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"The process of involving people, even if they have different points of view, maybe conflicting points of view, is very important."
Svetlana Chernikova
Coping With the Cost of Health Care:
What Is The Public Voice?
Video Podcast
"We can improve the conversation and that directly impacts people's lives."
Martin Carcasson
DDEX
Ibtesam, Rhanda Slim
Mideast Network
"In our research, we look at what ideas community leaders have about the role of the public in deliberating issues and forming policy."
Alberto Olivas
"When I'm working with the different Pacific Island communities, I must make sure that their way of being is always respected and regarded."
Moerangi Falaoa
"You can't sustain an urban community without the voice of its citizens."
Louise Spiegel
"Students have more of a sense that 'maybe we can do that, too.'"
Katy Harriger
Podcasts
David Mathews discusses Education Research
Speaking of Politics Interview
Alice Diebel, Program Officer
Contact Alice
Alice Diebel is a program officer who works in the areas of
Citizens and Public Choice
,
Community Politics and Leadership
, and
Institutions and Professions in the Public Realm
.
Two of her significant program responsibilities include inquiry into the relationship between land grant universities and a democratic citizenry, especially through cooperative extension; and the means civic entrepreneurs apply to provide opportunities for citizen deliberation. She has special interests in health care and land use.
Diebel has a PhD in resource development from Michigan State University. This interdisciplinary program focuses on research in community development and sustainable resource use. Her primary research interest focused on citizen competence in deliberative democracy around technical issues.
Diebel received a master of science in community health from the University of Michigan and a bachelor of science in nursing from Wayne State University in Detroit. She left nursing after a long career to pursue her interest in improving political discourse around health and environmental issues.