Published Research

Journal Article

Trends in US Ambulatory Care Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2019–2021

In this study, there was an increase in the return to expected rates of use of ambulatory care services between March 2020 and February 2021. This increase was lower for patients with Medicaid or Medicaid-Medicare dual eligibility.

John N. Mafi, Melody Craff, Sitaram Vangala, Thomas Pu, Dale Skinner, Cyrus Tabatabai-Yazdi, Anikia Nelson, Rachel O. Reid, Denis Agniel, Chi-Hong Tseng, Catherine A. Sarkisian, Cheryl L. Damberg, Katherine L. Kahn

Journal Article

Modifying Text Messages from a Faith-Based Physical Activity Intervention with Latino Adults in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The purpose of this article is to describe how we developed and implemented a physical activity text messaging component within a faith-based intervention.

Margaret D. Whitley, Lilian Perez, Gabriela Castro, Anne Larson, Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Report

A New Framework and Logic Model for Using Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training in the United States Air Force

To help improve training and readiness in the U.S. Air Force, the authors describe a framework for aligning live, virtual, and constructive capabilities with training needs on collective, complex, cognitive tasks for aircrews.

Timothy Marler, Susan G. Straus, Mark Toukan, Ajay K. Kochhar, Monica Rico, Christine Kistler LaCoste, Matt Strawn, Brian P. Donnelly

Report

A Cost Estimating Framework for U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapons

To help improve leadership decisionmaking related to the costs of offensive cyber operations acquisition, the authors developed a life-cycle cost-estimating framework for the U.S. Marine Corps and conducted exploratory modeling and simulation.

Bradley Wilson, Thomas Goughnour, Megan McKernan, Andrew Karode, Devin Tierney, Mark V. Arena, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Hansell Perez, Alexis Levedahl

Report

How Can DoD Compare Damage Costs Against Resilience Investment Costs for Climate-Driven Natural Hazards? Overview of an Analytic Approach, Its Advantages, and Its Limitations

This report assesses methods to compare the damage costs from climate change-related extreme weather events against the costs of investing in U.S. Department of Defense installation resilience.

Anu Narayanan, Patrick Mills, Tobias Sytsma, Kelly Klima, Rahim Ali

Brochure

Implications of Climate Change for Department of the Air Force Missions and Operations

This compilation of climate research conducted within RAND Project AIR FORCE for the Department of the Air Force and more broadly across RAND offers insights about climate change and its implications for military operations and other contexts.

Journal Article

How Disasters Drive Media Channel Preferences: Tracing News Consumption Before, During, and After Hurricane Harvey

Understanding public media channel preferences can inform preparedness plans, response strategies, and long-term recovery.

Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Andrew M. Parker, Rachana Seelam, Melissa L. Finucane

Journal Article

Perceived Need for Mental Health Treatment and the Mental Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Population-based information on the extent of perceived need for mental health treatment and clinically significant psychological distress can help inform strategies for responding to the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joshua Breslau, Carol S. North, Melissa L. Finucane, Elizabeth Roth, Rebecca L. Collins

Journal Article

Human Health and Socioeconomic Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the only declared Spill of National Significance in U.S. history, and it significantly impacted the health of people and communities in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Paul Sandifer, Alesia Ferguson, Melissa L. Finucane, Melissa Partyka, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Ann Hayward Walker, Kateryna Wowk, Rex Caffey, David Yoskowitz

Journal Article

Resilience in the Bayou

This film tells the story of how two organizations are supporting local communities in understanding, withstanding, and overcoming the multiple stressors brought on by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Janel Lowman, Melissa L. Finucane

Journal Article

Navigating Political Tensions Over Schooling: Findings from the Fall 2022 American School District Panel Survey

Using survey data and interviews with superintendents, researchers investigate the extent to which polarization about issues such as race, sexuality, gender, and Covid-19 was interfering with schooling as of fall 2022.

Ashley E. Jochim, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Heather L. Schwartz, Katharine Destler, Paul T. Hill

Journal Article

Early Evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer Programme: A Rapid Mixed-Methods Study

An early evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer programme examines the development, implementation and early progress of the 25 mental health support teams created as the first step of the programme.

Jo Ellins, Lucy Hocking, Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Jennifer Newbould, Sarah-Jane Fenton, Kelly Daniel, Stephanie Stockwell, Brandi Leach, Manbinder Sidhu, Jennifer Bousfield, Gemma McKenna, Katie Saunders, Stephen O'Neill, Nicholas Mays

Report

The Technology Promotion and Protection Decision Tool: Introduction and User Manual

The authors of this report describe a tool designed to help U.S. Department of Defense decisionmakers select from the many available approaches to promote and protect critical technologies and their associated industrial base.

Christy Foran, Lauren A. Mayer, Jim Mignano, Anthony Lawrence, Mark V. Arena, Cortney Weinbaum, Shane Manuel, Elizabeth Hastings Roer, Keller Scholl, Richard Silberglitt, N. Peter Whitehead

Report

Inzichten in de effectiviteit van preventieve instrumenten in de strijd tegen georganiseerde criminaliteit: [Insights into the effectiveness of preventive instruments tackling organised crime]

This study responds to a call from the Dutch Research and Documentation Centre to gather insights into the effectiveness of preventative instruments in the field of organised crime, drawing on a review of the literature and expert interviews.

Mafalda Pardal, Lana Eekelschot, Stijn Hoorens, Emma Louise Blondes

Report

Andover's Teaching and Departmental Reviews: Findings and Recommendations

This report offers recommendations for how Phillips Academy Andover, an independent boarding school in Massachusetts, can update its processes for departmental review and teacher review to develop a more coherent instructional system.

Heather L. Schwartz, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Rebecca L. Wolfe, Dmitry Khodyakov, Emily Dao, Dianne Domenech-Burgos, Jeffrey C. Domina, Rajesh R. Mundra

Journal Article

Do Social Isolation and Neighborhood Walkability Influence Relationships Between COVID-19 Experiences and Wellbeing in Predominantly Black Urban Areas?

Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) pandemic.

Melissa L. Finucane, Robin L. Beckman, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Tamara Dubowitz, Rebecca L. Collins, Wendy M. Troxel

Journal Article

User-centered Design of a Scalable, Electronic Health Record-Integrated Remote Symptom Monitoring Intervention for Patients with Asthma and Providers in Primary Care

The objective of this article is to determine user and electronic health records (EHR) integration requirements for a scalable remote symptom monitoring intervention for asthma patients and their providers.

Robert S. Rudin, Sofia Perez, Jorge A. Rodriguez, Jessica L. Sousa, Savanna Plombon, Adriana Arcia, Dinah Foer, David W. Bates, Anuj K. Dalal

Journal Article

Why APIs? Anticipated Value, Barriers, and Opportunities for Standards-Based Application Programming Interfaces in Healthcare: Perspectives of US Thought Leaders

To better understand the landscape of application programming interface (API) use cases, we interviewed U.S. thought leaders involved in developing and implementing standard-based APIs.

William J. Gordon, Robert S. Rudin

Journal Article

Barriers to Using Clinical Decision Support in Ambulatory Care: Do Clinics in Health Systems Fare Better?

We quantify the use of clinical decision support (CDS) and the specific barriers reported by ambulatory clinics and examine whether CDS utilization and barriers differed based on clinics' affiliation with health systems.

Yunfeng Shi, Alejandro Amill-Rosario, Robert S. Rudin, Shira H. Fischer, Paul G. Shekelle, Dennis P. Scanlon, Cheryl L. Damberg