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Dissertation
Managing New Orleans Flood Risk in an Uncertain Future Using Non-Structural Risk Mitigation
Considers proposals to augment the existing flood-damage protection system in New Orleans with ''nonstructural'' risk mitigation programs focused on single-family homes.
Apr 20, 2010
Research Brief
Post-Katrina Project Demonstrates a Rapid, Participatory Assessment of Health Care and Develops a Partnership for Post-Disaster Recovery in New Orleans
Stakeholders in communities in which health care access was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina were engaged in an assessment of health priorities, as well as in data interpretation and plan design, to produce a sustainable community-academic partnership.
Mar 10, 2010
Research Brief
Unique Framework Helps Louisiana Community Prioritize Its Investments in Children and Families
Describes a decisionmaking framework, focused on the intersection of needs, assets, and best practices, designed to help the Louisiana community of Shreveport-Bossier prioritize its investments in children and families.
Feb 19, 2010
Research Brief
How Fare the Displaced and Returned Residents of New Orleans? Results of an Innovative Pilot Survey
The Displaced New Orleans Residents Pilot Study shows that it is possible to study this hard-to-survey population to determine rates of return and mental illness among residents who experienced Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Jan 15, 2010
Journal Article
Employment and Self-Employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
This study uses data from the monthly Current Population Survey to examine the short- and longer-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on the labor market outcomes of prime-age individuals in the most affected states--Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi--and for evacuees in any state.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Linking Reading Coaches and Student Achievement: Evidence from Florida Middle Schools
Although reading coaches are increasingly prevalent in schools nationwide, empirical evidence for their effects on student achievement is scarce. This article helps to address this gap by conducting an evaluation of a statewide reading coach program in Florida middle schools.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
How Instructional Coaches Support Data-Driven Decision Making: Policy Implementation and Effects in Florida Middle Schools
This article examines the convergence of two popular school improvement policies: instructional coaching and data-driven decision making (DDDM). Drawing on a mixed methods study of a statewide reading coach program in Florida middle schools, the article examines how coaches support DDDM and how this support relates to student and teacher outcomes.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
District Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) Program: Year One Evaluation Report
This report presents findings from the first year of District Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) (2008-09 school year), with emphasis on program participation decisions made by districts, the local design preferences for performance pay plans, and the early implementation experiences of D.A.T.E. participants.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Children's Mental Health Care Following Hurricane Katrina: A Field Trial of Trauma-Focused Psychotherapies
New Orleans school children participated in an assessment and field trial of two interventions 15 months after Hurricane Katrina.
Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article
Students Left Behind: Measuring 10th to 12th Grade Student Persistence Rates in Texas High Schools
The authors propose several guidelines for using existing graduation and persistence rate data and argue that a national effort to track students as they progress through high school is essential to reconcile conflicting estimates.
Jan 1, 2010
Report
Priorities for Investments in Children and Families in Louisiana
The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier selected education, health, and poverty as the focus for funding related to children and families. This framework helps the Foundation prioritize investments by identifying the intersection of local needs, community assets, and national best practices.
Dec 31, 2009
Journal Article
Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans
Community members emphasized healthcare access challenges; unmet needs of specific vulnerable populations; and opportunities, resources, and community adaptations to improve healthcare access.
Dec 1, 2009
Commentary
Human Side of Katrina Recovery Still Needs Work
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, many people in the Gulf Coast region are still
Oct 17, 2009
Report
Measuring the Performance of the Dallas Police Department: 2008-2009 Results
Describes the state of policing in Dallas, Texas, based on the results of four surveys carried out in 2008-2009.
Oct 15, 2009
Commentary
Five Questions President Obama Should Ask in His Visit to New Orleans
The federal government has spent about $140 billion responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the Gulf Coast now needs more money for hurricane and flood protection and for coastal restoration. But we still haven't properly evaluated whether our money was spent wisely, writes Melissa Flournoy.
Oct 14, 2009
Journal Article
Strengthening Prevention Performance Using Technology: A Formative Evaluation of Interactive Getting to Outcomes®
This article reports on a formative evaluation of efforts to build community-based prevention capacity in two states (Tennessee and Missouri) using an Internet-based system known as interactive Getting To Outcomes® (iGTO).
Oct 1, 2009
News Release
More Support Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters
The valuable roles that nongovernmental organizations can play in helping communities recover from disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are not well-defined in federal, state or local policies. Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.
Sep 23, 2009
Report
More Support Is Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters
Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.
Sep 18, 2009
Report
Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System
Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes the extent to which patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, and assesses trends in patient safety outcomes.
Aug 24, 2009
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009
A section on U.S. health care reform accompanies features on piracy, education priorities, emerging technologies, and Arkansas antismoking programs; other stories discuss climate change, parolees, oil risks, Mexican security, and global drug policies.
Aug 17, 2009

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Vanessa Parks

Associate Sociologist

Vanessa Parks (she/her) is an associate sociologist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her work explores the health and social consequences of disasters, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of her work is focused on promoting public health…
Jordan R. Fischbach

Adjunct Policy Researcher

Jordan R. Fischbach (he/him) is an adjunct policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and the director of Planning and Policy Research at The Water Institute of the Gulf. He codirected the RAND Climate Resilience Center from 2015 to 2020, and his research focuses on climate adaptation, urban…

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