ISTPP researchers presented three papers at the Midwest Political Science Association conference in April. “Blurring the Lines of Scientific Objectivity in the Policy Process: Are Climate Skeptic Portrayals of Climate Scientists as Wild-Eyed Fanatics Accurate?” ISTPP Fellow James W. Stoutenborough presented research co-authored with Rebecca Bromley Trujillo and ISTTP Director Arnold Vedlitz. The authors examine […]
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Vedlitz to Co-direct Community Outreach Engagement Core (COEC) on Environmental Health
Dr. Arnie Vedlitz, executive associate dean of the Bush School and director of the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, will serve as co-director of the Community Outreach Engagement Core (COEC) for the Center for Translational Environmental Health Research (CTEHR) recently announced by Texas A&M University. The CTEHR was named by the National Institutes […]
ISTPP Fellow and Director Published in Environmental Science & Policy
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 […]
Dr. Erin A. Snider – Faculty Spotlight
Assistant Professor Erin A. Snider joined the Bush School’s Master’s Program in International Affairs in the fall of 2013. She holds a PhD in politics and international studies from Trinity College, Cambridge, and focuses her research on democracy aid and the political economy of the Middle East, particularly Egypt. Her other degrees include an MSc […]
Simpson, Bowles Discuss Federal Debt Issues
Two leading experts on the federal debt crisis spoke at the Bush School at the end of January. Alan K. Simpson, former US senator from Wyoming, and Erskine B. Bowles, White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, gave the ConocoPhillips White House Lecture, one of a series hosted by the Bush School’s Mosbacher […]
Dr. Laura Dague – Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Laura Dague, an assistant professor in the MPSA program, earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin, where she was associated with the Population Health Institute and the Institute for Research on Poverty. Her doctoral fields of study were public economics and labor economics. Dr. Dague’s research interests are in health economics […]
ISTPP Director Published in Politics, Groups, and Identities
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 […]
Dr. Reyko Huang – Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Reyko Huang is an assistant professor of international affairs at the Bush School. Her research focuses on civil wars, rebel group dynamics, state-building, democratization, and foreign interventions in conflict. After graduating from Cornell University with a dual bachelor’s degree in government and economics, Dr. Huang spent a few years in policy research in Washington […]
ISTPP Fellow and Director Published in Water Resources Management
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. Xinsheng Liu Attends Beijing Forum and Presents Research Co-authored with Dr. Ren Mu
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 […]
