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Jason Bourke, Ph.D.

Jason Bourke

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Email: jbourke [at] desu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware, 2018
  • M.A., Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware, 2014
  • B.A., Sociology & B.A., Psychology, Penn State University, 2010

Research Interests

Jason Bourke is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Delaware State University, teaching and researching in the areas of American government, political economy, public policy analysis, urban issues, policy and political history, foreign and domestic policy, community development, and political power dynamics. He has published in the areas of national program history, local health policy, graduate program administration, and often presents on teaching and assessment techniques. Before joining the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy full time, Dr. Bourke was the Director of Delaware State University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program.

Research Expertise

  • Political Science
  • Political Economy
  • Policy History
  • Public Policy
  • Community Development

Selected Publications

  • Fifty Years of Strategies for Equal Access to Graduate Fellowships | Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. XL, No. 1 (Fall 2023). Gisele Muller-Parker, Jason Bourke.

  • Lessons Learned: Delivering a Professional Master’s Degree at an HBCU | Chapter 2 in Elevating Intentional Education Practice in Graduate Programs, Ed. El-Amin, A. (2023). Jason Bourke & Bina Daniel

  • Policy Recommendations for Reducing Tobacco Exposure for Youth and Adults in Wilmington, Delaware | Delaware Journal of Public Health, August 2022 | Jason Bourke, Madeline M. Brooks, & Scott D. Siegel

  • Reducing Exposure to Tobacco Retailers with Residential Zoning Policy: Insights from a Geospatial Analysis of Wilmington, Delaware | Cities & Health, June 2021 | Scott D. Siegel, Madeline Brooks, Jason Bourke, & Frank C. Curriero

  • The Pace of Progress 2020 | Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League Policy Advisor and Section Contributor, The History of Racial Discrimination in Delaware

Grants

  • DSU IHER CED Mini-Grant 2023 - 2024 | Community Engaged Research. PI. Secured a mini-grant of $5,000 to partner with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services to perform an evaluation of their Pandemic Shelter Program
  • Redding Consortium for Educational Equity 2019 - 2023 | Three Successive Contracts. PI and DSU Coordinator. Secured project funding in collaboration with the University of Delaware
  • State of Delaware Department of Education 2021 - 2023 | Contract. Collaborator. Co-wrote and assembled a bid to the Department of Education for the DSU History Department to redevelop statewide history curriculum and teaching materials for Grades 8 and 11