Lois M. Davis

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Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in public health, University of California, Los Angeles

Overview

Biography

Lois M. Davis is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Davis's recent policy research has focused on the intersection of public safety and public health. She recently completed a study for the National Institute of Justice on the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on U.S. police forces' counterterrorism and homeland security capabilities. She currently is leading a comprehensive assessment of correctional education in the United States for incarcerated adults and juveniles, and a multiyear study on the public health implications of prisoner reentry in California. She recently led a commissioned study to examine disparities faced by African-American and Latino boys and men in California across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators. Past research includes the near-term adjustments police forces made in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in correctional facilities, and the health status of returning prisoners. Davis received her Ph.D. in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Public health implications of prisoner reentry in California
  • Impact of 9/11 on police forces
  • Assessing disparities faced by boys and men of color in California
  • Identifying evidence-based practices in correctional education for incarcerated adults and juveniles

Selected Publications

Lois M. Davis et al., Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California, RAND Corporation (MG-745-TCE), 2009

Lois M. Davis et al, "Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Phase I Report," RAND Corporation, 2009

Lois M. Davis et al., The Role of the U.S. Postal Service in Public Safety and Security, RAND Corporation (MG-800-USPS), 2008

Lois M. Davis et al., Combating Terrorism: How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations? RAND Corporation (MG-309-OSD), 2006

Lois M. Davis et al., Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs, RAND Corporation (TR-317-DHHS), 2006

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: CQ Homeland Security Digest; PBS; Washington Post Radio

Publications

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 3, Winter 2011-2012 - 2011

Source Materials for the Healthy Communities Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Community and Faith-Based Organizations - 2011

Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: State-of-the-State Report - 2011

What Are the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California? - 2011

Long-Term Effects of Law Enforcement's Post-9/11 Focus on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security - 2010

Tracking Inmates and Locating Staff with Active Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Early Lessons Learned in One U.S. Correctional Facility - 2010

Assessing Parolees' Health Care Needs and Potential Access to Health Care Services in California - 2009

Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons - 2009

Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons - 2009

Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California - 2009

Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California, Executive Summary - 2009

The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California - 2009

Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: Phase I Report - 2009

How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security? - 2008

The National Computer Security Survey (NCSS): Final Methodology - 2008

The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly - 2008

Health System Reconstruction and Nation-Building - 2007

Combating Terrorism: How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations? - 2006

Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs - 2006

Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions - 2006

When It Comes to Terrorism, How Prepared Are Local and State Agencies? - 2006

Examining Possible Causes of Gulf War Illness: RAND Policy Investigations and Reviews of the Scientific Literature - 2005

Exemplary Practices in Public Health Preparedness - 2005

Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States - 2005

State and Local Intelligence in the War on Terrorism - 2005

Approaches to Making Military-Civilian Domestic Violence Collaborations Work: Lessons Learned From Two Case Studies - 2004

Domestic Violence in the Military: Implementing Collaborative MOUs - 2004

Formalizing Collaboration: Establishing Domestic Violence Memorandums of Understanding Between Military Installations and Civilian Communities - 2004

Suggestions for Improving Military-Civilian Domestic Violence Collaborations - 2004

What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: Pocket Edition Survival Guide - 2004

When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement? - 2004

An Individual’s Strategy for Responding to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks - 2003

Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks - 2003

Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: A Quick Guide - 2003

Prisoner Reentry: What Are the Public Health Challenges - 2003

RAND Review: Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2003 - 2003

Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report - 2003

Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism? - 2002

Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Assessing the Utility of the LTFSS Plan Service Delivery and Planning Framework - 2002

Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Countywide Evaluation Report - 2002

Measuring and Evaluating Local Preparedness for a Chemical or Biological Terrorist Attack - 2002

RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2002 - 2002

Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology Federal Support of State and Local Law Enforcement - 2001

The California Wellness Foundation’s Violence Prevention Initiative Findings from an Evaluation of the First Five Years - 2001

A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Volume 4: Stress - 2000

Interim Report: Evaluation of the Medicare-DoD Subvention Demonstration - 1999

Growing Pains: The Challenges of Medical Support for Operations Other Than War - 1998

Interagency Coordination in Military Operations Other Than War: Implications for the U.S. Army - 1997

Army Medical Support for Peace Operations and Humanitarian Assistance - 1996

Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on service use by depressed elderly inpatients - 1996

Quality of Care for Depressed Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Specialty Psychiatric Units or General Medical Wards - 1995

Quality of Care for Depressed Elderly Pre-Post Prospective Payment System: Differences in Response Across Treatment Settings - 1994

Quality of Care for Hospitalized Depressed Elderly Patients Before and After Implementation of the Medicare Prospective Payment System - 1993

Prospective Payment for CHAMPUS Exempt Services: An Analysis of Children's Hospitals, Substance Abuse Services, and Psychiatric Services - 1992