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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.

2023

Beliefs, Needs, and Participation: Aligning Risk Governance and Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Methods May 11, 2023

Sara Turner
Coherence to Choices: Informing Decisions on Public-Private Partnerships in the Space Sector May 03, 2023

Moon Kim
The Development of In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Technology: Drivers, Challenges, and Policy Implications April 07, 2023

Marissa Herron
Whither the Liberal International Order? Does an Attenuated Liberal International Order Affect the Propensity, Incidence, and Intensity of Conflict? April 05, 2023

Michael J. Gaines
Sustaining Global Leadership February 08, 2023

Harun Dogo
The Impact of a Summer Program on the Development of Historically Underrepresented Minorities in STEM January 12, 2023

Claudia Elizabeth Rodriguez-Solorio

2022

Robust Decision Making in Health Policy: Applications to COVID-19 and Colorectal Cancer December 22, 2022

Pedro Nascimento de Lima
Comics as Policy Communication: An Exploratory Analysis November 09, 2022

Karen Lee
Thinking About the Unthinkable: Examining North Korea's Military Threat to China November 08, 2022

Diana Y. Myers
Facing the Ravenous Sea Dragon: How Weaker Nations Confront Chinese Coercion in the South China Sea November 01, 2022

Dung Huynh
Financial Mechanisms in a Disaster Aftermath: The Mexican Case October 25, 2022

Alejandro Uriel Becerra-Ornelas
A Proposed Decision Framework for DoD Investment in Nuclear Energy Technology: Focused on Microreactors at DoD Locations in the U.S. October 05, 2022

Kyle D. Haak
Three Essays on HIV Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa September 06, 2022

Uzaib Saya
Gaps between Medical Cannabis Research and Policy August 24, 2022

Nima Shahidinia
A Lot on their Shoulders: Predictive Modelling Approaches for Addressing Shrinking Working Populations in Select Countries August 16, 2022

Ifeanyi Edochie
Assessing Program Sustainability for Public Health in Low-Resource Setting August 12, 2022

Mahlet Gizaw
Learning and Earning in This New Economy: A Study of Rideshare Drivers in Los Angeles July 22, 2022

Benjamin Smith
Ovens and Tinderboxes in the Golden State: A Mixed-Methods Exploratory Analysis of Joint Heatwave Power Outage Events July 21, 2022

Kathleen Loa
Responding to Urban Innovation: The Case of E-Scooters in Los Angeles County May 18, 2022

Jarrett Catlin
To Disclose, or Not to Disclose, That Is the Question: A Methods-Based Approach for Examining & Improving the US Government's Vulnerabilities Equities Process March 11, 2022

Lindsey Polley

2021

Design, Validation, and An Application of the Future Adult Model: A Dynamic Microsimulation Model of Health-Related Outcomes in the United States November 17, 2021

Bryan Tysinger
#KeepingItReal: Improving Social Media Users' Resistance to False Information during Elections November 09, 2021

Hilary Reininger
Youth Information Networks and Propensity to Serve in the Military September 30, 2021

Diana Gehlhaus
Three Essays on the Broader Effects of the Opioid Crisis August 24, 2021

Sujeong Park
Increasing Fighter Pilot Retention with Improved Basing Decisions August 12, 2021

Russell H. Williams
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blockchain: Implications and Applications of Blockchain May 25, 2021

Pavan Katkar
Dissemination of Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter and Its Countermeasures April 21, 2021

Christine Chen
Exploring the Influences of External Factors on the Veteran Disability Compensation Program February 23, 2021

Nicholas Broten
Technological Change and the Skill Premium: 21st Century Evidence February 09, 2021

Jesse Lastunen

2020

Accumulation, Autonomy, and Expectations: Three Essays on the Impact of U.S. Health Care Industry Consolidation December 04, 2020

Claire E. O'Hanlon
Attracting the Right Volunteers: U.S. Army Functional Areas and the Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program September 23, 2020

William H. Waggy II
Loosening the Okinawan Knot: A Mixed-Methods Study of Okinawan Public Perceptions of the U.S. Military September 21, 2020

Balys Gintautas
Climate Finance and Green Bond Evolution: Informing Policy with Machine Learning Text Analytics August 04, 2020

Amber Jaycocks
Three Essays In Health Policy and Economics: Surprise Out-of-Network Medical Bills and Out-of-Network Health Care Provider Payment in the United States July 16, 2020

Erin Lindsey Duffy
Not All Housing Is Created Equal: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Well-Being of Adults in Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles County June 19, 2020

Melissa Francisca Felician
Public Health and Safety Consequences of Liberalizing Drug Laws: Insights from Cannabis Legalization June 15, 2020

Steven Davenport
Fulfilling Clandestiny: Reframing the "Crime-Terror Nexus" by Exploring Conditions of Insurgent and Criminal Organizations' Origins, Incentives, and Strategic Pivots June 15, 2020

Etienne Rosas
Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios June 03, 2020

John A. Hamm
The Unforeseen Consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Society: A Systematic Review of Regulatory Gaps Generated by AI in the U.S. June 02, 2020

Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez Gaviria
Building Better Games for National Security Policy Analysis: Towards a Social Scientific Approach April 07, 2020

Elizabeth M. Bartels
Physician Professional Satisfaction, Job Role and Income in the United States January 14, 2020

Eric Apaydin

2019

Promotion, Turnover and Satisfaction in the Army Civilian Workforce: An Analysis of Features of Occupation Ladders and Employee Perspectives of the Work Environment December 27, 2019

Christina E. Steiner
Taxpayers' Misperceptions and Two Novel Behavioral Interventions to Counter Tax Evasion December 27, 2019

Gursel Rafig oglu Aliyev
People First: Improving Equitability of Air Force Recruiting Operations December 24, 2019

Felix Knutson
A Need for Speed? Identifying the Effects of Space Acquisition Timelines on Space Deterrence and Conflict Outcomes December 24, 2019

Benjamin Goirigolzarri
Indian Summer: Three Essays on Heatwave Vulnerability, Estimation and Adaptation December 23, 2019

Gulrez Shah Azhar
Mainland Strikes and U.S. Military Strategy Towards China: Historical Cases, Interviews, and a Scenario-Based Survey of American National Security Elites December 20, 2019

John Speed Meyers
Understanding Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports: An Evaluation of Medicaid's Balancing Incentive Program September 24, 2019

Yan Wang
Three Essays on Minority and Immigrant Outcomes in a New Era of Immigration Enforcement: Evidence from Los Angeles September 13, 2019

Ashley N. Muchow
The Criminal Justice System and More Lenient Drug Policy: Three Case Studies on California's Changes to How Its Criminal Justice System Addresses Drug Use April 15, 2019

Gabriel Weinberger

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