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Julia Sass Rubin Challenges New Jersey's County Line
In New Jersey politics, one powerful force has long held significant influence: the county line primary ballot and those who control it. Professor...
New Member Spotlight: L.J. McElravy Advocates for Compromise in Nebraska
SSN is excited to welcome L.J. McElravy, an associate professor of leadership at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as the 1900th member to join the...
Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut SSN Brings Researchers and Policymakers Into the Same Room
It was an honor to participate in this first-of-its-kind conference, and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.” - Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant...
New Member Spotlight: Tejas Narechania Advocates for Tech Governance Through Public Comments
“I think public comment opportunities are a really good way to try to highlight the work that you’ve done, bring it to a larger audience, and...
Member Spotlight: Peter Jones Helps Change Alabama's System of Fines and Fees
“I don't think we could have gotten the bill over the finish line without [Jones’s] contribution.” - Leah Nelson, Research Director at Alabama...
Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Works to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment and Trust in Elections
“ Poll workers are an integral part of Maine’s election system. The research that Dr. Glover, Dr. LaBouff and Dr. LeVan are conducting is giving us...
Member Spotlight: Neda Maghbouleh on Improving the U.S. Census
“ At the American Medical Association, we are working to refine our data systems to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a separate...
Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy
“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
Member Spotlight: Two Different Perspectives, One Impactful OpEd
What do a sociologist and an engineer have in common? For professors Michael Haedicke and Jean MacRae , who study environmental pollutants from...
Chapter Spotlight: San Diego SSN Collaborates with Civic Organizations in Their City
“As advocates, we decided that working directly with academics to help engage in the design of experiments, as well as the dissemination of critical...