Brittany Alexander, ISTPP Predoctoral Fellow and doctoral student in statistics, presented her paper “A Bayesian Model for Inference on Multiple Panel Public Opinion Surveys” at the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research Conference on October 14, 2021. ISTPP Director Arnold Vedlitz coauthored this study. The paper won the James W. Prothro Student Paper Competition. Their research uses a two-wave panel survey conducted […]
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ISTPP Predoctoral Research Associate Named ESA Science Policy Fellow
Leah Buchman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Entomology and a Predoctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School, was one of five people selected as a Science Policy Fellow for the Entomological Society of America (ESA) Class of 2021. This honor offers Ms. Buchman professional development […]
Dr. Dvir Joins ISTPP Research Team
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Rotem Dvir to our staff. As an assistant research scientist, Dr. Dvir will expand the Institute’s research to examine the intersection of political psychology, decision making, and public policy. In particular, his work explores how interactions between behavioral […]
ISTPP Predoctoral Fellow Presents Paper at Joint Statistical Meetings
Brittany Alexander, ISTPP Predoctoral Fellow and doctoral student in statistics, presented her paper “Understanding Terrorism Policy Preferences through Bayesian Model Averaging and Multiple Imputation” at the Joint Statistical Meetings on August 12, 2021. ISTPP Director, Arnold Vedlitz, coauthored this study. Their research uses a two-wave panel survey conducted by ISTPP in 2016 with funding from the National Science Foundation and a six-wave […]
ISTPP Announces New Featured Research Project
The Institute of Science, Technology, and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University is proud to announce a new featured research project titled “Gene Drive Applications to Agriculture.” Gene drive is a new genetic-based technology in the early stages of research. Among other potential applications, gene drive […]
ISTPP Research Fellows Publish on Resilience Policies of the Largest U.S. Cities
A team of ISTPP Research Fellows—Drs. Woodruff, Bowman, Hannibal, and Sansom—and ISTPP Director, in memoriam, Dr. Portney, have published their comparative study of resilience policies and programs adopted by the 101 largest U.S. cities. The team established a list of 109 resilience policies and programs based on existing research and evolving theories. The list covered […]
ISTPP Research Fellows Publish on Organizational Involvement in Planning and Hazard Mitigation in Houston
Dr. Bryce Hannibal and Dr. Sierra Woodruff, ISTPP Research Fellows, and coauthor Dr. Matthew Malecha, have published their research, “The Overlap of Collaboration and Planning Networks: A Post-Harvey Study,” in the Journal of Planning Education and Research. Using original survey data collected from Houston organizations involved in planning and mitigation, the research team examines the […]
ISTPP’s Dr. Kang Presents Research at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, recently presented a paper entitled “Understanding the Relationship Between Collaboration and Income Inequality in Land Development” at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). This paper was coauthored with Kyungha Lee, a doctoral candidate at Yonsei University. Their research specifically looks at cases […]
ISTPP Director Dr. Arnold Vedlitz Publishes Article That Unpacks Public Perceptions of Terrorist Activity
Dr. Vedlitz, Director of ISTPP, Dr. Rotem Dvir, and Dr. Nehemia Geva have published their article, “Unpacking Public Perceptions of Terrorism: Does Type of Attack Matter,” in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. In their article, the research team examines survey data regarding American citizens’ views of conventional and cyber-terrorism threats. This research uses survey data […]
ISTPP Researchers Portney and Hannibal Publish on How Cities Build Sustainability and Resiliency
In “Sustainability and Resilience in Cities: What Cities are Doing,” Kent Portney, ISTPP Director in memoriam, and Bryce Hannibal, ISTPP Research Fellow, examine how cities are becoming more sustainable and building resilience through city policies and programs. Previous versions of this work focused solely on efforts cities are undertaking to become more sustainable. This study, however, augments […]
