Graduate Research Conference - May 14, 2010
Welcome, coffee & pastries
9:30 – 10:00
UW1-031
Panel 1A - Education Programs: Participation, Training, and Outcome
10:00 – 11:30
UW1-040
Chair: Keith Nitta
Julia Lawrence
Minority and Low-Income Student Participation in Running Start
Capstone Advisor: Keith Nitta
Second Reader: Dan Jacoby
Brandon Mayfield
A Qualitative Analysis of Digital Literacy and TechREACH Program’s Curriculum Training and Implementation
Capstone Advisor: Keith Nitta
Second Reader: Robin Angotti
Mari Taylor
Early Childhood Education Programs: Effects on Families
Capstone Advisor: Keith Nitta
Second Reader: Elizabeth Thomas
Rachel Reichert
An Analysis of K-12 Financial Literacy Legislation at the State Level from 2003-2007
Capstone Advisor: Cinnamon Hillyard
Second Reader: Pete Nye
Panel 2A - Education in WA State: From Pre-K to College
11:45 – 1:15
UW1-040
Chair: Dan Jacoby
Mary Jonasen
High school completion programs: Is there a best practices model for success?
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Second Reader: Dan Jacoby
Keiko Matter
Academic Graduation and Student Achievement Initiative in Washington State
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Cinnamon Hillyard
Shawn Miller
The Efficiencies of College Mergers within Washington's Community and Technical College System
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Keith Nitta
Irina Snare
Pilot Study of feasibility analysis for Universal pre-k child services in the state of WA
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Second Reader: Jean Eisele
Panel 2B - Health Policy: National and International Lessons
11:45 – 1:15
UW1-050
Chair: Andrea Stone
Soo-Ah Choi
Analysis of the effects of youth-targeted alcohol control policies: Minimum Legal Drinking Age
Capstone Advisor: Andrea Stone
Second Reader: Mabel Ezeonwu
Jessica Crawford
Impact of Community Health Programs: Evaluation of a community based project to reduce malaria and diarrhea incidence in Kwitanda, Malawi
Capstone Advisor: Andrea Stone
Second Reader: Aaron Katz, Health Services Department
Yi-Wen Huang
National Healthcare Insurance: What the United States can Learn from Taiwan
Capstone Advisor: Andrea Stone
Second Reader: Shauna Carlisle
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15
UW1-031
Panel 3A - Social Change and Welfare: Local and International Lessons
2:15 – 3:45
UW1-040
Chair: Bruce Kochis
Marcella Burden
US Food Aid: Policy Evidence for Local and Regional Procurement
Capstone Advisor: Cinnamon Hillyard
Second Reader: Bruce Kochis
Mariah Ortiz
Collaborative Social Change: A Transformational Approach?
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Second Reader: Keith Nitta
Damian Rainey
Filling in the gaps: Exploring methodologies in an analysis of King County evictions
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Mary Rollins
Food Security and Food Policy Councils in Washington State: a Case for Coordination
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Second Reader: Dan Jacoby
Panel 3B - Labor, Public Organizations, and Performance Measurement
2:15 – 3:45
UW1-050
Chair: Dan Jacoby
John Lee
Employee Free Choice Act: Reforming Labor Organizing Methods and Procedures
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Lea Vaughn
Allyson Fredericksen
Examining the Impact of Community-Level Factors on Success Rates of WorkFirst in Washington State
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Diana Pearce
Craig Edwards
Program Evaluation: University of Washington Bothell - Integration of Information Systems and Campus Media Center into Information Technologies
Capstone Advisor: Keith Nitta
Second Reader: Shauna Carlisle
Andrea Schrock
Performance Measurement at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Keith Nitta
Panel 4A - Managing Natural Resources: Climate Change, Land Preservation and Water Compacts
4:00 – 5:30
UW1-040
Chair: Martha Groom
Leif Hansen
Comparative Analysis of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) reduction methods for Phase I (2005-2007)
Capstone Advisor: Nives Dolšak
Second Reader: Timothy Hargrave
Kristen Houston
Study on the Motives and Processes behind the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact of 2008
Capstone Advisor: Nives Dolšak
Second Reader: Edella Schlager
Kristina Pieters
Washington Farmland Preservation Programs and Performance Indicators
Capstone Advisor: Nives Dolšak
Second Reader: Dave Muehleisen
Joy Xiang
IPR and Climate Change
Capstone Advisor: Nives Dolšak
Second Reader: Toshiko Takenaka
Panel 4B - Social and Criminal Justice: Available Resources and their Success
4:00 – 5:30
UW1-050
Chair: Cinnamon Hillyard
Logan Micheel
Factors Influencing Sexual Assault Case Filings in King County: Perspectives from Key Informants
Capstone Advisor: Bruce Kochis
Second Reader: Kari Lerum
Meghan Moore
Allocation of Prosecutorial Resources in Times of Scarcity: A Case Study of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Capstone Advisor: Dan Jacoby
Second Reader: Kari Lerum
Jaime Straub
Reporting homelessness: A program assessment evaluating the usability and effectiveness of King County’s federally-mandated Homeless Management Information System
Capstone Advisor: Cinnamon Hillyard
Second Reader: Ernest Hughes
Reception
5:30 – 7:00
UW1 Third Floor Vista