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DHANBAD URBAN ROADS PROJECT… for improvement and advance project goals. The team's research supported the development of innovative …
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IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE… information collected through extensive desktop research, interviews with subject matter experts and …
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Risk analysis for land sector anti-corruption interventions in Africa… programs. Through a combination of primary and secondary research, the team created a tool and accompanying user guide …
Capstone Projects
Financial management indicators to improve Performance Assessment… management data on the Solutions Team, conducted research on financial management best practices, and …
Publication
A Qualitative Study of Patients’ Attitudes toward HIV Testing in the Dental Setting… of this type of innovative practice. Thus, elicitation research was undertaken with dental providers, students, and …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation of a Development Program in Guatemala… years. Based on qualitative and quantitative analysis of research findings, the team provided Trickle Up with an …
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Commercially-Zoned Vacant Lot Temporary ActivationThe New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) is a neighborhood revitalization organization focused on housing and commercial development efforts to rebuild the City of New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, NORA acquired nearly 5,000 vacant lots from the …
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Coverage for Adolescents through the Affordable Care Act… CAI requested a Capstone team to conduct extensive research on accessibility to sexual and reproductive health …
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A Communication Strategy to Decrease Fraud, Abuse, and Waste in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program The NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) is the nation’s largest social service department and provides food stamp benefits to 1.8 million recipients via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP loses millions of dollars annually to …
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Designing and Implementing a Program Measurement SystemNonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) is a nonprofit organization located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, focused on building management capacity and developing solutions for other nonprofit organizations. A small, but robust, organization in a period of growth, NEW …
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Evaluation of a Consumer Rights Project Hotline… hotline callers, analyzed data, and conducted industry research. The team’s final report outlined recommendations to …
Capstone Projects
Strengthening Fair Trade Monitoring and Evaluation Approaches… and fair trade. A final report was compiled documenting research findings and recommendations for GGP’s M&E framework. …
Capstone Projects
Supporting the Local Development Academy… a conceptual review of the LDA and to assist with content research. The team organized a workshop with leading local …
Capstone Projects
Developing Affordable Housing with EB-5… of residential properties. The team performed extensive research into the legal and regulatory context of the EB-5 …
Capstone Projects
Program Evaluation for Planned Parenthood Global's Youth Peer Provider Model… record review, and surveys. The team delivered a formal research report, a presentation, and memo of additional …
Capstone Projects
Strategic Planning… organizations, and other key stakeholders. All research was synthesized into a final report of …
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Informing Strategic Decision-Making Through Sales and Staffing Data Analysis… profitability and reduce overhead cost. By incorporating research about changes in consumer preferences, the unstable …
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Evaluating and Planning for ExpansionCatholic Big Sisters and Big Brothers (CBSBB) is a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring services to New York City’s children regardless of religious affiliation. The unique program focuses on strengthening each child’s entire family by providing …
Capstone Projects
Analyzing National Trends in Welfare Fraud Prosecutions, Evaluating Processes, and Developing a Toolkit for the Referral of Prosecutable Cases to District AttorneysServing over three million New York City residents, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) is the largest social services department in the nation. Investigations, Revenue & Enforcement Administration (IREA) is the investigative arm of HRA, uncovering …
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Faces of Hunger: Designing an Anti-Hunger Campaign and Framework for a Statewide Coalition… those most affected. The team first conducted demographics research to determine localized needs, a nationwide scan of …
Capstone Projects
Identifying and Addressing Service Delivery Gaps for Seniors in Bedford-Stuyvesant… with local organizations. Taking into account the research findings, organizational capacity, potential funding …
News
Study by Professor Guo Looks at the Impact of Shift From Minimum to Maximum Parking Requirements in LondonDo we build so much parking in urban areas because it’s needed, or because it’s required? Researchers posit that the market would provide fewer parking spaces if minimum-parking requirements did not exist in zoning laws affecting new residential …
Publication
Methodology for a six-state survey of primary care nurse practitionersBackground Primary care practices employing nurse practitioners (NPs) can play an important role in improving access to high quality health care services. However, most studies on the NP role in health care use administrative data, which have many …
Stories
Preserving History or Hindering Progress: Effect of Historic Districts on Local Housing Markets … is relatively low. Why does this matter? Professor Ellen’s research won’t put an end to the debates over historic …