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 […]
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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 […]
ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series Hosts “What Will It Take To Fix The National Debt?” with Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles
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 […]
ISTPP Former Postdoc and Director Published in Energy Policy and Nonprofit Policy Forum
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 […]
Dr. Deborah Kerr – Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Deborah L. Kerr has been a lecturer and a member of the graduate faculty at the Bush School since 1999, teaching performance management, public policy formation, and advanced management, in addition to supervising second-year capstone projects. She was recognized with the University’s 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching and with the Silver Star Award […]
Gen. Brent Scowcroft Speaks at the Bush School
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, hosted its namesake, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) on Wednesday, November 13. Scowcroft shared his assessment of the national security issues facing the United States today, which was followed by discussion and questions moderated by Andrew […]
