Muhammad Salar Khan - Featured Faculty 2025
Muhammad Salar Khan
College of Liberal Arts
Muhammad Salar Khan is an interdisciplinary scholar in science and technology policy whose research lies at the intersection of technology, economic development, and public policy. His work spans three interconnected areas: AI policy and governance, innovation and economic development, and sustainability and public health. Across these domains, he examines how institutions and public policy shape responsible technology adoption and the opportunities and risks associated with technological change.
In 2025, Dr. Khan published five peer-reviewed articles reflecting this interdisciplinary agenda. His work examined AI policy and global technological competition, behavioral economics and climate change, energy transitions in the Global South, and public health challenges in developing countries. These studies appeared in journals such as AI & Ethics, Energy and Climate Change, Eco-Environment & Health, Postgraduate Medical Journal, and Frontiers in Public Health.
Dr. Khan’s scholarship also connects academic research with national and international policy communities. He served on a U.S. Government Accountability Office expert panel examining AI in federal small-business contracting programs and contributed to Oxford Martin’s AI Governance Initiative on financing AI ecosystems in developing economies. In 2025, he co-chaired the Innovations in Science and Technology policy area for the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) and chaired an AI innovation panel at the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy.
Dr. Khan holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, where he also served as a Don E. Kash Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Technology Policy. He earned his master’s degree in Public Policy with a focus on Economic Policy from Oregon State University as a Fulbright Scholar. His current research examines U.S. AI governance, the effects of AI on productivity and employment, responsible AI adoption, and technological capabilities in developing economies.
Muhammad Salar Khan
Assistant Professor
Public Policy
College of Liberal Arts