Biden School Journal of Public Policy – JPP (formerly New Visions for Public Affairs) is an annual student-produced peer-review publication of the University of Delaware’s Biden School of Public Policy and Administration (Biden School). Founded in 2008, our organization publishes a scholarly peer-review journal comprised of student academic writing on topics related to public policy and public administration. The Biden School Journal is managed by a student editorial board that is advised by a Faculty Advisory Board.
This student-run journal showcases research and writing related to public policy and administration, but not limited to, scholarly research essays, literature reviews, and special interviews. Preference is given to works that take new approaches in their discussion of current policies and future alternatives.
Every year the Journal also holds a research symposium where authors whose submissions are published in the journal are invited to share their research findings with peers and faculty.
Vision Statement
To inform and inspire policymakers and practitioners through a rigorous peer-review academic forum that advances scholarship, challenges traditional ideas, considers both theory and practice, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to public policy and administration.
Mission Statement
The Biden School JPP seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum to showcase new alternatives and visions for public policy by challenging traditional approaches and advancing innovative scholarship. The Biden School JPP also serves to expose student authors to the peer-review process of academic publishing and student editors to the editorial process, while providing all students with the chance to participate in an enriching local, national and international community of scholars.
Official bylaws can be read here.
Editorial Board ’21
To be confirmed.
Previous Editorial Board ’20
If you are interested in joining the board, please find the eligibility criteria for application here, and contact us with any further questions.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
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- Executive Director Danielle Littmann was a Master of Public Administration student at the Biden School where she also served as a graduate research assistant for the Institute for Public Administration. Her primary areas of interest are legal issues and gun control. Danielle received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Legal Studies in May 2018, while also taking a semester abroad studying Italian in Siena, Italy.
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- Editor-in-Chief Robert Ddamulira is a PhD Candidate and Adjunct Instructor at the Biden School Energy and Environmental Policy Program. He is an environmental sustainability professional with 16 years working experience in both non-profit and for-profit sectors. In 2006, Robert was ranked by the World Bank amongst the 100 best young writers in a global competition that attracted hundreds of entries from around the world on “How do you contribute to solving community problems – how do you influence decision making?
EDITORIAL BOARD, 2020
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- Talla Cisse is a second-year graduate student. His interests are international development and education policy. Prior to moving to Delaware, Talla was a French and world history teacher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal. In his free time, Talla enjoys watching sports, trying to cook and spending time with family.
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- Pepper Chesser is a 4+1 Master’s in Public Administration student who completed her undergraduate degrees in Public Policy and Biological Sciences with a minor in Public Health in June 2019. She is currently working as a legislative fellow for the Delaware General Assembly, where she conducts research in a variety of policy areas, and is hoping to enter the field of Public Health following her completion of the MPA program.
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- Simone Adkins, is a second year MPA student at the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and a minor in Political Science. She is originally from Montclair, NJ. Simon works as a graduate research fellow for the Institute for Public Administration, where she is involved in community planning and local government policy projects. Her academic and career interests include criminal justice reform, civil rights and law. Simone undertook a legal internship at a criminal law firm in Newark, NJ in the Summer of 2018.
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- Rebecca Cox (Becky), completed her Masters in Public Administration while working for the University of Delaware’s Center for Research in Wind under the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Leadership from the University of Delaware in 2009 and worked for the Institute of Public Administration as a Research Assistant from 2010-2011. Becky brings her enthusiasm and desire for substantive, impactful research to her role on the Editorial Board.
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- Pravesh Raghoo is a PhD student in Energy & Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Oregon State University where he graduated with a Masters of Public Policy (Energy Policy Track) in June 2019. He also holds a Bachelor of Chemical & Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Mauritius. Pravesh has also served as Project Manager of EU– funded project entitled “Lifelong Learning for Energy Security, Access and Efficiency in African and Pacific Small Island Developing States”
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- Eileen Young is a PhD student in the Disaster Science and Management program. She graduated in 2016 from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies and in 2019 from the University of Delaware with a Master of Science in Disaster Science and Management. She is currently engaged in research using agent-based modeling of social factors in evacuation from fire. Her interests are in collective behavior, resilience in vulnerable populations, and the evolving role of computing and big data in social science.
Faculty Advisors
While Biden School Journal of Public Policyis a student-run organization, faculty members within the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration provide support to the editorial board, primarily by providing feedback on articles that are selected for publication during the editing process.
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- Maria Aristigueta, Director Biden School of Public Policy and Administration Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration Institute for Public Administration 188 Graham Hall Newark, DE 19716 302-831-4570 mariaa@udel.edu
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- Jonathan Justice, MPA Faculty Representative Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration 298N Graham Hall 302-831-1682 justice@udel.edu
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- Leland Ware, Associate Director Biden School of Public Policy and Administration Louis L. Redding Professor of Law & Public Policy, Institute for Public Administration 180 Graham Hall302-831-3930 lware@udel.edu
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- John McNutt, Faculty Advisor Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration 298D Graham Hall Newark, DE 19716 302-831-0765 mcnuttjg@udel.edu
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- Jane Case Lilly, Assistant Professor Biden School of Public Policy & Administration janecase@udel.edu 186B Graham Hall
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- Ismat Shah, Professor Director for Energy and Environmental Policy Program Biden School of Public Policy & Administration Ismat Shah ismat@udel.edu
