{"id":10181,"date":"2026-08-12T12:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/?page_id=10181"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:12:05","slug":"applied-history-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/applied-history-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied History and Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical Methods, Enhanced Understanding, Better Public Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applied History seeks to improve U.S. domestic public policy through the application of historical methods and enhanced contextual understanding of the challenges impacting the state, the region, and the nation. It is built on the premise that every contentious public policy issue that we face today has a history.&nbsp; Interrogating that history offers the possibility of improved and better-informed policy decisions.&nbsp; This program is at the forefront of reimagined 21<sup>st<\/sup> century humanistic inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/meet\/catherine-decesare\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Catherine.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Catherine DeCesare<\/h2><p>Assistant Professor of History<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Contact<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/history\/meet\/rod-mather\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/RodMather.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Rod Mather<\/h2><p>Professor of History<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Contact<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relevant Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HIS 163G &#8211; Issues in Applied History<br>HIS 363 &#8211; Applied History and Policy<br>HIS441 &#8211; Advanced Topics in American History (Applied History)<br>HIS495 &#8211; Seminar in History (Applied History)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Projects and Output<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Dennis-Haggerty-White-Paper.pdf\">Preparing for the Next Pandemic: U.S. and Rhode Island Pandemic Preparedness by Dennis Haggerty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Madison-Palmieri-White-Paper-.pdf\">Leveling the Educational Playing Field: Parochial Schools and School Choice in Rhode Island by Madison Palmieri<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Bridget-Clossick-White-Paper.pdf\">A Call to Action: Addressing the Root Causes of American School Shootings by Bridget Clossick<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Anna-Snyder-Applied-History-White-Paper.pdf\">Location and Inequitable Education by Anna Snyder&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Ryan-Nadeau-Applied-History-White-Paper.pdf\">New Technology, Old Problem: Developing OER Policies to Provide Low-Cost Materials for Rhode Island\u2019s Public Universities by Ryan Nadeau<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/uri-alumni-and-faculty-present-at-american-history-association\/#:~:text=URI%20Alumni%20and%20Faculty%20Present%20at%20the%20American%20History%20Association\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/AHA.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>URI Alumni and Faculty Present at the American History Association<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/http:\/\/www.newenglandhistorians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NEHANews.54.1.Spring2025.pdf\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/KingstonCampus.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>New England Historical Association &#8217;24 : Bridget Clossick<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/eight-students-selected-as-recipients-of-2023-24-uri-writing-awards\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ssirep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1611\/Bridget-Clossick.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Eight students selected as recipients of URI Writing Awards<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historical Methods, Enhanced Understanding, Better Public Policy Applied History seeks to improve U.S. domestic public policy through the application of historical methods and enhanced contextual understanding of the challenges impacting the state, the region, and the nation. 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