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Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Policies – Ensuring Success in Citrus Heights, Mary Poole

Parent Involvement in the Salinas Union High School District: A Work in Progress, Kathryn Ramirez

Chest Pain Center: The Efficiency and Efficacy on Chest Pain Treatment, Thomas A. Rhodes

Measuring Police Effectiveness and Responsiveness in a Decentralized Organizational Structure, Manjit Sappal

Fire Service Collaboration: A Case Study of Opportunity for Boring Fire District No. 59, Brian Stewart

An Examination of the Worth of a Civic Engagement Program at Contra Costa College, San Pablo, California, Louis A. Tamillow

Trends in Prescribing Antidepressants: A Case Study on the Increase in Antidepressant Prescriptions, Martha Tews

Blood Utilization Program: Is there a Need to Implement? A Case Study at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, Christine Tibbs

Blood Utilization Program: Is there a Need to Implement? A Case Study at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, Christine Tibbs

REDUCING TRUANCY IN THE HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Michael Toy

Efficacy of Syringe Access Services: A Case Study of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation’s Syringe Access Services (SAS) Program, Elissa Velez

Addicted to Homelessness: An Examination of Substance Abuse Treatment Philosophies and Their Effectiveness on the Prevalent Life Problem of Homelessness, Johanna Wong

Election Options for Voters A Phenomenological Study of Implementing an All-Mail Ballot Election in Santa Clara, Jennifer Yamaguma

Employee Wellness Program: Assessing the Employee’s Participation Based on Strategic Methods at Monterey County, Rosa Zamudio

Critical Incident Stress Management for Contra Costa County Sheriff's Dispatchers: Evaluating the need for programs to help decrease Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of Next Generation 9-1-1 implementation, Nicole Zanotelli

A Social Media Campaign to Vote Could Increase Voter Participation in Salinas, CA, By Greta Sandra Arevalo Zepeda

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Determining the Reasons for Business Investment in Early Childhood Education, Joshua R. Baker

Community Response Against Teen Dating Violence, Lucy Hernandez

Assessing the Readiness for Change in the Mental Health Division of the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency, Amanda Jones LaPointe

A TALE OF TWO CITIES: A CASE STUDY ON THE USE OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN TEXAS, Janet Maccubbin

A Tale of Two Cities: A Case Study on the Use of Tax Increment Financing as an Economic Development Tool in Texas, Janet Maccubbin

The Efficacy of the Veteran's Recruitment Act Recruitment Policies: Requiring Hiring of Highly Disabled Veterans for Physically Demanding Positions, Susannah E. Reily

Implementation of No Child Left Behind Legislation: A Case Study of the Impact on Teaching and Instruction Practices on a Northern California Middle School, Shanika D. Rucker

AN ANALYSIS OF ADOPTING A CENTRALIZED CONTRACTING MODEL FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, Alice Truong

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Finding Out What Issues Citizens Care About Most: Should Local Governments Adopt an Electronic Citizen Survey? A Case Study of the Fayetteville (NC) City Council, Phillip Gilfus

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Think, SHOP, Live Elk Grove Campaign, Christian P. Punsal

Rate-Setting Philosophies of Elected Officials and Funding Needs of Selected California Wastewater Districts, Jayne Strommer

Solano Community College Student Health Center: A Case Study to Evaluate How the Mental Health Service Should Evolve, Deborah Summers-Collins

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Post Deployment Health Reassessment: An Iraq War Veteran's Analysis, Andrew Clifford

Altering Proposition 13 to Include Periodic Reassessment of Commercial Property: The perspectives of Redwood City, City of Newark, and City of Los Altos, Sherry Nikzat

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Implementing Bicycle Lanes on Mission Street, San Francisco: A Feasibility Study, Rosalie S. Roque

Creating a High Performance Crisis Intervention Team: An evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Crisis Intervention Team in Butte County, California, Stephen L. Solano

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Paying for Unfunded Mandates: A Case Study of NPDES Program Funding in the City of Salinas, Carl Niizawa

Health Disparities in East Oakland: A Case Study for Implementing Universal Health Care in Minority Communities, Rita Robinson

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

An Evaluation of the California Highway Patrol's Speed Enforcement Team Program within the Castro Valley Area Jurisdiction, James E. Allen

New Public Management: A Study of a New Model of Government and Running a National Park to Achieve Financial Self Sufficiency, the Presidio of San Francisco, Carla A. Armstrong

City of Monterey Green Building Program: Examination of the Trial Phase of Monterey's Green Building Program, Samuel C. Arno

Deploying Traveler Information Systems: Is Interagency Collaboration Required for Successful Deployment?, Grace Blakeslee

Is There a Need for Community Care Licensing Division to Mandate Initial and On-Going Training to Increase Quality of Care Provided: A Case Study of Licensed Family Child Care Homes in Contra Costa, Shanice Boyette

An Examination into the Need for Effective Patient-Centered Communication Training in Napa and Solano Counties, Barbara Brock

The Effectiveness of Line-Item Budgeting: A Study of Marina Coast Water District, Kelly Cadiente

Invasive Pest Management A Case for Benchmarking the Emergency Response Process, John Canaday

An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Sacramento County's Mental Health Services Act Programs to Reduce the Amount of Mentally Ill Homeless, Samantha Carr

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OFFICE OF MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Jason Chan

Finding the way home: A Proposal to Investigate the Causational Factors of Homelessness in Bradley County, Tennessee, Michael Cole

Funding Parks Through Private-public Partnerships in Berkeley, California, Susan Ferrera

Planning for Mobility in Life After Driving: Challenges and Options for Older Adults in Palo Alto, CA, Elyse Brummer Gerson

Voting Participation Among Filipinos: A Case Study of Filipino Voters in Alameda County, Yashin Griffith

Reducing Emergency Room Usage in Solano County, Ian Kaiser

An Evaluation of Voting Language Options: A Case Study of Vietnamese Voters in Alameda County, California, Jennifer Luong

Discipline Based Approaches and Student Performance, Brook MacMillan

Mixed-Use Development in Reno, NV, and the Resulting Effect on Quality of Life, Shannon Robert Manning

Assessing Performance and Importance of Organizational Work Teams at the University of California Davis, Nilo Mia

Research Proposal of Citizen Participation in Neighborhood Redevelopment Projects, Tomiquia Moss

Taking the Human Out of Human Services, Nancy O'Hara

A Re-Examination of Public Consultation in Merced County: A Case Study of the Riverside Motorsports Project, Joshua Pedrozo

Enhancing Employee Recruitment Through Utilization of a Citywide Alternate Work Schedule in the City of Fremont, Amy Natalie Rakley

Obstacles to Effectively Recruit Generation Y to County Employment: A Case Study of the Monterey County Health Department, Sheena Rentar

An Exploratory View of the New San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge: Public Private Partnerships and Communication Strategies During Large Infrastructure Construction, Joel Sayre

A Disproportionality Epidemic: An In-Depth Look at Increased Cultural Competence and Decision-Making to Decrease the Disproportional Number of African American Children Within Sacramento County Child Welfare Services, Zenae N. Scott

Improving Performance and Output for a Multi-Agency Intelligence Center: A Case for Longer Duration Deployments to Afghanistan, Selby Smith

Systematic Recruiting: Reassessing a Structured Approach to Planning in an Interactively Complex Environment, David B. Sosa

Examination of the Effectiveness of a Rewards and Recognition Program: A Case Study of the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, Lindsay Synsteby

MEASURING THE LEVEL OF PATIENT SATISFACTION OF EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS AT METHODIST HOSPITAL: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLICLY INSURED AND PRIVATELY INSURED PATIENTS?, Kyle V. Tupaz

Developing a Strategy for Effective and Sustainable Urban Renewal and Redevelopment. A Case Study on the City of Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency's Phoenix Park Public Housing Development., Camille Broussard Wise

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Structure, Process, Analysis and Information: 9/11 and the Inevitability of Organizational Failure, Paul Boyd

An Analysis of the Anticipated Efficacy of Providing Motivational Interviews to Multiple DUI Offenders in Order to Reduce DUI Recidivism in Sacramento County, AnnMarie Boylan

Determining the Effectiveness of California's Three Strike Law: A Proposal for an Evaluation of its Implementation Methods, Maryam Farshad

Examining the Effectiveness of Measure V: The Sales and Use Tax in Salinas, California, Teresa Kistler

Feasibility of a Financial Warning System for Washington State School Districts, Shawn Lewis, CPA

Amending Teenage Graduated Licensing with Mandatory Drivers Education, Ana M. Negron

Implementing New Technologies to Reduce Operating Costs in the City of Palo Alto: An Exploratory Study, Lalo Perez

An Evaluation of the Application of Work Family Policies in First 5 Children and Families Commissions, LaTina A. Price

Understanding Consumer and Family Member Participation in Mental Health System Improvement Initiatives, Louise F. Rogers

Heart Attack Risk Factors and the Morbidity and Mortality of Firefighters A Study of the Level of Awareness of California Chief Fire Officers, Demetrious N. Shaffer

The Development of Succession and Training Planning in California's Regional Centers, Kevin S. Simpson

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

An Analysis of the Limited Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Collision of Special Interests or an Evolution of Support?, Anita Shafer Aaron

Perceptions and Impacts of Women Utilizing Alternative Work Schedules: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ameka A. Chapman

The Imperial Manor Mobile Home Park in the City of Citrus Heights: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of Residents Receiving Community Development Block Grant Funds, Stefani Daniell

Squeezing More Money from SCAAP: Efforts to Accurately Identify Criminal Aliens Housed in County Jails in California, Arnold Fitt

After-School Programs: Evaluation of After-Programs, Crime and Teenage Pregnancy Rates amongst Children and Youth Ages 12 to 17 Years, Seretha L. Gallaread

Models of Decision Making That Challenge Historical Power Bases and Professional Biases in Cities: Public Administration Must Embrace Change and Recognize That the Desires of Residents Need to Outweigh Not Only Political Patronage but Also Their Own Professional Biases in Order to Avoid a Further Degradation of the Public's Perception of Government, Joe Guerra

Tobacco Control Awareness and Political Activism: A case Study of the Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition, Christine Hom

The Benefits of Succession Planning on Employee Attitude and Retention: Evaluating the Impacts of Succession Planning at the Novato Police Department, David L. Jeffries

Reducing the Localized Cancer Risk: Determining the Feasibility for Reducing Diesel Particulate-Matter Emissions from Heavy-duty Diesel Trucks in Containerized Movement Operations Near the Port of Long Beach, John Kato

A Time Expenditure Comparison Between Paper and Automated Travel Authorizations, Jason C. Kedzierski

Tenant Selection Within Existing Legal Parameters, Rebecca J. Ketah-Roxas

Success Factors for Rural/Historic Economic Revitalization: What Funding Sources and Strategies Lead to Long-Term Self-Sustainability - Rural California Case Studies, Janice McClintock

Increasing Low-Income Homeownership Opportunities in Marin County: A Case for the Sale of the Golden Gate Village Public Housing Complex, Lori McLemore-Fall

After Quantity Comes Quality: Defining a Policy Agenda for California Proposition 49-Afterschool Programs, Kindra F. Montgomery

The Study of a Contemporary Approach to Post-Academy Recruit Training, Steven Pitts

A Case Study of the Cost Savings/Increases in the Privatization of the Operation and Maintenance of the City of East Palo Alto Water System, Dennis M. Reid, P.E.

Succession Planning and Law Enforcement, Aaron Roth

Seneca Center Oak Grove: A Case Study on Employee Turnover, Joanna L. Scrutchins

California's Goal for More Renewable Energy: The Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program, Danielle Matthews Seperas

Leadership and the Organizational Climate: How Does Leadership Affect the Climate of the organization?, Michael S. Styles

The Disparities of African American Children in the Child Welfare System, Angelita Taylor

Motivation Techniques and Incentive Programs into the Office of Personnel Management's Retention Plan, Tresmontan

Retirement Planning: How do Federal Civil Service Employees Compare to Private Sector Employees, Cheryll L. Williams

An Evaluation of San Francisco's Public Policy to Prohibit Weight Discrimination, Catherine M. Wippel