Social Policy, Health and Education

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Summit: The future of Texas public policy schools

April 10, 2023

Texas public policy schools convened in Houston last month for a summit aimed at shaping the future of public policy education.

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Physical Education Policies in Schools Have Not Curbed Childhood Obesity

March 21, 2023

Laws that require physical education (PE) in elementary schools are not curbing the obesity epidemic, according to a new study from public policy researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Iowa.

Elizabeth Bell

Assistant Professor

Prior to joining the LBJ School, Elizabeth Bell was an Assistant Professor in the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University. She also serves as an Academic Affiliate for the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES), formerly known as the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. Her research seeks to enhance the ability of government to meet equity-enhancing policy goals. Her research examines the equity implications of citizens’ experiences of administrative burdens, bureaucrats’ uses of discretionary power, and the politics of policy design, with a focus on college access and affordability. In her work with OES, she designs and implements randomized control trials aimed at reducing administrative burden in federal programs. Her work has been published in flagship journals including Public Administration Review, Journal of Politics, and American Educational Research Journal. Her teaching interests include policy analysis, policy design, public and nonprofit management, education policy and administration, and research methodology.

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