John D. Graham

Dean

Education
Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1983
M.A, Duke University, 1980
B.A., Wake Forest University, 1978

Professional Experience

Dean, The Pardee RAND Graduate School, RAND Corporation, 2006-2008
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, US Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2001-2006
Founding Director, Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health, 1989-2001
Deputy Chairman, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, 1987-1992
Staff Associate, Committee on Risk and Decision Making, National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., 1979-1981

Awards, Honors & Certifications

Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Risk Analysis, 2008
Member of the Scientific and Technology Council, International Risk and Governance Council, Geneva, Switzerland, 2008 to present
Member of the Board, International Risk and Governance Council, Geneva, Switzerland, 2006 - 2008
Member, Committee on the Status and Future of Federal e-Rulemaking, 2008
Member of the Scientific Advisory Panel, Green Chemistry Initiative, State of California, 2007 – 2008
Alumni Merit Award, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002
Member, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, 1997-2001
Member, Public Health Policy Advisory Board, 1997-2001
Member, Board of Scholars, American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research, 1995-2001
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Risk Research, 1990-2001
Member, Editorial Board, Risk: Health, Safety and Environment, 1990-2001
Member, Editorial Board, Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 1989-2001 and 2008 to present
Member, Editorial Board, Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 1999
Member, Editorial Board, Accident Analysis and Prevention: An International Journal, 1990-1999
Annapolis Center Annual Public Service Award for Achievements in Risk Communication to the American People, 1998
President, the Society for Risk Analysis, 1995-1996
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Risk Analysis, Advisory Body to the President of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
Member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University, 1991-1994
Member, Committee to Review the Structure and Performance of the Health Effects Institute, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council, 1992-1993
Member, NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993
Outstanding Oral Presentation, "The Case for Motor Vehicle Injury Control," Society for Automotive Engineers, Industry-Government Meetings, May 16, 1991
Award for Outstanding Service in Helping to Develop and Support the National Agenda for Injury Control, CDC (April 25, 1991 - awarded by Surgeon General Antonia Novello, M.D.)
Member, Highway Safety Study, Strategic Transportation Research Committee, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1989-1991
Member, Committee to Identify Measures that May Improve the Safety of School Bus Transportation, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1987-1988
Co-Recipient (with Steven Garber) of the annual Herbert Salzman Award for the "Outstanding Paper" in Volume 3, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1984

Professional Interest
Government reform, energy and the environment, and the future of the automobile in both developed and developing countries

Selected Publications
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Graham, John D., “Bush on the Home Front: Domestic Policy Triumphs and Failures,” Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 2010. In press
Graham, John D., Olmstead, Sarah, "Is There a Universal Precautionary Principle?" Controversies in Globalization, edited by Peter M. Haas, John A. Hird and Beth McBratney, CQ Press, Washington, D.C. 2009, pp. 115-12
Keefe, Ryan, Griffin, Jay, Graham, John D., “The Benefits and Costs of New Fuels and Engines for Light-Duty Vehicles in the United States,” Risk Analysis, Volume 28, No. 5, 2008, pp. 1141-1154
Graham, John D., “Saving Lives through Administrative Law and Economics,” University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Volume 157 (2), December 2008, pp. 395-540
Graham, John D., Wiener, Jonathan B., “The Precautionary Principle and Risk-Risk Tradeoffs: A Comment,” Journal of Risk Research, Volume 11(4), December 2008, pp. 465-474
Graham, John D., Wiener, Jonathan B., “Empirical Evidence for Risk-Risk Tradeoffs: A Rejoinder to Hansen and Tickner,” Journal of Risk Research, Volume 11(4), December 2008, pp. 485-490
Graham, John D., Noe, Paul, “Due Process and Management for Guidance Documents: Good Governance Long Overdue,” Yale Journal on Regulation, Volume 25(1), Winter 2008, pp. 103-112
Graham, John D., Montoya, Silvia, “Modernizing the Federal Government: Paying for Performance,” RAND Publications, OP-213-PV/EMR, 2007
Epstein, Diana, Graham, John D., “Polarized Politics and Policy Consequences,” RAND Publications, OP-197-PV/EMR, 2007
Keefe, Ryan, Graham, John D., Griffin, Jay, “The Benefits and Costs of New Fuels and Engines for Cars and Light Trucks,” RAND Publications, WR-537-PRGS, 2007
Graham, John D., Hu, Jianhui, “The Risk-Benefit Balance in the United States: Who Decides?” Health Affairs, Volume 26(3), May-June. 2007, p. 625-635
Brown, Elizabeth, Graham, John D., “Leading the Executive Branch: Strategies and Options for Achieving Success,” RAND Publications, OP-181-PV-MR, 2007
Graham, John D., “The Evolving Regulatory Role Of The U.S. Office Of Management And Budget,” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol.1(2), 2007, pp. 171-191
Graham, John D., “Valuing the Future: OMB’s Refined Position,” The University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 74, Winter 2007 pp. 51-57
Graham, John D., Paul R. Noe, Elizabeth L. Branch, “Managing the Regulatory State: The Experience of the Bush Administration,” Fordham Urban Law Journal, Volume 33(4), 2006, pp. 953-1002