Hi, my name is Soomi Lee.
I am a Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Director of the Master of Public Administration program (MPA) at the University of La Verne. My interdisciplinary research spans public finance, political economy, and urban economics. Specific research areas include residential property tax policies, metropolitan governance, and various urban public policy issues.
I am an associate editor for the Annals of Regional Science and an editorial board member for Regional Science Policy & Practice. I serve on the executive board of the Western Regional Science Association. I earned a Ph.D. in Economics and Political Science from Claremont Graduate University.
You may reach me at slee4@laverne.edu.