Dr. Scott Robinson (Associate Professor Bush School and ISTPP Fellow) and ISTPP scholars Dr. Xinsheng Liu, Dr. James Stoutenborough, and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz explore determinants for the public’s trust in government agencies in their article, “Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security.” They find that political attitudes, policy salience, religiosity, and demographic make-up […]
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ISTPP Director Speaks at Texas Water and Energy Conference
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz presented at “Water and Energy in Texas: Solutions from Texas A&M” held October 3-4, 2012 in College Station, Texas. He discussed findings of a new National Energy Survey done by ISTPP in association with the TAMU Energy Institute. The conference featured several keynote speakers including Dr. Robert Mace of the Texas Water […]
ISTPP Provides Added Value to the Bush School Experience
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy provides opportunities for students in the Bush School to enhance their graduate education through participation in research teams addressing real-world policy issues. Selected students from both the Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) and Master’s Program in International Affairs (MPIA) work with research scientists, practitioners, and […]
ISTPP Director Vedlitz Mentors Outstanding Capstone Class
Dr. Vedlitz supervised a group of seven MPSA students in a 2011-2012 capstone project for the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC). Students in the team-based and project orientated capstone projects apply what they have been learning in their Bush School graduate programs to analyze a policy issue and prepare a report for a client, […]
ISTPP Researcher Dr. Liu publishes in Journal of Contemporary China
Dr. Xinsheng Liu, ISTPP Associate Research Scientist, and his co-author Dr. Y.E. Yang authored “The ‘China Threat’ through the Lens of US Print Media: 1992-2006” in Journal of Contemporary China. Yang and Liu use content analysis to examine empirically how US print media portrays the ‘China Threat’. They classify the threats into three categories: political/ideological, […]
ISTPP Research on Terrorism Risk of Nuclear Power Plants Published in Review of Policy Research
Doctors Li (TAMU), Fuhrmann (TAMU), and Early (SUNY), along with ISTPP Director, Dr. Vedlitz, had their manuscript “Preferences, Knowledge, and Citizen Assessments of the Terrorism Risks of Nuclear Power issued by Review of Policy Research. The researchers evaluate the interplay of the US publics’ knowledge about terrorism and nuclear security with their concerns about energy […]
ISTPP Scholars Contribute to Research on Diverse Policy Issues
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) continues to publish articles in scholarly journals based on its many funded research projects. The most recent publications from ISTPP are in the peer-reviewed journals Political Research Quarterly and the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. “Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate Change, […]
Vedlitz-led Bush School Capstone Class Presents Findings on Immigration Reform
ISTPP director, Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, guided a team of Bush School students during their 2010-2011 capstone project sponsored by Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. The Bush School’s capstone projects involve integrative, team-based, applied research exploring a major public policy issue. Dr. Vedlitz’s class focused on identifying the most likely elements […]
Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy Celebrates 10th Anniversary
On Friday, October 15, the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) in the Bush School of Government and Public Service celebrated its ten year anniversary with a rededication ceremony and reception. The event was held in the Bush Court of the Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Building on the Bush School campus, […]
