The Science, Technology, and Environment Policy Lab

The Science, Technology, and Environment Policy Lab offers a unique research environment for faculty, graduate students, and practitioners on science, technology, and environment policy issues. Located in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the STE Policy Lab helps support a Ph.D. program in Science and Technology through funded projects which enable the training of a new generation of social scientists dedicated to multidisciplinary approaches to addressing local, national, and global challenges and opportunities at the interface of ST&E and society. The STE Policy Lab is led by Dr. Eric Welch. (More Information)

Recent Products and Activities

• Africa Workshops for Capacity Building for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources (More information)


• Welch, E.W., Shin, E.J., & Long, J. (2013) Forthcoming. Potential Effects of the Nagoya Protocol on the Exchange of Non-plant Genetic Resources for Scientific Research: Actors, Paths, & Consequences. Ecological Economics.(Abstract)


• Haller, M.K & Welch, E.W. Entrepreneurial Behavior of Academic Scientists: Network and Cognitive Determinants of Commitment to Grant Submissions and Award Outcomes. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.(Abstract)


• Parker, M.A. & Welch, E.W. Forthcoming. Professional Networks, Science Ability, and Gender Determinants of Three Types of Leadership in Academic Science and Engineering. Leadership Quarterly.(Abstract)


• Investing in Broadband Evaluation: Guiding Policy & Innovation for the Future (pdf)


• Feeney, M.K. & Welch, E.W. Forthcoming. Academic Outcomes among Principal Investigators, Co-Principal Investigators, and non-PI Researchers. Journal of Technology Transfer.