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Pardee RAND Dean's Report (2020-2021): Report to the Board of Governors

In this report from the dean to the Pardee RAND Graduate School Board of Governors, Dean Susan Marquis shares information about the 2020 cohort, recent graduates, new initiatives, the school's recent reaccreditation, fundraising, and more.

Sep 1, 2021

Susan L. Marquis
Journal Article

A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice: A Report by the Brookings-AEI Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform

In this volume, experts offer policymakers with analysis and recommendations to support sustained, bipartisan reforms to move the criminal justice system toward a more humane and effective footing.

Sep 1, 2021

Rashawn Ray, Brent Orrell, Shawn D. Bushway, Matthew DeMichele, Grant Duwe, John Eason, David J. Harding, Howard Henderson, Makada Henry-Nickie, Annelies Goger, Ryan King, Pamela K. Lattimore, Clark Neily, Marc Schindler, Cassia Spohn, Christopher Uggen, Christy A. Visher
Journal Article

The Business Case For Rigorous Evaluation Of Mobile Health Apps

We describe barriers to rigorous evaluation of mobile health apps that target health behavior and mental health, how to overcome these barriers, and policy levers for promoting rigorous evaluation.

Sep 1, 2021

Claire E. O'Hanlon, Shira H. Fischer, Erika Litvin Bloom
Journal Article

What If Progress Meant Well-Being for All? U.S. Innovators Use Global Insights to Shift the Narrative and Surface Opportunities Ahead

In many countries, progress is sharply defined only as economic growth. What if that narrative shifted and progress were defined as well-being for all people?

Sep 1, 2021

Anita Chandra, Fernanda Salazar Mejía, Jennifer Messenger
Journal Article

Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders: The Harm Associated with Punitive Approaches

Punishing pregnant women with SUDs has been ineffective; it's time to prioritize approaches that support pregnant women and their families.

Aug 31, 2021

Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Laura J. Faherty, Kara Zivin
Journal Article

Reentry, Desistance, and Identity Achievement

This report is based on two foundational beliefs: Reentry policy needs to be based on a theoretical desistance model, and the empirical evidence supports a desistance model that involves movement toward a positive pro-social identity.

Aug 31, 2021

Shawn D. Bushway
Report

Developing the Great Lakes National Center of Expertise for Oil Spill Preparedness and Response: An Opportunity to Reduce Risk and Impacts of Future Spills in Freshwater

In 2016, Congress directed the U.S. Coast Guard to establish the Great Lakes National Center of Expertise for Oil Spill Preparedness and Response. This report makes recommendations for the center, its staffing, potential partnerships, and location.

Aug 31, 2021

Anna Jean Wirth, Dulani Woods, Katherine Anania, Gary Cecchine, Debra Knopman
Report

Army Theater Fires Command: Integration and Control of Very Long-Range Army Fires

The U.S. Army is developing a new generation of surface-to-surface fires with very long ranges. To help with integration, the Army proposed creating the Theater Fires Command, which will need to operate as part of a joint force.

Aug 30, 2021

John IV Gordon, John Matsumura
Report

The Rise of Virtual Schools: Selected Findings from the Third American School District Panel Survey

Results from the June 2021 American School District Panel survey suggest that K–12 remote instruction will outlast the pandemic. This report highlights districts' plans for temporary and more-lasting remote instruction options starting in fall 2021.

Aug 30, 2021

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Heather L. Schwartz
Journal Article

Longitudinal Associations Between Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Use, Eating Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Self-Rated Health in a Cohort of Low-Income Black Adults

We found significant longitudinal associations between smoking behavior and eating behavior, perceived stress, and self-rated health. This has implications for the development of behavior change programs and community-level interventions and policies.

Aug 27, 2021

Erika Litvin Bloom, Andy Bogart, Tamara Dubowitz, Rebecca L. Collins, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb, Wendy M. Troxel
Journal Article

Electronic Health Data Quality and Population Health Management Algorithms

In this perspective piece, we explore the implications of poor quality electronic health data on the use of population health management algorithms for patients, clinicians, and policymakers.

Aug 27, 2021

Zachary Predmore, Shira H. Fischer
Journal Article

Narrative Review and Evidence Mapping: Proteomics for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

This report presents evidence supporting proteomic tests for cancer and cardiovascular disease currently approved in the United States and proteomic tests that may be available in the near term.

Aug 26, 2021

Patricia Ann Stapleton, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Eric Apaydin, Goke Akinniranye, Alejandro U. Becerra-Ornelas, Grace Gahlon, Lea Xenakis, Max Griswold, Jody Larkin
Journal Article

Narrative Review and Evidence Mapping: Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care

Aside from areas related to medical imaging, the implementation of AI in health care is still in early stages. Notwithstanding concerns about potential risks, evaluation of current evidence found benefits associated with use of some AI applications.

Aug 26, 2021

Federico Girosi, Sean Mann, Vishnupriya Kareddy
Report

Assessing Health and Human Services Needs to Support an Integrated Health in All Policies Plan for Prince George's County, Maryland

This report describes a health and human services needs assessment of Prince George's County, Maryland. Findings from this report can inform Prince George's County's pursuit of a Health in All Policies approach to policymaking.

Aug 26, 2021

Ashley M. Kranz, Anita Chandra, Jaime Madrigano, Teague Ruder, Grace Gahlon, Janice C. Blanchard, Christopher J. King
Report

Leveraging Complexity in Great-Power Competition and Warfare: Volume II, Technical Details for a Complex Adaptive Systems Lens

This is a technical report that supports a companion report, Leveraging Complexity in Great-Power Competition and Warfare: Volume I, An Initial Exploration of How Complex Adaptive Systems Thinking Can Frame Opportunities and Challenges .

Aug 26, 2021

Sherrill Lingel, Matthew Sargent, Timothy R. Gulden, Tim McDonald, Parousia Rockstroh
Report

Leveraging Complexity in Great-Power Competition and Warfare: Volume I, An Initial Exploration of How Complex Adaptive Systems Thinking Can Frame Opportunities and Challenges

This report is the first in a two-part series that examines how complex adaptive systems thinking can be applied to great-power competition and warfare to aid in understanding how complexity might be exploited to U.S. advantage.

Aug 26, 2021

Sherrill Lingel, Matthew Sargent, Timothy R. Gulden, Tim McDonald, Parousia Rockstroh
Report

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Intelligence Analysis

The authors develop methods for assessing the impact of deploying artificial intelligence (AI) systems to support intelligence missions.

Aug 26, 2021

Daniel Ish, Jared Ettinger, Christopher Ferris
Report

In Search of a Durable Solution: Examining the Factors Influencing Postconflict Refugee Returns

There are 30 million refugees globally. Only one-third of refugees return home after ten years, and returns are not keeping pace with new displacements. The authors examine barriers to, and facilitators of, the safe, sustained return of refugees.

Aug 26, 2021

Louay Constant, Shelly Culbertson, Jonathan S. Blake, Mary Kate Adgie, Hardika Dayalani
Report

A Clean Sheet Approach to Space Acquisition in Light of the New Space Force

The authors describe an unconstrained "clean sheet" approach to space acquisition for the U.S. Space Force designed around the unique mission and calling of the new service.

Aug 25, 2021

William Shelton, Cynthia R. Cook, Charlie Barton, Frank Camm, Kelly Elizabeth Eusebi, Diana Gehlhaus, Moon Kim, Yool Kim, Megan McKernan, Sydne Newberry, Colby P. Steiner
Dissertation

Three Essays on the Broader Effects of the Opioid Crisis

Investigates the unintended consequences of opioid policies, OxyContin reformulation and prescription drug monitoring programs on crime, labor supply, and child welfare.

Aug 24, 2021

Sujeong Park

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