Associate Professor
Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs, Political Science
Sarah Larson
Education
- Ph.D. Joint Degree in Public Policy, School of Public and Environmental Affairs & Department of Political Science, Indiana University
- M.S. Statistical Science, Department of Statistics, Indiana University
- M.P.A Public Affairs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
- B.A. Department of Political Science (honors), Miami University
Work in Progress
- Larson, S.E., Gabrini, C.J., McDonald III, B.D., & Brunet, J. Police "Budgeting Strategies: What Still Works?"
- Larson, S.E., Mao, Jianer, & McDonald III, B.D. " When the Beaches Close: Impact of COVID-19 upon County Fiscal Health in Florida."
- Larson, S.E. & Overton, M. " Forecasting Local Government Revenue: How Machine Learning Methods can Improve our Local Communities."
- Larson, S.E. A Replication of “State Lottery Sales and Economic Activity."
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed
- Larson, S.E. & McDonald, B. (2023), "Taxation and Citizen Choice: The Effect of a County Charter on Property Taxes." Public Budgeting & Finance,.43(1), 64-84.
- Larson, S.E. & Carroll, D.A. (2023), "Now You’re Tax-Exempt, Now You’re Not: The Case of Florida Assisted Living Facilities." Public Budgeting & Finance, 43(1), 3-20.
- Stanica, C., Crosby, A., & Larson, S.E. (2023), " Trust in Government and COVID-19 Response Policy: A Comparative Approach." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 25(2), 156-171.
- Overton, M., Larson, S.E., Carlson, L., & Kleinschmit, S. (2022), "Public Data Primacy: The Changing Landscape of Public Service Delivery as Big Data gets Bigger." Global Public Policy and Governance. 2(4), 381-399.
- Thomas, M.B., & Larson, S.E. (2022), "The Untapped Potential of Social Marketing: How a Sample of Florida Cities Engage in its Practice." International Journal of Public Administration, 55(16), 1111-1121.
- Mitchell, D., Larson, S.E., Henley, T., Spranger, A., Myser, S. (2022), "A Reflection of Changing Priorities? The Reallocative Impact of Priority- Based Budgeting in US Municipalities." Public Budgeting & Finance, 42(3), 3-22.
- Carroll, D.A., & Larson, S.E. (2022), "Does Service Delivery Differ During a Pandemic: The Difference Between for Profit and Nonprofit Assisted Living Facilities in Florida." Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 44(4), 274-301.
- McDonald III, B.D., & Larson, S.E. (2020), "Implications of the Coronavirus on Sales Tax Revenue and Local Government Fiscal Health." Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 6(3), 377-400.
Non-Peer Reviewed
- Larson, S.E. (2023), "Teaching Public Budgeting and Finance: A Practical Guide" By Bruce D. McDonald, Meagan M. Jordan (Ed.), New York: Routledge. 2022. pp. 285. $44.95 (Pbk). ISBN: 978-1-032-14668-3 . Public Administration Review, 83 (3): 710-711.
- Bourdeaux. C., Kuhn, L., Larson, S.E., & Wheeler, L. (2022), “Adding Multifamily Residential Properties to Community Improvement Districts” In A. Hathaway, J. Martinez-Vazquez, & C. Thayer (Eds.), Tools for Fiscal Management at the State and Local Level, (pp. 284-318). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
White Papers and Policy Reports
- Larson, S.E. (2018), "Analysis of the Remote Transaction Parity and Simplification Act and the Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017." State Tax Notes. 89, 991-1001.
- Kuhn, L., Larson, S.E, Wheeler, L, & Bourdeaux, C. (2016), "Task 1: Business Improvement District (BID) Policies and Definitions: A Multistate Review. Center for State and Local Finance."
Grants, Awards, and Professional Activities
- Social Media Editor, Public Finance Journal, September 2022-Present
- Social Media Editor, Public Administration, January 2021-Present
- Executive Committee, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, January 2021-Present
- Conference Sponsorship Chair, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, May 2019-September 2022.
- Section Coordinator, Western Social Science Conference, April 2018-April 2021.
- Social Media Editor, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, September 2017 to December 2020