| Affiliation: | Eric L. Sevigny, is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Sevigny's research interests lie in the area of drug policy with an emphasis on enforcement, sanctioning, international control, and treatment/harm reduction. His previous experience includes substance abuse counseling and substance abuse treatment needs research of special populations, including prisoners, the homeless, and adolescents. Mr. Sevigny received a B.A. in Psychology from Middlebury College.;Jonathan P. Caulkins, Ph.D., is Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School of Public Policy. Dr. Caulkins specializes in mathematical modeling and systems analysis of social policy problems with a particular focus on issues pertaining to drugs, crime, violence, and prevention. Dr. Caulkins has also published on airline operations, sulfur dioxide pollution trading markets, Internet-based advertising, flexible manufacturing systems, and personnel performance evaluation, among other topics. At RAND, he has been a consultant, visiting scientist, codirector of RAND's Drug Policy Research Center (1994–1996), and founding director of RAND's Pittsburgh office (1999–2001). Dr. Caulkins received a B.S. and M.S. in Systems Science from Washington University, and an S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Ph.D., in Operations Research, both from M.I.T. |
