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Just in Reach Pay for Success: Impact Evaluation and Cost Analysis of a Permanent Supportive Housing Program

This report examines a Los Angeles County initiative to provide long-term housing and supportive services as an alternative to jail for individuals with a history of homelessness and chronic behavioral or physical health conditions.

Aug 16, 2022

Sarah B. Hunter, Adam Scherling, Matthew Cefalu, Ryan K. McBain
Research Brief

A Los Angeles Supportive Housing Program Interrupted the Cycle Between Jail and Homelessness—and Largely Paid for Itself

This brief examines a Los Angeles County initiative to provide long-term housing and supportive services as an alternative to jail for individuals with a history of homelessness and chronic behavioral or physical health conditions.

Aug 16, 2022

Sarah B. Hunter, Adam Scherling, Matthew Cefalu, Ryan K. McBain
Report

Securing U.S. Elections: A Method for Prioritizing Cybersecurity Risk in Election Infrastructure

Researchers from the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center have developed a methodology for understanding and prioritizing cybersecurity risk in election infrastructure to assist state and local election officials.

Aug 16, 2022

Quentin E. Hodgson, Edward W. Chan, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron, Bryan Boling, Benjamin Boudreaux, Bilyana Lilly, Andrew J. Lohn
Report

An Exploratory Examination of Agent-Based Modeling for the Study of Social Movements

The authors of this report explore the use of agent-based modeling as a method for studying the effects of information and communications technologies on the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of social movements over time.

Aug 16, 2022

Aaron B. Frank, Marek N. Posard, Todd C. Helmus, Krystyna Marcinek, Justin Grana, Omair Kahn, Rushil Zutshi
Dissertation

A Lot on their Shoulders: Predictive Modelling Approaches for Addressing Shrinking Working Populations in Select Countries

Attempts to address the policy problems generated by age dependency problems using predictive analytic methods.

Aug 16, 2022

Ifeanyi Edochie
Journal Article

Review of EPSRC-funded Doctoral Education: A Review of the Literature

This report presents the findings from a literature review on doctoral education in engineering and physical sciences conducted as part of a review of doctoral education currently being conducted by the EPSRC.

Aug 16, 2022

Cagla Stevenson, Camilla d'Angelo, Isabel Flanagan, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon
Report

Assessing the Potential for Racial Bias in the Security Clearance Process

In this exploratory report, the authors consider the security clearance process through the lens of racial justice. They identify areas where bias might contribute to the underrepresentation of Black Americans in the national security workforce.

Aug 15, 2022

Tepring Piquado, Sina Beaghley, Lisa Pelled Colabella, Nahom M. Beyene
Multimedia

North Korean Sanctions Evasion

Experts chronicle the historical background and rationale for United Nations sanctions on North Korea, discussing the threats posed by North Korean proliferation, the importance of sanctions enforcement, and North Korea's sanction-evasion tactics.

Aug 15, 2022

King Mallory, Bruce E., Jr. Bechtol, Erustus Gatebe, Soo Kim, William Newcomb, Maiko Takeuchi
Dissertation

Assessing Program Sustainability for Public Health in Low-Resource Setting

Explores program sustainability for public health in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aug 12, 2022

Mahlet Gizaw
Journal Article

Impact of Telephone Triage on Access to Primary Care for People Living with Multiple Long-Term Health Conditions: Rapid Evaluation

We aimed to evaluate whether or not the increased use of telephone triage would affect access to primary care differently for people living with multimorbidity than for other patients.

Aug 12, 2022

Catherine L. Saunders, Evangelos Gkousis
Report

Improving the Department of the Army's Marketing for Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Civilians in Critical Occupations

This report presents the results of analyses intended to help the Army assess and strengthen its ability to attract high-quality applicants to its civilian workforce and to retain high-quality Army civilian employees.

Aug 11, 2022

Bruce R. Orvis, M. Wade Markel, John Engberg
Journal Article

Veteran Educators or For-Profiteers? Tuition Responses to Changes in the Post-9/11 GI Bill

In 2010, Congress reauthorized the Post-9/11 GI Bill by changing reimbursement rates from by-state maximums to a nationwide limit. This change affected some institutions more than others. We find changes in tuition and student enrollment in response to changes in reimbursement rates.

Aug 11, 2022

Matthew D. Baird, Michael S. Kofoed, Trey Miller, Jennie W. Wenger
Journal Article

Estimated Wasteful Spending on Aducanumab Dispensing in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Aducanumab, a weight-dosed Alzheimer's drug, is available in two fixed-dose vial sizes. This may result in large amounts of discarded drug and wasteful spending. More-efficient vial sizes could save Medicare money if the drug is approved for widespread use.

Aug 11, 2022

Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, Julia Cave Arbanas, Mei Leng, Bruce E. Landon, Cheryl L. Damberg, Catherine A. Sarkisian, John N. Mafi
Report

Walking a Fine Line—Educators' Views on Politicized Topics in Schooling: Findings from the State of the American Teacher and State of the American Principal Surveys

Using nationally representative survey data, the authors analyze educators' views on two politicized issues—COVID-19 mitigation policies and teaching about race, racism, or bias—to better understand the consequences of politicization in schools.

Aug 10, 2022

Ashley Woo, Rebecca L. Wolfe, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Sy Doan, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Lisa Berdie, Lucas Greer, Allyson D. Gittens, Heather L. Schwartz
Report

The Return of Great Power War: Scenarios of Systemic Conflict Between the United States and China

The authors consider a hypothetical situation in which China is nearing the point of global primacy. Within such a context, the authors explore scenarios of systemic U.S.-China low-intensity and high-intensity conflict.

Aug 10, 2022

Timothy R. Heath, Kristen Gunness, Tristan Finazzo
Research Brief

Setting Goals for Success: An Assessment of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program's Post-Residential Action Plan Process

Cadets in the National Guard Youth Challenge (ChalleNGe) Program use a goal-setting process called the Post-Residential Action Plan (P-RAP) to navigate career and life choices. The authors analyzed the P-RAP process across multiple ChalleNGe sites.

Aug 10, 2022

Colleen Corte, Lisa Sontag-Padilla
Tool

RAND HRS Longitudinal File 2018 (V2) Documentation: Includes 1992-2018 (Final Release)

This tool is a cleaned, easy-to-use, and streamlined data product containing information from the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal household survey that facilitates research into different aspects of population aging in the United States.

Aug 9, 2022

Delia Bugliari, Joanna Carroll, Orla Hayden, Jessica Hayes, Michael D. Hurd, Adam Karabatakis, Regan Main, Colleen M. McCullough, Erik Meijer, Michael B. Moldoff, Philip Pantoja, Susann Rohwedder, Patricia A. St. Clair
Report

Identifying and Understanding Ways to Address the Impact of Racism on Patient Safety in Health Care Settings

RAND Corporation and MedStar researchers examined the intersection of patient safety and racism, focusing on patient safety and health equity from clinician leaders' perspectives.

Aug 8, 2022

Lucy B. Schulson, Angela D. Thomas, Jeannette Tsuei, Jason Michel Etchegaray
Research Brief

Evaluating the Use of Non-Lethal Weapons in Operational Environments

This brief summarizes a RAND-developed methodology to evaluate the impact of non-lethal weapons in a way that better informs Department of Defense decisions about their development, integration into military forces, and use in diverse contexts.

Aug 5, 2022

Krista Romita Grocholski, Scott Savitz, Jonathan P. Wong, Sydney Litterer, Raza Khan, Monika Cooper
Journal Article

Emerging Trends in Naval Mining Capabilities

Although mines using decades-old technology remain menacing, several broad technological trends are likely to enhance the threat from naval mines in the next few decades.

Aug 5, 2022

Scott Savitz

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