Scott Hiromoto

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Assistant Policy Analyst
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, St. Andrews University

Overview

Biography

Scott Hiromoto completed his Ph.D. coursework at the Pardee RAND Graduate School in February 2013. A U.S. citizen, Hiromoto spent six months as a volunteer in India for Link Overseas Exchange, where he taught English at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. He received a master's degree in economics, first class, from St. Andrews University in Scotland. He spent his junior year at Queens University in Canada. His job experience includes internships with the U.S. Census Bureau and with a private company in his home state of Texas. His master's thesis was "An Econometric Analysis of Drug Crime."

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Scott Hiromoto, Fundamental Capability Portfolio Management: A Study of Developing Systems with Implications for Army Research and Development Strategy, RAND Corporation (RGSD-309), 2013

Publications

Fundamental Capability Portfolio Management: A Study of Developing Systems with Implications for Army Research and Development Strategy - 2013

Choosing Defense Project Portfolios: A New Tool for Making Optimal Choices in a World of Constraint and Uncertainty - 2012

Toward Affordable Systems III: Portfolio Management for Army Engineering and Manufacturing Development Programs - 2012

Building Partner Country Capacity for Stability Operations - 2011

Toward Affordable Systems II: Portfolio Management for Army Science and Technology Programs Under Uncertainties - 2011

Developing an Army Strategy for Building Partner Capacity for Stability Operations - 2010

Crime Trends and the Effect of Mandated Drug Treatment: Evidence from California's Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act - 2009

Toward Affordable Systems: Portfolio Analysis and Management for Army Science and Technology Programs - 2009

Rebuilding Affordable Housing on the Gulf Coast: Lessons Learned in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina - 2008

An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know - 2006

Rebuilding Housing Along the Mississippi Coast: Ideas for Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Affordable Housing - 2006

Gun Violence in the LAPD 77th Street Area: Research Results and Policy Options - 2004

Homicide in San Diego: A Case Study Analysis - 2004