LBJ student research includes Professional Reports, produced
by master's candidates, and Dissertations, produced
by doctoral candidates. Following is a listing of student
research papers focusing on health and social policy
issues, sorted by year.
| Title | Author | 1st Reader | 2nd Reader |
|---|
| 2008 |
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| Anti-Poverty Social Welfare Programs in Latin America and the United States |
Emily Ann Sentilles | | |
| The Affects of the No Child Left Behind Act on Issues of Adequacy in Texas School Finance Litigation |
Emily Patricia Brownlow | | |
| Insuring Parents and Ensuring Children's Access to Care |
Katherine Nicole Arnold | | |
| Diplomatic Security in Iraq: Practices and Problems |
Katy Susanne Taylor | | |
| The University as an Arm" of the Government: the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Postsecondary Education Institutions |
Ryan Edward Reyna | | |
| 2007 |
|---|
| 2006 |
|---|
| Women in International Development: Case Studies on Women in the Textiles Sector in Guatemala and Bangladesh |
Ahmed, Naila Samina | C. Stolp | S. Gamkhar |
| The Economic Impact of Community Development Corporation Affordable Housing Production |
Breidenbach, Rebecca Noelle | R. Wilson | P. Wong |
| The Coordination of Government and Nonprofit Sector Services in Times of Crises: 2005 Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA |
Prejean, Masharika Sims | P. Frumpkin | B. Sasse |
| State and Local Public Employee Retirement Systems: Setting the Record Straight |
Rudge, Ian Stephen | S. Gamkhar | M. Granof |
| Charting a Different Course: Charter Schools and the Black-White Academic Achievement Gap |
Simms, Angela Marie | C. Osborne | - |
| An Assessment of the Federally Mandated Advocacy System in the United States for Individuals with Disabilities: Challenges of a Growing System. |
Staubs, Alice Lavina | K. Apfel | K. Matwiezak |
| The Texas Healthy Marriage Initiative: Recommendations for the Development and Implementation of an Effective Marriage Promotion Program |
VanCleave, Shannon | C. Osborne | K. Apfel |
| Title | Author | 1st Reader | 2nd Reader |
|---|
| 2004 |
|---|
| Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act: Using Temporary Disability Insurance to Eliminate Access Barriers for Low-Income Families. |
Biddle, Jessica. | J. Angel | Z. Wiseman |
| There's Always a Morning After: Expanding Awareness and Access of Emergency Contraception. |
Davis, Sarah Rebekah | D. Warner | V. Rodriguez |
| Addressing Health Care Issues at the Local Level: The Travis County Hospital District Proposal. |
Dudensing, Jamie D'Anne. | | S. Greenberg |
| A Study on Children of Parents with Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Problems. |
Koo, Gil-Ja | P. Wong | A. Huston |
| Primary Care Physician Recruitment and Retention in Rural America. |
Kuncaitis, Sara Elizabeth. | D. Warner | L. Boske |
| HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Crisis China must Act on Now. |
Zhao, Yunchuan. | D. Warner | K. Matwiczak |
| 2003 |
|---|
| Compensating Care: Achieving Care Parity for Family Caregivers of the Aged. |
Blakeway, Carrie E. | J. Angel | A. Gowri |
| Long-Term Effectiveness of Offender Mental Health Care in Texas: An Assessment of the Impact of In-Custody and Post-Custody Treatment on Recidivism. |
Brodsky, Kate A. | D. Warner | S. Greenberg |
| An Assessment of the Individual Health Insurance Tax Credit Approach to Reducing the Number of Uninsured. |
Eldridge, Jennifer Lucia Allen | K. Apfel | D. Warner |
| Policy Efforts to Improve Health Conditions in South Texas Colonias and the Border Region. |
Hamilton, Jeffrey William | D. Warner | P. Ward |
| HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in the Texas State Prison System: Policy and Practice. |
Kilaen, Laura Skye | D. Warner | T. Keel |
| Role of Schools in the Provision of Mental Health Services. |
Perman, Kristen Michelle Rudlang | J. Angel | K. Apfel |
| Medicare+Choice: Managing Medicare Reform. |
Rodgers, Nancy Elizabeth | P. Wong | K. Apfel |
| Improving Public Behavioral Health Services in Texas: an Evaluation of NorthSTAR. |
Stout, Sarah Merchant | P. Wong | D. Warner |
| 2002 |
|---|
| The Million-Payer Model: An Analysis of the Federal Demonstration Project for Medical Savings Accounts. |
Bucher, Shiloh D. | D. Warner | T. Keel |
| Physician Prepare Thyself: A First Look at Programs to Improve the Readines of Local Hospitals for Biological and Chemical Terrorism. |
Christman, Evan | W. Spelman | J. Garza |
| The Global Fund and Global AIDS: The Best Hope for the Worst Scourge? |
Faust, Michael G. | D. Warner | J. Galbraith |
| Regulating Genetically Modified Food : An Analysis of the Environmental, Health, and Social Implications of Transgenic Food and the Adequacy of Federal Oversight. |
Hartnett, Christine | M. Sherman | S. Rieff |
| Emergency Contraception : Improving Access in America. |
Jhunjhunwala, Pooja | A. Gowri | K. Apfel |
| Utilizing Federal Waiver Flexibility to Expand Medicaid to Adults in Texas. |
Kegler, Elizabeth Raye | D. Warner | K. Apfel |
| DVA and DOD Health Care Local Sharing in San Antonio; Theory, Practice and Implications. |
McMillan, Dougald | D. Warner | T. Keel |
| Is Education the Best Contraceptive? Evidence from Central Asia. |
Negroustoueva, Svetlana I. | C. Stolp | C. Buckley |
| Leave no Employee Uninsured : Increasing Health Insurance Coverage in Texas Small Businesses. |
Perry, Jed MacKay | D. Warner | K. Apfel |
| Maintaining and Simplifying Services for Children With Special Health Care Needs in Texas. |
Starr, Daniel Brian | K. Apfel | D. Warner |
| Children's Access to Medicaid in Texas: Past, Present and Future. |
Zhang, Sufen | D. Warner | J. Angel |
| 2001 |
|---|
| Medical privacy in the new millennium: federal regulation and Texas law |
Aldape, Joel G. | D. Warner | J. Angel |
| Dissertation: A Children's disability policy in Canada, the United States and Mexico: a question of convergence |
Baker, Dana Lee | | |
| Limited access and means: affordable housing and health care policy along the Texas-Mexico Border |
Dennis, Conrad Eldon | H. Selby | D. Warner |
| Dissertation: Quality of Care Assessment: State Medicaid Administrators' Use of Quality Information |
Fickel, Jacqueline Jean | | |
| Access to health insurance for the uninsured |
Gold, Stefani | D. Warner | A. Gowri |
| Medical child support in Texas |
Harper, Michelle Anne | D. Warner | J. Angel |
| The Role of interest groups in long-term care policy: a Texas case study |
Weizenbaum, Jonathan Kahn | J. Angel | D. Warner |
| A Proposed business plan for the Austin Wellness Community |
Widoff, Sarah Rebecca | D. Warner | D. Eaton |
| The Role of federal policies in promoting integration of information technology to support state human services programs |
Woods, Thomas E. | P. Wong | R. McDaniel |
| Title | Author | 1st Reader | 2nd Reader |
|---|
| 2004 |
|---|
| Devoted to Diversity: A Practical Guide for School Districts Implementing Voluntary Diversity Policies. |
Ewart, Lisa Elizabeth. | D. Hamilton | N. Cantu |
| Leaving Rural America: How Poor Kids Get to College. |
Gray, Erine Allen. | A. Gowri | W. Spelman |
| Valuing Academic Achievement and Emotional Health in Schools: Convergence or Contradiction? |
North, Rebecca Jeanne | P. Wong | D. Warner |
| Transitions from Secondary to Post Secondary Education: A Critical Review of Education Reform and an Intervention for Change. |
Oreon, Isabel. | L. Rhodes | H. Keller |
| 2003 |
|---|
| Charter School Facilities Financing: The Economics and Equity Implications of State Policies in Texas and Colorado. |
Brown, Marwin | S. Gamkhar | T. Callahan |
| Value of Language: Financing Bilingual Education in Texas. |
Crawford, Stacey Sylina | B. Robles | L. Rhodes |
| Redistribution of Educational Authority from Local Government to State Government Through Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. |
Dahmus, Teresa | D. Hamilton | N. Cantu |
| School Structure and Latino High School Dropouts: A Look at Five Cities. |
Garcia, Laura Gabriela | B. Robles | P. Wong |
| School Community Collaboration and the Promise of the Beaumont Foundation of America. |
Parry, Megan Marie | L. Rhodes | G. Chapman |
| Reframing School Choice : Implications for Civic Engagement. |
Randazzo, Matthew Joseph | L. Rhodes | K. Matwiczak |
| Top Ten Percent Plan at the University of Texas at Austin Are We Leveling the Playing Field for Admissions? |
Strange-Sanders, Renita | W. Spelman | T. Keel |
| 2002 |
|---|
| Publicly Funded School Vouchers in Texas: A Proposal for the 78th Legislative Session. |
Christophersen, B. S. | P. Wong | K. Matwiczak |
| Rising Social Inequality or Progressive Public Policy: Separate Schooling for Homeless Children. |
Grund, Laura Kate | B. Spelman | P. Wong |
| Teacher Compensation in Texas: The Implications of the Teacher Career Ladder Experiment. |
Kolar, Susan Melanie | P. Wong | N. Cantu |
| In Search of Supplemental School Funding: The History and Impact of Local Education Foundations in Texas. |
Lamm, Shannon Elizabeth | S. Gamkhar | L. Fennell |
| Charter School Design and Academic Performance : 1996-2000. |
Scheberle, Andrew Michael | Jacqueline L. Angel | C. King |
| Texas school finance : history, analysis, and practical improvements. |
Woomer, Eric Glenn | J. Galbraith | T. Keel |
| 2001 |
|---|
| An Analysis of Texas public charter schools during the first five years (1996 through 2001.) |
Giraitis-Rodgers, Helen Veronica | J. Angel | C. King |
| Unequal educational opportunities in public schools: a problem of institutional structure and culture |
Lee, Karen Frances | L. Rhodes | P. Spink |
| Redefining institutions of education: the role of schools in rural community development |
Perez, Delia | L. Rhodes | R. Wilson |
| Career academics: a recommended strategy for high school reform |
Vermeer, Susan B. | L. Rhodes | R. Glover |
| Title | Author | 1st Reader | 2nd Reader |
|---|
| 2004 |
|---|
| Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act: Using Temporary Disability Insurance to Eliminate Access Barriers for Low-Income Families. |
Biddle, Jessica. | J. Angel | Z. Wiseman |
| Working for a Better Tomorrow? The Effects of Welfare Reform on Texas Families. |
Cooper, Emily Elizabeth | C. Stolp | C. King |
| Leaving Rural America: How Poor Kids Get to College. |
Gray, Erine Allen. | A. Gowri | W. Spelman |
| 2003 |
|---|
| Texas Workers' Compensation Commission: A Study of Administrative Gridlock The Case for Negotiated Rulemaking. |
Aghamalian, Brandon Todd | W. Black | |
| Asset-Based Policy for the Poor: Individual Development Account Options. |
Alvarez, Jeremias Marquez | B. Robles | K. Apfel |
| Case for Paid Family Medical Leave in Washington State. |
Fuqua, Kim Celeste | J. Angel | K. Apfel |
| Fair Day's Pay: The Problem of Unpaid Workers in Central Texas |
Ross, Julien Martin | R. Auerbach | K. Matwiczak |
| The ASCEND Experience: Lessons Learned at the ASCEND Welfare-to-Work Program. |
Vessa, Cory Renee | B. Robles | K. Apfel |
| 2002 |
|---|
| Measuring Asset Development Among San Antonio Microentrepreneurs: An ACCION Texas Impanct Study |
Cavazos, Perla | Barbara J. Robles | Peter Ward |
| Individual Development Accounts: Are They Effective Enough To Warrant Passage of the Savings for Working Families Act? |
Gubits, Daniel Benjamin | P. Wong | S. Tomlinson |
| Measuring Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage. |
Heinz, Kevin Joseph | J. Galbraith | C. King |
| Feminization of Poverty in the United States. |
Moomaw, Sara Christina | P. Wong | D. Hamilton |
| Asset Ownership in Neighborhood Revitalization. |
Suratt, Kathryn Colleen | R. Wilson | P. Wong |
| Erroneous Payments in the Earned Income Tax Credit: A Social Policy Perspective. |
Swenson, Kendall Leon | K. Apfel | K. Matwiczak |
| Microfinancing in Nicaragua: The Dilemma of Sustainability and Reaching the Poor. |
Vigil, Eduardo | C. Stolp | P. Wilson |
| 2001 |
|---|
| The Government Pension Offset and implications for Texas Teachers' Retirement Income Security |
by Carol Wissler Ellis | J. Angel | R. Auerbach |
| Enhancing employment supports for workers with disabilities |
by Hayley Fiona Waters | D. Warner | T. Keel |
| Costs and consequences: contingent and part-time work in the U.S. |
by Stephanie Ann Luongo | V. Rodriguez | M. Oden |
| Title | Author | 1st Reader | 2nd Reader |
|---|
| 2004 |
|---|
| Active Living Policy Development. |
Coussan, Annette Marie. | L. Boske | D. Warner |
| A Lifetime of Inequality: Gender Discrimination in the Lifecycle of Women. |
Kaplowitz, Stacy Beth. | A. Gowri | W. Black |
| The Dependent Sector: Analysis of Form 990 Data and Donations to Nonprofits |
Scruggs, Stuart R. | P. Wong | C. Stolp |
| Housing Policy in Action: A Comparison of Local Government Decisions. |
Thomson, Frank Leone. | P. Wong | R. Wilson |
| 2003 |
|---|
| Charitable Choice & Faith Based Initiatives: Is the Nation Ready for What We Have in Texas? |
Cervantes, Angelica Patricia | D. Hamilton | |
| Fulfilling its Promise: Integrating the Federally Funded Workforce Development System with Economic Development. |
Hooper, Thomas Joseph | P. Wong | C. King |
| Intermediary Nonprofit Organizations: Scope, Effectiveness, and Critical Role in Implementation of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative. |
McClelland, Elizabeth Crosby | P. Wong | C. Meadows |
| Workforce Development Systems Comparative Case Study: Austin and Seattle. |
Smith, Tara Leigh Carter | S. Gamkhar | |
| 2002 |
|---|
| Single Room Occupancy Housing : A Viable Housing Alternative for the Single Working Poor. |
Daughtrey, Jennifer Gayle | P. Wong | R. Wilson |
| Tort Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the Need for a Policy Realignment. |
Gillum, Jon Lelton | D. Hamilton | E. Ozmun |
| Public/Private Partnerships Put In Practice : Leveraging Sports Facilities To Invigorate Neighborhood Revitalization : A Blue Print for San Antonio and the SBC Center. |
Gutierrez, Carlos Isidoro | W. Spelman | T. Keel |
| Future of Charitable Choice. |
Hale, Joshua Travis | P. Wong | R. McRoy |
| Quality, Accessibilty, Affordability: Finding a Balance for Texas Childcare. |
Koenig, Laura H. | P. Wong | B. Robles |
| Meeting the Financial Services Needs of Public Housing Residents: A Report for the Housing Authority of the City of Austin. |
Lewis, Dianna Lyn | B. Robles | E. Mueller |
| Welfare Reform and the Role of Transitional Work Programs. |
Patton, Brandalyn Paige | P. Wong | K. Apfel |
| The Effectiveness of Tax Competition to Promote Economic Development at the Local Level. |
Vanegas, Andr?s Mutis | S. Gamkhar | R. Schott |
| 2001 |
|---|
| Advanced services for rural Texas |
Bowman, Warigia Margaret | J. Galbraith | G. Chapman |
| Increasing capacity: a guide for improving the performance of nonprofit affordable housing providers in Texas |
Bruno, Stephen William | P. Wong | M. Oden |
| Children Residing in Texas Institutions: Is There a Better Way? |
Horton, Colleen | P. Wong | J. Angel |
| The Implementation of social services programs into low-income housing communities |
Sanford, Mark E. | P. Wong | W. Spelman |
