Public Policy Center

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Bowman Selected as 2023 AERA Fellow

Congratulations to Nicholas Bowman, senior research fellow in the Social and Education Policy Research Program, on being selected as a 2023 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Social & Education Policy

Odinet Honored with Grant Gilmore Award

Politics & Policy

Sara Mitchell on Iowa Public Radio's River to River

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Environmental Policy

Secchi on Iowa Public Radio's River to River

Events

Jun

22

2023

Climate Change and Sustainability Research Networking Event

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Big Grove Brewery (1225 S Gilbert St)

Jun

27

2023

Maximizing PIVOT to Find Funding and Collaborators

Improving Scholarly Communication Series: Writing For Publication

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

2520D University Capitol Centre

Jul

19

2023

Improving Scholarly Communication Series: Writing Effective NIH Grant Applications

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

2520D University Capitol Centre

Latest Research Publications

Public Health and Prevention | Journal Article

Health Care Provider Knowledge Around Shared Clinical Decision-Making Regarding HPV Vaccination of Adults Aged 27-45 Years in the United States

Family and Child Policy | Journal Article

Gray Divorce: Managing Uncertainty After Parental Divorce

Communities and Crime | Journal Article

Crime Generators or Social Capital Organizations? Examining the Effects of Places of Worship on Neighborhood Crime

Health Disparities, Dental Public Health | Journal Article

Access to Dental Insurance and Oral Health Inequities in the United States

Injury Prevention and Health and Well-being | Journal Article

Victims of Eugenic Sterilization in Utah: Cohort Demographics and Estimate of Living Survivors

About Us

The Public Policy Center provides policymakers and the public with information that can make our lives and communities thrive in sustainable ways through academic research.

Our four missions are:

Research

We conduct externally funded, academically rigorous and engaged policy-relevant research.

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Engagement

We share policy-relevant research outcomes and the expertise of UI scholars by engaging with our community, the public, and with policy-makers in Iowa.

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Student Success

We provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students on campus through employment and policy-relevant courses and experiences.

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Research Support

We support social science research on campus by providing resources directly to researchers.

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We hold the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion as central to the four core missions