The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) team of Dr. Rotem Dvir, Carol Goldsmith, Ian Seavey, and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, director of ISTPP, joined researchers from Texas A&M Department of Industrial and System Engineering led by Dr. Farzan Sasangohar, to publish a paper inInternational Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management. In this study, “The Policy Environment of […]
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ISTPP Research Team Publishes Paper in Natural Hazards Review
Communities in the Austin area are challenged by climate change and natural hazards. What factors help them feel confident in public sector (local, state, and federal government) and nonprofit sector (non-profits and community-based groups) organizations that prepare for and respond to natural hazards? A team of researchers for the Institute for Science, Technology and Public […]
Bush School Professor Ranked Among Top Political Scientists, Celebrates 50 Years at A&M
by Alexis Lee A Texas A&M University professor is beginning his 50th year at the university ranked among the world’s top political scientists. Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, professor of public service and administration at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been included in Research.com’s 2023 rankings of political scientists at number 420 worldwide […]
Dr. Kang and ISTPP Research Team Publish Paper in Politics and Life Sciences
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 […]
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 […]
ISTPP Team 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 […]
