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Mission

Willamette University's Center for Governance and Public Policy Research (CGPPR) works to support the policymaking process in the Northwest with high quality and timely research and analysis on topics pertaining to public policy issues. The Center is founded on the principle that collaboration and communication between the academic and policy-making communities can improve policy. In support of its mission, Center staff works with members of both communities to identify research questions, to provide support for public policy-oriented research by Willamette University faculty, and to disseminate the research results.

In addition to publishing research, the sponsors conferences, seminars, and workshops. It emphasizes projects that involve interdisciplinary collaboration among Willamette University faculties in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Law, the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and the School of Education; the Center also encourages collaboration with faculty at other universities. In support of the Willamette's educational mission, the Center aims to involve students in all stages of analysis and dissemination.

Staff

Fred Thompson , Director of the CGPPR, Grace and Elmer Goudy Professor of Public Management and Policy Analysis

Nathan Isaacs, Intern

Thanh X Tran, Intern

Contact Information

Fred Thompson, Director (fthompso@willamette.edu)
Office: AGSM 401
503-370-6228

Nathan Isaacs, Intern (nisaacs@willamette.edu)

Thanh X Tran, Intern (txtran@willamette.edu)

Mary Stout, Administrative Assistant (mstout@willamette.edu)
Office: AGSM 2nd Floor
503-370-6444

Board of Directors

Serving on the Center's board of directors are:

• Patrick Emerson, Oregon State University
• Tony Rufolo, Portland State University
• Vincent F. Chiappetta, Willamette University College of Law
• Richard Ellis and Joe Bowersox, Willamette University College of Liberal Arts
• Manohar Singh and Ken Smith, Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management
• Laura Lockwood-McCall, Office of the Oregon State Treasurer