An article by ISTPP Associate Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu and Director Arnold Vedlitz, along with Institute Senior Fellows James Stoutenborough and Scott Robinson, in the peer-reviewed journal Climatic Change has been ranked one of the most widely read articles online by Altmetric, an organization that measures scholarly articles’ digital impact and reach. The article, “Scientists’ […]
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ISTPP Researchers Present Energy Policy Studies at Multiple Conferences
ISTPP staff, fellows, and other researchers presented recently completed studies at various academic conferences earlier this year. Their research uses results from the Institute’s 2012 National Energy Policy Survey. Bullock, Justin. 2015. “Framing and Policy Support for Hydraulic Fracturing: A Survey Experiment.” Paper presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, […]
ISTPP Researchers Examine Public’s Perceptions of Climate Change Health Risks
In this study, a team of ISTPP researchers examines the public’s perceptions of the health risk posed by climate change. Using the Institute’s 2013 National Climate Change Survey, a large randomized sample of adults in the United States, respondents were asked to evaluate the health risk posed to four groups — themselves, their community, the […]
ISTPP Research on Climate Change Presented at Multiple Conferences
Using data collected under two different Institute studies, ISTPP researchers and fellows presented their findings at three major conferences this past spring term. At the first of these conferences, the 86th annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 15–17, 2015, Tabitha Morton presented, “Who’s in Charge? An Examination […]
ISTPP Researchers Analyze Congressional Testimonies on Global Warming and Climate Change
ISTPP Associate Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu and Director Arnold Vedlitz, along with Institute Senior Fellows James Stoutenborough and Scott Robinson, have published their article, “Scientists’ Views and Positions on Global Warming and Climate Change: A Content Analysis of Congressional Testimonies,” in Climatic Change. This study examines whether scientists’ views and positions were substantially divided in their […]
ISTPP Research Analyzes Climate Scientists’ Participation in Environmental Interest Groups
ISTPP Director Vedlitz and his co-authors, Drs. Bromely-Trujillo and Stoutenborough, have published their research about the level of involvement climate scientists have with environmental interest groups in Climatic Change. Climate skeptics and recent research has questioned the objectivity of climate scientists. To examine this perception of bias, the researchers compare climate scientists’ involvement with environmental interest […]
ISTPP Predoctoral Research Associate Receives Energy Institute Fellowship
Brian Shreck has been a predoctoral research associate for ISTTP since the fall of 2013. Shreck, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science, has presented ISTPP research at several academic conferences this past year and will submit additional papers for consideration at upcoming conferences. So far, Shreck has used data from two ISTPP […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Researcher – Dr. Bryce Hannibal
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy welcomes Dr. Bryce Hannibal as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dr. Hannibal’s academic interests include economic sociology, social networks and network analysis, social policy, innovation and creativity, and environmental sociology. He received his PhD and MS degrees in sociology from Texas A&M University and his BS from Brigham […]
Texas A&M Scientist: Hurdles To Climate Change Action In Economics And Politics, Not Divided Science
Congress has heard the “supermajority” consensus on the reality and causes of climate change, note scientists from Texas A&M University, Idaho State University, and University of Oklahoma. In a paper published in Climatic Change, the researchers suggest looking at business interests, partisan predispositions and political ideology for the hurdles to policy action. “Different perceptions and claims […]
ISTPP Researchers Examine General and Specific Risk Assessments about Climate Change
In this study, ISTPP Senior Research Fellow, James Stoutenborough, ISTPP Director, Arnold Vedlitz, and Bush School graduate, Xin Xing, analyze the drivers of the public’s risk perceptions related to climate change risk. By focusing on three sub domains – public health, economic development, and the environment, the researchers are able to examine whether the public […]
