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How Differences in State Policy and Local Insurance Markets Impact the Effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act's Expansion of Health Insurance Access
(2018-08)The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relies upon state governments for the implementation of some aspects of its provisions that are designed to expand access to health insurance. Differences in how parts of the ... -
Civil Rights Protections for Students with Disabilities in Private School "Choice" Programs in the United States
(2018-04)There is a growing trend in the United States to privatize the public K-12 school by implementing school “choice”. This model has recently received increased attention, as it is the sole priority and policy idea for the ... -
Combating the Opioid Epidemic: A Policy Proposal for Treatment and Prevention
(2018-04)There is a Public Health emergency in the United States due to the continued use and abuse of opioids. This issue been exaggerated due to the negative perceptions associated with substance abuse and the lack of medication ... -
A Policy Proposal to Increase Trust Between the Parties Entrenched in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
(2018-04)After decades of conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian issue has still found no resolution. This proposal argues that a significant impediment to a resolution is a lack of trust; a lack of trust between Palestinians and their ... -
Auto Safety in the Age of Marijuana Legalization
(2018-04)The United States is seeing a new era of marijuana legalization. Currently, nine states have legalized marijuana , and in 2018, an additional twelve states are expected to consider following suit . Legalization of marijuana ... -
Unlocking American Economic Potential: Bridging the Gender Wage Gap for Women of all Races and Ethnicities
(2018-04)In light of the Women’s March and #MeToo movements, the gender wage gap has risen to the forefront of the American work place after decades of stagnation, and even regression, for women of various races and ethnicities. ... -
Army Officer Retention: How to Retain the Best and Brightest
(2018-04)The United States Army officer corps attracts some of the most talented, motivated, and dedicated young men and women from all parts of American society. Even after 17 years of constant deployments in support of the Global ... -
Federal Oversight and Accountability for State Fusion Centers
(2018-04)The recent increase in homegrown terrorist activity in the United States highlights a significant shortage of good, strategic analysis for the purpose of combating domestic terrorism and homegrown extremism. This activity ... -
Reducing Incidence of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fleet
(2018-04)The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates a fleet of 16 research and survey ships crewed by a mix of commissioned officers and civilian wage mariners. The shipboard environment presents unique ... -
Social Security's Road to Insolvency: A Policy Proposal to Save the Nation's Largest Government Program
(2018-04)Since its inception in 1935, Social Security has been widely regarded as the single most important anti-poverty government program in existence. Serving millions of elderly Americans for over eighty years, Social Security ... -
Suicide Attempts by Active Duty Military Personnel: Findings from the 2015 Department of Defense Health-Related Behaviors Survey
(2018-08)In the last decade, the suicide rate among the active-duty U.S. military has increased significantly, almost doubling in the Army and Marines Corps. The prevalent view is that factors related to military deployments are ... -
Retraining Programs for Coal Workers in Transition: Lessons from Appalachia
(2018-04)The use of coal for energy in the United States is being pushed to historic lows for a number of reasons, including the ascent of natural gas as the fuel of choice, technological advancements, environmental regulations, ... -
The Relationship Between Renewable Energy Manufacturers and Host Communities
(2018-04)As public opinion increasingly favors renewable energy, we must consider the communities that manufacture and dispose of materials related to renewable energy. The future will always be dependent on people receiving accurate ... -
Feasibility of Human Factors Research in Medical Device Development
(2018-08)Patient safety is strictly at the forefront during the inception and development stages of medical devices production. Protecting medical device users is a key concern when global medical device companies are seeking to ... -
Museums and The Cloud
(2017-12)Should museums be utilizing cloud storage for their digital assets? There are several deployment models (public, private, community, hybrid) and service models (software, platform, infrastructure, and backup) all of which ... -
Understanding the Influence of Physical Dynamics on Biogeochemical Fluxes in Global Oceanic Ecosystems: An Imperative for Earth System Modeling and International Climate Change Policy
(2018-08)Throughout the geological record, changes in oceans’ ecosystem structure have both impacted and been driven by changes in global biogeochemical cycles and carbon storage. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ... -
Since Stonewall: How the Factors that Influence Social Support for Homosexuality have Changed Since 1970
(2018-08)From the AIDS crisis to the legalization of gay marriage, the past 40-50 years have been a period of monumental change for the social approval of homosexuality in the United States. Current research has assessed the evolution ... -
Indeterminate Effects of Crisis Intervention Teams on Law Enforcement Officer Shootings of People with Mental Illnesses
(2018-05)After the 1987 police shooting of a mentally ill Memphis man, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model was developed to train police officers to better respond to similar cases. However, decades later, little research ... -
Does Immigration Cause Crime? Evidence from the United States
(2018-08)Donald Trump announced that immigration should be responsible for higher crime incidents in the United States, and he in turn aimed to strengthen his anti-immigrant policies. Recently, his entire anti-immigrant agenda has ... -
Examining the Three-Year Undergraduate Degree as an Effective Tool in Reducing the National Average of Student Debt
(2018-04)The current state of student debt in the United States has reached untenable levels, quickly outpacing inflation and having surpassed total credit card debt for the US in 2014. While many politicians and advocacy groups ...