Apr 25, 2023 by Toula Wellbrook

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2024 Best Graduate Schools Rankings, in which the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs is ranked number 28 in the nation overall for public affairs programs, alongside Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University – Newark, and Texas A&M University – College Station, up one position from the 2023 rankings.

Mar 20, 2023

Democracy was in focus at CU Denver when Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dmitry Muratov recently visited the campus on a blustery Colorado Tuesday. The all-day event was hosted by the School of Public Affairs (SPA) and coincided with the school’s 50th anniversary, the launch of the Center on Policy and Democracy, and the newly re-energized Herrick Roth Lecture Series on Democracy. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the community gathered to hear the Russian journalist speak on topics like the role independent media, higher education, and world citizens play in creating peace and sustaining democracy.

Mar 20, 2023

Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Nico Arizaga has commenced work on establishing a student association for the MPP program. The Master of Public Policy Student Association (MPPSA) works to create community, opportunity, and networks for new and seasoned MPP students alike.

Mar 20, 2023

The Herrick Roth Community Seminars on Democracy hosted a lunch event on March 10 on media and democracy. The event was moderated by Melissa Davis and Corey Hutchins of the Colorado Media Project and featured panelists: Kyle Clark, Anchor & Managing Editor, 9News; Andrew Villegas, News Director, Colorado Public Radio; Elizabeth Green, Founder & CEO, Chalkbeat and Co-author of “The Roadmap for Local News;” and Jesus Sanchez, Publisher & Editor, El Comercio de Colorado.

Mar 20, 2023

The Center for Policy and Democracy has partnered with Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic on a project utilizing the Policy Conflict Framework to assess issues in a range of policy realms. They plan to present their work at the European Consortium for Political Research Annual Conference in Prague in September.

Mar 20, 2023

​Professor Chris Weible has become a member of the Stakeholder Advisor Board for a project funded by the European Commission entitled “Reignite Multilateralism via Technology” (REMIT) to strengthen European Union’s role in global governance. The project is coordinated by Dr. Roberta Haar at the University College Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Mar 20, 2023

Professor Chris Weible has been appointed Visiting Professor with the Political Science unit in the Department of Social Sciences, Technology, and Arts at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Sweden. The role involves collaborating with LTU faculty and students on projects and building tighter bonds with CU Denver.

Mar 20, 2023

Several Center for Policy and Democracy students will be presenting at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL from April 13-16. Emma Scheetz is presenting her work on about emotions and coalition formation on a renewable transmission line. Kayla Gabehart is presenting some of her dissertation work in a presentation titled: “Colorado’s “MeatOut”: An Examination of Executive Branch Policymaking, Rural Exclusion, and Culture and Identity as Policy Core Beliefs.” Anna Crawford is presenting her work on coalitions and abortion policy.

Mar 20, 2023

PhD student Allegra Fullerton is presenting work at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA from April 6-8. Her presentation, based on work co-authored with Chris Weible, is titled: “Linking emotional expressions to beliefs in gender policy. A case study of gender affirming care policies in Arkansas using Emotional Expression Belief Analysis and the Advocacy Coalition Framework.”

Mar 16, 2023 by Toula Wellbrook

The new Center for Community Safety and Resilience (CCSR), housed at the School of Public Affairs at CU Denver, hosted an event to disseminate the findings of a recently produced report on crime rates in Colorado from 2010 to 2021. The report co-authors are School of Public Affairs faculty Professor and CU Regent Callie Rennison and Dr. Sheila Huss, clinical assistant professor and interim co-director of the CCSR.

Mar 8, 2023

If you were at student in the Denver Public Schools between 2008 and 2019, you may not have realized it at the time, but you were likely benefiting from the most comprehensive and effective education reform initiative in the history of the United States.

Feb 27, 2023 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD student Stephanie Puello was selected as part of the 2023 cohort of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Founders’ Fellows, a program that supports the next generation of public service leaders through a series of professional development opportunities. This program is geared toward accelerating careers of 20 promising, rising stars in the discipline. This includes guaranteed acceptance to present their research at ASPA’s Annual Conference, complimentary registration, a year-long mentorship with a senior mentor in the discipline, and tailored professional development webinars.

Jan 30, 2023 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD student Kathleen Bailey is the first author, along with SPA co-authors Profs. Tanya Heikkila and Chris Weible, on the article “Policy conflicts in shale development in China and the United States” in the journal Review of Policy Research.

Nov 29, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD student Hailey Powers Mondragon is first author on an article with co-author Prof. Callie Rennison entitled “An Examination of How Third-Party Presence is Associated With Rape and Sexual Assault Victim Help-Seeking Behavior and Police Notifications.” The article is being published in Violence Against Women.

Nov 29, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

Fourth-year PhD student Samantha Temple had her first, single-authored article published. It is a Book Review of Diane Stone and Kim Moloney, “The Oxford Handbook of Global Policy and Transnational Administration” (New York: Oxford University Press, 2019). 765 pp. Published in Public Administration Review, September 21, 2022.

Oct 24, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD student Stephanie Puello has been awarded a grant of $9,000 through the Evolving Election Administration Landscape Project at MIT’s Election Data & Science Lab to support her dissertation, titled “At the Confluence of Restoration and Mobilization: Examining the Feedback Effects of Citizen Re-Enfranchisement and the Role of the State in Democratic Stewardship.” Hers is one of 18 research projects selected across the country.

Aug 22, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD student Allegra Fullerton recently published a book review on “Democracy administered: How public administration shapes representative government” in the Journal of Public Affairs.

Aug 22, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

On Aug 15, nearly 40 faculty, staff, and PhD students gathered to meet the newest cohort of PhD students during a luncheon in the Terrace Room. The new students are: Mike Bell, Molly Bilker, Reggie English, D.L. Moffit, Megan Parker, Emma Scheetz, and Raul “Alex” Vidal. Welcome to our new cohort!

May 31, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD students Allegra Fullerton an Kayla Gabehart and Prof. Chris Weible will present “Emotional Expressions of Advocacy Coalitions” at the Center for Policy and Democracy’s Advocacy Coalition Framework Virtual Seminar on May 31.

May 31, 2022 by Toula Wellbrook

PhD students Kayla Gabehart and Allegra Fullerton will present at the European Consortium for Political Research in Innsbruck, Austria. Gabehart will present “Emotions, Coalition Building, and Deliberative Governance: How Emotions are Used in Legislative Testimonies on Morally Contentious Issues” with PhD student co-authors Allegra Fullerton and Anna Crawford, and Profs. Chris Weible and Tanya Heikkila. Allegra Fullerton will present “The Antecedents and Evolution of Policy Change” with co-authors Elizabeth Koebele, SPA Profs. Tanya Heikkila and Chris Weible, and Daniel Nohrstedt.