The Public Policy Lab is an intellectual home for researchers who study public policies and the social processes relevant to their development and consequences. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the non-partisan Lab provides an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of contemporary policy issues, research support for faculty and student scholarship and a mechanism to disseminate participants’ research findings.

Media Mentions

Kevin Loughran's New Book Profiled on Bloomberg CityLab
via Bloomberg CityLab on March 07, 2022

Kevin Loughran's New Book Profiled on Bloomberg CityLab

Sociology Professor Kevin Loughran's new book Parks for Profit has been profiled on Bloomberg CityLab.

Judith Levine Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer
via The Philadelphia Inquirer on February 15, 2022

Judith Levine Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer

PPL Director Judith Levine was quoted in an Inquirer article titled Low-income Philadelphians...

Judith Levine Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer
via The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 09, 2022

Judith Levine Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer

By Alfred Lubrano

Judith Levine was quoted in an Inquirer article titled What happened to those in poverty with the child tax credit expansion ended?

Past PPL Faculty Fellow Caterina Roman Authored Op-ed
via The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 07, 2022

Past PPL Faculty Fellow Caterina Roman Authored Op-ed

By Caterina G. Roman and John K. Roman

Past PPL Faculty Fellow Caterina Roman authored an op-ed titled Mayor Kenney should create a cabinet of experts to stem gun violence | Opinion...