Submissions from 2011
Explaining Achievement: Factors affecting Native American College Student Success, Heather Crosby
An Ideal Use of Force Model For Law Enforcement: An Assessment of the Austin Police Department, Rolando A. Delgado
High-Stakes Testing Policy in Texas: Describing the Attitudes of Young College Graduates, Mark Davis Featherston
An Exploration of Policy Options to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Sprawling Development: A Case Study of San Marcos, TX, Cameron Freberg
Neighborhood Leaders On Citizen Participation in Austin, Texas: A Descriptive Study, Jasmine Griffin-Ives
An Exploratory Framework to Evaluate Casino Gaming Legislation: A Preliminary Assessment, Jason Irle
Best Practices for University Bus Transit Programs: Identifying Strategies for Success, Blanca Juarez
Exploring CDC Performances: Factors Impacting the Success of Community-Based Non-Profit Housing Developers, Ryan Lawhon
21st Century Technology Used in Hospitals: An Assessment of Electronic Health Records, Crystal M. Munoz
Exploring Web 2.0 as a Contact Monitoring Tool, Rudolph Perales
Strategies for Evaluating and Improving Latino Youth Development Programs, Ashley N. Rendon
Discrimination and the Transgender Population: A Description of Local Government Policies that Protect Gender Identity or Expression, Mitchell D. Sellers
2011 Assessment of Smart Growth in Austin, Texas, Jason Summerville
Effective Youth Sports Programs: Creating an Ideal Type Program Model to Reduce Risk, William A. Thompson
Factors Influencing the Percent of Non-Certified Teachers in Texas School Districts, Daniella G. Varela
Submissions from 2010
First Generation College Student, Ismael Amaya
A Content Analysis of Peacekeeping Issues for the Journal Armed Forces & Society, Christopher W. Brady
A Preliminary Assessment of Lobbying Techniques: A Case Study in the Texas Expanded Gaming Lobby, Amy Bresnen
Texas Disability Determination Services: A Study of Unemployment Rates, Disability Application Rates, Allowance Rates and Fraud Referrals Over Time, Brook N. Campbell
Property Taxation and Government Revenue: Exploring the Dynamic of Homestead Exemptions and Independent School Districts, Jennifer M. Carter
Economic Development: An Economic Impact Analysis of Tax Incentives on a Local Economy, Joeseph E. De La Cerda
Best Practices for Nonprofit Charter Schools Accountability: A Case Study of American YouthWorks, Christian P. Flores
The Business of War: A Content Analysis of Private Military Companies' Websites, John Gainer
Demographics and Their Relationship to the Characteristics of New Urbanism: A Preliminary Study, Jared Gallini
Decision Making Model for Municipal Planners in the State of Texas, Tommy Garcia
A Model Cultural Competency Handbook for Health Care Professionals: Creating an Ideal Handbook to Reduce Disparities, Krystal Gilliam
An Ideal Sustainable Energy Model for Local Utilities: An Assessment of the City of San Marcos, Texas, James S. Harkins
A River Runs Through It: Assessing the Attitudes of Landowners along the Luling Paddle Trail, Terry Jennings
Measuring Success: An Exploratory Study of United States Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies and the Five Year Plan, Armin J. Jezari
Quality After School Time: An Evaluative Study of the Eastside Story After School Program in Austin, TX, Jennifer Lindsey
Historical Analysis and Contemporary Assessment of Foster Care in Texas: Perceptions of Social Workers in a Private, Non-Profit Foster Care Agency, James McCutcheon
Social Entrepreneurship in Texas Nonprofit Organizations, Todd Piechowski
Exploring Implementation Issues with the 2006 Revised Franchise Tax: Financing Texas Schools, Joseph Scanio
The Power to Procure: A Look inside the City of Austin Procurement Program, Felecia N. Shaw
An Analysis of the Purchase of the Plum Creek Water System in Kyle, Texas, Walter L. Smith
Exploring Capital Metro’s Sexual Harassment Training Using Dr. Bengt-Ake Lundvall’s Taxonomy of Knowledge Principles, James T. Swift
Texas State Agency Websites: A Descriptive Assessment of Attributes that Support Online Citizen Engagement, Ruth Anne Thornton
Adult Protective Services Specialists in Texas: Perceptions of Three Factors Affecting Turnover, Kezeli Wold
Assessing IT Governance Maturity: The Case of San Marcos, Texas, David J. Wood
Submissions from 2009
Contracting Through the Lens of Classical Pragmatism: An Exploration of Local Government Contracting, Jason Fields Alexander
Cultural Arts: An Ideal Model of Creative Capital-Based Approaches to Cultural Arts Planning, Melissa Alvarado
An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans, Louisiana, Kevin L. Bailey
Preliminary Assessment of Statutory Compliance of 4A and 4B Economic Development Corporations in Texas with the Development Corporation Act of 1979, Magdalena P. Blanco
Workplace Violence Prevention Model: An Assessment of Travis County Department of Transportation and Natural Resources’ Workplace Violence Prevention Program, Valerie Marie Boyce
An Evaluative Study of the Kozmetsky Center for Child Protection in Austin, Texas, Anna Katherine Campbell
Factors Influencing the Attitudes of College Students Toward Rehabilitation or Punishment of Criminal Offenders, Angela A. Dozier
Continuing Professional Education: A Practical Ideal Type Model and the Program Assessment of a Federal Office of Inspector General, Joseph Morgan Faulk
State of Texas Municipal Web Sites: A Description of Website Attributes and Features of Municipalities with Populations Between 50,OOO-125,OOO, Jeffrey S. Goldberg
External Funding and Tenure at Texas State University-San Marcos, Evelina Garza Gonzales
The Status of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Natalia B. Henricksen
An Empirical Analysis of the State’s Monopolization of the Legitimate Means of Movement: Evaluating the Effects of Required Passport use on International Travel, Floyd William Holder IV
Population and Building Factors That Impact Residential Fire Rates in Large U.S. Cities, Kai Huang
Risk Management in Law Enforcement: A Model Assessment Tool, John C. Hutto
Affordable Housing: Connecting Goals of Affordable Housing with Commonly Used Policies and Policy Tools, Van Erick Jobe
Assessing the Strategic Plans of Medium Sized Cities in Texas, Theodore L. Kosub
Employers' Assessment of Texas State University MPA Program, Rosalinda Trevino Moore
Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States, Jennifer A. Pickler
Identifying Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Using National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) Data as a Hydrologic Model Input for Local Flood Plain Management, William Gabe Powell
Environmental and Renewable Energy Innovation Potential Among the States: State Rankings, Daniel L. Reed
Sharpening the Spear: The United States’ Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan, Moses T. Ruiz
A Preliminary Analysis: Prison Models and Prison Management Models and the Texas Prison System, Gevana Lynn Salinas
Assessing the Travis County Sheriff's Office Management Practices Using Transformational Leadership Principles, Juan I. Sandoval
Determinants of Citizen Well-Being in the U.S. States: Do Policy Liberalism and Political Culture Matter?, Jessica L. Son
Factors Contributing to Download Activity for Applied Research Projects Completed at Texas State University in the Master of Public Administration Program, Lewis E. Stewart
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Digital Imaging Project, Brenda G. Stott
Texas Drug Courts: Are the Ten Key Components being utilized?, Stephen M. Thomas
Binational Water Management: Perspectives of Local Texas Officials in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, Olivia N. Thompson
Factors Affecting States' Ranking on the 2007 Forbes List of America's Greenest States, Erin C. Tresner
Assessment of Patient Processing in Emergency Departments of Hospitals, Shaina L. Trial
Attaining Global Perspective: Preparing Undergraduate Students for an Interdependent World, Alison Nicole Villarreal
Policy Actions of Texas Gulf Coast Cities to Mitigate Hurricane Damage: Perspectives of City Officials, James Parker Wilson
Submissions from 2008
Assessing Middle School Sex Education Programs, Lamar T. Collins
Don’t Forget the Hip-Hop!: Recruiting Economically Disadvantaged Minority Students in Higher Education: An Assessment of Postsecondary Programs at Texas State University, Rafael Ray Cordero
Using Geographic Information Systems to Develop and Analyze Land-Use Policies, Abigail Gillfillan
Leadership Development: An Assessment of the Aspiring Leaders Program at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, James Gradney
Using a Model Municipal Performance Measurement System to Assess Mid-size Texas Cities' Systems, Micah E. Grau
The Downtown Austin Planning Process as a Community of Inquiry: An Exploratory Study, Timothy Lee Johnson
Bicycle Transportation Issues: Describing the Attitudes and Opinions of Cyclists in Austin, Texas, Justin William Marlin
A Practical Ideal Model for Effective Offender Interventions: An Assessment of the Travis County Adult Probation Department, Agustin Marquez
A Model Records Management System for Texas Public Utilities: An Information Science Tool for Public Managers, Dustin Dru McLemore
Substance Treatment in the Juvenile Probation Population: An Assessment of the Current Practices of Williamson County Juvenile Probation, Kevin W. Miller
A Model Assessment Tool for the Incident Command System: A Case Study of the San Antonio Fire Department, Brian O'Neill
Factors Contributing to Frequency of Municipal Annexation among Medium-sized Southern U.S. Cities, Colin C. Rice
Assessing Smart Growth in San Antonio, Texas, Bradley A. Schacherl
Solidifying the Workforce: Implementing a Succession Plan at the Caldwell, Comal, and Hays Counties Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Julissa Marie Vela
Impact of Technology Integration on Academic Performance of Texas School Children, Julia Catherine Weathersbee
An Analysis of Texas Home Rule Charters, Charles E. Zech
Submissions from 2007
Civil-Military Relations in Turkey, Leman Basak Ari
A Public Response to Childhood Obesity: Evaluating the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in Texas Schools, Tommy Tahar Boukhris
Incorporating Personality Traits in Hiring: A Case Study of Central Texas Cities, Rebecca L. Britain
Factors Influencing States' Success in Reaching Healthy People 2000, Tessa Sue Doehrman