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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