Dae'Shawn Nixon is a current MPP student working at the Administration for Children and Families. In addition to pursuing his Master of Public Policy, Dae'Shawn will also graduate with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Continue reading to learn more about Dae'Shawn's role at ACF and why he chose to purse his Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Please describe your new position. What does your day-to day look like? My role is part of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, where I am assigned to the Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration on Children, Youth, and...
As part of Temple's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, the university invited Philadelphia-based author Carmen Maria Machado for a moderated conversation with Liz
It's a rainy Friday night at the Paseo Verde Community Hall in North Philadelphia. Naida Elena Montes, a Temple Geography and Urban Studies PhD candidate and career community engagement practitioner, is delivering a presentation about the nature of her research. She unpacks a history of housing inequity, discriminatory redlining, community disinvestment, and their current-day consequences.
At its conclusion, she grins at the room and says, "Okay, now I'm going to make you all a little uncomfortable."
Attendees are separated into "story circles" and prompted to...
This fall semester, Courtney Kater, Class of 2023, began their internship at Lambda Legal, the nation's oldest and largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy nonprofit. The firm is
Temple's Master of Public Policy program is now officially a member of the Public Policy and International Affairs Program's Graduate School Consortium. PPIA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support efforts to increase diversity in graduate studies in public policy and international affairs.PPIA students are eligible for:Waived application fee6-credit scholarshipThe MPP Program joins 60 other public policy and international affairs programs who share a commitment to increasing diversity and fostering inclusion in public service.For more information about...
Joshua Mask will present his latest paper, "How Increased Labor Demand at the Start of Your Career Can Improve Outcomes," at two upcoming conferences:
New York State Economics Association 74th Annual Conference - SUNY Old Westbury
15th Annual People and Organizations Conference - Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania
Joshua was also featured in the May 2022 issue of the Philadelphia Tribune for trhe article Recession may or may not be here, but be prepared.
Candus Burks is a current student in the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management program. Continue reading to learn about why she chose this program and her experience thus far.
Can you tell us about your background and current role?
I graduated from Temple University with my Bachelor's in Sociology in 2021 while also being a member of the track and field team. During my time at Temple, I worked part time and volunteered with a few nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA and Toys for Tots. I spent my first gap year after graduating working full...
Jessica Schlott, a current MPP student, recently was hired as the Financial Manager of the Rebuild Program. Continue reading to learn more about how she uses her MPP degree in her new role!
Please describe your new position. What does your day-to day look like?
The Rebuild Program at the City of Philadelphia makes improvements to neighborhood parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across Philadelphia. The program is part of the City's Managing Director's Office. Making physical improvements to these public spaces is a top priority but Rebuild is...
Professor Shreyasee Das was recently featured on the podcast "BIC TALKS," where she discussed her work on natural and industrial disasters and marriage markets. Liten to the full podcast, How Disasters Can Shape Marriage (with Shreyasee Das & Bansari Kamdar).
Today, cities are lauded for their tall buildings and unique examples of architecture. For example, San Francisco's modern, futurist skyscraper, the Transamerica Pyramid,
Read the Q&A below with current Certificate in Nonprofit Management student, Asiyah Bhallo. See how her certificate is being put into action in her current career in the nonproffit sector!
Can you tell us about your background and current role?
I graduated from Temple in May 2021 with my bachelors in Tourism and Hospitality Management, and a minor in Global Studies. I loved my major, I learned so much and made so many great connections, but I realized that I really wanted to work in the nonprofit industry, and use my skills to be able to help those who may...
Read the Q&A below with current MPP graduate student Jacqui Moran. See how her current studies in the MPP program is being put into action in her current career!
Please describe your new position. What does your day-to day look like?
My job title is Management and Budget Consulting Analyst at PFM. My tasks vary by project but primarily consist of completing research and analyses to assist state and local governments in areas such as financially and operationally to increase their efficiency and efficacy. My day to day varies as well and involves working along the...
Clare Maus is a second year student in the Master of Public Policy program at Temple University. She earned her bachelor's degree at Tulane University where she studied Political Science, with minors in Psychology and French. Clare hopes to continue to explore her interests in election, reproductive healthcare, and environmental policy.
This summer I completed fellowships with the Committee of Seventy and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Both organizations focus on advocating for good government practices, protecting fair and free elections, and encouraging active...
Congratulations to Master of Public Policy student Luke Tomczuk who was recently appointed to the Mayor's Commission for People with Disabilities! In addition, he was also recently offered an internship with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. Both the Mayor's Commission for People with Disabilities and the Office for People with Disabilities work to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to employment opportunities, accessible and affordable housing, appropriate education, health care, and government services and buildings. Congrats again, Luke!
From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Temple will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Latinx/Hispanic communities throughout United States history.
In the United States, Hispanic Heritage Month has been observed since it was first signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. This year, the College of Liberal Arts invites you to its campus-wide recognition of the history and contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities.
This will be Temple University's largest Hispanic Heritage Month celebration to date. From September 15th through October 15th, twenty-three events are planned, with contributions coming from several of Temple's colleges and organizations, as well as local community partners. ...
The Ellman Lab, directed by Dr. Lauren Ellman, focuses on risk factors that contribute to the development of psychosis and related disorders. Projects in our lab span across two sensitive periods of development: the pre- and perinatal timeframe, as well as the period from adolescence into young adulthood. Our lab has several multi-site studies underway that aim to identify individuals showing the first signs of psychosis using targeted questionnaires, cognitive testing batteries, and biological methods, such as neuroimaging. Not everyone experiencing psychosis risk symptoms...
Temple's University College offers a summer program of "Pre-College Workshops", directed by Dr. Maureen Saraco. High school students can attend this program and obtain a two-week college-like experience. Students may live on campus or commute and are required to attend two workshops a day as well as "college knowledge" sessions and on- and off-campus student activities. The program offers a wide array of subjects to choose from, ranging from Dance to Engineering to Psychology. This past summer, Dr. Rani Vasudeva, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, taught two...
Over the past 20 years, there has been an increasing role of and utility for programming in psychological science and neuroscience. There are multiple reasons why these skills have become increasingly desirable. Some reflect good practices in approaching and working with information and some are very practical. In our research practices, programming has highly useful applications in many areas. For some research methods, like functional brain functioning and behavioral testing, we need to apply the same procedure on each of the participants' data to create useful indices for...
Haroon Popal is a doctoral student in the Cognition and Neuroscience program. Under the guidance of Dr. Ingrid Olson in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Haroon explores the cerebellum role in social cognition, which has been a consistently neglected topic. His dissertation research is focusing on how the cerebellum uniquely contributes to social reward processing, distinguishing that contribution from the more well-known social and reward regions of the brain. Haroon hopes that his research on the cerebellum will help other researchers interpret their own data and...
