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IPA Planning Services Coordinator Moderates Winter Freight Meeting
January 12, 2026 | Written by Sophonie MilordJen Reitz, planning services coordinator at IPA, moderated the 2025 Winter Freight Meeting, connecting stakeholders on freight planning programs and current research across the state. -
Delaware Center for Civics Education Leaders Present at National Conference
January 12, 2026 | Written by Sophonie MilordDCCE leaders, Fran O'Malley and Scott Abbott served on a Council of State Social Studies Specialists (CS4) panel at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Washington, D.C. -
DCCE Assistant Director Re-elected as Executive Secretary of CS4
January 12, 2026 | Written by Sophonie MilordScott Abbott, assistant director of DCCE, was reelected for a two-year term as executive secretary of the Council of State Social Studies Specialists and has also been selected to serve as the co-chair of the Foundations of the C3 Framework Taskforce convened by the National Council for the Social Studies.
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Jerome R. Lewis
Founding Director, IPA
Associate Professor
University of Delaware
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
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Troy D. Mix
Acting Director and Lead Policy Scientist, IPA
Instructor
University of Delaware191A Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-6191
Fax: 302-831-3488
As Acting Director of the Institute for Public Administration, Troy Mix leads public service programs that provide students with real-world public policy experience. His work focuses on economic development, planning, and innovation policy. He holds a secondary faculty appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, teaching a course on innovation and technology.
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Kathleen M. Murphy
Lead Policy Scientist and Associate Director, IPA
Instructor
University of Delaware
177 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2927
Kathy Murphy is the Associate Director of the Institute for Public Administration and the Coordinator of the Conflict Resolution Program at UD. She holds a secondary faculty appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration where she teaches conflict resolution and organizational leadership courses.
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Scott Abbott
Policy Scientist, IPA
Assistant Director, Delaware Center for Civics Education
University of Delaware
177H Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
704-650-5636Scott Abbott is a Policy Scientist and Assistant Director of the Delaware Center for Civics Education at the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. Scott supports civics and social studies education throughout the state of Delaware and beyond by designing curriculum, providing professional development to educators, consulting on statewide assessments, and managing partnerships and initiatives in support...
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Lisa Moreland Allred
Lead Policy Scientist, IPA
Program Manager, Legislative Fellows Program
Adjunct Faculty
University of Delaware
179C Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
lisamk@udel.edu
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Chase E. Barnes
Associate Policy Scientist, IPA
University of Delaware
179A Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4025
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Philip J. Barnes
Assistant Professor
Lead Policy Scientist, IPA
SNF Ithaca Affiliated Faculty
University of Delaware
298P Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
pbarnes@udel.edu
Philip works closely with municipalities and state agencies to enhance local community resiliency. His research focuses on local climate change adaptation planning and implementation, with an emphasis on flooding and sea level rise mitigation policy. He also conducts policy research on non-traditional transportation systems such as bikeshare networks, electric vehicles, and autonomous vehicles.
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Jeffery Bullock
Senior Fellow, IPA
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716 -
Haley Q. Burns
Associate Policy Scientist, IPA
University of Delaware
181 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
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Kevin Carson
Senior Fellow, IPA
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716KEC57@ymail.com
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Robert E. Clark II
Senior Fellow, IPA
President Emeritus, Wesley College
180 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
recii@udel.eduBob Clark is an author and in-demand public speaker on leadership, ethics, and educational innovation. He has over two decades of senior-level leadership experience, including serving as Commanding Officer of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22), Commodore of Submarine Squadron Four, the 84th Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the 17th President of Wesley College.
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William J. DeCoursey
Associate Policy Scientist, IPA
University of Delaware
DGS Annex
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4925
302-831-4934 (fax)
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