The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) team of Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Carol Goldsmith, and Ian Seavey have published their research article, “Optimism and pessimism toward science: A new way to look at the public’s evaluations of science and technology discoveries and recommendations” in Politics and the Life Sciences. The research team examines what […]
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ISTPP Welcomes New Research Fellows
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service has named two new researchers to its fellows program – Dr. Jenna A. Lamphere and Dr. Elizabeth Nyman. Dr. Lamphere is an assistant professor of sociology and program coordinator for the Tourism and Coastal Community Development program in the Department of Liberal […]
Dr. Haglin and ISTPP Director Vedlitz Publish Paper in Science and Public Policy
Dr. Haglin and Dr. Vedlitz have a newly published paper in Science and Public Policy, “Ideology, Knowledge, and the Assessment of Science Policy Agencies.” In their paper, the researchers study how different types of knowledge about energy and political ideology form people’s evaluations of two U.S. energy-related government scientific agencies – the Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) and Department of […]
Drs. Rotem Dvir, Xinsheng Liu and Arnold Vedlitz Publish Research on Public Participation Modes in Government
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) team of Dr. Rotem Dvir, Dr. Xinsheng Liu and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Director of ISTPP, have recently published a paper in Public Management Review. In this article, “Exploring Public Participation Modes in Government: The Case of Infrastructure Policies”, they study the factors that drive different forms of coproduction – citizens’ contributions to public policy, in the context of infrastructure resilience in Texas. The authors […]
ISTPP Predoctoral Fellow Awarded Fellowship at Yale University
Ian Seavey, an Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Predoctoral Fellow and doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Texas A&M University, has been awarded the Brady-Johnson Predoctoral Fellowship in International Security Studies with the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University. Mr. Seavey will be in residence at Yale for the 2023-2024 […]
ISTPP Team Publishes Article in Natural Hazards Review
A team from the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School has published an article in a peer-reviewed journal. Dr. Hyunseok Hwang, Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, and Dr. R. Patrick Bixler published their article, “Growing Community Resilience from the Grassroots: Risk Awareness, Confidence in Institutions, and Civic Participation in a Natural Hazards […]
ISTPP Research Associate Publishes Article in Economic Development Quarterly
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Postdoctoral Research Associate, has recently published a co-authored paper with Kyungha Lee, PhD Candidate at Yonsei University, in Economic Development Quarterly. In their article, “Collaboration and Public Participation for Municipal Growth in Land Economic Development Projects,” they examine the impacts of collaboration and public participation […]
ISTPP Research Team Publishes Paper On Policy Adoptions in Large U.S. Cities
A team of Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Research Fellows—Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Dr. Ann Bowman, Dr. Bryce Hannibal, Dr. Sierra Woodruff and the late Dr. Kenty Portney have published their study of resilience policies and programs adopted by the 101 largest U.S. cities. In their article, “Ecological, Engineering and Community Resilience Policy Adoption […]
ISTPP’s Kang Presents Research Paper At SPSA Conference
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, postdoctoral research associate with the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, presented a research paper at the annual Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) conference that took place from January 11-14, 2023, in St. Pete Beach, Florida. The paper, “Becoming Resilient: […]
ISTPP Team Publishes Paper In Environmental Hazards
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) team of Dr. Rotem Dvir, Carol Goldsmith, Ian Sevey, and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Director of ISTPP, have recently published a paper in Environmental Hazards. In their article, Local-level Managers’ Attitudes towards Natural Hazards Resilience: The Case of Texas, they explore the views of professional stakeholders (public managers and leading executives […]
