Services

The Institute of Public Policy has a multidisciplinary team of Ph.D. researchers, policy analysts, graduate research assistants, and support staff, who work to increase the availability and effectiveness of policy analysis and research for state and local decision makers. Furthermore, the Institute works with state and local public and nonprofit agencies to meet their specific research, evaluation and training needs. The Institute of Public Policy offers expertise in several project and policy research areas.

The Institute of Public Policy provides the following types of technical assistance:

Program Evaluation

Identify program successes and barriers
Track outputs and outcomes
Utilize performance measurement to direct programming
Identify best practices

Survey Design and Analysis

Design and administer survey, including piloting survey questions
Identify representative sample
Phone, mail and online survey formats
Compile and analyze results

Analysis and Reports

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Spatial analysis (GIS maps)
Reports, briefs and presentations of findings

Focus Groups and Interviews

Develop protocols
Participant recruitment and incentives
Key informant interviews
Analysis and reporting