ISTPP News

James W. Stoutenborough, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama in Huntsville and ISTPP Fellow, along with Arnold Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, have published in Environmental Science & Policy. Based on results from a national public survey conducted as part of funding awarded by NOAA, the authors analyze two measures of knowledge about climate change – perceived knowledge […]

Arnold Vedlitz along with his co-authors, including ISTPP Fellow James Stoutenborough, have published their article, “Climate Scientists and Environmental Interest Groups: The Intersection of Expertise and Advocacy” in Politics, Groups, and Identities. In the article, the authors examine the advocacy role of climate change scientists using interest group theory. The authors expected that scientists who express […]

James W. Stoutenborough and Arnold Vedlitz have just had their article, “Public Attitudes towards Water Management and Drought in the United States” made available online by Water Resources Management. In the article, the ISTPP researchers explore public attitudes and concern for drought issues and their risk assessment and support for various policy options for water management […]

Dr. Liu attended the Beijing Forum 2013 in China and presented research co-authored with Dr. Ren Mu, entitled “Chinese Public Concerns for Environmental Protection: Evidence from National Survey Data.” This research employs national representative public survey data and recent province-level statistics to analyze and explain Chinese citizen’s concerns for environmental protection in China. Using a […]

Stoutenborough, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Huntsville and former ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, along with Sturgess, ISTPP Student Worker and Political Science Undergraduate Student, and Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, have recently published in Energy Policy. In this article, the authors examine how knowledge, risk perceptions, and attitudinal measures affect the public’s support for nuclear energy […]

James W. Stoutenborough, ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, has presented nine papers at conferences over the past year, eight of which come out of Institute research projects and data. Two of his papers are highlighted below. For a list of other conference presentations, please visit our Scholarship page. In January 2013, Dr. Stoutenborough was at the Southern […]

James W. Stoutenborough, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Huntsville and former ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Arnold Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, published timely information concerning Texans’ attitudes toward water management issues and support for government action to support large-scale infrastructure projects to address those issues. Based on two statewide public opinion surveys, the authors conclude […]

Scott Robinson, ISTPP Fellow, presented a paper co-authored with ISTPP Director, Arnold Vedlitz, at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association in Chicago, IL on August 29, 2013. Their paper, “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking,” explores how trust in a particular government institution, rather than […]

Dr. Morton joins ISTPP as a key member of the Institute’s research team. Dr. Morton recently earned her Ph.D. in political science from Texas A&M, and she has taught as a lecturer in that department. Her research interests include public policy, policy evaluation, and public management.

Results of collaborative research by ISTPP Director Arnold Vedlitz, former Associate Director Eric Lindquist, and Ivan Damnjanovic (civil engineering) were presented at the Smart Grid Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges, held April 17, 2013, at Texas A&M University. Their research is from a joint TAMU-UT center grant, funded by the National Science Foundation—I/UCRC: PHEV/EBVs: Transportation and Electricity […]