tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/pubpol//36 2012-02-07T20:45:44Z Movable Type 3.34 tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/pubpol//36.15541 2012-02-07T20:34:40Z 2012-02-07T20:45:44Z

Public Policy Professor Marvin Mandell received the UMBC Athletics Department’s Dr. Charles Woolston Award at the Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony on February 4, 2012. The Athletics Department gives the award to an individual who provides outstanding service to the...

Anne Roland Public Policy Professor Marvin Mandell received the UMBC Athletics Department’s Dr. Charles Woolston Award at the Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony on February 4, 2012. The Athletics Department gives the award to an individual who provides outstanding service to the department and strives to improve the student-athlete experience. Dr. Mandell has served as the university’s NCAA Faculty Representative for the past nine years. tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.14101 2012-02-07T19:06:21Z 2012-02-07T20:47:11Z

Join us for an information session about the UMBC Master's Degree in Public Policy on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 12:00-1:00 pm in Room 438 of the Public Policy Building. Learn about the field of public policy, career opportunities, and...

Anne Roland If you plan to attend, or if you have any questions, e-mail Sally Helms (helms@umbc.edu). Campus map Directions to UMBC]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/pubpol//36.15524 2012-01-30T19:29:45Z 2012-02-08T20:12:35Z

Phi Kappa Phi Lecture April 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm Fine Arts Recital Hall Scott Farrow, Professor of Economics, UMBC Combining technical skills with public service: Confessions of a political economist Dr. Farrow joined the UMBC faculty in 2005. Prior...

Anne Roland Phi Kappa Phi Lecture April 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm Fine Arts Recital Hall Scott Farrow, Professor of Economics, UMBC Combining technical skills with public service: Confessions of a political economist Dr. Farrow joined the UMBC faculty in 2005. Prior to that, he served as Chief Economist at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and also in the Executive Office of the President. Light Refreshments. Students can win a Kindle Fire in the raffle immediately following the lecture. Learn more about the Honor Society Phi Kapa Phi at UMBC. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/pubpol//36.15477 2012-01-18T16:56:26Z 2012-02-07T20:45:27Z

Donald F. Norris commented to the Baltimore Sun on the reelection prospects for Maryland's incumbent Congressional representatives. He was also quoted in a Sun story about possible contenders for the Howard County Executive position in 2014. In the Reisterstown Patch,...

Anne Roland commented to the Baltimore Sun on the reelection prospects for Maryland's incumbent Congressional representatives. He was also quoted in a Sun story about possible contenders for the Howard County Executive position in 2014. In the Reisterstown Patch, Dr. Norris talked about local opposition to the state's redistricting plan]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2012:/blogs/pubpol//36.15462 2012-01-10T16:25:54Z 2012-02-07T20:45:27Z

Eric Zeemering has received a research award from the IBM Center for the Business of Government. Through this grant Dr. Zeemering and colleague Daryl Delabbio will develop, “A County Manager’s Guide to Local Government Service Collaboration.” The IBM Center’s goal...

Anne Roland IBM Center for the Business of Government. Through this grant Dr. Zeemering and colleague Daryl Delabbio will develop, “A County Manager’s Guide to Local Government Service Collaboration.” The IBM Center’s goal for the highly competitive award is “to help public sector executives and managers address real-world problems by supporting leading researchers who produce empirical evidence to inform the debates about whether particular management approaches will improve government performance.” ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15441 2011-12-23T15:09:43Z 2012-02-07T20:45:27Z

Dr. C. Mustafa Unal (Ph.D., 2009) has published a book, Counterterrorism in Turkey: Policy Choices and Policy Effects toward the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) (Routledge, 2011). The book, based on Dr. Unal's dissertation, examined counterterrorism policies from the perspectives of...

Anne Roland Counterterrorism in Turkey: Policy Choices and Policy Effects toward the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) (Routledge, 2011). The book, based on Dr. Unal's dissertation, examined counterterrorism policies from the perspectives of the government and the PKK. He evaluated whether the Turkish government's policy choices so far have been effective (and in what circumstances), and how they have affected both the level and nature of terrorist violence in Turkey.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15440 2011-12-23T15:07:06Z 2012-02-07T20:45:27Z

Public Policy faculty Dr. Nancy Miller and Dr. Adele Kirk, along with Dr. Michael Kaiser (Ph.D., 2010) and Ph.D. student Lucas Glos, received honorable mention for their paper, "Potential and realized access among middle-aged and older adults with disabilities," presented...

Anne Roland Public Policy faculty Dr. Nancy Miller and Dr. Adele Kirk, along with Dr. Michael Kaiser (Ph.D., 2010) and Ph.D. student Lucas Glos, received honorable mention for their paper, "Potential and realized access among middle-aged and older adults with disabilities," presented at the 2011 American Public Health Association annual meeting. tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15427 2011-12-07T20:04:12Z 2012-02-07T20:45:27Z

An op-ed by Todd Eberly (Ph.D., 2006) on the death of the congressional committee system appeared in the November 27, 2011 Baltimore Sun. Dr. Eberly is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Mary's College of...

Anne Roland op-ed by Todd Eberly (Ph.D., 2006) on the death of the congressional committee system appeared in the November 27, 2011 Baltimore Sun. Dr. Eberly is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Mary's College of Maryland. ]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15142 2011-07-15T16:51:24Z 2011-12-07T20:42:43Z

Dr. Eric Zeemering has joined the Department of Public Policy as an assistant professor. He previously taught at San Francisco State University, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana...

Anne Roland Dr. Eric Zeemering has joined the Department of Public Policy as an assistant professor. He previously taught at San Francisco State University, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. His research investigates the development of voluntary collaboration among units of local government, and how administrative and elected officials negotiate, implement and evaluate interlocal agreements. He has also been studying the implementation of sustainability initiatives in local government. Dr. Zeemering will teach courses in the public management concentration. tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15141 2011-07-15T15:56:04Z 2011-12-07T20:42:43Z

Pamela Meister (MPP, 2008) has been appointed administrator of the Harford Council Council. The administrator oversees the 17 person government office. Ms. Meister was formerly the associate director of the Baltimore Jewish Council....

Anne Roland administrator of the Harford Council Council. The administrator oversees the 17 person government office. Ms. Meister was formerly the associate director of the Baltimore Jewish Council.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15140 2011-07-15T14:56:18Z 2011-12-07T20:42:43Z

Dr. George La Noue, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, has been elected vice chair of the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent,...

Anne Roland Dr. George La Noue, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, has been elected vice chair of the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement. tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15105 2011-06-21T19:28:57Z 2011-12-07T20:42:43Z

Todd Eberly (Ph.D., 2006), assistant professor and acting director of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy, and Don Norris (Public Policy) talked with Sheilah Kast of WYPR's Maryland Morning about the role of "political operatives"...

Anne Roland Listen to the interview.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.15106 2011-06-21T19:26:45Z 2011-12-07T20:42:43Z

Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has released Gambling Prevalence in Maryland: A Baseline Analysis, prepared by a team from the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR). The team was led by Dr. Judith Shinogle, along...

Anne Roland Gambling Prevalence in Maryland: A Baseline Analysis, prepared by a team from the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR). The team was led by Dr. Judith Shinogle, along with Dr. Donald F. Norris (Public Policy) and Dr. DoHwan Park (Mathematics and Statistics). The survey of gambling habits and pathological gambling behaviors found that although gambling is largely a positive activity for Marylanders, 3.4% of Maryland adults experience problem or pathological gambling. The baseline study, mandated by a 2007 law that authorized video lottery terminals, provides a snapshot of the State’s gambling behaviors prior to the implementation of slot machine gambling. In “Who Pays for the Maryland Lottery? Evidence From Point of Sale Data” Dr. Robert Carpenter (Economics), Dr. Donald F. Norris (Public Policy) and Ph.D student Evan Perlman used innovative GIS mapping of lottery terminal and census track data to explore the relationship between race, income, and lottery sales. Their findings show “the voluntary tax collected by the Maryland lottery comes disproportionately from census tracts populated by African Americans and low-income residents,” specifically those “with less than a high-school education, and people age 65 and older.” The article appears in The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1 (31-52).]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2011:/blogs/pubpol//36.14445 2011-02-07T15:12:11Z 2011-08-15T21:56:54Z

In a Baltimore Sun op ed, Public Policy Professor Tim Brennan suggests that utilities should have an incentive to make storm-related repairs a priority. Read Dr. Brennan's op ed here....

Anne Roland here.]]> tag:www.umbc.edu,2010:/blogs/pubpol//36.14217 2010-12-13T18:59:55Z 2011-08-15T21:56:54Z

Public Policy Professor Nancy Miller discussed her research into nursing home populations in a story by Joseph Shapiro on National Public Radio, "The New Nursing Home Population: The Young." Listen to the story here....

Anne Roland here.]]>