Rob Greenbaum conducts research and teaches on topics such as urban and regional economic development, economic resilience, policy evaluation, applied microeconomics, public finance, and applied econometrics. He serves as the Associate Dean for Curriculum in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. He has evaluated the adoption and effectiveness of spatially targeted economic development incentives, and his current research examines factors related to the ability of economies to withstand and bounce back from disruptions. He has explored the resilience of local economies to adverse events such as terrorism, crime, natural disasters, and recessions. He has advised state and local governments on issues related to economic development and has engaged with policymakers in projects such as the development of the Arena District in Columbus and the modeling of the implications of changes in Medicaid expenditures in Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.