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Welcome back from the Biden School

September 02, 2025 Written by Biden School Staff

Keep reading for a recap of what Biden School students, faculty, and staff were up to this summer, including awards, publications, and more.听

Associate professor Gregory Dobler and his research partner, professor Debra Laefer of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, received a grant award from the National Science Foundation for his co-pricinal investigator work on the research project titled "Disciplinary Movements: Hyperspectral Standardizing and Sharing Possibilities for Urban Conditions through Toolkits, Resources and Archiving."

Associate professor Liz Fournier and her research partner, assistant professor Rosalyn Washington of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, 91原创 College of Education and Human Development, received a research grant award from the 91原创 College of Art and Sciences' Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center for their project, titled "Illuminating Hideen Labors: Exploring Home Care Work through Historical Collections."

Doctoral student Benedicta Agyare-Aggrey was selected for the 2025 .听

Doctoral students Benedicta Agyare-Aggrey and Kejda Llana were selected for the 2025 cohort of the听.

Doctoral students听Daniel Lahera and John Oluwadero attended the Summer Institute on Public Sector Organizational Effectiveness, July 21-23, 2025, at the University of Notre Dame.

Associate professor and SNF Ithaca director Timothy Shaffer participated as a panelist at the , May 16-17, 2025, hosted by Johns Hopkins University and the American Enterprise Institute.

arXiv, Federica Bianco, et al.

Science, Saleem Ali, et al.

Transportation Research, Jeremy Firestone, et al.

United Nations University, Saleem Ali, et al.

The International Journal of Transportation Research, Saleem Ali, et al.

Global Sustainability, Saleem Ali, et al.

Environmental Research: Climate, A.R. Siders, et al.

Institute for Public Administration, Collin Willard, et al.

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Philip Barnes, Andrea Pierce, Calaia Jackson

Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University Working Paper Series, Amy Ellen Schwartz, et al.

Research in Higher Education, Dominique Baker, et al.

Energy Research & Social Science, James Kendra, et al.

Frontiers in Political Science, Saleem Ali, et al.

PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, Federica Bianco, et al.

Environmental Science & Policy, A.R. Siders, et al.

Science, Kimberly Oremus, et al.

Delaware Journal of Public Health, Rebecca McColl, Erin Nescott, Tibor听T贸th, et al.

International Journal of Public Administration, Alisa Moldavanova, et al.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Julie Elliott, et al.

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Kimberley Isett, Jessica Sowa.

Cleaner Waste Systems, Kalim Shah, et al.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Amy Ellen Schwartz, et al.

Ocean & Coastal Management, Jeremy Firestone, et al.


The American Review of Public Administration, Alisa Moldavanova, et al.

Michigan State University, Dominique Baker, et al.

(Fast Company / Disaster Research Center)

(Cape Gazette / Gary T. Henry)

听(CBS News / Dominique Baker)

听(MarketWatch / Dominique Baker)

Creating a global minerals trust(91原创aily / Saleem Ali)

News at a crossroads听(91原创aily / SNF Ithaca)

(NPR / Dominique Baker)

Opening a new window into the universe (91原创aily / Federica Bianco)

听(CNN / Kimberly Oremus)

(Fast Company / Kimberly Oremus)

(Yale Climate Connections / Disaster Research Center)

Efficacy of plastic bag bans (91原创aily / Kimberly Oremus)

(WHYY / Jennifer Trivedi, Disaster Research Center)

(Brookings / Dominique Baker)

(Science Friday / Federica Bianco)

听(Yale Climate Connections / Disaster Research Center)

Biden School MPA director leads journal article in American Review of Public Administration (Biden School News / Alisa Moldavanova)

Partners in healthy aging (91原创aily / Julia O'Hanlon, IPA)

Lead policy scientist at IPA hosts collaborative policy forum (Biden School News / Julia O'Hanlon, IPA)

IPA associate director leaders Delmarva Freight Summit (Biden School News / Troy Mix, IPA)

IPA senior fellow receives lifetime achievement award (Biden School News / Ed Freel, IPA)

(Inside Higher Ed / Dominique Baker)

(Scientific American / Federica Bianco)

(NPR / Disaster Research Center)

IPA staff and faculty lead annual Department of Labor Leadership Academy (Biden School News / IPA)

听(Inside Higher Ed听/ Dominique Baker)

听(MarketPlace听/ Saleem Ali)

91原创 MPA program internationally recognized (Biden School News / Academics)

91原创's Delaware Center for Civics Education hosts Mock Second Continental Congress (Biden School News / Delaware Center for Civics Education, IPA)

听(Forbes听/ Saleem Ali)

A passion for policy (91原创aily / Chelsia Douglas)

听(Inside Higher Ed听/ Dominique Baker)

The Democracy Project celebrates its 25th anniversary (Biden School News / Delaware Center for Civics Education, IPA)

Texas flood aftermath (91原创aily / Julie Elliott, Disaster Research Center)

(Delaware Business Times / Timothy Shaffer)

IPA Senior Fellow appointed program co-chair for 2026 ASPA Conference (Biden School News / Jessica Sowa)

IPA researchers publish grant assistance case study听(Biden School News / Collin Willard, IPA)

(The Wall Street Journal / Saleem Ali)

听(Newsweek听/ Saleem Ali)

(Forbes / Saleem Ali)

(Delaware Business Times / Valerie Biden Owens, Biden Institute)

(Cape Gazette / Phil Barnes)

(AP News / Danilo Yanich, SNF Ithaca)

Boosting nature's benefits on communities (91原创aily / Matthew Willmes)

Expanded world-class education opportunities beginning fall 2025 (Biden School News / Academics)

(Rolling Stone / Jennifer Trivedi, Disaster Research Center)


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