JR DeShazo CV

JR DeShazo, the Joel L. Fleishman Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, is a distinguished scholar and public policy expert. He specializes in environmental economics, climate adaptation, and the design of regulatory agencies. His expertise has made him a sought-after advisor for prestigious international organizations, including the World Bank and the United Nations, as well as U.S. federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Joel L. Fleishman Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2026 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy

Recent Scholarly Works

Micro-targeting consumers to reduce consumptive externalities.

Journal article PloS one · January 2023 When correcting for consumption externalities policymakers may employ economic incentives, a uniform moral suasion intervention, or various micro-targeted moral suasion interventions. To assess the relative effectiveness of these policy interventions, we r ... Full text Cite

Identifying and addressing drinking water system sprawl, its consequences, and the opportunity for planners’ intervention: evidence from Los Angeles County

Journal article Journal of Environmental Planning and Management · October 15, 2019 Across the United States, poorly-performing, small drinking water systems operate under nominal public oversight in spatial patterns that neither cohere with other administrative jurisdictions nor conform to environmental, efficiency, or equity criteria. T ... Full text Cite

Where to locate transit stops: Cross-intersection profiles of ultrafine particles and implications for pedestrian exposure.

Journal article Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · February 2018 Epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to traffic-related pollutants increases incidence of adverse health outcomes. Transit users in cities across the globe commonly spend 15-45 min or more waiting at transit stops each day, often at locations w ... Full text Cite

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Education

Harvard University · 1997 Ph.D.

University of Oxford (United Kingdom) · 1991 M.S.

College of William and Mary · 1989 B.A.