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graduate students conducting research to address pressing issues
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Taking Tutoring to Scale in Metro Nashville Public Schools: A Multi-Year Analysis
April 11, 2024
Featured Research
Xue Zhang, Shannon M. Monnat
"Geographically specific associations between county-level socioeconomic and household distress and mortality from drug poisoning, suicide, alcohol, and homicide among working-age adults in the United States," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in SSM - Population Health.
March 2024 | Download Paper
Adopting the Standard Medical Deduction Increased State SNAP Enrollment and Benefits
Yuwei Zhang, Jun Li, Dongmei Zuo, and Colleen M. Heflin
To make it easier for more older adults and people with disabilities to participate in SNAP, many states have adopted the Standard Medical Deduction (SMD) to simplify administrative requirements. This brief summarizes findings from a study that examined the associations between state SMD adoption and SNAP participation and benefits from 2004 to 2019.
February 2024 | Download Brief
The Next Wave of Energy Innovation: Which Technologies? Which Skills?
David Popp, Francesco Vona, Myriam Grégoire-Zawilski, Giovanni Marin
"The Next Wave of Energy Innovation: Which Technologies? Which Skills?," co-authored by David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy.
February 2024 | Download Paper
CPR Research Areas
Faculty in the Center for Policy Research (CPR) conduct a broad range of interdisciplinary research related to public policy in the following research areas:
- Econometrics Methodology
- Education
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Health Studies
- Public Finance
- Social Welfare, Poverty and Income Security
- Urban & Regional Studies
Center for Policy Design and Governance
Integrating policy, political and computational sciences in research and instruction to help scientists, practitioners and future public service leaders understand and address future governance challenges.
Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Maxwell X Lab
Partnering with the public and nonprofit sectors, the X Lab leverages behavioral science and randomized controlled trials to create cost-effective solutions to complex problems.
CPR/Metro Alumni
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