Local government is ubiquitous. It is usually pragmatic, interested in key environmental, economic, social or political challenges, a potential actor for community development. This is why I find working at this scale across the world so interesting.
Publications
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Factors Limiting US Public Health Emergency Authority during COVID-19
Zhang, Xue, Mildred E. Warner, and Gen Meredith. 2023. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management 38 (5): 1569–82.
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Representative Bureaucracy, Age-Friendly Planning, and the Role of Gender, Public Engagement, and Professional Management
Warner, Mildred E. and Xue Zhang. 2023. Administration and Society 55 (9): 1738–57.
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Age-Friendly Cities in Latin America: A Human Ecological Framework
Guillemot, J.R. and Mildred E. Warner. 2023. Geriatrics 8 (3): 46.
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Pragmatic Municipalism: Privatization and Remunicipalization in the US
Warner, Mildred E. 2023. Local Government Studies 50 (4): 677–95.
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Joint Use between Communities and Schools: Unpacking Dimensions of Power
Warner, Mildred E. and Xue Zhang. 2022. Community Development 54 (4): 496–511. -
Challenging Austerity Under the COVID-19 State
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Water Shutoff Moratoria Lowered COVID-19 Infection and Death Across US States
Zhang, Xue, Mildred E. Warner, and Mary Grant. 2021. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 62 (2): 149–56.
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Water Pricing and Affordability in the US: Public vs Private Ownership
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Social Safety Nets and COVID-19 Stay Home Orders across US States: A Comparative Policy Analysis
Warner, Mildred E. and Xue Zhang. 2021. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 23 (2): 176–90.
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Productivity Divergence: State Policy, Corporate Capture and Labor Power
Warner, Mildred E. and Xue Zhang. 2021. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy, and Society 14 (1): 51–68.
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Full List on Google Scholar
Classes
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Devolution, Privatization, and New Public Management
CRP 4120/6120
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Economic and Community Development Workshop
CRP 5074
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Ph.D. Research Design
CRP 7201
Selected Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
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Global Strategic Collaboration Award
“Rivers, Rights, and the Ecosystem of Urban Life”
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Grant, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health
“School Based Health Centers — An Approach to Address Health Disparities Among Rural Youth”
2023–28 -
Global Strategic Collaboration Award
“Aging in Ecuador: Challenges for Community Planning”
2022–24 -
Grant, USDA Hatch Multistate Project
“Rural Population Change and Adaptation in the Context of Health, Economic, and Environmental Shocks and Stressors”
2022–25 -
The Pew Charitable Trusts
“Universal Broadband Access: The Role of States and Localities”
2022–24 -
Grant, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
“Local Government, Inequality, and Rural Wellbeing”
2021–25
Selected Exhibitions and Presentations
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The Price of Water, Sustainable Solutions Through Advocacy
eCornell Keynote, July 27, 2022.
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Aging and Gender Dynamics in Planning
American Planning Association “Centering Equity: Framing Effective Approaches”, webinar, September 9, 2022.
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US Local Government Response to Fiscal Crisis: Austerity Urbanism or Pragmatic Municipalism?
American Society for Public Administration, Chinese Public Administration subsection, webinar, July 6, 2021.
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Planning, Public Health, and Responses to COVID-19
Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, webinar, September 28, 2020.
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Driving Innovation to Create Aging-Friendly Communities
American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter, webinar, June 17, 2020.
News & Events
- February 6, 2026 The Age-Friendly Workshop Class: Everyone Can Ride the Aging Train
- January 29, 2026 Pragmatic Remunicipalization Across Diverse Geographies in the US
- December 10, 2025 US Communities Are Getting Older — And More Livable
- December 1, 2025 Progress in Building Livable Communities: What Do the AARP Livability Data Show?
- November 24, 2025 Cities Made a Bet on Millennials — But Forgot One Key Thing
