About IPRE

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The Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE) at the University of Oregon is an interdisciplinary institute that assists communities by providing planning and technical assistance to help solve local issues and improve the quality of life. The role of IPRE is to link the skills, expertise, and innovation of higher education with the economic development and environmental needs of communities and regions in the State of Oregon, thereby providing service to Oregon and learning opportunities to the students involved.

Through IPRE programs, students gain important service and professional experience by helping to solve community and regional problems in addition to establishing relationships and strengthening partnerships between faculty and students on Oregon university campuses, community representatives, state and local agencies, and non-profit organizations.

IPRE includes five core programs:

  1. Community Planning Workshop
  2. Resource Assistance for Rural Environments
  3. Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience
  4. Economic Development Administration University Center
  5. Oregon Policy Lab

These core programs provide:

  • Community service coordination
  • Technical assistance
  • Problem-solving
  • Connections with state and federal agencies
  • Training
  • Applied research

With an average of nine years of planning/public policy experience serving Oregon communities and regions, our professional staff practitioners and faculty provide key insights and direct experience that complements the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management's academic programs.

Our History

IPRE's programs have expanded their reach, breadth, and depth over 40 years.

In 1973, then-UO faculty member David Povey envisioned a program that linked higher education with local communities to solve pressing community problems. The first project evaluated the impacts if Senate Bill 100 — Oregon’s innovative land use law — was not passed. The result of that evaluation was a report, “Activities of Statewide Significance,” developed by six students and Povey. Since then, we have grown to engage more than 120 students each year in more than 170 projects statewide. In 2011, our projects engaged 4,924 community members, provided 1,018 training hours to community members, presented 241 times at community meetings, engaged 125 students, and completed 174 projects for 53 Oregon cities and 34 counties.

Victoria Binning
RARE Program Coordinator
Phone: 541-632-3147
 
Director of Applied Research and OPDR Director
Phone: 541-346-7326
 
Clark
IPRE Co-Director; Associate Professor (on sabbatical during the 2022-23 AY)
Phone: 541-346-7320
 
Aniko Drlik-Muehleck
Project Coordinator
Phone: 510-219-8068
 
Julie Foster
IPRE Grants Administrator
Phone: 541-346-2878
 
Project Coordinator
Phone:
 
Michael Howard
OPDR Program Director
Phone: 541-346-8413
 
IPRE Co-Director; Associate Professor
Phone: 541-346-4432
 
Bob Parker
Director of Strategic and Technical Solutions
Phone: 541-346-3801
 
Titus Tomlinson
RARE Program Director
Phone: 541-346-2879
 
 Kim Thompson
Economic Development Analyst
Phone
 
Assistant Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-2265

 

Tim Duy
Economics Professor of Practice
Senior Director, Oregon Economic Forum
Co-Director of Undergraduate Students
Department of Economics
Phone: 541-346-4660

 

Instructor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-206-8541

 

Associate Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-2155

 

Associate Professor
School of Architecture & Environment
Phone: 541-346-3863
 
 
Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-2050

 

Associate Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-2324

 

Assistant Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-2142

 

Associate Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-0687

 

Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-8432

 

 

Professor
Department of Global/International Studies
Phone: 541-346-2345

 

Associate Professor
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Phone: 541-346-0833
Graduate Employee
 
Graduate Employee
 
Calvin Hoff
Graduate Employee
 
Graduate Employee
 
Graduate Employee
 
Graduate Employee
 
Below you will find pieces either written by or featuring members and partners of the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement. These stories provide examples of how our members positively affect the communities they serve.

Stories from the Field

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Institute for Policy Research and Engagement
Email: ipre@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2878
Mailing Address 1209 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403-1209
On-Campus Address 223 Hendricks Hall 1408 University Street  [map] Eugene, Oregon 97403  

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