Biography
Danielle N. Atkins earned her doctorate in Public Administration and Policy from The University of Georgia in 2013. Dr. Atkins is an associate professor and Jerry Collins Endowed Professor in Public Administration in the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University. Her research interests include public policy analysis, program evaluation, policy implementation, and social policy.
Her work appears in Health Affairs, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Health Services Research, Contemporary Economic Policy, and Child Abuse & Neglect, among
others.
Education
Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia, 2013
MPA, University of Georgia, 2009
BA, Psychology with music minor, University of Tennessee, 2006
Courses Taught
PAD 5701 – Quantitative Analysis in Public Administration
PAD 6908 – MPA Capstone
PAD 6721 – Policy Analysis Research Seminar
Awards & Honors
- FSU COSSPP Mid-Career Faculty Research Award, 2024
- Richard Green Founding Editor Essay Award, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022
- UCF Teaching Incentive Program Awardee, 2020
- UCF College of Community Innovation and Education Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Award, 2020 - 2nd Place Poster Award, Association of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016
- Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award Office of the Vice President for Research University of Georgia, 2015
Research Activities
Policy analysis, Health policy, Reproductive health policy, Risky behaviors, Education policy
Selected Publications
Durrance, C.P. & Atkins D.N. (2024) Estimating the Incidence of Substance Exposed Newborns with Child Welfare System Involvement. Child Abuse & Neglect, 149, 106629.
Mclean, J.C., Witman, A., Durrance, C.P., Atkins, D.N., Meinhofer, A. (2022). Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Infant Maltreatment Reports. Health Affairs, 41(5), 703-712.
Atkins, D. N., & Durrance, C. P. (2021). The Impact of State-Level Prenatal Substance Use Policies on Infant Foster Care Entry in the United States. Children and Youth Services Review, 106194.
Andraka-Christou, B., Clark, M. H., Atkins, D. N., & Del Pozo, B. (2021). Criminal problem-solving & civil dependency court policies regarding medications for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse, 1-8.
Atkins, D. N., & Bradford, W. D. (2021). The effect of state-level sex education policies on youth sexual behaviors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-13.
*awarded 2022 Richard Green Founding Editor Essay Award
Danielle N. Atkins
Associate Professor, Jerry Collins Endowed Professor in Public Administration
Areas of Interest: Policy analysis, program evaluation, policy implementation, and social policy
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