RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

June – September 2019 Google Public Policy Fellow, Google, Washington D.C.

In residence at Niskanen Center, Technology Policy Office, Washington D.C.

· Participated in trainings and attend lectures at Google’s Technology Policy and Government Affairs offices

· Conducted research on urban technology and data governance

Aug 2017 – June 2019 Senior Research Associate, Center for Transportation Public Private Partnership Policy, Arlington V.A.

· Led and conducted qualitative and quantitative research on transportation policy with a focus on public-private partnerships (P3s)

Aug 2015 – Aug 2017 Graduate Research Associate, Center for Transportation Public Private Partnership Policy, Arlington V.A.

· Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on transportation policy with a focus on public-private partnerships (P3s)

Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University, Arlington, V.A

· Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on urban and regional policy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug 2017 - Present Program Manager, Center for Transportation Public Private Partnership Policy, George Mason University, Arlington V.A.

· Manage the Center’s research team and budget, oversee operations, plan events

2014 – Dec 2016 President, Association of Public Policy PhD Students (APPS), George Mason University, Arlington, VA

· Developed APPS into an award-winning student organization (Outstanding New Registered Student Organization 2013)

Aug 2013 – 2014 Vice President, Association of Public Policy PhD Students (APPS), George Mason University, Arlington, VA

May 2011- July 2012 Director of Operations and Development, The Binational Alliance, Buffalo, N.Y. / Niagara Falls, O.N

· Managed staff and oversaw cross border business programming development

· Led development and fundraising efforts

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

June 2019 - Nov 2019 E-Scooter Regulations and Policy Implementation Advisement, City of Alexandria, Virginia

Jan – Dec 2018 Sustainable Smart City Action Planning, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United 4 Sustainable Smart Cities (U4SSC), United Smart Cities (USC).

Feb – July 2011 Grant Writing (Local Urban Development), Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC), Buffalo, NY.

INTERNSHIPS

Jan – Apr 2013 Legal Research Intern, Carmen and Muss P.L.L.C, Washington D.C.

May – Aug 2010 Multilateral Trade Intern, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

· Contributed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) - with a focus on SME benefits

May – Aug 2008 International Trade Intern, U.S. Department of Commerce, Buffalo, NY

· Worked with local SMEs to facilitate international trade

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2020 Co-Instructor, POGO 750: E-Scooters Practicum in Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics, Schar School of Policy and Governance, George Mason University

• Client: Bird

Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016 Teaching Associate, PUBP 715: Introduction to Transportation Systems, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

· Lecture on technology diffusion and conduct tutorial on quantitative S-curve analysis

Summer 2018 Adjunct Faculty, REAL 690 B03: Smart Cities, School of Business, Masters in Real Estate Development (MRED) Program, George Mason University

· Main themes included: Urbanism and Smart City Design |The Public Perspective | Technological Innovation and Its Place in Development

Spring 2018 Co-Instructor, PUBP 722 001: Practicum in Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics, Schar School of Policy and Governance, George Mason University

· Final report: “Deferred Infrastructure Maintenance and GASB 34”

Spring 2018 Teaching Assistant, HNRS 353 003: Infrastructure: Past, Present, and Future, Honors Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason University

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Aug 2013 – Present PhD, Public Policy, Expected Completion Fall 2020, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, VA, USA

· Title: "Hacking the Bureaucracy: Micro-mobility and the policy process - Policymaking in the age of the smart city.” Committee: Jonathan L. Gifford, PhD (Chair); Connie L. McNeely, PhD; Philip Auerswald, PhD

Summer 2016 Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, Transportation Summer School

· Participant in automated vehicle strategy session to develop and implement AV shuttle on Aalto University Campus

Spring 2013 American University, Washington D.C. Global Gateway Program, Certificate in Global Business and Trade

2009 – 2011 M.A. Economic Geography, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY

· Thesis: “Opportunities and Threats for American SMEs in the TPP” Advisor: Trina Hamilton, PhD

2005 – 2009 B.S. Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY

2008 Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), Singapore, Study Abroad

CONFERENCES – LEAD ORGANIZER

2019 5^th Annual P3 Forum, Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy, George Mason University

2016 2026.US Launch Event, National Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, National Academies of Sciences

2016 APPAM Student Regional Conference, George Mason University

· Worked with APPAM Executive Board to developed new conference from the APPC

2015, 2016 Advances in Policy and Politics Conference (APPC), George Mason University

CONFERENCES – SERVICE

2020

Session Facilitator, "Two Kinds of Minds: Exploring Human-Machine Partnerships," Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership (CAHMP),

2019

Chair, "Innovations in Science and Technology,"Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management

Discussant, "Innovations in Science and Technology,"Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management

Chair, "Smart and Connected Communities," North American Regional Science Council

Discussant, "Smart and Connected Communities," North American Regional Science Council

2017

State Science & Technology Institute Conference (SSTI), Session Facilitator

Automated Vehicle Brainstorming Strategy Session at ENO Capital Convergence, Session Facilitator

2015

Enhancing the Usefulness of Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Research, Rapporteur and facilitator

CONFERENCES - PRESENTATIONS

2019

McCarthy, Lauren N., and Parker Reynolds. “Mobility, Congestion, and Inclusion: The Case of E-Scooters” North American Regional Science Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 13-16, 2019. (Panel Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren N. “Hacking the Bureaucracy: Policymaking in the Age of the Smart City” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference, November 7, 2019. (Poster Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren. N., Lisardo Bolaños, Jonathan Gifford, Jeong Yun Kweun. “Understanding project cancellation risks in U.S. P3 surface transportation infrastructure” World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Mumbai, India, May 26-31, 2019. (Podium Presentation)

2018

McCarthy, Lauren. N., Lisardo Bolaños, Jonathan Gifford, Jeong Yun Kweun. “Understanding project cancellation risks in U.S. P3 surface transportation infrastructure” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference, Washington D.C., November 8, 2018. (Panel Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren. N., Lisardo Bolaños, Vinh Mai, Jonathan Gifford. "Stages of U.S. P3 Surface Transportation Infrastructure" Transportation Research Forum Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota., - April 10-11, 2018. (Panel Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren. N., “Moving Toward Smarter Cities: The U.S. Experience” Challenges in Evaluating Regional and Urban Policy (CERUP) International Conference, Rome, Italy, March 8-9, 2018. (Accepted/Not Presented - Poster Presentation)

Bolaños, Lisardo, Morghan Transue, Porter Wheeler, Jonathan Gifford, Lauren McCarthy. “U.S. Surface Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: Objectives and Evidence” (paper 18-04763), Transportation Research Board annual meeting, Washington, D.C. January 10, 2018. (Panel Presentation)

2017

McCarthy, Lauren. N., “Mobility Options, the City, and New Ideas” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 2, 2017. (Panel Presentation)

Bolaños, Lisardo., Lauren N. McCarthy, Jeong Yun Kweun, Jonathan Gifford. “Impact of Political Risk on the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships” Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. January 9, 2017. (Poster)

2016

Bolaños, Lisardo., Lauren McCarthy, Jeong Yun Kweun, Jonathan Gifford. “Impact of Political Risk on the Efficiency of Public-Private Partnerships” Arlington, VA, August 4th, 2016. (Poster/Spotlight Presentation)

Bolaños, Lisardo., Lauren McCarthy, Jeong Yun Kweun, Jonathan Gifford. “Developing Transportation P3 Database Focusing on Project Stages” Second Annual Symposium on Transportation Informatics, Arlington, VA, August 5th, 2016. (Podium Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren. N and David Morar. “Safeguarding Privacy while Sharing: The Prospects of an Autonomous Fleet” Automated Vehicle Symposium, San Francisco, California, July 20, 2016. (Poster)

McCarthy, Lauren. N., “Emerging Governance in the Sharing Economy:” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Regional Student Conference, George Mason University, Arlington VA, April 2, 2016. (Panel Presentation)

2015

McCarthy, Lauren. N., “Social Enterprises and The Sharing Economy, The Case of Shared-Use Transportation,” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference, Miami, FL, November 14, 2015. (Panel Presentation)

McCarthy, Lauren. N., “Shared Use Transportation and Social Enterprise Theory” PhD Student Workshop, George Mason University, November 9, 2015. (Podium Presentation)

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

McCarthy, Lauren. N., Lisardo Bolaños, Jeong Yun Kweun, Jonathan Gifford. “Understanding project cancellation risks in U.S. P3 surface transportation infrastructure” Transport Policy. In press.

Bolaños, Lisardo, Morghan Transue, Porter Wheeler, Jonathan Gifford, Lauren McCarthy. “U.S. Surface Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: Objectives and Evidence” (Under review)

Articles

McCarthy, Lauren N., “Are E-Scooters a Menace or Needed Innovation?” New Urbs, The American Conservative Magazine. July 12, 2019

Blogs

McCarthy, Lauren N., “The Smart City: Lighting Up Dark Fiber.” Niskanen Center. August 31, 2019

McCarthy, Lauren N., “The Smart City: The Rise of Dockless E-Scooters” Niskanen Center. June 24, 2019

McCarthy, Lauren. N. and C. Kat Grimsley, “Smart Cities and the Built Environment.” NAIOP, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, August 14, 2018

Books

Content Contributor, Chapter 7, “Public-Private Partnerships.” in Grimsley. Kat C., Ed. (2019). Land Development Handbook Series. “Book 1: Development of the Built environment: From Site Acquisition to Project Completion” Dewberry.

Whitepapers

McCarthy, Lauren N., and David Morar. “Data Trusts and the Smart City.” Forthcoming

McCarthy, Lauren N., “Smart city 4.0: A citizen-centric city-led nationally-supported regional smart city vision for 2020 and beyond.” Forthcoming

McCarthy, Lauren N., “Guidelines for the Development of a Smart Sustainable City Action Plan.” United for Sustainable Smart Cities. UNECE. November 2018.

Versel, David, Jeannette Chapman, Lokesh Dani, and Lauren McCarthy. "Improving the Washington Region’s Global Competitiveness." Center for Regional Analysis, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University (2014).

Content Contributor, Fuller, Stephen S., Parker Bedsole, and Scott Nystrom. "The Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage on the Maryland Economy." Regional Economic Models, (2014): 20-21.

Podcasts

McCarthy, Lauren N., “What Makes a City Smart?” Episode 3 - Keep Talking or This Podcast is Over. July 13, 2019.

GRANTS & AWARDS

2019 Google Public Policy Fellow

2016-2019 Graduate Student Travel Fund Academic Awards

2015-2019 Schar School Doctoral Research Grant Awards

2018 Invited Scholar, Smart Regions Conference

2013-2017 Graduate Research Assistant Award

2017 Scholar, Association for the Improvement of American Infra. (AIAI)

2016 State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) Scholar, National Science Foundation (NSF) SciSIP

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2019

Invited Lecturer, "Smart Cities and U.S. Public Transportation" Shanghai JiaoYun Group Co., Ltd., Washington D.C.

Invited Lecturer, “Smart Cities and Urban Innovation.” REAL 603, Policy and Planning of the Built Environment, George Mason University

Invited Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships.” ARTBA-AIAI Town Gown, Washington D.C.

2018

Invited Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships.” ARTBA-AIAI Town Gown, Washington D.C.

Invited Lecturer, “Smart Cities – What is a City?” REAL 603, Policy and Planning of the Built Environment, George Mason University

2017

Invited Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships.” ARTBA-AIAI Town Gown, Washington D.C.

2016

Invited Speaker, “Navigating the Fields and Beyond” George Mason University

2015

Invited Speaker, “How to succeed in PhD School” George Mason University

AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Urban Land Institute, Member

United 4 Sustainable Smart Cities (U4SSC), Member

International Telecommunications Union, Academic Member

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Member

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount Vernon Chapter, Junior Member

Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honors Society), Member

CAUSES

Wreaths Across America | Ronald McDonald House Charities |The EPIC Foundation

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2014 Extra - Protestor, House of Cards, Season 3, Episode 3

2005 – 2010 Catering Associate and Assistant Event Manager, Oliver’s Restaurant, Buffalo, N.Y.