Jennifer Novak-Leonard

Having joined WolfBrown in 2007, Jennifer Novak-Leonard brings with her an excitement for and experience in applying rigorous research methodologies to cultural policy issues. Jennifer has been trained as an econometrician and as a dancer. She uses those experiences as a foundation for her research, which focuses on the nexus between art – in all forms – and its connection to broader public policy issues.

Jennifer is co-author of Arts and Culture in the Metropolis: Strategies for Sustainability (RAND, 2007) and a contributor to Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts (RAND, 2004). She is also co-author, with Alan Brown, of the 2007 WolfBrown report Assessing the Intrinsic Impacts of a Live Performance, commissioned by a consortium of major university presenters.

Jennifer is completing her PhD at the RAND Graduate School where she specializes in both cultural and immigration policy. Jennifer graduated from the University of Chicago with a Masters in Public Policy and holds BAs in art history and international relations from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.