Experience

Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre-Doctoral Instructor

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  I have been the Instructor of Record for the following MPA core courses:• Spring 2021, PUBPOL 513: Public Policy Analysis• Winter 2021, PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II• Winter 2020, PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II• Autumn 2018, PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management ISelect evaluations from students:"For a 3-hour night course, Austin is capable of keeping the entire room engaged throughout the whole session, which is incredibly difficult for most. The use of practice problems and engaging the class kept us at attention. He is also very clear, deliberate, and patient with his students & their questions. He is one of the best instructors I've had so far at my time in Evans.""Austin did and excellent job of teaching the course concepts and then relating them to experiences/situations reflected in our society. The reviews before the midterm and final were very interesting and organic - we were each given a current events article and were charged to come up with an economic 'test question' using the context of the article and concepts from the class. Not only was this a novel idea that required interaction among class members but it also encouraged critical thinking and an expanding of perspective relative to classroom concepts. Genius!""I have historically struggled with economics, both in 516 and in undergrad, and with mathematics altogether. This class is the first time I have a confident understanding in economics curriculum and it's because of Austin Sell. The organized structure of lectures and Austin's use of examples made this complex subject significantly clearer. The relevance of the quiz example problems (both from how we first learned it and how we're tested on it) allowed me, for the first time in the three economics classes I've now taken, to approach studying economics outside of class with an understanding of what the concept was and how to operationalize concepts."

• Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  I have been a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the following MPA core courses:• Autumn 2020, PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I• Spring 2020, PUBPOL 528: Quantitative Analysis II• Autumn 2019, PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I• Spring 2019, PUBPOL 528: Quantitative Analysis II• Winter 2019, PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II• Spring 2018, PUBPOL 526: Program Evaluation• Winter 2018, PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II• Autumn 2017, PUBPOL 522: Financial Management and Budgeting• Spring 2017, PUBPOL 528: Quantitative Analysis II• Winter 2017, PUBPOL 517: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management II• Autumn 2016, PUBPOL 516: Economics for Policy Analysis and Management IAs a Graduate Research Assistant, I have conducted statistical analysis on topics in education policy, including teacher turnover rates. I have also engaged in qualitative field work on how collaborative governance regimes use scientific knowledge in policy making.



Access to Justice

• Data Analysis Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  I conducted statistical analysis pertaining to the types of worker's compensation claims as they related to legal representation for those workers. My analysis culminated in an internal presentation to the work group that shaped how they advocated for new legislation. I conducted statistical analysis pertaining to the types of worker's compensation claims as they related to legal representation for those workers. My analysis culminated in an internal presentation to the work group that shaped how they advocated for new legislation.



University of Oklahoma

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Worked with empirical data for policy research on a wide variety of topics including school choice, school closures, bilingual education, and school voucher programs. Worked with empirical data for policy research on a wide variety of topics including school choice, school closures, bilingual education, and school voucher programs.