The team at Idaho Policy Institute works with the public sector, private sector, and nonprofits to meet their research needs.
Contact Information
Contact us by email, phone, or by mail.
Please refer to the team list to email someone directly or email our general address at ipi@boisestate.edu
Phone Number
Please refer to the team list to call someone directly. For general inquiries, please call 208-426-2530.
Mailing Address
Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, MS 1935, Boise, Idaho 83725
IPI Team Members
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Luke Fowler, PhD
Interim Director
Research Interests: Policy implementation, collaboration and collective action, energy and environmental policy, and state and local government.
Research Interests: Policy implementation, collaboration and collective action, energy and environmental policy, and state and local government.
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Vanessa Fry, PhD
Research Faculty
Research interests: Public policy and administration, program evaluation, economic analysis, housing, homelessness, transportation, land use, systems thinking, multi-sector partnerships, local government, nonprofit management, engaged scholarship
Research interests: Public policy and administration, program evaluation, economic analysis, housing, homelessness, transportation, land use, systems thinking, multi-sector partnerships, local government, nonprofit management, engaged scholarship
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Matthew May, PhD
Research Scholar, SPS Survey Research Director
Research interests: State and local government, elections, primary elections, legislative behavior, legislative process, reapportionment and redistricting, property taxes, survey design, and survey research
Research interests: State and local government, elections, primary elections, legislative behavior, legislative process, reapportionment and redistricting, property taxes, survey design, and survey research
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Lantz McGinnis-Brown, PhD
Research Scholar
Research interests: Organizational learning and management, nonprofits, policy/program evaluation, housing and homelessness policy, narratives and ideology, and applied policy research
Research interests: Organizational learning and management, nonprofits, policy/program evaluation, housing and homelessness policy, narratives and ideology, and applied policy research
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McAllister Hall
Research Associate, Manager of Student Engagement
Research interests: Education, charter schools, teacher retention, rural education, STEM education, housing and homelessness policy, eviction prevention and protection, and survey research
Research interests: Education, charter schools, teacher retention, rural education, STEM education, housing and homelessness policy, eviction prevention and protection, and survey research
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Hannah Lang, MPS
Research Associate, Manager of Communications
Research interests:Â Democracy, politics in rural America, women’s rights, transportation policy, program planning/evaluation, effective community engagement, and public service
Research interests:Â Democracy, politics in rural America, women’s rights, transportation policy, program planning/evaluation, effective community engagement, and public service
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Maria Onaindia, MAT
Research Associate
Research interests: Education, diversion in juvenile justice, STEM education, economic analysis, local government management, housing policy, homelessness prevention, healthcare accessibility, and women’s issues
Research interests: Education, diversion in juvenile justice, STEM education, economic analysis, local government management, housing policy, homelessness prevention, healthcare accessibility, and women’s issues
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Matthew Wordell
Ph.D. Student Researcher
Research interests:Â Creative economy, arts and culture policy, non-profit and community leadership
Research interests:Â Creative economy, arts and culture policy, non-profit and community leadership
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Cameron Crites
Student Graphic Designer
Research interests: Community engagement, creative development, participation in the arts, work opportunities in creative fields, art and learning relationships, and art economies
Research interests: Community engagement, creative development, participation in the arts, work opportunities in creative fields, art and learning relationships, and art economies
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John Gisler
Student Researcher
Research interests: Sports gambling policy, gambling regulations, problem gambling, executive power, legislative behavior
Research interests: Sports gambling policy, gambling regulations, problem gambling, executive power, legislative behavior
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Parker Case
Student Researcher
Research interests: Democracy & democratization, representation, global comparative politics, Canadian politics, regionalism, education policy, political polarization, redistricting
Research interests: Democracy & democratization, representation, global comparative politics, Canadian politics, regionalism, education policy, political polarization, redistricting
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Kristi Spalding
Student Researcher
Research interests: Public policy, policy evaluation and research, legislative process, state and local government, social systems evaluation, social work
Research interests: Public policy, policy evaluation and research, legislative process, state and local government, social systems evaluation, social work
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Adam Pendergrass
Student Researcher
Research interests: Healthcare policy, international relations, civil rights, housing policy, election policy
Research interests: Healthcare policy, international relations, civil rights, housing policy, election policy
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Anika Cathcart
Student Researcher
Research interests: Nonprofit collaboration, policy/program evaluation, housing and homelessness policy, animal rights policy, improving access to community resources and initiatives
Research interests: Nonprofit collaboration, policy/program evaluation, housing and homelessness policy, animal rights policy, improving access to community resources and initiatives