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Community Research Collaborative
Institute for Policy Research
3110 One Edwards Center
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0132
Phone: (513) 556-5028
Fax: (513) 556-9023

	Eric Rademacher, Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Institute for Policy Research. Rademacher joined the IPR in 1993. He also serves as Co-Director of The Ohio Poll. In his role as Co-Director (Public Polling) of the Ohio Poll, Rademacher regularly presents analyses of Ohio Poll results to Ohio's citizens, state policymakers and the state and national media. Rademacher is also Affiliated Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. He has taught courses and guest lectured for the University of Cincinnati Department of Political Science since 1993. Course topics included Public Opinion, American Elections, the U.S. Presidency and U.S. Congress. His research interests include Ohio politics, state and local policy, electoral politics, election survey methodology and partisanship. Rademacher received his Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati.
Eric W. Rademacher (513) 556-5028
	Kimberly Downing, Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati and Affiliated Research Associate Professor, Department of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. Downing joined the IPR in 1995. She has been conducting public opinion and survey research, working in both the public and private sectors, for over 20 years. Downing works with governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and foundations using surveys and focus groups for understanding public opinion about policy issues and agency initiatives. She has directed and designed research projects that have incorporated a variety of research designs and methodologies. Downing has been principal investigator on numerous research grants and has published and presented the results of her studies nationally. Her research specialty is in the area of understanding public opinion about public policy issues. Recently her research has focused on public opinion about organ donation and state policy changes affecting organ donation. Downing received her doctorate in Political Science from Rutgers University.
Kimberly A. Downing (513) 556-5028
	Theresa Crist joined the IPR as a Junior Research Associate in January of 2009, bringing her experience in Geographic Information Systems and data management and analysis to the Institute. Theresa earned her B.A. in Geography, with a minor in Sociology, from Bowling Green State University and M.A. in Geography, with a concentration in Location Analysis, from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. At the IPR, Theresa works closely with the United Way and the Community Research Collaborative.
Theresa Crist (513) 556-5028