Master of Arts in Policy Studies - Featured Alumni

Capstone Projects

Matt Albertson

Title: Implementing Harm Reduction Practices in a Hostile Environment
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2006

Nick Alvanos

Title: Diversification Efforts in Washington State Apprenticeship Programs
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2007

Laura T. Allred

Title: The Changing Face of the United States Arms Trade and the Effect on United States Policy Preferences
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2004

Donna May Ambrose

Title: The Biotechnology Industry: A Study of the Benefit and Need for Research and Development Tax Subsidies
Advisor: F. Wagner
Year: 2003

Josephine Baltan

Title: The Seattle Arts Commission 1971-2002: A Case Study Analysis of Politicization through Implementation
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2003

Melinda A. Bocci

Title: The Impact of the Implementation of the "Working Age Adult Policy" in King County
Advisor: L. Watts
Year: 2006

Eden Bossom

Title: A Content Analysis of the Relationship Between NIMBYism and Supportive Housing in Seattle, Washington
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2007

Emily Bowerman

Title: The Role of NGOs in Forestry Clean Development Mechanism Projects: A Case Study
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2007

Danielle Brooks

Title: Reducting the Black-White Achievement Gap: A Policy Analysis
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2006

Kate Bryant-Greenwood

Title: Hawaii's Life Sciences: Gauging the Potential
Advisor: S. Collins
Year: 2006

Rebekah Burgess

Title: The Challenges of Cross-Sectoral Policy Implementation in Ireland's National Development Plan 2000-2006: Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development
Advisor: J. Decker
Year: 2004

Sunny Burns

Title: Union-based Training Agreements in Long Term Care: How Multi-Firm Cooperation Affects Career Ladder Development
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2007

Camie Mae Byron

Title: Measuring Commitment to a Voluntary Code of Conduct: The Case of the ECPAT Code and the Prevention of Child Sex Tourism
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2005

Sara Clements-Sampson

Title: The Implementation of Domestic Violence Policies and Parenting: What Do the Policy Actors Think?
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2007

George Cody

Title: From Healing Cults to Washington's Every Category of Provider Law: Examining Alternative Health Professions through the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Advisor: C. Watts
Year: 2005

Chris W. Covey

Title: Micropolitics and Decision-Making: A Study of One Elementary School
Advisor: P. Taylor Webb
Year: 2003

Rebecca Creasey

Title: The Collaboration of Aids Agencies Responding to International Natural Disasters: A Case Study of Hurricane Mitch
Advisor: C. Danby
Year: 2004

Michael-Paul Cummings

Title: Stimulating Innovation Through the SBIR Program
Advisor: S. Collins
Year: 2007

Catherine Duffy

Title: The Seattle Housing Authority's Implementation of the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) Program in Relation to Organizational Pressures in teh Policy Implementation Stream
Advisor: J. Decker
Year: 2005

Bruce Ellestad

Title: A Cost-Benefit ANalysis of Subsidizing Photovoltaic Solar Panels in Washington State
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2004

Wendy Fisher

Title: Developing Biological Guidelines for Habitat Management of Dungeness Crab
Advisor: M. Groom
Year: 2007

Jen Fitchorn

Title: Population and Conflict: A Case for Environmental Security
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2005

Sarah M. Flagg

Title: Effect of Environmental Treaties on U.S. Seaports: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of MARPOL Annex VI
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2006

Danny Good

Title: Incentives, Beliefs and Policy Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Environmental Education Implementation
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2007

Kristin C. Hallgren

Title: Agenda-Setting and Political Mobilization: An Analysis of the Monorail as a Transportation Alternative
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2004

Mark Hammond

Title: Stakeholder Discourse and Issue Representation in Collaborative Planning: Developing a Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2005

Heidi Hascall

Title: Media Reports and Monitoring the Apparel Industry: A Case Study of NIke Publicity and the Fair Labor Association
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2005

Corinne R. Hensley

Title: Local Government Behavior Towards High Technology Business in Snohomish County
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2005

Andrew Hilen

Title: Exclusionary Impacts of Recreation Fees on Four National Forests in Washington State: A Preliminary Analysis
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2005

Mike Hope

Title: The Seattle Police Department's Narcstate Program: An Ongoing Tool For Evaluation and Understanding
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2006

Mollie Hughes

Title: Process Management for Non-profit Organizations: Creating Competitive Advantage
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2003

Michael H. Jerrett

Title: Grade B Milk: Does Disallowing it Decrease the Viability of Small Dairy Farms Within a State?
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2005

Suzanne Koval

Title: Inclusionary Zoning: A Feasibility Study for the Development of Affordable Workforce Housing in the City of Seattle
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2007

Valerie Kris

Title: State-Level Insurance Mandates and Multiple Gestation Rates in Fertility Clinics Using Assisted Reproductive Technology
Advisor: S. Collins
Year: 2006

Dean LaRue

Title: Motor Vehicle Escise Tax and Vehicle Valuation: Effective versus Nominal Tax Rates
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2004

Brandon Leviton

Title: Actuarial Risk-Assessment in the Implementation of Washington State's Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Legislation (SSB5011)
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2004

Christine Lindberg

Title: Evaluating Advanced Placement Participation as a Measure of College Readiness: Who's still flling through the cracks?
Advisor: P. Taylor Webb
Year: 2004

Patricia Magnuson

Title: Reducing Mercury in Dental Office Wastewater: Case Study of King County, Washington 1990-2003
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2004

Mary E. Martin

Title: The Impact of the Growth Management Act on the Availability of Affordable Housing in King County, Washington
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2003

Christopher McQueen

Title: Coalitions, Cooperation and Collaboration: Environmental decision-making and perceptions of success
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2004

Patti McKinnell-Davis

Title: Lesson From the North Caolina Biotechnology Industry
Advisor: S. Collins
Year: 2007

Andrew Miller

Title: Using Power in International Environmental Policy: Japan and the International Whaling Commission
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2005

Melissa Miller

Title: An Overview of the Regulations of Automobile Dealerships in Washington State: A Case Study
Advisor: F. Wagner
Year: 2003

Anindita Mukerjee

Title: Estimating Leakage/Surplus in Retail Sales at the City Level: The Case of Bothell
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2007

Simone Nelson

Title: Training Washington State's Law Enforcement Officers About the Crime of Trafficking in Persons: A Preliminary Analysis
Advisor: F. Wagner
Year: 2003

Dean William Olsen

Title: Implementing Union-Management Grievance Policies at the Plant Level
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2006

Megan Palchak

Title: Defining "Sustainability": A Comparative Case Study of Processes
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2006

Randy Penrod

Title: Adult Arrest Report Drug Data as a Proxy for Booking Report Drug-Crime Information: A Critical Analysis
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2003

Kenneth A. Pierro

Title: The Future of Maritime Search and Rescue
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2006

Rose Mary Rankins

Title: The Impact of No Child Left Behind on the Curriculum in a Disadvantaged School
Advisor: J. Van Galen
Year: 2005

Candria Rauser

Title: Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Monitorying and Enforcement in Mandatory Workers Compensation Insurance
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2003

Joan Ready

Title: Endangered Psittacids: Can CITES Policies and CITES Mangement Authorities Create Positive Partnerships for Private Breeding Programs in the United State for Neotropical Parrots?
Advisor: M. Groom
Year: 2004

Elizabeth Robertson

Title: University of Washington, Bothell Student Health Services Feasibility Study
Advisor: C. Watts
Year: 2004

Jodi Rothermund

Title: An Exploration into the Benefits of Food Cooperatives and Local Farmers
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2004

Riann Sammy-Sacquitne

Title: An Analysis of Publicly Financed Subsidies and Economic Growth in the Washington State Wine Industry
Advisor: J. Decker
Year: 2003

Karen I. Sampson

Title: Innovation in Air-Quality Policy: The Role of Resources
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2006

Rebecca Sargent

Title: The Role of Urban Amenities in Attracting and Retaining High Technology Industry: A Case Study of the Biotechnology, Medical Technology, and Aircraft-Related Firms in Snohomish County, Washington
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2005

Marie Savoie

Title: A Study of the Current Perceptions and Policy Impacting Baccalaureate Attainment of Community College/Four-Term Transfer Students in the State of Washington
Advisor: J. Decker/ Hasart
Year: 2003

Frederick M. Senn

Title: Family Forests in Lewis County Washington: Policies and Methods for Designing the Survival of an Economic and Social Resource
Advisor: F. Wagner
Year: 2003

Skultip Sirikantraporn

Title: The role of local non-governmental organizations in the prevention of child trafficking: a case study of the Development and Education [Program] for Daughters and Community, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Advisor: F. Wagner
Year: 2003

Andrea Smith

Title: High-Tech Cluster Development in Suburbia
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2005

William A. Smith

Title: E-Government: Efficiency and Social Influences in American Cities
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2004

Holly Stewart

Title: Walkability and Social Capital in Suburban Neighborhoods: A Study of Community College Students in King County
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2007

Amy Stutesman

Title: Examining the Dimensions of Evidence-Based Practice: The NREPP Case Study
Advisor: D. Jacoby
Year: 2007

Heather Vermef

Title: Federal and Local Law Enforcement Information Sharing and National Security
Advisor: A. Peterson
Year: 2004

Diane F. Weber

Title: The Challenges of Cross-Sectoral Policy Implementation in Ireland's National Development Plan: Social Inclusion as a Core Objective
Advisor: J. Decker
Year: 2004

Gypsy White-Darrow

Title: Domestic Violence Prosecutorial-based Advocates: A Case Study on Implementation
Advisor: B. Kochis
Year: 2003

Jennifer Whitworth

Title: Teacher Leadership: Guiding Colleagues Through Curriculum Implementation
Advisor: P. Taylor Webb
Year: 2003

Jeffrey A. Willett

Title: U.S. National Security and the American Servicemembers' Protection Act
Advisor: N. Dolsak
Year: 2004

Jo Wyatt

Title: Regulation of genetically modified plants in the United States and Europe: explaining the difference
Advisor: S. Collins
Year: 2004