Recently we connected with School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Director of Engagement Ryan Baldassario about the relaunch of the “Registrar of Voters Education and Certification Exam Program.” Ryan provided us with the programmatic insight below! In 2015 the Connecticut General Assembly instituted a requirement that all municipal Registrars of Voters were to be trained and […]
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2023 with UConn SPP
In 2023 UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) published three newsletters! We provided network-wide updates for winter, spring and fall as well as a research briefing that included both faculty and Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) updates. Below are a few highlights, though we had many more throughout the year! 10 Highlights for […]
Celebrating Encore Connecticut: Fall 2023
On Saturday, December 9th the School of Public Policy (SPP) celebrated the Fall 2023 cohort of Encore Connecticut. Host Dr. David Garvey provided welcoming remarks at the start of the ceremony. Dave currently serves as Director of Encore Connecticut in addition to being the Director of Partnership and Compliance at Career Resources Inc. Mark Argosh, […]
Mitre Becerril Examines Crime Effects of Overdose Prevention Sites
School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor David Mitre Becerril recently co-authored an Original Investigation in the area of public health with JAMA Network Open. Alongside Professors Aaron Chalfin (University of Pennsylvania) and Brandon del Pozo (Brown University), their paper “Overdose Prevention Centers, Crime, and Disorder in New York City” was published earlier this month. Their […]
SPP Director Signs Letter of Support for Proposed OPM Rule
On November 17th, School of Public Policy (SPP) Director Mohamad Alkadry signed a letter in support of civil service protections and a merit system for career federal employees. Alongside Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) colleagues and the Volcker Alliance, Mohamad was joined by more than 20 academics from across the country. […]
Professor Hatmaker Co-Chairs AOM Session & Researches Public Librarians
At the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting in August, School of Public Policy (SPP) faculty Deneen Hatmaker co-chaired the Public and Nonprofit Division Plenary Session “Navigating censorship: Workers at the Front Line,” along with colleagues Russell Hassan from the Ohio State University and Amy E. Smith from the University of Massachusetts Boston. The panelists, […]
Teaching Tuesday with Vaughn Crichlow
Welcome to our third edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Vaughn Crichlow! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? My first teaching experience was at a secondary school in a small town on a Caribbean Island called Trinidad. […]
Raissian & Dineen Continue to Lead Conversations on Gun Violence Prevention
University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Public Policy (SPP) Professors Jennifer Dineen and Kerri Raissian have continually led conversations on Gun Violence Prevention.They co-founded the UConn Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS) following the Gun Violence Prevention – Research Interest Group (GVP-RIG). They wrapped up 2022 by serving as […]
SPP Studies Citizen Perception, Disasters, Education & Tech
Last month, the School of Public Policy (SPP) faculty attended the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management’s (ABFM) annual conference in Denver, Colorado. Below is a recap of their panel appearances and additional works throughout the year. Professor Bill Simonsen chaired a panel on “Local Taxation: The Roles of State Government Intervention and Local Economic […]
CTRP3 Receives Increased Funding & Releases Findings In 2023
Since 2012 the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy’s (IMRP) Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3) has been a national example of data analysis and intervention. This summer CTRP3 released the “Connecticut State Police Data Audit 2014-2021” which has received national attention. The audit reported on traffic stop infractions that have been submitted by the […]