Pardee RAND Dissertations

Pardee RAND dissertations are produced by graduate fellows of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the world's leading producer of Ph.D.'s in policy analysis. The dissertations are supervised, reviewed, and approved by a Pardee RAND faculty committee overseeing each dissertation.

2017

Contextual Effects and Child Health and Cognition September 25, 2017

Victoria Shier
How Transparency and Reproducibility Can Increase Credibility in Policy Analysis: A Case Study of the Minimum Wage Policy Estimate September 22, 2017

Fernando Hoces de la Guardia
Role of Data in Improving Care within a Health System: A Case Study of the Australian Health System August 02, 2017

Lopamudra Das
Search and Rescue in the Arctic: Is the U.S. Prepared? June 19, 2017

Timothy William James Smith
Projecting the Structure of the Air Force Civilian Workforce in Light of Concerns about a Possible Retirement Wave May 11, 2017

Steven Trochlil
The Defense Acquisition Workforce Growth Initiative: Changing Workforce Characteristics and the Implications for Workforce Retention March 23, 2017

Michael H. Powell
Tweeting About Mental Health: Big Data Text Analysis of Twitter for Public Policy March 20, 2017

Mikhail Zaydman
Three Essays on Growth Econometrics March 15, 2017

Abdul Ahad Tariq
Towards Effective Design and Evaluation of Workplace Wellness Programs March 02, 2017

Benjamin Saul Batorsky
Let There Be Light: Green Industrial Policy and Energy Access in India February 27, 2017

Tobi A. Oluwatola

2016

NATO, Climate Change, and International Security: A Risk Governance Approach December 30, 2016

Tyler H. Lippert
Vibrant Symphony Orchestras: A Policy Analytic Perspective December 12, 2016

Brian Barber Dille
Turning Policy Promises into Blue Skies: Mixed-Method Assessment of China's Past and Future Air Pollution–Reduction Efforts November 18, 2016

Zhimin Mao
Police, Process, and Privacy: Three Essays on the Third Party Doctrine October 13, 2016

Anne E. Boustead
Considering Cultural Integration in the United States: Empirical Essays on Immigrants' Arts Participation September 21, 2016

Jennifer L. Novak
Exploring Single-Payer Alternatives for Health Care Reform July 25, 2016

Jodi L. Liu
The Global Epidemic of Occupational Injuries: Counts, Costs, and Compensation July 18, 2016

Ujwal Kharel
Balancing Immediate and Long-Term Defense Investments July 18, 2016

Jonathan P. Wong
Exploring Sources of Innovation in the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Case of Los Angeles July 15, 2016

Marlon Graf
Three Essays on Obesity: Food Environment, Attitudes toward Food, and Cash Transfers July 14, 2016

Nelly Josefina Mejia Gonzalez
The Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Nurses, Midwives, and Auxiliary Nurses in Health Clinics: The Case of Bénin, West Africa July 13, 2016

Nono Ayivi-Guedehoussou
Political Leadership in Afghanistan: Identifying and Assessing Determining Factors May 20, 2016

Ahmad Rahmani
Deception in Covert Nuclear Weapons Development: A Framework to Identify, Analyze, and Mitigate Future Long-Term Deception Efforts May 18, 2016

Brian J. Gordon
Improving Diet in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Leveraging the Food Environment for Change May 12, 2016

Christina Y. Huang
Directed International Technological Change and Climate Policy: New Methods for Identifying Robust Policies Under Conditions of Deep Uncertainty March 11, 2016

Edmundo Molina-Perez
Once A Cure; Second A Waste: Examining Hospital Readmission Rates of the Commercially Insured Under 65 Population February 19, 2016

Ning Fu
Analyzing Reduced Teenage Employment, 2000-2013 February 19, 2016

Abigail Haddad
Helping Districts Hire Better Teachers: A Case Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of a District's Teacher Hiring Practices February 17, 2016

Mollie Rudnick
Three Essays on the Development of the Labor Market and the Private Sector in Burma (Myanmar) February 17, 2016

Saw Htay Wah

2015

Improving the Cost Efficiency and Readiness of MC-130 Aircrew Training: A Case Study December 18, 2015

Sarah Evans
Improving Energy Security for Air Force Installations November 23, 2015

David Schill
Improving Standoff Bombing Capacity in the Face of Anti-Access Area Denial Threats November 20, 2015

Jordan Rozsa
Improving Utilization of and Adherence to Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans November 20, 2015

Jeremy Kurz
The Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Agriculture in Africa: Can It Fly? November 11, 2015

Shira Efron
Change Talk in a Group Motivational Interviewing Setting and Risk Reduction Among Homeless Young Adults November 03, 2015

Leslie Mullins
District-Union Collaboration on Teacher Evaluation Reforms: Case Studies of Three School Districts in California October 09, 2015

Beth Katz
Hello, Goodbye: Three Perspectives on Public School District Staff Turnover September 14, 2015

Susan Burkhauser
Controlling Tuberculosis Among High Risk Populations in Los Angeles: Three Essays July 09, 2015

Jessica Yeats
Go Gentle into That Good Night: The Past, Present, and Future of End-of-Life Care May 26, 2015

Adam E. Singer
Assessing the Feasibility of International Branch Campuses: Factors Universities Consider when Establishing Campuses Abroad May 26, 2015

Megan Clifford
Three Studies in Conflict April 28, 2015

Elizabeth Wilke
The Role of Social Relationships in the Transmission and Prevention of HIV Among Homeless Youth and Male Sex Workers: Three Essays April 24, 2015

Yashodhara Rana
Air Transport Pilot Supply and Demand: Current State and Effects of Recent Legislation April 15, 2015

Michael McGee
Changing Midstream: Providing Decision Support for Adaptive Strategies using Robust Decision Making: Applications in the Colorado River Basin March 27, 2015

Evan Bloom
Enhancing the Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of International Pilot Training (IPT) Within the U.S. Air Force: Is It Worth It? March 18, 2015

McKay McLaren
Federal Funding and Academic Productivity: Assessing Policy Levers for Sustainable Energy Researchers March 13, 2015

Aviva Litovitz
Patenting and Innovation in China: Incentives, Policy, and Outcomes March 06, 2015

Eric Warner
The Relationship Between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and Career Outcomes of Army Enlisted Servicemembers February 25, 2015

Jennifer Walters
Predicting Active Duty Air Force Pilot Attrition Given an Anticipated Increase in Major Airline Pilot Hiring February 25, 2015

Nolan Sweeney
Positive Youth Development in a School-Based Setting: A Study of the Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet School Program February 18, 2015

Shannon Maloney

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Pardee RAND Dissertations

2017

Contextual Effects and Child Health and Cognition September 25, 2017

How Transparency and Reproducibility Can Increase Credibility in Policy Analysis: A Case Study of the Minimum Wage Policy Estimate September 22, 2017

Role of Data in Improving Care within a Health System: A Case Study of the Australian Health System August 02, 2017

Search and Rescue in the Arctic: Is the U.S. Prepared? June 19, 2017

Projecting the Structure of the Air Force Civilian Workforce in Light of Concerns about a Possible Retirement Wave May 11, 2017

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Growth Initiative: Changing Workforce Characteristics and the Implications for Workforce Retention March 23, 2017

Tweeting About Mental Health: Big Data Text Analysis of Twitter for Public Policy March 20, 2017

Three Essays on Growth Econometrics March 15, 2017

Towards Effective Design and Evaluation of Workplace Wellness Programs March 02, 2017

Let There Be Light: Green Industrial Policy and Energy Access in India February 27, 2017

2016

NATO, Climate Change, and International Security: A Risk Governance Approach December 30, 2016

Vibrant Symphony Orchestras: A Policy Analytic Perspective December 12, 2016

Turning Policy Promises into Blue Skies: Mixed-Method Assessment of China's Past and Future Air Pollution–Reduction Efforts November 18, 2016

Police, Process, and Privacy: Three Essays on the Third Party Doctrine October 13, 2016

Considering Cultural Integration in the United States: Empirical Essays on Immigrants' Arts Participation September 21, 2016

Exploring Single-Payer Alternatives for Health Care Reform July 25, 2016

The Global Epidemic of Occupational Injuries: Counts, Costs, and Compensation July 18, 2016

Balancing Immediate and Long-Term Defense Investments July 18, 2016

Exploring Sources of Innovation in the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Case of Los Angeles July 15, 2016

Three Essays on Obesity: Food Environment, Attitudes toward Food, and Cash Transfers July 14, 2016

The Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Nurses, Midwives, and Auxiliary Nurses in Health Clinics: The Case of Bénin, West Africa July 13, 2016

Political Leadership in Afghanistan: Identifying and Assessing Determining Factors May 20, 2016

Deception in Covert Nuclear Weapons Development: A Framework to Identify, Analyze, and Mitigate Future Long-Term Deception Efforts May 18, 2016

Improving Diet in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Leveraging the Food Environment for Change May 12, 2016

Directed International Technological Change and Climate Policy: New Methods for Identifying Robust Policies Under Conditions of Deep Uncertainty March 11, 2016

Once A Cure; Second A Waste: Examining Hospital Readmission Rates of the Commercially Insured Under 65 Population February 19, 2016

Analyzing Reduced Teenage Employment, 2000-2013 February 19, 2016

Helping Districts Hire Better Teachers: A Case Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of a District's Teacher Hiring Practices February 17, 2016

Three Essays on the Development of the Labor Market and the Private Sector in Burma (Myanmar) February 17, 2016

2015

Improving the Cost Efficiency and Readiness of MC-130 Aircrew Training: A Case Study December 18, 2015

Improving Energy Security for Air Force Installations November 23, 2015

Improving Standoff Bombing Capacity in the Face of Anti-Access Area Denial Threats November 20, 2015

Improving Utilization of and Adherence to Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans November 20, 2015

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Agriculture in Africa: Can It Fly? November 11, 2015

Change Talk in a Group Motivational Interviewing Setting and Risk Reduction Among Homeless Young Adults November 03, 2015

District-Union Collaboration on Teacher Evaluation Reforms: Case Studies of Three School Districts in California October 09, 2015

Hello, Goodbye: Three Perspectives on Public School District Staff Turnover September 14, 2015

Controlling Tuberculosis Among High Risk Populations in Los Angeles: Three Essays July 09, 2015

Go Gentle into That Good Night: The Past, Present, and Future of End-of-Life Care May 26, 2015

Assessing the Feasibility of International Branch Campuses: Factors Universities Consider when Establishing Campuses Abroad May 26, 2015

Three Studies in Conflict April 28, 2015

The Role of Social Relationships in the Transmission and Prevention of HIV Among Homeless Youth and Male Sex Workers: Three Essays April 24, 2015

Air Transport Pilot Supply and Demand: Current State and Effects of Recent Legislation April 15, 2015

Changing Midstream: Providing Decision Support for Adaptive Strategies using Robust Decision Making: Applications in the Colorado River Basin March 27, 2015

Enhancing the Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of International Pilot Training (IPT) Within the U.S. Air Force: Is It Worth It? March 18, 2015

Federal Funding and Academic Productivity: Assessing Policy Levers for Sustainable Energy Researchers March 13, 2015

Patenting and Innovation in China: Incentives, Policy, and Outcomes March 06, 2015

The Relationship Between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and Career Outcomes of Army Enlisted Servicemembers February 25, 2015

Predicting Active Duty Air Force Pilot Attrition Given an Anticipated Increase in Major Airline Pilot Hiring February 25, 2015

Positive Youth Development in a School-Based Setting: A Study of the Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet School Program February 18, 2015