Teaching
Joe Nation directs Stanford Graduate Public Policy Practicum, a two-quarter sequence required for Master’s students in both the Graduate Program of Public Policy and the International Policy Studies Program. The Practicum serves as the capstone course and is intended for students to apply the analytical tools learned in their first year of study to real-world projects for clients. Teams conduct their analysis working directly with clients. Work products include a presentation (or briefing) and a written report. In the 2009-2010 academic year, Practicum projects (and clients) include:

· District Attorney Discretion in Filing Charges for Similar Criminal Offenses (TBD)
· Evaluating the Effectiveness of U.S. Economic Aid to Afghanistan (US Army/USAID)
· Human Trafficking in India (Asia Foundation)
· Pension Reform in California (Office of Governor Schwarzenegger/Dept. of Finance)
· SME Finance in India (Asia Foundation)
· Sub-national Capacity Building for the Next International Climate Change Agreement (CalEPA/California Air Resources Board).

He also teaches Climate Change Policy, Health Care Reform Policy, and California Policy and Politics classes.

Consulting Clients
· PG&E
· ENVIRON International
· Our Petaluma
· RAND
· Sonoma County Water Agency

· Bay Area Council
· California Institute for Federal Policy Research
· California Film Institute
· California Healthcare Institute
· California State Senate
· Center for National Policy
· Child Care Council
· East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission
· Etorus
· Nevada Gaming Commission
· San Francisco Partnership