Data Driven Research
Recently, IGPA went from a
closed system of a handful of scholars, working from a discreet set of
disciplines, to engaging roughly 150 scholars across all three universities
through our Working Groups and Task Force on the Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic.
Our Working Group structure
maps onto human needs and desired outcomes in our state, not narrow academic disciplines. Each group is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental—and built to enable relationships among its members and maximize policy impact.
We have been working with
network analysis experts to map our connections throughout the U of I System.
In the video, you can see IGPA’s older, closed system on the left, and on the
right you can see the new IGPA.
The result tells a compelling story about how IGPA serves as a catalyst and connector within the University of Illinois System. The analysis found that IGPA has leveraged its unique position at the system level to create more than 6,700 connections between scholars that may not have materialized otherwise. We succeed through the strength of our relationships and the depth of our shared experience.
IGPA’s working group structure maps onto human needs and desired outcomes in our state. Each group is interdisciplinary, interdepartmental and built to enable relationships among its members.
IGPA working group members collaborate substantively and share knowledge. In addition to policy impact, working group partnerships have enabled new research avenues, funding streams, and more.
IGPA serves as a key connector and catalyst of relationships across the U of I system. A network analysis of our Working Groups and Task Force on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic found that they have created more than 6,700 connections between system scholars to date.
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Join a Working Group
Contact IGPA Senior Coordinator
Alyssa Cooper
- +1 (217) 333-3438
- acoope7@illinois.edu
AREAS OF FOCUS
Education, Learning, and Child and Family Well-Being
Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health
Equity, Justice, and Human Flourishing
COVID-19
Task Force
IGPA assembled more than four dozen interdisciplinary experts from all three U of I System universities to assess COVID-19’s effects on the state. Members of the task force stand ready to help consult with state and local officials and provide any information they can to assist.
RESEARCH SCHOLAR
INITIATIVES
01.
The Fiscal Futures Project is dedicated to informing the public and policymakers about state budget transparency and long-term budget concerns.
02.
Citizen Scientists offer firsthand accounts of how policy plays out in practice.
03.
The Flash Index is a monthly snapshot of the state’s economic performance as estimated from receipts for corporate income, individual income, and retail sales taxes.
04.
Decades of comprehensive survey data offer insight into Americans’ attitudes about race.