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Title: Recommended Policies to Address Sedimentation in North Carolina's Reservoirs
Author(s): Jeff, Beelaert, Jeremy Block, Jake Palley and Catherine Shames
Date: Spring 2008
Client: North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research
Topic: sedimentation, reservoirs, water policy
Title: Undocumented Immigrants in the Community College System: Questions of Access and Tuition
Author(s): Carla L. DePriest, Emily F. Kirby, Chris Nida, Erin K. Sullivan
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Community College System
Topic: community colleges, immigration, costs
Title: Reducing the Negative Impact of Vacant Properties in the St. Theresa Neighborhood
Author(s): Emily Cupito, Dan Kight, Kumar Rahul, Kerci Marcello Stroud, Jason Watkins
Date: Spring 2007
Client: Durham Affordable Housing Coalition
Topic: affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization
Title: Increasing Participation in Pollution Prevention Programs in North Carolina
Author(s): Yaniv Adar, Janette
LeHoux, Sowmya
Rajan, Shana Starobin,
Elizabeth Wagner
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Topic: communication strategies, pollution prevention, economics
Title: A Question of Benefits: Reforming the Tax Treatment of Nonprofit Hospitals in North Carolina
Author(s): Paul Esformes, Seth
Factor, Cheng Feng,
Becky Lewis, Parul
Sharma
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Department of Revenue
Topic: taxation, health care, nonprofit hospitals
Title: Reducing Teacher Absences in North Carolina
Author(s): Libby Scott, Christine Vaughn, Matt Wolfe, Casey Wyant
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Topic: student achievement, teacher performance
Title: Reducing the Dispropotionate Number of African American Children in North Carolina's Foster Care System (Summary)
Author(s): Suzanne Friesen,
Sasha Gersten, Joseph
Pika, Tara Rice,
Kathleen Trenholme
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Division of Social Services
Topic: foster care, data management, race
Title: Please Enter PIN: Measuring Customer Satisfaction with the NCESC Debit Card Program (Summary)
Author(s): Sara Barclay, Melissa
LeVigne, Ed
McLenaghan,
Grace Stephens
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Topic: customer satsfaction, surveys, debit card program
Title: Business Retention Post-Katrina: How well does the existing slate of Louisiana incentive programs encourage business retention and expansion? (Summary)
Author(s): Marie Bonarski, Robert Lalka, Timothy O'Shea, Elizabeth Shames, Amanda Sheldon
Date: Spring 2007
Client: Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Topic: economic development
Title: Keeping Teachers: Strategies for Increasing Math and Science Teacher Retention in High-Needs Schools
Author(s): Adam Ezring, Ben Gibson, Emily Loney, Sonja Ralston Elder
Date: Spring 2007
Client: James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
Topic: education, high-need schools
Title: Improving Interbasin Transfer Management in North Carolina
Author(s): Jeffrey Hilliard, Lindsay Kurnath, Paige McClanahan, Alexandra Tolette
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina Cente for Public Policy Research
Topic: water use, water supply, public cost
Title: Improving North Carolina Operating Room Certificate of Need Process
Author(s): Brooks Daverman, Elana Fric-Shanji, Brett Merfish, Joanna Zywno
Date: Spring 2007
Client: North Carolina State Health Care Coordinating Council Working Group on Opertaing Room Need
Topic: healthcare, healthcare costs, medically underserved
Title: Operational Imporvements & Strategies for TROSA's In-Kind Department
Author(s): Rachael Chong, Valentina Nocolova, Mark Reichhardt, Sapna Thakkar
Date: Spring 2007
Client: Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.
Topic: nonprofit operations, communication, strategic planning
Title: Designing a Unified Certification System for Historically Underutilized Businesses, Gibson, 2006
Author(s): Jason Gibson, Natasha Harrison, Kimberley Lake, Michelle Salisbury, Christa Twyford, Bill Xie
Date: Spring 2006
Client: NC Department of Administration, North Carolina Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses
Topic: business, equity
Title: A Phased Retirement Plan for the State of North Carolina
Author(s): Sarah Campbell, Paul Golaszewski, Elke Loichinger, Mattia Landoni, Elyse Swallow, Butch Trusty
Date: Spring 2006
Client: Retirement Systems Division, NC Department of State Treasurer
Topic: aging, retirement
Title: Evaluation of CFED’s Options for Promoting Asset Building for Children in North Carolina
Author(s): Aaron Augustino, Emily Hanawalt, Elizabeth Sasser, Kenzie Strong, Emily Wei, Anya Wingert
Date: Spring 2006
Client: Corporation for Enterprise Development
Topic: education, children
Title: Financing Alternatives for Downtown Durham Development
Author(s): Dave Cohen, Beth Houtrow, Donna Laverdiere, Yong Lee, Oliver Scott, Art Seavey
Date: Spring 2006
Client: Alice Sharpe, Office of Economic and Employment Development, City of Durham, North Carolina
Topic: development, economy, finance
Title: Improving Energy Efficiency in Large-Scale Retailers: Recommendations for the North Carolina Department of Commerce
Author(s): Emily Grenzke, Rong Hu, Jeff Jensen, Nate Woiwode, Sarah Zaleski
Date: Spring 2006
Client: North Carolina Department of Commerce
Topic: energy, commerce
Title: Increasing Contact with TROSA Graduates
Author(s): Loren Crippin, Christine Jolley, Erin Kim, Kevin Molloy, Alissa Redmond, & Gretchen Walker
Date: Spring 2006
Client: Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.
Topic: substance Abuse, aftercare
Title: Report on the Number and Location of Communication Centers
Author(s): Maria Cristina Capelo, Chris DeRienzo, Jerome Maiatico, Mark Mitchell, Andrew Ross, Aaron Young
Date: Spring 2006
Client: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Topic: highway patrol, communication systems
Notes: Appendix 1 missing
Title: The North Carolina Youth Apprenticeship Program: Analysis and Recommendations for the North Carolina Department of Labor
Author(s): Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini, Nathan Park, David Thorkelson, Rebecca Velarde and Renqi Xie
Date: Spring 2006
Client: North Carolina Department of Labor
Topic: youth, training
Title: Funding the TTA Rail Transit Expansion
Author(s): Katie Bolcar, Leona Christy, Will Crumbley, Adam Duke, Eric Haglund, Kirran Syed
Date: Spring 2006
Client: Triangle Transit Authority
Topic: transportation, public transportation, economics
Title: An Analysis of the North Carolina State Energy Office, Strategies for Improvement
Author(s): Jeffrey Clark, Lisa Eichler, Feng Guo, Sarah Mazur, Kate Roetzer, and Eric Thu
Date: Spring 2005
Client: North Carolina Department of Administration
Topic: energy, administration
Title: Assist and Motivate, Strategies for DAAS to Promote County Planning for the Aging Baby Boomers
Author(s): Wenke Apt, Laura Duke, Kelvin Inn, Amber Kuchar, Leandra Marin, Na Xu
Date: Spring 2005
Client: Division of Aging and Adult Services , North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Topic: aging, demographics
Title: Best for North Carolina, Best for State Employees: Analysis of Options for North Carolina’s State Employee Pension Plan
Author(s): Preeti Aroon, Patrick Byrnett, Stefan Lhachimi, Kristopher Nordstrom, Drew Pounds, Kurt Wise
Date: Spring 2005
Client: Retirement Systems Division, Department of State Treasurer , State of North Carolina
Topic: pensions, retirement
Title: Community Involvement and Economic Development in Northeast Central Durham
Author(s): Stephanie Erba, Kimerie Green, Scott Reid, David Rice, Kristin Walker, and Jeremy Williams
Date: Spring 2005
Client: City of Durham Office of Economic and Employment Development
Topic: development, poverty
Title: E. Coli Outbreak Creates Need for Government Regulation
Author(s): D. Baker, T. Gurcanlar, E. Hildebrand, M. Perault, K. Wu
Date: Spring 2005
Client: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Topic: health, infectious disease, petting zoos
Title: Evaluating the Role of the North Carolina Department of Labor in Administering the Individual Development Account Program
Author(s): Elizabeth Bax, Laronda Blessing, Anu Gurung, Sarah Harger, Will Lambe, Justin Wheeler
Date: Spring 2005
Client: North Carolina Department of Labor, Division of IDAs/TANF and Special Projects
Topic: poverty
Title: Implementing Electronic Health Records in North Carolina
Author(s): Loren Becker, Joseph Ingemi, Mark McKeag, and Sarah Scheening
Date: Spring 2005
Client: Mr. W. Holt Anderson, Executive Director, North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc.
Topic: health care, health records
Title: Improving Public Safety Perceptions in the City of Durham
Author(s): Katie Behr, Liz Clasen, Jason Greer, Jesse Hastings, Sarah Hoffman, Erica Lee
Date: Spring 2005
Client: Durham Police Department
Topic: safety, police, crime
Title: North Carolina State Portal Improvement Project
Author(s): Ann Hardman, Adam Karson, Wilson Korol, Phuong Nguyen, Laura Pyeatt
Date: Spring 2005
Client: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Topic: technology, internet
Title: Promoting Open Space Conservation in the Charlotte Area:
Author(s): Verena Arnabal, Jessica Campese, Marin Magat, Lanier McRee, Paul Quinlan, and Steven Schindler
Date: Spring 2005
Client: Steve Blount, Commissioner of Rowan County; Voices and Choices Futures Committee
Topic: sustainable development, environment
Title: Advocacy Services: Where do they belong in North Carolina?
Author(s): Ellen Bowker, Tatiana Diykova, Anca Grozav, Jill Homan, Xing Hu, Gina Stamps
Date: Spring 2004
Client: NC Department of Administration
Topic: advocacy services
Notes: Formatting problems: Some headings above charts can't be read.
Title: Evaluating Costs, Benefits, and Funding Strategies for the Acquisition of New Aircraft
Author(s): Elizabeth Ku, Neelakshi Mann, Neetika Prabhakar, Jodie Sandel, Danielle Sass, Erin Shively
Date: Spring 2004
Client: North Carolina Highway Patrol
Topic: transportation, highway patrol, helicopters
Title: From Foster Care to Adulthood: Improving Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Durham County, North Carolina
Author(s): Joe Davis, Eva DuBuisson, Alicia Groh, Jenny Michael, Kimberly Williams, Taesik Yun
Date: Spring 2004
Client: A Report to the Durham County Department of Social Services
Topic: children, foster care
Notes: Formatting problems: p 34 has the heading for the graph on p 35
Title: Improving Voluntary Tax Compliance within North Carolina's Hispanic Community
Author(s): Erika Dempsey, Ruhi Gandhi, Laura Hayman, Steven Kent, Jack Marshall, Marina Whelan
Date: Spring 2004
Client: North Carolina Department of Revenue
Topic: tax, revenue
Notes: Appendix 6 missing.
Title: Increasing Medication Error Reporting in the United States
Author(s): Megan Burns, Noah Perin, Wei Wei, Kempe Jacobowitz Ames, Ted Clark, Alexandra Molnar
Date: Spring 2004
Client: Mr. W. Holt Anderson, Executive Director, North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc.
Topic: health care, medication
Title: No Child Left Overweight
Author(s): Sandeep Bhattacharya, Anika Rasner, Kate Robert, Paul Stahle, and Jeff Williams
Date: Spring 2004
Client: NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the NC Division of Public Health
Topic: health, children
Title: Protecting Water Quality in North Carolina’s Flat River Watershed: Policy Options and Processes
Author(s): Marissa Archibald, Drew Cummings, Jeffrey Grimes, Eben Polk, Andrea Reese, and Heekyu Sohn
Date: Spring 2004
Client: Upper Neuse River Basin Association and Jurisdictions in the Upper Neuse River Basin
Topic: environment, water
Title: Providing Vocational Education to Committed Youth in North Carolina
Author(s): Kelsey Blakely, Geoff Coltrane, Erin Henderlight, Corinne Wallace, and Cindy Wang
Date: Spring 2004
Client: North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Topic: youth, vocational education
Title: Affordable Housing and Smart Growth in Randolph County and the Yadkin-Pee Dee Lakes Region,
Author(s): Elizabethann English, Gina King, Felicity Kolp, Jennifer Perkins, Ivan Urlaub
Date: Spring 2003
Client: David Jones, board member, Yadkin-Pee Dee Lakes Project
Topic: development, environment, housing
Title: An Analysis of Policy Options to Address the Pay Differential Between State Highway Patrol and Motor Carrier Enforcement Officers
Author(s): Lori Allen, Boyu Ao, Kevin J. Bishop, Eric Hoefer, & Nora McArdle
Date: Spring 2003
Client: Major Terry Stroud, NC State Highway Patrol; Major Charles Carden, Motor Carrier Enforcement Division
Topic: transportation, pay differential, highway patrol
Title: Recommendations for a Performance Evaluation Model
Author(s): Jing Fang, Beth Landy, Charles Mathews, Brett Stohs, Wendy Wu
Date: Spring 2003
Client: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Topic: administration, health, performance
Title: Redressing Disproportionate Minority Contact in North Carolina, A Plan of Action
Author(s): Grace Boachie-Ansah, Annie Gao, Jim Huynh, Lisa Mares & Jonathan Morancy
Date: Spring 2003
Client: NC Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Topic: minorities, youth, confinement
Title: Should North Carolina Use Financial Incentives to Increase Employment in the State?
Author(s): Sarah Ellis Peed, John Lomas, Janna Matlack, Elizabeth Peters, Sara Vande Kappelle
Date: Spring 2003
Client: North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center
Topic: employment, economics, insensitive
Title: Strategies to Increase Transit Use Among North Carolina State Employees in Downtown Raleigh
Author(s): Susan Brown, Kristen Dubay, Fernando Lohmann, Karin Ward, Nailing Xia
Date: Spring 2003
Client: Triangle Transit Authority
Topic: transportation, public transportation
Title: The Status of Nonprofit Property Tax Exemption in the State of North Carolina
Author(s): Dave Anderson, Joel Dunn, Megan Fotheringham, Eva Gao, Tim Greeff, Sandra Johnson
Date: Spring 2003
Client: North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Topic: nonprofits, taxes
Title: The Use of Criminal Background Checks for Mentoring Activities In North Carolina
Author(s): Katie McClurg, Mark Moland, Drew Nelson, Elizabeth Reed, Jennifer Schiess, Lesley Woodburn
Date: Spring 2003
Client: North Carolina Mentoring Partnership
Topic: children, mentoring, abuse
Title: Addressing the Teacher Shortage in North Carolina
Author(s): Neal Fann, Eileen Fleck, Robin Gelinas, Craig Harper
Date: Spring 2002
Client: NC Department of State Treasurer, Retirement Systems Division
Topic: education, teachers
Title: Improving EPSDT Mental Health Screening Rates for children in North Carolina
Author(s): Tillman Finley, Ivan Lenoir, Jennifer Nevin, Katherine Tedrow, and Ilse Wiechers
Date: Spring 2002
Client: National Health Law Program
Topic: children, mental health
Notes: Appendices 3 and 5 missing.
Title: Reducing Attrition at the Cadet Training Academy
Author(s): Andrea Ervin, Gustavo Flores-Macias, Heather Lee, Brock Taylor
Date: Spring 2002
Client: North Carolina Highway Patrol
Topic: highway patrol, staffing
Title: The Seriously Mentally Ill in North Carolina's Criminal Justice System
Author(s): Charles Anderson, Amanda Glover, Kevin Hutchinson, Amy Murphy, Autumn Newman
Date: Spring 2002
Client: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Topic: mentally ill, criminal justice system
Title: Evaluating Strategies to Increase Female Applicants and Troopers in the North Carolina Highway Patrol
Author(s): Muhammad Hutasuhut, Karen O’Donnell, Eric Sapp, Kristin Wunschel
Date: Spring 2001
Client: North Carolina Highway Patrol
Topic: transportation, highway patrol, gender, recruiting
