SOOMI LEE

1950 Third Street, CBPM 120, La Verne, CA 91750

Office: 909.448.4082 | Email: slee4@laverne.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/soomilee

Current Positions
Associate Professor, 2017-present.

Assistant Professor, 2011-2017.

Department of Public and Health Administration, University of La Verne.

Research Fellow, 2016-present.

College of Business and Public Administration Research Center, University of La Verne.

Research Fellow, 2011-present.

Claremont Institute of Economic Policy Studies, Claremont Graduate University.

Education
Ph.D. in Economics and Political Science, Claremont Graduate University, 2011.
M.A. in Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 2008.
M.A. in Political Science, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, 2004.
B.A. in Political Science, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, 2000.

Publications
Lee, Soomi. 2016. “Hopeless Future and the Desire for Welfare Expansion: Testing the
Prospect of Upward Mobility Hypothesis in South Korea.” Social Science Journal.
53(4): 545-54.

Lee, Soomi, Dong won Dan Lee, and Thomas E. Borcherding. 2015. “Ethnic Diversity and
Public Goods: New Evidence from American Cities and School Districts.” Urban Affairs
Review 52(5): 685-713.

Lee, Soomi. 2014. “The Effect of Supermajority Vote Requirements for Tax Increase in
California: A Synthetic Control Method Approach.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly
14(4): 414-36.

Lee, Soomi. 2013. “Racial Heterogeneity and Medicaid Expenditure in the U.S. States: A
Longitudinal Analysis.” Journal of Socio-Economics 45: 28-37.

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Manuscripts Under Review
Lee, Soomi. “Do States Circumvent Constitutional Limits on Taxing Power? Examining
Time-Varying Effects of Supermajority Requirements to Raise Taxes.” Under Review.
Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2559546

Lee, Soomi. “Political Economy of Parcel Tax Elections in California.” Under Review.
Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2772771

Working Papers
“Future of Local Finance in Aging Society: Exploring the Impact of Senior Property Tax
Relief.”

“The Scope and Use of Local Parcel Tax in in California: New Findings from a New
Database.”

“Attitudes toward a Welfare Expansion with a Tax Increase in South Korea.” with
Kyungmee Park. Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2474216

“Effectiveness of the ‘Rapid Housing’ Program in Reducing Homelessness.” (with N. Shipley,

J. Espinoza, B. Lindsay, G. Weltman, and M. Neely)

Research Presentations
o CBPM Research Center Brown Bag Seminar, Feb. 9, 2017. College of Business and
Public Administration, University of La Verne.
o Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017.
o National Tax Association Conference, 2016.
o Western Social Science Association Meeting (Public Finance and Budgeting Section),
2015, 2016.
o Lincoln Scholars Program, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2015. (Invited)
o Public Choice Society annual meeting, 2014, 2015.
o Public Management Research Conference, 2014.
o Korea-America Economic Association International Conference, 2014.
o La Verne Academy Lecture Series, University of La Verne, 2014. (Invited)
o Southwest Social Science Association annual meeting, 2012, 2014, 2015.
o Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, 2012.
o Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium meeting, 2012.
o Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, 2011.
o Western Political Science Association annual meeting, 2010, 2013.

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Grants and Fellowships
o Research Fellow, Center for Research at the College of Business and Management,
University of La Verne, 2016-2017, 2017-18.
o Faculty Research Committee grant, University of La Verne, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017.
o Claremont Graduate University dissertation grant, 2009.
o Trans-disciplinary reading group grant, Claremont Graduate University, 2009, 2010,
2011.

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

o Best Paper Award, College of Business and Public Management Research Center,
University of La Verne, 2017.
o Best Paper Award, Western Social Science Association Annual Conference – Public
Finance and Budgeting Section, 2015.
o La Verne Scholar Award, University of La Verne, 2015.
o Lincoln Scholar, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2015.
o Travel Award, Claremont Graduate University, 2011.
o Presidential Award, Travel Award, Claremont Graduate University, 2010.
o Distinction Honor on Doctoral Comprehensive Exam: Political Economy, 2010.
o Distinction Honor on Doctoral Comprehensive Exam: Public Choice, 2008.
o Department Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University, 2005, 2006, 2007.
o Best Master’s Thesis Award, Ewha Women’s University, 2004.
o Department Scholarship, Ewha Women's University, 1995.

Additional Training & Certification

o Text Analytics, ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2016.
o Longitudinal Data Analysis Using Structural Equation Modeling, Statistical Horizons,
Los Angeles, CA, 2015.
o Institutional Review Board 101 Training, Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research
(PRIM&R), San Diego, CA, 2015.
o Workshop on Research Design for Causal Inference, Northwestern Law School, Chicago,
IL, 2013.
o Social Change Workshop, Institute for Human Studies, Brown University, 2009.
o Public Choice Outreach Conference, Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason
University, Fairfax, VA, 2008.

Teaching
1. Graduate level (Degree programs: Master of Public Administration, Masters of Public
Policy, Master of Political Science, Master of Economics, Doctor of Public Administration,
Ph.D. of Public Policy, Ph.D. in Political Science, Ph.D. in Economics)

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o Quantitative Research Methods
o Microeconomics for Public Policy
o Economics of the Public Sector
o Public Finance and Budgeting
o Policy Analysis
o Advanced Public Choice
o Economics and the Brain
o Public-Private Partnerships

2. Undergraduate level
o Universal Basic Income (University of La Verne)
o Public Finance and Fiscal Policy (University of La Verne)
o Public Choice (Claremont McKenna College)
o State and Society (Ewha Women’s University)
o Political Sociology (Ewha Women’s University)

Professional Service
1. University
o Faculty Senate, 2017-2020.
o Institutional Review Board, 2017-2020. College Lead Reviewer.
o Institutional Review Board, 2015-2017. College Second Reviewer.
o Men of Color Initiative Data Analysis Team, 2015-Present.
o Faculty Retreat Committee, 2015-2016.
o Library Committee, 2013-2015.

2. Department
o Doctor of Public Administration Program Curriculum Task Force, 2013.
o Co-chair, Department of Public and Health Administration Search Committee, 2013.
o Department of Public and Health Administration Faculty Committee.
o Masters of Public Administration Program Committee.
o Doctor of Public Administration Program Committee.

3. Organizations outside the university

o Referee for: Journal of Politics, Review of Economics of the Household, Forum for
Social Economics, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, International
Journal of Social Welfare.
o Professional conferences (panel organizer, chair, discussant)
• North America Basic Income Network Congress, 2017.
• Western Economic Association International Meeting, 2017.
• Southern Political Science Association meetings, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017.

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 • Public Choice Society meetings, 2014, 2015.
• Chair and discussant, Southwestern Social Science Association meetings, 2012.
o Board Member, United States Basic Income Guarantee Network (USBIG)
o Pro Bono consulting for Human Rights Watch.
o Pro Bono consulting for Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority.
o Los Angeles Basic Income Action Committee.
o Volunteer for the Los Angeles Catholic Worker Soup Kitchen.
o Volunteer for the Long Beach Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen.

Doctoral Student Advising

o Christina Dixon, Dissertation Committee chair.
o Jesse Lopez, Dissertation Committee chair.
o Litza Reilly, Dissertation Committee chair.
o Kelly Dobson, Dissertation Committee chair. Graduated.
o Danielle Wheeler, Dissertation Committee member. Graduated.
o Bobby Bates, Dissertation Committee member.

Professional Associations
o American Economic Association
o Public Choice Society
o Korean-American Economic Association
o American Political Science Association
o Southern Political Science Association
o American Society for Public Administration

(CV Last updated: January 2018)