Laura Werber
Education
Overview
Biography
Laura Werber is a management scientist at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She applies organizational theories and methods to a wide array of policy issues, including community partnerships, workforce management, and military families. Her recent military-sponsored projects include ones related to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, knowledge management for Special Operations Forces, improvements to the Air Force's inspection process, and the deployment experiences of guard and reserve families. Her domestic research projects have focused on issues facing large, urban communities, such as arts education in public schools, law enforcement recruiting, and the role of religious congregations in HIV/AIDS and other health promotion efforts. Werber received her B.S. in economics (cum laude) from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Stanford University.
Research Focus
Selected Publications
Werber, Laura, Lindsay Daugherty, Edward G. Keating, and Matthew Hoover, An Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, RAND (TR-1286), 2012
Werber, Laura, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Blanca.X. Domínguez, and Michael A. Mata, "Religious Congregations' HIV and Other Health Collaborations: With Whom Do They Work and What Do They Share?" Health Education and Behavior, 2012
Ausink, John A., Laura Werber, and Mary E. Chenoweth, Air Force Contingency Contracting: Reachback and Other Opportunities for Improvement, RAND (TR-862-AF), 2011
Cook, Cynthia R., Caroline Baxter, Laura Werber, and Abigail Haddad "Implementation," in B.D. Rostker, S.Hosek, and J.D. Winkler, Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: An Update of RAND's 1993 Study, RAND (MG-1056-OSD), 2010
Werber, Laura and Greg Ridgeway, Today's Police and Sheriff Recruits: Insights from the Newest Members of America's Law Enforcement Community, RAND (MG-992-DOJ), 2010
Werber, Laura, Margaret C. Harrell, Danielle M. Varda, Kimberly Curry Hall, Megan Beckett, and Stefanie Stern, Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families: Implications for Support and Retention, RAND (MG-645-OSD), 2008
Werber, Laura and Margaret C. Harrell, "Military Spouse Employment: A Grounded Theory Approach to Experiences and Perceptions," Armed Forces & Society, 34:389-412, 2008
Werber, Laura and Melissa K. Rowe, "Partnerships in Arts Education: An Examination of Factors Predicting Schools' Use of Arts Organizations," Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 36:7-23, 2006
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