How to help public officials avoid creating monsters
May 2019
By: Shelby Steuart What does Godzilla have to do with predicting how close we are to nuclear war? According to Dr. Jeff Berejikian, who recently presented on this topic at
Analyzing the effect of Obama’s judicial appointments
May 2019
By: Shelby Steuart Over the course of his presidency, Obama appointed 55 appellate judges, 35 of whom were women and/or people of color, making the US Court of Appeals the
Government contracting may decrease employee diversity
May 2019
By: Shelby Steuart A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia revealed that when governments contract work out to private companies, fewer African-American, Hispanic, and female employees are
Immigration, Empathy and the Decline of Social Cohesion in Germany
May 2019
By: Shelby Steuart The idea that welfare benefits should be restricted to “native citizens” is one that has gained popularity within the political right, both in the United States and
Public performance budgeting in juvenile justice agencies
May 2019
In her new book, Dr. Katherine Willoughby discusses ways in which public performance budgeting improves government function through survey and case study analyses of state juvenile justice agencies. Willoughby collaborated
Would you rather get $50 today or $100 next year?
May 2019
By: Shelby Steuart New findings from SPIA Professor W. David Bradford elaborate on a well-known economic principle. Time discounting, when a person cares less about a future consequence than a
SPIA’s marketing and communications director among 40 under 40
Apr 2019
By: Shelby Steuart Caroline Paris Paczkowski, SPIA’s marketing and communications director, was recently named one of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Georgia’s inaugural 40 under 40. Born to
SPIA undergrads get a voice in research
Apr 2019
By: Shelby Steuart “If we value the idea of peace, we have to fully incorporate women in both the public and private sphere,” concluded Charlotte Partrick, a senior majoring in
Improving access to Opioid Use Disorder medication
Apr 2019
By: Shelby Steuart The Opioid Epidemic is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in United States history, claiming almost 800,000 lives since 1999. As the epidemic expanded to include every American
Emerging Leaders Program brings one student closer to his dream job
Mar 2019
By: Shelby Steuart Justin Nixon has always felt a calling to help people. As a criminal justice major at the University of Georgia, his career goal was to connect communities
