Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Dr. Ann Bowman, Bush School Professor and ISTPP Fellow, presented their paper, “Policy and Governance for Urban Resilience,” at the 50th Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) in Washington, DC on April 13, 2022. Their research seeks […]
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ISTPP’s Dr. Kang and Dr. Bowman Present Paper at WPSA Conference
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Dr. Ann Bowman, Professor and ISTPP Fellow, presented their paper, “Resilient Cities: Explaining Policy Adoption,” at the 75th Annual Conference of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) in Portland, OR on March 11, 2022. The paper is coauthored with Dr. […]
Brittany Alexander, ISTPP Pre-doctoral Fellow and Doctoral Candidate in Statistics, Hired by Ipsos
Brittany Alexander has successfully defended her dissertation and will soon be awarded her doctorate from the Texas A&M University Department of Statistics. During her graduate studies, she worked with the Bush School’s Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, applying her advanced statistical methods to multiple projects and presenting the results at academic conferences. Ms. Alexander’s paper, […]
ISTPP Predoctoral Research Associate Named ESA Science Policy Fellow
Leah Buchman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Entomology and a Predoctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School, was one of five people selected as a Science Policy Fellow for the Entomological Society of America (ESA) Class of 2021. This honor offers Ms. Buchman professional development […]
Dr. Dvir Joins ISTPP Research Team
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Rotem Dvir to our staff. As an assistant research scientist, Dr. Dvir will expand the Institute’s research to examine the intersection of political psychology, decision making, and public policy. In particular, his work explores how interactions between behavioral […]
ISTPP Research Fellows Publish on Resilience Policies of the Largest U.S. Cities
A team of ISTPP Research Fellows—Drs. Woodruff, Bowman, Hannibal, and Sansom—and ISTPP Director, in memoriam, Dr. Portney, have published their comparative study of resilience policies and programs adopted by the 101 largest U.S. cities. The team established a list of 109 resilience policies and programs based on existing research and evolving theories. The list covered […]
Vedlitz Award in Science and Technology Policy Studies Established
A new student award for excellence in science and technology policy studies has been established by Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, executive associate dean of the Bush School and director of the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy (ISTPP). Funded with a $5,000 endowment from Dr. Vedlitz, the first of what will be an annual award, […]
Robinson and Vedlitz Win APSA Kaufman Award
Scott Robinson, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the Bush School’s Executive Associate Dean Arnold Vedlitz have been awarded the 2014 Herbert Kaufman Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Administration Section. Vedlitz and Robinson were honored for their paper entitled “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the […]
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, […]