Joshua A. Williams
Ph.D. 2017, 2013 Cohort

Dissertation Project
Electoral Campaigning and the Internet in Japan in the 2010s
Professional Background
Researcher, Writer, and ESL teacher
Skills
Japanese, Policy Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Contact
About
In August 2017, through the Presidential Management Fellows Program, Joshua began working in Washington, D.C. as Social Science Analyst for the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. In this capacity, he is applying his core research skills to help in the development and coordination of department-wide data policy on issues such as use of big data.
Publications
Grants & Fellowships
- Cyber Security Fellow, IPI, University of Washington, 2016.
- SSI (Space Security Initiative) Junior Fellow, IPI, Jackson School of International Studies, 2015-2016.
- Statistical Concentration in International Studies Certificate, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences,University of Washington, 2016.
- Kitto Scholarship for Japan Studies, University of Washington, 2015-2016.
- Certificate in International Negotiation and Crisis Management, University of Washington, 2015.
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Japanese, University of Washington, 2014-15.
- Gorton Center Global Leaders Program Fellow, Slade Gorton International Policy Center at the National Bureau of Asian Research, Seattle, WA, 2014-15.
Dissertation Committee
Robert Pekkanen
Chair/Faculty Adviser
Sabine Lang
Committee Member
Philip Howard
Emma Spiro
Post Graduation
Social Science Analyst at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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