Faculty

Students Contemplate Voting Access on National Voter Registration Day

Students in IMRP Director Andrew Clark’s Intro to Public Policy course recently stepped beyond the classroom and into Connecticut’s Old State House to explore topics of democracy and voting access. The visits, held just blocks from UConn Hartford, included a tour of the historic site and a National Voter Registration Day roundtable co-hosted with the Connecticut Democracy Center. Students engaged panelists on issues ranging from compulsory voting in other democracies to recent changes in Connecticut expanding early voting and “no excuse” absentee ballots…

SPP Releases Statewide Nonprofit Asset Mapping Tool

The University of Connecticut School of Public Policy is proud to announce the launch of the Connecticut Nonprofit Asset Mapping Tool, an innovative, interactive digital platform designed to help nonprofit leaders, policymakers, researchers, and community stakeholders visualize and access comprehensive data about 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations across Connecticut.  This comprehensive database was developed by the UConn School of […]

SPP Adjuncts Make an Impact with Data

Adjunct faculty Anne McIntyre-Lahner teaches “Program Development & Evaluation” and frequently conducts Public Service Executive Leadership Collaborative (PELSC) workshops on program evaluation and performance management. Anne is also the President of a performance management consulting firm called Action to Outcomes. Dr. Ron Schack teaches “Performance Accountability and Management” and “Advanced Quantitative Methods,” and is the Managing […]

2024 Faculty Excellence Awardee: Yusun Kim

Full Name: Yusun Kim Title and Organization: Assistant Professor, UConn School of Public Policy Education B.A., Korea University, Economics, 2011 M.A., Seoul National University, Public Administration, 2013 Ph.D., The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Public Administration, 2019 Teaching & Research Interests Teaching & Research Interests Public Financial Management State and Local […]

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 […]