Professor
Mark Rozell presented
his paper “The Religious
Right and Contemporary Politics” at
the Future of the American Right
Conference at Oxford University,
May 8–10, 2008.
Professor
Jack A. Goldstone presented "Improving
Democracy Assistance: Building
Knowledge through Evaluations and
Research" at the National
Academy of Sciences on Friday,
May 9. This Academy study,
chaired by Goldstone, is intended
to guide USAID's research on democracy
assistance, stressing evidence-based
research. In the next few
weeks, the full report will be
published by the National Academy
Press and private briefings at
USAID will follow.
Affiliate
Professor Frank Manheim presented “U.S.
Energy and Environmental Policy” to
the Active Retirees Group at Beth
El Hebrew Congregation on April
30, 2008.
Professor
Ann Baker was invited
to speak to the Knowledge Management
Advisory Team at the National Science
Foundation in Arlington, Virginia,
on April 21, 2008. Baker discussed
School of Public Policy (SPP) activity
in Knowledge Management, the organization
development and knowledge management
master’s program, and her
knowledge management research.
Professor Laurie
Schintler presented “Before
the Housing Bubble Burst: Exploring
the Spatiotemporal Context” as
part of the School of Public
Policy Faculty Brown Bag Talks on
April 10, 2008, on Mason’s
Arlington Campus.
PhD students
Kadri Kallas and Ryan Zelnio were
members of the organizing committee for
this year’s Science and Technology
in Society: An Interdisciplinary
Graduate Student Conference held
at the American Association for
the Advancement of Science in Washington,
D.C., on April 5 and 6, 2008. This
conference, now in its eighth year
with partners from the Washington,
D.C., area and beyond, offers an
opportunity to hear from senior
policymakers and learn about national
and international research. Professor
David Hart was advisor
to the students organizing the
conference.
The following SPP
PhD students presented papers:
- Juan Julio
Guittierez, "Effect
of International Technology Diffusion
on the Demand of Skilled Labor
in Low and Medium Technology
(LMT) Sectors"
- Yu Jin
(Jinnee) Jung, " How
Innovative You Are? Investigating
the Relationship between Political
Partisanship and Regional Innovation
Capacity"
- Jitendra
Parajuli, "Internet
Development in Nepal: A Case
Study"
- Ryan Sutter, "Simulating
the Impact of Policy on Science-Oriented
Entrepreneurship"
The following
SPP professors moderated panel
topics:
- Professor
David Hart: Innovation
- Professor
Christopher Hill:
Sustainable Development
- Professor
Todd LaPorte: Information
and Communications Technology
- Adjunct
Professor Bonnie Stabile:
Health
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