Dr. Ann Bowman was elected to the executive council of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) at the March 2015 annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). SIAM is one of numerous specialized sections established and supported by the Society that reflect the interests of ASPA members. SIAM focuses on […]
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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 […]
ISTPP Researches Scientists’ Views on Communicating Climate Change Risk
ISTPP Director, Arnold Vedlitz, and other ISTTP researchers – Senior Fellow James Stoutenborough, former student worker Nick Fette, and Research Associate Carol Goldsmith, have published their article, “Understanding the Communication of Climate Change Risk: Climate Scientists’ Perspectives of Media Sources and Policy Makers” in Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. The authors examine the acceptance […]
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the Bush School
On Wednesday, March 26, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service had the privilege of hosting Mr. Ray LaHood, former US secretary of transportation, at the Institute’s 2015 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series. In recognition of his many years of exemplary public service and […]
ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series Hosts “Reaching Across the Aisle: The Challenge to Governing” with Ray LaHood
On Wednesday, March 26, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service had the privilege of hosting Mr. Ray LaHood, former US secretary of transportation, at the Institute’s 2015 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series. In recognition of his many years of exemplary public service and […]
Mary Hein Receives President’s Meritorious Service Award
Mary Hein, Assistant to Dean Ryan Crocker at the George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, was selected as a recipient of the 2014-15 President’s Meritorious Service Awards at Texas A&M University. Hein was honored at the 28th annual campus award presentation ceremony on February 25, 2015. Interim University President Dr. Mark Hussey […]
ISTPP Director Vedlitz and Co-authors Published in Energy
Director Vedlitz along with ISTPP Fellow, James Stoutenborough, and Liu Shi (former ISTPP Research Associate) have published their article, “Probing Public Perceptions on Energy: Support for a Comparative, Deep-Probing Survey Design for Complex Issue Domains,” in Energy. With an emphasis on energy issues, the researchers examine the concerns about surveys of public attitudes being superficial and […]
ISTPP Researchers Examine Predictors of Perceived Climate Change Risk and Support for Management Programs
ISTPP Senior Fellow Jeryl L. Mumpower, Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu and Director Arnold Vedlitz recently published their article, “Predictors of the Perceived Risk of Climate Change and Preferred Resource Levels for Climate Change Management Programs,” in Journal of Risk Research. Using data from ISTPP’s 2013 US National Public Climate Change Survey, the researchers analyze five psychometric […]
Bush Students Attend Global Food Summit in Portugal
Levi Brewer and Nathaniel Haight, both students in the Master of International Affairs program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, recently traveled to Portugal as part of the Young Ag-education Innovation Cooperation (YAIC) team to attend the Thought for Food Global Summit. The team was led by Juan […]
Dr. Kent Portney – Faculty Spotlight
Kent Portney, professor in the Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) and Senior Fellow in the School’s Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, earned his PhD in political science from Florida State University and his master’s from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Portney’s areas of expertise and interest include environmental policy, […]
