The Carsey School of Public Policy’s home is at the University of New Hampshire. We enjoy a rich relationship with organizations across the state as we provide research and programs that build knowledge about social and economic as we build for a sustainable future, as well as civic engagement programs that work to strengthen communities across the state.
What Is New Hampshire?
What is New Hampshire? is a set of facts and simple descriptive text describing where New Hampshire is, where we have been, and what challenges we may face based on our analysis. What is New Hampshire? was originally an annual publication of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies. When CPPS, unfortunately, ceased operations in 2018, it handed off this publication to the Carsey School.
Civic health refers to ways that community members engage in activities to solve public issues. The 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index (NHCHI) takes stock of the civic well-being of the state of New Hampshire in light of the changes the state has faced in the recent years.
If we understand the civic health of a community, we can reduce polarization and ecourage trust, resiliency, and connect. We have created a guide that gives communities different tools and resources to help assess local civic health and strengthen it.
The New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant (PDG) is a federally funded $26.8 million collaboration between the College of Health and Human Services at UNH, the NH DHHS, and the NH DOE. The Carsey School served as the needs assessment contractor for the annual needs assessment.
The Carsey School partnered with the Commission to Study School Funding to support research, engagement, communications, and logistics, to recommend actionable policy initiatives.
Working with the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Carsey School conducted three research projects designed to examine the attitudes and experiences of Coös County residents as the region was challenged following the closing of the paper mills.
This ten-year research project explored young people's decisions about their educational and job opportunities in Coös County and their plans to stay in Coös or move away.
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Senior Analyst, UNH Institutional Research
2018 Nordblom Fellow
Carsey FellowEmail: kristine.bundschuh@unh.edu -
Research Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Social Policy in Practice, UNH Carsey School
MPP Program FacultyEmail: Jessica.Carson@unh.edu -
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Professor, Sociology, UNH College of Liberal Arts
Carsey Senior FellowEmail: Lawrence.Hamilton@unh.eduPhone: (603) 862-1859 -
Associate Director, UNH Carsey School
Director and Co-Founder, NH Listens, Center for Engaged Communities, UNH Carsey SchoolEmail: michele.holt-shannon@unh.edu -
Professor of SociologySenior DemographerAndrew Carnegie FellowResearcherEmail: Ken.Johnson@unh.eduPhone: (603) 862-2205 -
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Professor, Sociology, UNH College of Liberal Arts
Carsey Senior FellowEmail: Karen.VanGundy@unh.eduPhone: (603) 862-2500
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New Research Finds 'Hidden Housing' Along Lakes
New Research Finds 'Hidden Housing' Along Lakes
Method improves capacity to monitor human impact on water quality
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