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Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

Creator:: Donin, Daniel
Abstract:: Due to the current cultural paradigm that incorporates the desire to be environmentally friendly and mitigate rising fuel costs, arguments about the cost of public transit systems, ridership rates, and methods to increase use are frequent topics of public policy concern. In response to these cultural and economic concerns, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Applying a Collaboration Model to Collaboration Corvallis

Creator:: Dugan, Dennis
Abstract:: Oregon State University and the City of Corvallis have recently embarked on a three-year series of meetings and forums (‘Collaboration Corvallis’) designed to increase collaboration between the two organizations and other relevant stakeholders as well as find solutions to worsening problems in the areas of parking, noise and student population...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Revenue Stability among Education Service Districts during the Great Recession: A Comparison of Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Clark, Joseph Oliver
Abstract:: Public education in the United States is fundamental to future economic performance. The attention paid to public education institutions generally revolves around school districts, state education agencies, and the role of the federal government. However, an often overlooked cog is the educational service agency. Known in Oregon and Washington as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Involvement Disadvantage: The Effects of Welfare Program Enrollment and Poverty on Familial Involvement

Creator:: Carroll, Joanna Michelle
Abstract:: The negative effects of poverty on childhood academic outcomes are well documented by current research. Children in poverty experience pronounced positive effects of familial involvement on these same academic outcomes. Unfortunately children in poverty experience low levels of familial involvement. Current familial involvement policy is centered in the school environment....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A Comparative Case Study of Human Trafficking Task Forces in Washington and Oregon and Preferences in Victim Assistance

Creator:: Timmons, Mika Yasuo
Abstract:: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Human Trafficking Task Forces bring together federal, state, and municipal governmental agencies and law enforcement agencies (“agencies”), and non-profit organizations and other service providers (“organizations”), for one main purpose: to reduce the trafficking of humans in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes in Rental Housing Policy in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Householder, Sydney
Abstract:: Housing is the single most important environmental factor associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity (United Nations, 2007). Most Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, and an estimated two-thirds of that is spent in the home (Klepeis et al., 2001). Studies show a link between substandard housing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Applied Merit Pay Challenges

Creator:: Creighton, Jason
Abstract:: From an organizational perspective, economic incentives are often used as a tool to induce behaviors which align the goals of individuals with the organization. As a fundamental concept, varied types of merit pay have been utilized to keep organizational and individual motives in sync. This can be illustrated in contracts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Evaluating the Public Cost, Relative Subsidy, and Repayment Burden of Selected U.S. Student Loan Repayment Options

Creator:: Hauser, Daniel C.
Abstract:: American students are graduating from college averaging tens of thousands of dollars in debt, leading to substantial repayment burdens and potentially inefficient shifts in spending patterns and career choices. A political trend towards austerity coupled with the rising student debt make effective allocation of federal higher education resources a high...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Influence of State Level Variation in Maternity Leave Policies on U.S. Mothers’ Labor Force Participation

Creator:: Clark, Clair Elizabeth
Abstract:: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 guarantees mothers twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for and bond with a newborn child, however, upon implementation only 45 percent of workers were covered by this law due to strict eligibility requirements and the proportion of eligible workers is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Exploring a Mental Health Crisis : An Examination of Mental Health Arrests in Benton County, OR

Creator:: Lanfear, Charles C.
Abstract:: Benton County, Oregon is presently experiencing a crisis level of police contacts with mentally ill suspects. The cause of this sudden increase is currently unknown and local law enforcement is not adequately equipped or funded to respond to this development. This report summarizes the recent literature on law enforcement encounters...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Investigating the Barriers to the Adoption of Solar Water Heating in Oregon

Creator:: Getchell, Matthew
Abstract:: This study investigates the barriers faced by solar water heating (SWH) in the state of Oregon. SWH is a renewable energy technology (RET) that serves a functional purpose by heating water from a renewable resource (the sun) for practical commercial or domestic applications. Oregon currently experiences a low level of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Trends and Discrepancies in Program Completion Rates in a Dual Enrollment Program

Creator:: Erstad, Rachel J.
Abstract:: The United States is struggling to improve the educational attainment of high school students in order to meet workforce needs and remain internationally competitive. Fewer than 80% of U.S. students graduate from high school despite 30 years of policy initiatives aimed at improving graduation rates. This study focuses on completion...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Exploring the Rationale For and Role of Public Financing for Food Hubs

Creator:: Anselm, Marie E.
Abstract:: Food hubs are a key solution to advance local and regional food systems by providing aggregation, storage, and distribution services to small and mid-sized farmers and thereby help them to access local and regional markets. By performing these functions, food hubs produce valuable services to not only farmers but to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Creator:: Wall, Conor
Abstract:: Declining population is a major concern for rural communities. In many places, out-migration has led to a loss of key services. This essay investigates the role of services, as well as labor markets, natural amenities, distance to urban areas, and community size, in determining net migration rates for small Oregon...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Community Driven Development (CDD) in Action: Three Case Studies of International Nongovernmental Development Organizations’ (INGOs’) CDD Practices

Creator:: Rhynard-Geil, Meghann
Abstract:: Since the 1980s, NGOs have created a necessary niche for themselves within developing nations addressing poverty “traps” such as: lack of infrastructure, corruption, environmental degradation, conflict, disease, educational paucity, and gender inequality. Due to increasing issues of dependency and failed development projects resulting from a top-down, organizational structure, international nongovernmental...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Population Density and Households’ Transportation and Housing Cost Trade-Offs

Creator:: Palm, Matthew
Abstract:: As metropolitan governments explore density-promoting “smart growth” policies, finer analysis is needed to quantify the impact of such changes on households’ transportation and housing costs. Existing research suggests that households in urban areas face a trade-off between living in areas with higher housing costs and lower transportation costs or the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Examining Opposition Movements and Regime Stability in Tunisia and Jordan during the Arab Spring: A Political Opportunities Approach

Creator:: Meuse, Paul
Abstract:: By conducting a comparative case study of Tunisia and Jordan this essay seeks to add to the Arab Spring literature addressing why outcomes varied so significantly among countries in the region, especially given seemingly comparable demographic, socio-economic and political environments in the region as a whole. However, in contrast to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Constructing Peace After Civil War: Assessing the Role of Power-sharing on the Durability of Peace

Creator:: Martin, Marisa L.
Abstract:: A growing concern among the international community is that civil war has become the most common form of armed conflict worldwide. To prevent further bloodshed, more research is urgently needed to understand the causes of conflict and most successful strategies for peace. The bargaining theory of war proposes that former...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Sovereignty Under Arrest? Public Law 280 and its Discontents

Creator:: Cline, Sarah N.
Abstract:: Law enforcement in Indian Country has been characterized as a “maze of injustice”—one in which offenders too easily escape and victims are too easily lost (Amnesty International, 2007). Tribal, state, and federal governments have recently sought to amend this through the passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Creator:: Bolick, Zachary L.
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service has been forced to adapt to numerous changes over the last three decades. These include a dramatic reduction in workforce, a declining budget, and controversial lawsuits. Moreover, recent agency wide studies suggest that within the Forest Service a new resource management paradigm has emerged that differs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Institutional Path Dependence in NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program: A Case Study of Technological Evolution and Persistence

Creator:: Waddell, Trevor W.
Abstract:: Despite extensive research on the historical and technical aspects of national space policy, little has attempted to understand the links between technological evolution in NASA’s spaceflight program in relation to its administrative, political and economic context. This essay explores these connections in the development and evolution of core systems in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

Creator:: Kloepfer, Daniel H.
Abstract:: The role of science in marine policy, and environmental policy in general, is a debated topic. Currently, there is an increasing desire for transparent and participatory democracy that involves more input from local residents and other non-experts. These demands often conflict with the increasing complexity of problems and the real...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Food Fight: The Effect of Food Availability on the Probability of Violent Conflict Onset

Creator:: Olson, Jarrod
Abstract:: In the past decade, scholars have increasingly turned to quantitative analysis to understand the complex interplay of factors driving intrastate conflict. International agencies, nonprofits and governments have maintained that food insecurity is a significant driver of violent conflict. This paper tests this popular assumption with a model drawn from Azar’s...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

Applying a Collaboration Model to Collaboration Corvallis

Revenue Stability among Education Service Districts during the Great Recession: A Comparison of Oregon and Washington

The Involvement Disadvantage: The Effects of Welfare Program Enrollment and Poverty on Familial Involvement

A Comparative Case Study of Human Trafficking Task Forces in Washington and Oregon and Preferences in Victim Assistance

A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes in Rental Housing Policy in Corvallis, Oregon

Applied Merit Pay Challenges

Evaluating the Public Cost, Relative Subsidy, and Repayment Burden of Selected U.S. Student Loan Repayment Options

The Influence of State Level Variation in Maternity Leave Policies on U.S. Mothers’ Labor Force Participation

Exploring a Mental Health Crisis : An Examination of Mental Health Arrests in Benton County, OR

Investigating the Barriers to the Adoption of Solar Water Heating in Oregon

Trends and Discrepancies in Program Completion Rates in a Dual Enrollment Program

Exploring the Rationale For and Role of Public Financing for Food Hubs

Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

Community Driven Development (CDD) in Action: Three Case Studies of International Nongovernmental Development Organizations’ (INGOs’) CDD Practices

Population Density and Households’ Transportation and Housing Cost Trade-Offs

Examining Opposition Movements and Regime Stability in Tunisia and Jordan during the Arab Spring: A Political Opportunities Approach

Constructing Peace After Civil War: Assessing the Role of Power-sharing on the Durability of Peace

Sovereignty Under Arrest? Public Law 280 and its Discontents

Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Institutional Path Dependence in NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program: A Case Study of Technological Evolution and Persistence

A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

Food Fight: The Effect of Food Availability on the Probability of Violent Conflict Onset

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