Bio

Qing Miao is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is also an extended faculty member at RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

Qing studies environmental policy with a particular focus on climate adaptation, disaster policy, community resilience and sustainability. Her research areas also include state and local government finance, emergency management, science and technology policy. Much of her current work focuses on the intersection of natural hazards and public finance by examining the fiscal impacts of natural disasters and assessing the welfare and equity implications of federal disaster aid programs. Her works also explores technological innovations related to climate adaptation and mitigation, how public policies influence the development of green technologies, and how societies and public organizations manage the risks of climate change and extreme weather.   

Qing's research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, and Department of Transportation, and has been published in a variety of journals including the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Risk Analysis, Land Economics, National Tax Journal, Natural Hazards Review, and Public Finance Review. In 2020, she was selected as a Fellow for the NSF-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Program. 

Qing received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.