Research

Books and research published by SPIA faculty

VT SPIA is home to a vibrant community of scholars.

SPIA Faculty Serving on the Editorial Boards of Academic Journals

SPIA faculty currently serve on the editorial boards of 31 academic journals including:

Administration & Society (Karen Hult)
American Review of Public Administration (Patrick Roberts)
Athens Journal of Social Sciences (Max Stephenson)
Congress & the Presidency (Karen Hult)
Environmental Health Perspectives (Steve Hankey)
Europe and the World Book Series, Lexington Books (Joel Peters)
Fast Capitalism (Tim Luke)
Frontiers in Science & Environmental Communication (Dara Wald)
Frontiers in Build Environment- Indoor Environments (Max Stephenson)
Housing Policy Debate (David Bieri)
International Journal of Sustainable Transport (Ralph Buehler)
International Journal of Economics, Financial and Management Sciences (Stephanie Davis)
Journal of Collaborative Healthcare and Translational Medicine (Shalini Misra)
Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research (Ralph Buehler)
Journal of Transport and Land Use (Ralph Buehler)
New Political Science (Tim Luke)
Presidential Studies Quarterly (Karen Hult)
Review of Evolutionary Political Economy (Giselle Datz)
Rhetoric & Public Affairs (Karen Hult)
Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (Patrick Roberts)
Urban Affairs Review (Maggie Cowell)
Urban and Regional Resilience eJournal (David Bieri)
Sustainability (Max Stephenson)
Telos Press Publishing (Tim Luke)
Transport Reviews (Ralph Buehler)
Transportation Research Part-D (Ralph Buehler)
Transportation Research Record (Ralph Buehler)

SPIA Faculty Research & Areas of Expertise

Economic & Community Development

Democracy, Civil Society, and the State

Disaster Governance

Environment & Sustainability

Europe and Russia

Foreign Policy

Governance and Public Management

Health & Health Policy

Higher Education

Homeland Security

Housing and Real Estate

Immigration Policy and Refugees

International Economy & Development

Latin American Politics

Local and State Governance

Middle East Politics

National Security

Networks & Collaboration

Organizational Theory

Presidency

Public and Social Policy

Social and Environmental Psychology

Social & Political Theory

Technology / Digital Technologies

Transportation

Urban & Rural Policy and Planning

Water Resources

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Institute for Policy and Governance (IPG) , redirect
IPG is an entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary community of collaborating faculty, staff and students that conducts research, learning and engagement efforts concerning significant democratic governance challenges.
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NSF CAREER Award Project on Air Pollution
Professor Steve Hankey received a $500,000 NSF award to fund a five-year project to measure air pollution using various sensors and engage the public by tracking their pollution intake using a smartphone app.
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SPIA Faculty & Student Research Awards
Explore the many research initiatives currently ongoing at SPIA.
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International Refugee Research Project , home
Launched in 2016, the International Refugee Research Project, comprising several international partners, is dedicated to expanding the study of the realities of the refugee condition in order to improve them.
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National Science Foundation Funds Research on the Social Implications of COVID-19 , redirect
SPIA Professors Shalini Misra and Kris Wernstedt highlighted in VT News for their NSF-backed research on social distancing and digital information during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Dr. Jessica Agnew and Dr. Ralph Hall help land project to develop app that improves food security in Kenya , redirect
Dr. Jessica Agnew and Dr. Ralph Hall help land a $250,000 one-year project to develop a smartphone app using blockchain technology to address inefficiencies in African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) value chains in Eastern Kenya
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Margaret Cowell: Giving Voices to "Those in the Shadow" , redirect
Margaret Cowell helps communities remain or become economically successful and works to increase equity surrounding economic development in local communities
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Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems , redirect
Doctors often tell us, “cut back on your salt.” And just like too much dietary salt is bad for blood pressure, too much salt in our nation’s streams, lakes, and reservoirs threatens ecosystem health and the security of our nation’s drinking water and food supplies.
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How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? , redirect
Patrick Roberts discusses important factors to consider in developing a set of norms for the regulation of artificial intelligence.