I welcome opportunities to supervise PhD students in public policy, energy transition, & climate change. If you are interested in joining the PhD program at the Crawford School of Public Policy the first thing to do is read about the entry requirements. To begin a conversation about supervision you will need to send me the following information: 1) curriculum vitae (CV); 2) academic transcripts; 3) IELTS/TOEFL results (if applicable); 4) research idea outlining your area of interest and proposed project (5 or so pages is best).

Please note that I cannot supervise projects outside my current area of interest, and may not respond to requests for supervision outside the areas noted above.

Current PhD students:

2023- Conrad Buffier (Roland Wilson Scholar), PhD Committee Chair, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Thesis Title: “Climate Policy Stringency Upscaling”.

2024 - Hannah Lord (Roland Wilson Scholar), PhD Committee Member, School of Regulation & Governance, Australian National University. Thesis Title: “ASEAN Power Grid and the Political Economy of Cross-border Electricity Trading”.

2023- Jenna Lehman (Roland Wilson Scholar), PhD Committee Member, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University. Thesis title: “Japan’s Economic Security Strategies”.

2021- Jane Kuang, PhD Committee Chair, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Thesis title: “Impact of Company Ownership on Chinese Investment in Australia Mining Industry”.

Former PhD students:

2020-2024. Hang Deng, PhD Committee Member, College for Business & Economics, Australian National University. Thesis Title: “Climate Risks, Environmental Regulations, and Corporate Environmental Management”. Placement: World Bank.

2014-2017. Kenneth Vincent, PhD Committee Member, Department of Political Science, George Washington University. Thesis title: “The Strategic Determinants of Oil Stockpiling Behavior”. Placement: US Department of Energy

2014-2017. Gail Ma, PhD Committee Member, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University (2014-2017). Thesis title: “Beyond Vulnerability: Explaining State Intervention in Oil Supply in the Asia-Pacific”. Placement: City of Honolulu.

2013-2015. Inwook Kim, PhD Committee Member, Department of Political Science, George Washington University (2013-2015). Thesis title: “Crude Security: Oil, Armament, and Alliance”. Placement: Assistant Professor (tenure track), Singapore Management University.