Student-Authored Publications

Pardee RAND Graduate School students participate in many RAND research projects through their On-the-Job Training. These projects provide students with tremendous opportunities to publish their work in RAND reports and peer-reviewed journals. In fact, many of our students develop an impressive publications record during their tenure at Pardee RAND, which enables them to compete successfully for positions at universities and other research institutions.

Below is a list of publications that our students have recently authored or co-authored. The list provides an excellent illustration of the range of publications that our students have had a hand in developing.

2016

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  What Are Teachers' and School Leaders' Major Concerns About New K–12 State Tests? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader PanelsOctober 18, 2016

  Julia H. Kaufman, Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Scott Naftel, Michael Robbins, Chandra Garber, Cordaye Ogletree, Susannah Faxon-Mills, V. Darleen Opfer

  This report shares U.S. principals' and teachers' concerns about implementation of state assessment tests aligned to the new standards, drawing on new survey tools for understanding educators' perspectives: RAND's American Teacher Panel (ATP) and American School Leader Panel (ASLP). Findings indicate particular concern with students' test performance, as well as more prevalent concerns about the PARCC assessment compared with other assessments.

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  Investing in the Fight: Assessing the Use of the Commander's Emergency Response Program in AfghanistanOctober 13, 2016

  Daniel Egel, Charles P. Ries, Ben Connable, Todd Helmus, Eric Robinson, Isaac Baruffi, Melissa A. Bradley, Kurt Card, Kathleen Loa, Sean Mann, et al.

  This report examines the use of the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) in Afghanistan. It explores the effectiveness of CERP in supporting tactical operations in Afghanistan during the counterinsurgency-focused 2010–2013 time frame using both qualitative and quantitative methods and describes CERP's origins, history, and existing research on the effectiveness of CERP in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisOctober 7, 2016

  Lara Hilton, Susanne Hempel, Brett Ewing, Eric Apaydin, Lea Xenakis, Sydne Newberry, Benjamin Colaiaco, Alicia Ruelaz Ruelaz, Roberta M. Shanman, Melony E. Sorbero, et al.

  Chronic pain patients increasingly seek treatment through mindfulness meditation. This study aims to synthesize evidence on efficacy and safety of mindfulness meditation interventions for the treatment of chronic pain in adults.

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  Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress: Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisOctober 7, 2016

  Lara Hilton, Alicia Ruelaz Ruelaz, Benjamin Colaiaco, Eric Apaydin, Melony E. Sorbero, Marika Booth, Roberta M. Shanman, Susanne Hempel

  RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of meditation interventions to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in treating adults diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder.

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  Security Sector Reform in UkraineOctober 5, 2016

  Olga Oliker, Lynn E. Davis, Keith Crane, Andrew Radin, Celeste Gventer, Susanne Sondergaard, James T. Quinlivan, Stephan B. Seabrook, Jacopo Bellasio, Bryan Frederick, et al.

  The Maidan Revolution in Ukraine created an opportunity for change and reforms in a system that had resisted them for 25 years. This report examines Ukraine's security sector — assessing what different institutions need to do and where gaps exist — and offers recommendations for the reform of Ukraine's security and defense institutions that meet Ukraine's security needs and align with Euro-Atlantic standards and approaches.

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  Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: A Systematic ReviewOctober 4, 2016

  Margaret Maglione, Susanne Hempel, Alicia Ruelaz Ruelaz, Eric Apaydin, Brett Ewing, Lara Hilton, Lea Xenakis, Roberta M. Shanman, Sydne Newberry, Benjamin Colaiaco, et al.

  RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from randomized controlled trials of mindfulness meditation interventions — used adjunctively or as monotherapy — to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in alleviating chronic pain in adults.

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  To Educate or to Incarcerate: Factors in Disproportionality in School DisciplineSeptember 30, 2016

  Matthew L. Mizel, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Eric R. Pedersen, Joan Tucker, Brett Ewing, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

  This study examined how demographic, individual, and family factors contribute to disparities in office referral and suspension/expulsion in high schools.

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  Strengthening Prior Service–Civil Life Gains and Continuum of Service Accessions into the Army's Reserve ComponentsSeptember 27, 2016

  Jennie W. Wenger, Bruce R. Orvis, David Stebbins, Eric Apaydin, James Syme

  Many service members join (affiliate with) the Reserve Component (RC) after leaving the Regular Army (RA). Attracting prior service personnel to the RC allows the Army to retain valuable military experience. This report combines quantitative and qualitative methods to understand service member decisions upon exiting the RA: to join the RC or not; to join the U.S. Army Reserve versus the Army National Guard; and the timing of their affiliation.

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  California's 2012 Workers' Compensation Reforms Helped Replace Wages and Offset Earnings Losses After the Great RecessionSeptember 27, 2016

  Michael Dworsky, Seth A. Seabury, Frank W. Neuhauser, Ujwal Kharel, Roald Euller

  Workers' compensation reforms (Senate Bill 863) have likely increased wage replacement rates for permanently disabled Californians by 21.4 percentage points since 2012. The bill is helping to offset the recession's lasting effects on earnings losses.

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  Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent ReformsSeptember 27, 2016

  Michael Dworsky, Seth A. Seabury, Frank W. Neuhauser, Ujwal Kharel, Roald Euller

  Following California's 2012 bill to enact major reforms to the state workers' compensation system, RAND researchers assess trends in earnings loss and permanent partial disability benefits between 2005 and 2012, including analysis of the Great Recession's impact on outcomes for injured workers, and examine how the reforms might affect injury compensation going forward.

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  Premigration School Quality, Time Spent in the United States, and the Math Achievement of Immigrant High School StudentsSeptember 22, 2016

  Robert Bozick, Alessandro Malchiodi, Trey Miller

  Using a nationally representative sample of 1,189 immigrant youth in American high schools, we examine whether the quality of education in their country of origin is related to post-migration math achievement in the 9th grade.

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  Who Are the Men Caring for Maltreated Youth? Male Primary Caregivers in the Child Welfare SystemSeptember 21, 2016

  Lynsay Ayer, Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik, Rosalie Malsberger, Lane F. Burgette, Patricia Kohl

  Men who are the primary caregivers of youth in the child welfare system tend to be more similar than different from their female counterparts.

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  Feasibility of a Computer-Assisted Social Network Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors for Housing First ResidentsSeptember 19, 2016

  Karen Chan Osilla, David Kennedy, Sarah B. Hunter, Ervant J. Maksabedian

  A motivational interviewing approach that targets social networks to reduce risky behavior was found to be helpful in a focus group of residents and staff of Housing First, a permanent supportive housing organization for formerly homeless people.

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  Education of migrant children: Education policy responses for the inclusion of migrant children in EuropeSeptember 16, 2016

  Barbara Janta, Emma Harte

  This policy brief investigates policies relevant to the education of migrant children across the EU. It outlines the main challenges facing migrant children in schools across Europe, and the existing policy options that aim to redress the disparities in educational outcomes between native children and children with a migrant background.

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  A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Restorative Practices: An Illustration to Spur High-Quality Research and EvaluationSeptember 15, 2016

  Joie Acosta, Matthew Chinman, Pat Ebener, Andrea Phillips, Lea Xenakis, Patrick S Malone

  A Maine-based trial of a Restorative Practices Intervention will assess whether a positive youth development program improves developmental outcomes and stems problem behaviors in middle schoolers, and whether the effects persist in high school.

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  Comparing VA and Non-Va Quality of Care: A Systematic ReviewSeptember 14, 2016

  Claire E. O'Hanlon, Christina Y. Huang, Elizabeth M. Sloss, Rebecca Anhang Price, Peter Hussey, Carrie M. Farmer, Courtney A. Gidengil

  The VA often performs better than or similarly to other systems of care with regard to the safety and effectiveness of care.

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  Populations and Interventions for Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Systematic ReviewSeptember 12, 2016

  Adam Singer, Joy R Goebel, Yan S. Kim, Sydney Dy, Sangeeta Ahluwalia, Megan Clifford, Elizabeth Dzeng, Claire E. O'Hanlon, Aneesa Motala, Anne Walling, et al.

  This evidence review found that palliative care improves outcomes for cancer, dementia, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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  Identifying Future Disease Hot Spots: Infectious Disease Vulnerability IndexSeptember 12, 2016

  Melinda Moore, Bill Gelfeld, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Christopher Paul

  Recent high-profile outbreaks such as Ebola and Zika have illustrated the transnational nature of infectious diseases. Countries that are most vulnerable to outbreaks may be higher priorities for technical support. RAND's Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index should help U.S. government and international agencies identify these countries and inform programming to preemptively mitigate the spread and effects of potential transnational outbreaks.

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  A Systematic Review of St. John's Wort for Major Depressive DisorderSeptember 8, 2016

  Eric Apaydin, Alicia Ruelaz Ruelaz, Roberta M. Shanman, Marika Booth, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Melony E. Sorbero, Susanne Hempel

  A systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John's wort (SJW) in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to placebo and active comparator and whether the effects vary by severity of MDD.

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  Supporting UK Service leavers and their families in the transition to civilian lifeSeptember 8, 2016

  Susanne Sondergaard, Kate Cox, Erik Silfversten, Brent Anderson, Catherine Meads, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Jody Larkin

  RAND Europe was commissioned by the Forces in Mind Trust to conduct a systematic review to develop a better understanding of the evidence base around four themes associated with the transition into civilian life for UK Service leaver families.

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