget Committee
2025–27
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, UO
2025–27
PhD & Thesis Advising
Shahinur Bashar — University of Oregon (current)
Alisha McBride — University of Oregon (2025)
Kelsey Rydland — University of Illinois, Chicago (2020)
Martin Mayer — Old Dominion University (2016)
Sunjoo Park — Cleveland State University (2013)
Languages
English
Native
French
Conversant
Norwegian
Conversant