• A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ADAPTATIONS BY PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTHCARE EQUITY 

  Alvey, Cody (2023-05)

  Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs (“access programs”) build the capacity of healthcare professionals in the perinatal field. As a systems-level intervention, the access programs aim to improve perinatal mental healthcare. ...

• DRY TAPS: ANALYZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DROUGHT CONSERVATION ACTIONS ENACTED BY CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLIERS 

  Cheung, Galen (2023-05)

  Water conservation policy during a drought in California is often left to the water supplier to develop and implement with the goal of meeting a defined reduction. In December 2022, there were over 370 water suppliers in ...

• THE EFFECTS OF HEALTH STATUS ON POLITICAL ENEGAGEMENT: A QUALITATIVE ANLAYSIS OF HOW SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IMPACT HELATH AND VOTING 

  Prisco, Rebecca (2022-08)

  The connection between health status and its relationship to political engagement has not been frequently studied, though many past studies have indicated that social characteristics influence political engagement. Since ...

• FULL HOSPITALS, EMPTY CLASSROOMS: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN SCHOOLS 

  Young, Evan A. (2022-12)

  Educators across the United States are holding their breath to see if their empty classrooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic remain so even after an end to widespread school closures. Existing research on chronic ...

• THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT REGULATION: AN EVALUATION OF THREE ESG POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION 

  Resheidat, Amina (2022-12)

  The practice of weighting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks in investing is thought to be critical in combating climate change by creating incentives for corporations to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

• WHY CALIFORNIA ENACTED THE CCPA: ARE CONCERNS ABOUT DATA PRIVACY ENOUGH TO DRIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LEGISLATION? 

  Masamitsu, Casey (2022-12)

  Data creation and usage is common practice for many corporations, governments, and consumers. Ample research suggests that Americans on both sides of the political spectrum seek data privacy protections, yet no robust ...

• Schools of Encanto: Puerto Rico's Schools Closure Policy Study Case 

  Rivera Rivera, Edward R. (2022-05)

  Current research on school closures in the United States uses observational methods aiming to measure students’ academic performance; however, studies are limited to big cities and either elementary or high school students. ...

• Patterns of Poverty: A Regional Exploration of Poverty in America 

  Clark, Jackie M. (2022-05)

  Existing research on American poverty largely focuses on the national average experience of poverty, offering sweeping conclusions. This article describes regional differences in poverty outcomes, challenging the notion ...

• Trump or Bust: How Political Identification Impacts Opinions on Health Reform 

  Duckwitz, Stefanie (2022-05)

  Considerable research has been conducted on the development of one’s political ideology and its impact on opinions regarding policy. This study contributes to this body of research by studying factors which influence the ...

• The Price of Transgender Military Service: Do Public Opinions on Government Defense Spending Predict Support for Allowing Transgender People to Serve? 

  Sterling, Scott (2022-05)

  While a significant body of research exists regarding public attitudes toward the transgender community, little has been conducted specifically concerning views on transgender military service. Existing scholarship suggests ...

• Shifting from Individual to Community Measures: The Impact of the Healthy Corner Stores Initiative on Obesity Rates in Washington, DC 

  Rayson, Lauren (2021-12)

  In recent years local health departments have worked to address the impacts of food insecurity through environment-based food intervention programs. Program evaluations on intervention effectiveness typically focus on the ...

• Is Social Media a Virus: How Social Media Influences Attitudes Toward COVID-19 

  Johnsen, Kiera (2021-12)

  Recent research on the utilization of social media for receiving COVID-19 information finds most individuals utilize social media for knowledge on vaccines and evolving social distancing policies. Existing research on the ...

• Impacts of State Pretrial Detention Policies on Jail Populations and Crime Rates: Implications for Bail Reform 

  Sorensen, Jessica L. (2021-08)

  Pretrial detention policies in the United States contribute to hundreds of thousands of unconvicted people being held in jail on any given day, either because they cannot afford bail or have been denied bail based on a ...

• Medicaid Expansion and Effects on Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality 

  Garcia, Julian (2021-08)

  The Medicaid expansion has impacted several areas within the United States healthcare system including infant mortality rate. This research revisits racial disparities in infant mortality rate that were previously analyzed ...

• Other Social Effects: A Time-Series Analysis Comparing Social Vulnerability Changes Between Lower & Higher Income Communities from Flood Control Projects 

  Walter, Gerard (2021-08)

  In January 2021, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a memorandum requiring future projects to be justified beyond National Economic Development benefits. The incorporation of Other Social Effects ...

• Lowering Crime in Manhattan: The Effects of Implementing Predictive Policing Methods on Crime Rates 

  Noerenberg, Ellis (2021-08)

  Current research shows an unclear picture of the impact predictive policing has on decreasing crime rates. Surging police officers to high-crime “hot spots” does lead to some deterrence; however, the practice is unsustainable ...

• Mental Health and Employment in TANF Families 

  Aprile, Catherine Marie (2021-08)

  One of the main goals of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is to return parents to work, yet parents receiving TANF experience various barriers to employment that are not easily remedied. One of those barriers ...

• 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 ...

• Money Talks: The Role of Income & Financial Security in Determining Immigration Attitudes 

  Stastny, Kaitlin (2020-12)

  Existing research on public attitudes toward immigration policy in the United States is divided. Lack of contact with immigrants and threat perception are two popular determinants that allegedly explain restrictionist ...

• Media Matters: Developing a Media Driven Model to Understand Bill Passage Rate in the Arizona State Legislature 

  Roth, Benjamin (2020-12)

  The influence of media effects on policy is well documented. Existing research often points to clear relationships between media attention on national issues and legislative activity on those issues; increased attention ...

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