Megan Elizabeth Hatch, PhD
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 Title: Associate Professor
 Dept: Urban Studies
 Office: UR 316
 Phone: 216-687-5597
 Email: m.e.hatch@csuohio.edu
 Address: 2121 Euclid Ave. UR 316, Cleveland, OH 44115

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Education:
Ph.D., Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
M.P.A., Cornell University
B.A., Government and Psychology, Georgetown University
 
Brief Bio:
Dr. Megan E. Hatch is an associate professor of urban policy and city management in the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. She has a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration from George Washington University, a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from Cornell University, and a BA in government and psychology from Georgetown University.

Dr. Hatch studies the variation in policies within the US federalist system and the effects those disparities have on social equity, individuals, and institutions. Within this theme, she examines three policy areas: rental housing, state preemption of local laws, and the CDBG program. Her current research on rental housing focuses on eviction, energy insecurity, and state landlord-tenant laws. Her current research on state preemption focuses on the preemption of LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination laws.
 
Honors and Awards:
ASPA's Section on Democracy and Social Justice's Peer Reviewed Article of the Year Award, 2023

Housing Policy Debate 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award

Administrative Theory & Praxis Best Book Review 2021

Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research (CPHLR) Fellow, 2018 - 2021

Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award, 2016

Editor's Choice Article 2015, Policy Studies Journal

George Washington University Policy Studies Endowment Graduate Fellowship in Public Policy and Administration, 2009-2014

Scholarship for Public Administration, Public Policy, and Public Affairs, ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan, 2011

Cornell Institute for Public Affairs Fellowship Recipient, 2007-2009

Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honors Society for Public Affairs and Administration, 2008

Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honorary Society, 2005
 
Professional Affiliations:
Academic Women in Public Administration (AWPA)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
Cleveland State University Diversity Institute (TDI), Associate
North Carolina State University Municipal Research Lab, Affiliated Fellow
Scholars Strategy Network (SSN)
Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
 
Professional Service:
Associate Editor, Housing Policy Debate
Editorial Board Member, Public Administration
Editorial Board Member, Administrative Theory & Praxis
Editorial Board Member, Urban Affairs Review
 
Research Grants:
Hatch, M. E. (2023-2024). "Who eviction court judges are and how that impacts evictions," funded by the Levin Women's Fund.

Hatch, M. E. (2021-2023). "Toward equity: An assessment of the Community Development Block Grant and HOME," Co-PI with M. Overton and E. Stokan, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Hatch, M. E. (2020). "City Level Evictions and the Right to Counsel," funding by Levin College Women's Fund.

Hatch, M. E. (2020-2021). "Applying Stress-Process and Life-Course Models to Understand the Negative Effects of the School-to-Prison Pipeline among Youth Who Reside in a Disadvantaged Neighborhood," Co-PI with M.F. Tedor and C. A. Mallett, funded by Cleveland State University Faculty Innovative Research and Engagement.

Hatch, M. E. (2019-2020). "Medium-Term Consequences of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)," Co-PI with the Center for Economic Development Cleveland State University, funded by The George Gund Foundation.

Hatch, M. E. (2018-2019). "When Do Local Governments Redistribute? The Role of Female Legislators," funding by Cleveland State University, Faculty Scholarship Initiative.

Hatch, M. E. (2018). "Eviction Rules and Procedures in the 40 Largest U.S. Cities," funding by Levin College Women's Fund.