Public Policy Center

Berg Appointed as PPC Interim Director

Mark Berg, professor and collegiate scholar in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, will serve as the interim director of the PPC, starting January 13, 2023.

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Student Success

Spring 2023 Course Alert: Survey Research and Public Policy

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Transportation & Vehicle Safety Policy

National Advanced Driving Simulator Renamed in 2023

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Health Policy

Askelson Named HCCC Interim Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement

Events

Feb

1

2023

Preventing Future Fish Wars

The Case of Nonprofit Charter Schools Subcontracting with For-Profit Education Management Organizations

Broader Impacts Seminar Session 1: Broader Impacts 101

Helping International Students Arrive and Thrive

12:00 PM

Virtual

Latest Research Publications

Gender, Crime, and Victimization | Journal Article

The Disproportionate Mental Health Burden Among Incarcerated Transgender and Gender Diverse People

Behavioral Health | Journal Article

A Qualitative Study of Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia and Their Interactions With Health and Community-Based Services and Providers

Politics & Policy | Journal Article

Evaluating Policy Mood Measures in the American States

Research, Student Success | Policy Brief

Enhancing Cybersecurity to Protect America's Data

Health Care Reform | Journal Article

State Eviction Moratoriums During the COVID-19 Pandemic Were Associated With Improved Mental Health Among People Who Rent

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, equality, and inclusion as central to the four core missions