Brenda K. Bushouse

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Thompson 340
Office Hours: Fridays 9-12
bushouse@polsci.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-1453

Interests:

My research interests include early childhood policy, nonprofit governance, and policymaking processes. In my most recent book, Universal Preschool: Policy Change, Stability, and the Pew Charitable Trusts (2009) I analyze the creation of state-funded preschool programs in six states and explore the impact of foundation funding in state policymaking processes. In 2008 I was hosted by the New Zealand Ministry of Education through an Ian Axford Fellowship in Public Policy to study early childhood policy in New Zealand which led to the publication of Early Childhood Education Policy in Aotearroa/New Zeland: The Creation of the 20 Hours (Free) Program (2008).

Education:
Ph.D., Indiana University, M.P.A. Syracuse University

Courses Taught:
Public Policy; Nonprofit Management; Public Management; Urban Politics and Government

Current Projects:
Currently I am developing a network analysis of early childhood advocacy organizations to better understand their impacts on policy change.