Social Policy
Ranked No. 19 by U.S. News & World Report for Social Policy
The Glenn College is a national leader in social policy research, with faculty experts in a wide range of areas including education, housing, food security, poverty, criminal justice and health. Our collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to social policy research tackles complex problems from a variety of perspectives, resulting in innovative and effective solutions that shape local and national conversation about how governments can best support families and communities.
Faculty Experts
Recent Social Policy Research
Mortgage Borrowing and Chronic Disease Outcomes in Older Age: Evidence from Biomarker Data in the Health and Retirement Study
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
2024
Stephanie Moulton examines the extent to which older adults use home equity to help manage the costs associated with a chronic disease in older age and how such borrowing can affect their ability to manage the disease.
Characterizing prescription opioid, heroin, and fentanyl initiation trajectories: A qualitative study
Social Science & Medicine
2024
Tasha Perdue describes opioid initiation within each of the three waves from the perspective of people who use illicit opioids, with a focus on emerging pathways into fentanyl use.
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.
Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Patterns Among Beneficiaries With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Journal of the American Medical Association
2023
Wendy Xu's study in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the behavior of Medicare Advantage enrollees with chronic conditions.
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.
Simulated Power Analyses for Observational Studies: An Application to the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion
Journal of Public Economics
2023
Using an applied example – the link between gaining health insurance and mortality – Alex Hollingsworth and colleagues conduct a simulated power analysis to outline the importance of power and ways to estimate power in complex research settings.
Social Policy Studies at the Glenn College
Programs:
- BA in Public Management, Leadership and Policy
- BS in Public Policy Analysis
- Minor in Education Policy
- Minor in Public Policy
- Minor in Social Justice Advocacy and Public Policy
- Minor in Women, Gender and Public Policy
Coursework:
- 3000 – Policy Analysis
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3110 – Education Policy in a Changing World
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5110 – Higher Education and Workforce Policy
- 5240 – Race and Public Policy in the United States
- 5250 – Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy
- 5506 – Administration of Criminal Justice
- 5595 – Social Enterprise
- 5890 – U.S. Food Policy
- 5895 – Food Insecurity, and Food Assistance Programming and Policy in the U.S.
- 5900 – Food Systems Planning and the Economy
Programs:
- Master of Public Administration: Public Policy Stream
- Master of Public Policy and Management: Public Policy Stream
- Master of Public Administration and Leadership: Public Policy Specialization, Criminal Justice Administration Specialization
- Dual Degree in City and Regional Planning and Public Affairs (MPA/MCRP)
- Dual Degree in Environment and Natural Resources and Public Affairs (MPA/MS or MPA/MENR)
- Dual Degree in Public Health and Public Affairs (MPA/MHA or MPA/MPH)
- Dual Degree in Social Work and Public Affairs (MPA/MSW)
- Minor in Public Policy and Management
- Minor in Federal Policy and Management
- Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration
- Certificate in Federal Policy and Management
Coursework:
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5110 – Higher Education and Workforce Policy
- 5240 – Race and Public Policy in the United States
- 5250 – Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy
- 5506 – Administration of Criminal Justice
- 5595 – Social Enterprise
- 5890 – U.S. Food Policy
- 5895 – Food Insecurity, and Food Assistance Programming and Policy in the U.S.
- 5900 – Food Systems Planning and the Economy
- 6000 – Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
- 7507 – Criminal Justice Policy
- 7508 – Juvenile Justice System Policy
Many Glenn College doctoral students choose to delve into a particular specialization that influences social policy.