Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Ranked No. 20 by U.S. News & World Report for Public Policy Analysis

Glenn College faculty and research staff are leading experts in policy research, analysis and evaluation. Our research engages with policy at the local, state and national levels — from working with local organizations to design community-based interventions, to administering statewide longitudinal data infrastructures across public and private entities, to informing the national discussion on critical policy issues — our interdisciplinary scholars conduct high-quality research that matters to the real world.

Faculty Experts

Recent Research

All Research
Methods and lessons for business resilience and recovery surveys
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2023
Noah Dormady and colleagues address the lack of tailored guidance for conducting business resilience and recovery surveys by collecting and synthesizing instruments and best practices from previous survey efforts. 
A Thousand Cuts: Cumulative Lead Exposure Reduces Academic Achievement
The Journal of Human Resources
2023
Alex Hollingsworth studies how ambient lead exposure impacts learning in elementary school by leveraging a natural experiment where a large national automotive racing organization switched from leaded to unleaded fuel. 
Examining inequality in the time cost of waiting
Nature Human Behavior
2023
Katie Vinopal examines the difference between high- and low-income people in time spent waiting for basic services.
The Effects of Administrative Burden on Program Equity and Performance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in a Foreclosure Prevention Program
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
2023
Stephanie Moulton's study examines the effects of reforms to reduce administrative burden in a foreclosure prevention program by streamlining the application process and reducing applicant wait times.
A Discussion of Measuring the Top-1% Most-Highly-Cited Publications: The Case of China
Scientometrics
2022
Caroline Wagner examines China's most highly-cited articles, how this measures against the United States, and how field normalizations may skew the results.
Maintaining School Foodservice Operations in Ohio during COVID-19: "This [Was] Not the Time to Sit Back and Watch"
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022
Jennifer Garner and Joshua Hawley analyze how COVID-19 related lockdowns affected critical resources for nutritious food.

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Studies at the Glenn College

Programs:

Coursework: 

  • 3000 – Public Policy Analysis
  • 4000 – Policy Evaluation
  • 4040 – Public Sector Data Sciences and Management
  • 4021 – Policy Analysis Application (Washington, D.C.)
  • 5770  – Risk and Decision Analysis in Public Affairs

Programs:

Coursework:

  • 5770  – Risk and Decision Analysis in Public Affairs
  • 6000  – Policy Formulation and Implementation 
  • 6070  – Public Affairs Statistics
  • 6075  – Data, Models and Evaluation
  • 6080  – Public Affairs Program Evaluation

The Glenn College doctoral program provides the skills to analyze and evaluate public policy. 

Explore the doctoral program.