Research and Impact

Working to solve the complex problems facing today’s world.

The Glenn College’s world-class faculty brings practical experience and an interdisciplinary approach to research, analysis and technical assistance. Collaborating across policy areas, and with public and private sector organizations, our work seeks to improve public governance and policymaking.

More Research and Impact

Recent Publications

Data Science in the Public Interest: Improving Government Performance in the Workforce
2020

This book is about how new and underutilized types of big data sources can inform public policy decisions related to workforce development.

A Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Reverse Mortgage Borrower Behavior
International Economic Review
2020

Stephanie Moulton examines the behavior of mortgage borrowers. 

Gender and Prosecutorial Discretion: An Empirical Assessment
Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
2020

This study examines the role of gender in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

Ohio Nonprofit COVID-19 Survey: A Report of the Results
Social Science Research Network
2020

This report provides early reactions of the nonprofit sector to the pandemic, including their actions and concerns, to inform policymakers, funders, media, and other decision makers about how to best support the sector during this time.

Gender, Race, and Experiences of Workplace Incivility in Public Organizations
Review of Public Personnel Administration
2020

Professor Russell Hassan explores how public employees’ incivility experiences vary across social categories, specifically by gender and race.

Socioeconomic Representation: Expanding the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
2020

Associate Professor Katie Vinopal investigates whether socioeconomic representation affects teachers' perceptions of their relationships with students.

School District Operational Spending and Student Outcomes: Evidence From Tax Elections in Seven States
Journal of Public Economics
2020

Professors Stéphane Lavertu and Vladimir Kogan use close tax elections to estimate the impact of school district funding increases on operational spending and student outcomes.

Measuring the Impacts of Research Investments: Beyond the Economic Approach
Social Science Research Network
2020

Professor Caroline Wagner uses data to identify possible measures for the social benefits of research.