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OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory
OSU Policy Analysis
Laboratory
OPAL provides opportunities for students to conduct research on real world policy problems in fields such as education, energy, climate change, and disaster response. Students use the quantitative and qualitative skills they have learned in class to provide support to clients facing substantive issues in the policy world.
Our projects address several different policy areas and bring community clients, students and researchers together.
If you are a potential client or a student wishing to get involved, please email OPAL Director Mark Edwards.
Real World Impact
Bringing community clients, students, and researchers together to promote effective policy making
OPAL in the School of Public Policy works with local and state government agencies, as well as nonprofits, to provide data analysis support
Few organizations and labs on campus offer opportunities for students, both undergraduate and graduate, to gain real-world experience working with external clients. Since 2013, OPAL has provided students opportunities to conduct important applied policy research addressing real, systemic issues with independent partners in the public and private sector.