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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  Characterizing National Exposures to Infrastructure from Natural Disasters: Data and Methods DocumentationJuly 12, 2016

  Anu Narayanan, Henry H. Willis, Jordan R. Fischbach, Drake Warren, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick, Paul Sorensen, Tom LaTourrette

  This report serves as the technical documentation and reference document for the data, methods, and analytic approach used in the analysis of national exposures to infrastructure from natural disasters. The analysis includes 11 natural hazards and five infrastructure sectors. Analytic findings about current and future exposures of infrastructure in the United States drawn from this data analysis are documented in a separate report.

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  Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural HazardsJuly 12, 2016

  Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick

  Communities, companies, and governments at all levels in the United States are making decisions that will influence where, what and how infrastructure will be built. This report describes insights about exposures from natural hazards now and in the future, as well as gaps in data that, if filled, could improve the nation's ability to assess infrastructure risk and improve infrastructure resilience.

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  Stakeholder Experiences in a Stepped Collaborative Care Study Within U.S. Army ClinicsJuly 5, 2016

  Caroline Batka, Terri Tanielian, Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik, Carrie M. Farmer, Lisa H. Jaycox

  Stakeholder perceptions and use of collaborative care could be improved by enhancing the design of the web-based therapy tools; increasing the frequency of team meetings and case presentations; and expanding training for primary care providers on screening and treatment for PTSD and depression and on the collaborative care model's structure, processes, and offerings.

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  Using Timely Survey-Based Information Networks to Collect Data on Best Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Illustrative Case from the American College of Emergency Physicians' Ebola SurveysJuly 1, 2016

  Mahshid Abir, Melinda Moore, Margaret Chamberlin, Kristi L. Koenig, Jon Mark Hirshon, Cynthia Singh, Sandra Schneider, Stephen Cantrill

  Professional associations can use their member networks to collect timely survey data to inform best practices during and immediately after public health emergencies.

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  Using the Solid Research Base on Pregaming to Begin Intervention Development: An Epilogue to the Special Issue on PregamingJune 30, 2016

  Eric R. Pedersen

  Researchers continue to make progress defining and understanding "pregaming"--the risky practice of drinking heavily before an event or activity.

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  U.S. Department of Defense Experiences with Substituting Government Civilian Employees for Military Personnel: Executive SummaryJune 29, 2016

  Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Edward G. Keating, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Brian J. Gordon, Julia Pollak, Andrew Madler, Hugh G. Massey, Gillian S. Oak

  This report summarizes research on recent patterns in military-to-civilian conversion — that is, converting military positions to government civilian positions — to identify the primary impediments to such conversions. The authors reviewed relevant statutes and policies, held discussions with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) subject matter experts, and analyzed administrative data on DoD military and civilian personnel.

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  U.S. Department of Defense Experiences with Substituting Government Employees for Military Personnel: Challenges and OpportunitiesJune 29, 2016

  Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Edward G. Keating, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Brian J. Gordon, Julia Pollak, Andrew Madler, Hugh G. Massey, Gillian S. Oak

  This report examines recent patterns in military-to-civilian conversion — that is, converting military positions to government civilian positions — to identify the primary impediments to such conversions. The authors reviewed relevant statutes and policies, held discussions with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) subject matter experts, and analyzed administrative data on DoD military and civilian personnel.

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  Consumer Decisionmaking in the Health Care MarketplaceJune 28, 2016

  Erin Audrey Taylor, Katherine Grace Carman, Andrea Lopez, Ashley N. Muchow, Parisa Roshan, Christine Eibner

  To understand how consumers make decisions and the extent to which various factors can hinder decisionmaking, RAND researchers reviewed the literature on health insurance choice and on designing websites to support consumers' choices and, where possible, gleaned best practices from the literature. To understand the approaches health insurance websites have taken to convey information to consumers, they then reviewed 20 websites.

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  The Role of School Environments in Explaining Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Body Mass Index Among U.S. AdolescentsJune 24, 2016

  Nancy Nicosia, Victoria Shier, Ashlesha Datar

  School characteristics in the fifth and eighth grades showed little additional influence on the racial and ethnic disparities in body mass index observed at school entry in a longitudinal study of elementary and middle school students.

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  Alcohol Advertising Exposure Among Middle School-Age Youth: An Assessment Across All Media and VenuesJune 24, 2016

  Rebecca L. Collins, Steven Martino, Stephanie Kovalchik, Kirsten Becker, William Shadel, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

  Middle school-age youth from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in the Los Angeles area indicated exposure to two to four alcohol advertisements per day, with girls and minority youth seeing more ads than their peers.

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  A Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Video Simulation Training for Campus Law Enforcement in CaliforniaJune 10, 2016

  Courtney Ann Kase, Karen Chan Osilla, Rachana Seelam, Michelle W. Woodbridge, Bradley D. Stein

  This report evaluates the Interactive Video Simulation Training to help campus law enforcement professionals refer and intervene with college students experiencing psychological distress.

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  Trends in Access to Effective Teaching: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014June 6, 2016

  Matthew Baird, John Engberg, Gerald Hunter, Benjamin Master

  This brief summarizes a RAND Corporation evaluation of the effectiveness of key reforms of the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching for low-income minority students in three public school districts and a charter management organization.

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  Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Access to Effective Teaching: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014June 6, 2016

  Matthew Baird, John Engberg, Gerald Hunter, Benjamin Master

  This report attends to the distribution of effective teachers within and across schools in the Intensive Partnership sites. The authors examine trends in the distribution of effective teachers between low-income minority (LIM) students and other students and what mechanisms might explain changes in LIM students' access to effective teaching.

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  Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Implementation: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014June 6, 2016

  Brian M. Stecher, Michael S. Garet, Laura S. Hamilton, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Abby Robyn, Jeffrey Poirier, Deborah Holtzman, Eleanor S. Fulbeck, Jay Chambers, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes

  To improve the U.S. education system through more-effective classroom teaching, in school year 2009–2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced its Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching. Researchers from the RAND Corporation and the American Institutes for Research evaluated implementation of key reform elements of the program in three public school districts and four charter management organizations.

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  Using Insights from Behavioral Economics to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness and ResponseJune 2, 2016

  Sebastian Linnemayr, Claire E. O'Hanlon, Lori Uscher-Pines, Kristin Van Abel, Christopher Nelson

  Behavioral economics has achieved positive results in decision-making contexts similar to those surrounding disaster preparedness and response, and therefore the low cost and potentially high impact of behavioral economics-based interventions warrant further investigation.

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  Technological Lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi AccidentJune 1, 2016

  Cynthia Dion-Schwarz, Sarah Evans, Edward Geist, Scott Warren Harold, Vernon Ray Koym, Scott Savitz, Lloyd Thrall

  This study draws lessons regarding technological countermeasures to radioactive contamination caused by the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant accident. It focuses on contamination measurement, efforts to limit dispersal, decontamination, and storage of radioactive materials. The report analyzes technological successes and identifies capability gaps that could be redressed through novel technologies or improved use of existing technologies.

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  Implementation of the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy on College Campuses: Evidence from a Survey of College Students in BeijingMay 25, 2016

  Min Gong, Zhu-Yuan Liang, Yang-Yang Zhang, William Shadel, Lei Zhou, Jiaying Xiao

  A survey of Beijing college students suggests that the Tobacco Free Campus Policy for Chinese college campuses is not fully enforced.

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  Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Veterans' Transitions: Results of a Decade of RAND Work on Veteran LifeMay 23, 2016

  Christopher Guo, Julia Pollak, Melissa Bauman

  This document compiles the RAND Corporation's body of work on veterans' transitions to civilian life and highlights the breadth of topics RAND has studied. It distills more than a decade's worth of research on many facets of veteran life into a set of ten questions and answers gleaned from this work.

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  Are better health outcomes related to social expenditure? A cross-national empirical analysis of social expenditure and population health measuresMay 10, 2016

  Jennifer Rubin, Jirka Taylor, Joachim Krapels, Alex Sutherland, Melissa Felician, Jodi Liu, Lois M. Davis, Charlene Rohr

  Previous studies have shown that social spending is associated with better health outcomes in OECD countries. This exploratory study builds on this finding by widening the scope of the analysis, by incorporating other societal factors — namely, social capital and income inequality — and by assessing these relationships not only at the cross-national level but also at the cross-state level within the United States.

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  Physician Professional Satisfaction and Area of Clinical Practice: Evidence from an Integrated Health Care Delivery SystemMay 9, 2016

  John Caloyeras, Michael Kanter, Nicole Ives, Chong Woo Kim, Hemal Kanzaria, Sandra H. Berry, Robert H. Brook

  High levels of physician professional satisfaction were found across multiple specialties and primary care in the closed, integrated practice setting of Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

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