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Last published 2026
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Joshua Mitchell

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Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Pennsylvania State University (1996); University of Strathclyde (2025); Georgetown University (1995–2015); George Washington University (1992–1993)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 63 pubs 476 cited

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Diving
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New Zealand
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Incidence
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid
  • Adolescent
  • Length of Stay
  • Young Adult

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Joshua Mitchell's research investigates the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injuries related to watersports in New Zealand, covering the period from 2007 to 2021. His scholarly work also extends to the dynamics of local climate policy adoption, examining factors such as geographic proximity and regional leadership in Southern California. Mitchell has explored the conditions influencing carbon policy adoption across the United States and has contributed to medical literature with a case study on epithelioid haemangioendothelioma from the Auckland Sarcoma Unit. He also works on rapid modeling for tidal range scenarios and has published on the conditions for emissions related to carbon policy in the U.S. Mitchell holds an h-index of 13 and has accumulated 606 citations across his 65 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 63
  • Citations: 476

Selected Publications

  • The Conditions for Emissions: Exploring the Dynamics of Carbon Policy Emissions Across the United States (2026)
    Politics &amp Policy DOI OpenAlex
  • Following neighbors or regional leaders? Unpacking the effect of geographic proximity in local climate policy diffusion (2023)
    Policy Sciences 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A contingent diffusion model of local climate change policy adoption: Evidence from Southern California cities (2021)
    Cities 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dynamic Policy Diffusion in the Metropolis: Unpacking Spatial and Ideological Dimensions of Local Climate Policy Adoption in Southern California (2021)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A Contingent Diffusion Model of Local Climate Change Policy Adoption: Evidence from Southern California Cities (2020)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Social Control Meets New Public Management: Examining the Diffusion of State Prison Privatization, 1979‐2010 (2019)
    Politics &amp Policy 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dissecting Perceptions: Exploring the Determinants of Health‐Care Reform Preferences* (2018)
    Social Science Quarterly 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The diffusion of TIF districts among local governments (2017)
    International Review of Public Administration 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the Policy Learning Dynamics of Atypical Policies with an Application to State Preemption of Local Dog Laws (2017)
    Statistics Politics and Policy 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining media markets’ influence on the diffusion of antismoking legislation in US counties (2016)
    Local Government Studies 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring the Foundations of US State-Level Anti-Sharia Initiatives (2016)
    Politics and Religion 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The march toward marriage equality: Reexamining the diffusion of same-sex marriage among states (2016)
    Public Policy and Administration 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Policy Learning and the Diffusion of Stand‐Your‐Ground Laws (2015)
    Politics &amp Policy 41 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Geography of Political Influence in the 2012 Presidential Nomination: Has the Demise of the Public Finance System Increased the Influence of a Few Densely, Populated States? (2013)
    SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex

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