• How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Far-Right Populist Sentiment in the United States: An Empirical Analysis 

  King, Jeremiah W. (2021-05)

  Current literature identifies wide-ranging predictors for populist and conspiratorial sentiment like nativism, economic inequality, social isolation, and other mental health issues. This paper presents an empirical analysis ...

• Designing a Research Administration Shared Service Center 

  Jenkins, Tonya L. (2021-05)

  Institutions of higher education are part of a movement to increase efficiency, become more cost-effective, and provide consistent service quality. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is no different and ...

• A Proposal to Lift Individuals and Families Out of Poverty and Put Them on a Path to Upward Mobility 

  Gutierrez, Martin Cuellar, Jr. (2021-05)

  The minimum wage was enacted by Congress in 1938 to be a wage floor. Once created, the value steadily rose up until 1968 but since then, the value of the federal minimum wage has steadily declined. Today, an individual ...

• Research Administration in the Virtual World: A Guidebook for Research Administrators 

  Book, Christina (2021-05)

  This project established an on-line, searchable Proposal and Award Handbook for internal use of the author’s research administration team. This Handbook reduces worker stress by simplifying access to necessary systems ...

• Bringing Arts, Humanities, and Stemm Together: A Profile System for Facilitating Interdisciplinary Collaboration Within Education City, Qatar 

  El Kaouakibi, Fikria (2021-05)

  As part of its effort to enhance its Higher Education Strategy, the Qatar Foundation (QF) has explored approaches to increase interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary experiences for undergraduate and graduate students ...

• STATUS AND CONSERVATION OF THE CORAL REEF ALONG THE PUERTO MORELOS REGION OF THE MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF SYSTEM 

  O'Leary, Steven Carter (2021-05)

  Coral reefs and reef communities are easily susceptible to degradation due to anthropogenic threats stemming from climate change. Coral reefs are under siege from effects like ocean acidification, ocean warming, sea level ...

• Addressing the Increase of Gun Violence Related Deaths in the United States and How to Reduce Them 

  Ashfaq, Rameesha S. (2021-05)

  Several Americans lose their lives to gun violence every year. Gun-violence-related death rates have been increasing annually. In 2020, gun violence deaths significantly increased due to the insecurities surrounding the ...

• Do Current Use of Force Policies Reduce the Level of Injury for Civilians and Officers? A Study of the Effectiveness of Existing Police Policies and How They Contribute to Nation-Wide Upset 

  Stirn, Caroline (2021-05)

  Current policing research evaluates effectiveness of added procedures boosting accountability, whether less lethal weapons are effective in replacing lethal weapons when force is required, or how policies differ across the ...

• Development of a Website Resource Toolkit to Support the Onboarding and Continued Professional Growth of Research Administrators at a Not-For-Profit Foundation 

  Gomes, Dana-Marie (2021-05)

  Research Administrators (RA) play a critical function in the sponsored research environment and need valuable resources to aid in effective execution of their responsibilities. The author of this Capstone Project recognized ...

• Expanding Abortion Care for U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans 

  Greenberg, Katie (2021-05)

  Abortion care is lifesaving medical care, with research showing that a lack of access can have negative maternal and child health outcomes, as well as long-term negative economic impacts. While abortion has been legal in ...

• How the United States Can Help the Democratic Republic of the Congo Combat Illicit Financial Flows (IFFS) 

  Timmerman, Suzanne M. (2021-05)

  Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are a global issue that is estimated to take from the world $2 trillion in revenue. The African continent is particularly susceptible, as over $836 billion of IFFs comes from sub-Saharan ...

• Renewing NASA: The Artemis Case for Celestial Competition, with Revisions 

  Deaton, Thomas I. (2021-05)

  The role and scope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has fluctuated throughout a number of mission-based cycles since the heightened publicity of the Apollo era. But throughout this history, ...

• National Strategies for Reducing the Education Gap in Foster Youth 

  Meese, Brian C. (2021-05)

  Within the United States, at any given time, there are approximately 600,000 children in the foster care system. Based on standardize test scores and graduation rates, there is a significant education gap between foster ...

• A Proposal to Federally Legalize Recreational Cannabis 

  Baldwin, Andrew J. (2021-05)

  This policy proposal examines the issue of the disparity between Federal and State positions regarding cannabis legalization with regards to State cross-border criminal activity and the preeminence of Federal law. The ...

• Addressing the State of Ohio's Medicaid Eligibility Error Rates through Blockchain Technology 

  Davis, Christopher (2021-05)

  The State of Ohio’s (State’s) Medicaid program serves more than 3.1 million Ohioans. Despite more than a billion dollars in technology investments, the State eligibility determination processes continue to incorrectly ...

• The Federal Privacy Bill of Rights Act 

  Given, Maxine A. (2021-05)

  The United States has yet to enact federal privacy legislation to regulate the use of personally identifiable information, in spite of a 15 year trend of a rising number of data breaches associated with the increasing value ...

• An Analysis of D.C. Statehood and S. 51: Navigating Pathways for Achieving Autonomy, Equity, and Representation for D.C. Residents 

  McAllister, Nicole (2021-05)

  D.C. residents contribute significantly to the American economy, maintain the same civic responsibilities that other American citizens have, and outnumber residents in states with votes in both the Senate and the House of ...

• The Case for Repealing the Congressional Review Act 

  Barbanell, Melissa (2021-05)

  The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is often cited as a once-obscure law, but during the first four-and-a-half months of the 115th Congress, it was used to rescind fourteen administrative rules. Under the CRA, agencies are ...

• Linked Data and Linked Open Data Projects for Libraries, Archives and Museums: Constructing Pathways to Information Discovery and Cultural Heritage Sector Collaboration 

  Paquet, Anna P. (2020-12)

  This paper examines current Cultural Heritage-based Linked data and linked open data projects developed by Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs). The following research questions are explored: R1: Are there similarities ...

• A Study of Recreational Boating Public Interventions, Regulations and Accidents Utilizing Federal and State Data 

  Hsieh, Jonathan C. (2020-05)

  Existing research on public regulation for recreational boating focuses on the use of personal flotation devices or drunkenness while boating. This study takes a different approach by evaluating a combination of public ...

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