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Welcome to the CRB Nexus: Where Policy Meets Research database of California public researchers. The database aims to further connect legislative, gubernatorial, and agency staff by policy area and keyword to California’s preeminent researchers. We will continuously update entries as California partner-recommended public researchers provide their information to CRB Nexus.

If you are legislative or gubernatorial staff who would like CRB Nexus to connect you with a California public researcher, if you want a to read their publications, or if you want to provide feedback about CRB Nexus, please contact CRB Nexus Project Director Tonya D. Lindsey, Ph.D., or email crb@library.ca.gov.

Members of the public, if you want to access articles or a book by one of the public researchers in the CRB Nexus database, your local library can assist you.

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Ellen Shiau

California State University, Los Angeles

Policy Areas

Transportation & Infrastructure , Housing , General Government , Economy

Keywords

Socioeconomic Inequality, Economic Recessions, Neighborhood Redevelopment, Diversity and Inclusion, Civic Engagement

Bio

Dr. Ellen Shiau is an Associate Professor in Public Administration at the Department of Political Science at California State University, Los Angeles. Her expertise in urban politics and policy, neighborhoods, and policy analysis contribute to understanding socioeconomic inequality in the state of California. Her most recent research examines the effects of the 2008 and 2020 economic recessions on Los Angeles neighborhoods, and the impact of federal and state policy responses. Her previously published work includes a collaboration with renowned urban scholar Dr. Clarence Stone that included an analysis of the complex factors that shaped the nature and politics of neighborhood redevelopment in Los Angeles and an analysis of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's policy initiatives in the City of Los Angeles. She also has used GIS analysis to examine patterns of crime in Los Angeles as a research fellow with the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs. Finally, Dr. Shiau has published work in the area of diversity and inclusion with particular attention to the ways in which Master of Public Administration programs support and advance diversity and inclusion in the public and non-profit sectors as well as civic engagement in relation to the City of Los Angeles' Neighborhood Council system.

Selected Publications

  • City Fragmentation and Neighborhood Connections: The Political Dynamics of Community Revitalization in Los Angeles. By Ellen Shiau, Juliet Musso, Jefferey M. Sellers. Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era: Revitalization Politics in the Postindustrial City. University of Chicago Press. 2015.
  • Coalition Building in Los Angeles: The Administration of Antonio Villaraigosa . By Ellen Shiau. Latino Mayors Political Change in the Postindustrial City. Temple University Press. 2018.
  • Community Engagement through Participatory Mapping: Community Safety in Boyle Heights. By Ellen Shiau. In Focus: Boyle Heights, A Research Series of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA. 2017.
  • Moving the Needle: Early Findings on Faculty Approaches to Integrate Culturally Competent Pedagogy into Educational Spaces. By April Jackson, Marla A. Parker, Lisa Turner DeVera, Ivis Garcia, Tisha Holmes, Ellen Shiau, Christina Medina. eJournal of Public Affairs. 2018.
  • Economic Recessions and Inequality: A Review of the Effects of Recessions and Policy Responses. By Devika Hazra, Ellen Shiau. Report for the Center for California Studies, Sac State Faculty Research Fellows Program. 2022.