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.

2017

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  Strategic Planning Tools for the Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program May 2, 2017

  Nelson Lim, Bruce R. Orvis, Abigail Haddad, Christopher E. Maerzluft, Kenneth Kuhn, Henu Zhao, Sung-Bou Kim

  The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) accounts for two-thirds of Regular Army officer production. As student populations shift and resources tighten, both the productivity and location of ROTC units must be monitored to ensure that the Army attracts and commissions highly-qualified officers. Two new strategic planning tools can help the Army evaluate current ROTC hosts and affiliates and choose new ones.

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  Helping Law Enforcement Use Data from Mobile Applications: A Guide to the Prototype Mobile Information and Knowledge Ecosystem (MIKE) Tool April 28, 2017

  Edward Balkovich, Don Prosnitz, Steven C. Isley, Anne E. Boustead, Bonnie L. Triezenberg

  Consumer devices that automatically and unobtrusively collect data about their users, including cell phones and other mobile devices, are spreading. This report documents a prototype tool created to help interested stakeholders, such as law enforcement, better understand the mobile app ecosystem and the relationships among the data, its sources, and applicable legal constraints.

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  Can Latino Food Trucks (Loncheras) Serve Healthy Meals? A Feasibility Study April 26, 2017

  Deborah A. Cohen, Benjamin Colaiaco, Mary Martinez-Wenzl, Monica Montes, Bing Han, Sandra H. Berry

  Regulation, monitoring, and feedback could help owners and operators of Latino food trucks expand and maintain this program to serve healthy meals.

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  Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for India April 4, 2017

  Gulrez Shah Azhar, Shubhayu Saha, Partha Ganguly, Dileep Mavalankar, Jaime Madrigano

  Indexing relative variation in heat-related vulnerability across all of India can help planners, policy makers, and disaster mitigation experts target climate adaptation efforts.

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  Detecting Changes in Newspaper Reporting of Suicide After a Statewide Social Marketing Campaign April 4, 2017

  Michele Abbott, Rajeev Ramchand, Margaret Chamberlin, William Marcellino

  In conclusion and similar to many past evaluations, we find no evidence that the KTS campaign was effective in changing the way in which suicides are reported on in California had any effect.

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  Just Right: Restaurants Can Fight Childhood Obesity by Right-Sizing Kids' Portions March 27, 2017

  Deborah A. Cohen, Lenard I Lesser, Cameron Wright, Mary T. Story, Christina D. Economos

  Infographic summarizing single-serving guidelines to help kids avoid eating too much when eating out. Based on findings published in "Kid's Menu Portion Sizes: How Much Should Children Be Served?" by Deborah A. Cohen, Lenard I. Lesser, Cameron Wright, Mary Story, and Christina D. Economos, Nutrition Today, Vol. 51, No. 6.

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  Wages, Employment, and STEM Education in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: Report No. 2 (2017) March 22, 2017

  Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Kyle Siler-Evans, Gerald Paul Hunter, Nicholas Broten

  This second of five annual reports focuses on employment and wages in energy and advanced manufacturing–related industries and on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia region. These reports will capture trends about which localities might have greater demand for educating or employing local talent in STEM careers and guide investments and collaborative work.

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  Supporting Veterans in Massachusetts: An Assessment of Needs, Well-Being, and Available Resources March 7, 2017

  Carrie M. Farmer, Terri Tanielian, Shira H. Fischer, Erin L. Duffy, Stephanie Dellva, Emily Butcher, Kristine Brown, Emily Hoch

  There are numerous resources available to Massachusetts veterans and service members, but there are still pockets of unmet need in the areas of education, employment, health care, housing, financial, and legal services — particularly for newer veterans and National Guard/reserve members. A better understanding of these needs can inform investments in initiatives that target these populations and guide efforts to remedy barriers to access.

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  Supporting Those Who Served in Massachusetts: Needs, Well-Being, and Available Resources for Veterans March 7, 2017

  Carrie M. Farmer, Terri Tanielian, Shira H. Fischer, Erin L. Duffy, Stephanie Dellva, Emily Butcher, Kristine Brown, Emily Hoch

  Massachusetts veterans have unmet needs for education, employment, health care, housing, financial, and legal services. A better understanding of these needs can inform investments in services and guide efforts to remedy barriers to access.

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  Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas March 3, 2017

  Rita Karam, Charles A. Goldman, Daniel Basco, Diana Gehlhaus Carew

  Texas's 60x30TX strategic plan and RAND researchers' analysis of labor market projections point to a continuation of strong growth in graduate education in the state. RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.

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  Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas: Executive Summary March 3, 2017

  Rita Karam, Charles A. Goldman, Daniel Basco, Diana Gehlhaus Carew

  Texas's 60x30TX strategic plan and RAND researchers' analysis of labor market projections point to a continuation of strong growth in graduate education in the state. RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.

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  Improving Implementation of the Department of Defense Leahy Law February 17, 2017

  Michael J. McNerney, Jonah Blank, Becca Wasser, Jeremy Boback, Alexander Stephenson

  The Leahy laws prohibit U.S. assistance to foreign security forces that have perpetuated gross violations of human rights. This report analyzes the vetting process that helps the Department of Defense — in close collaboration with the Department of State — to implement these laws and recommends improvements. The report should help strengthen DoD's ability to implement the laws effectively.

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  2016 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project February 14, 2017

  Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Laura Werber, Cameron Wright, Irina Elena Danescu, Jessica Hwang, Lindsay Daugherty

  This report accomplishes the fiscal year (FY) 2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) mandated in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2011. AcqDemo aims to provide a system that retains, recognizes, and rewards employees for their contributions and supports their personal and professional development.

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  Assessing the Need for Supercomputing Resources Within the Pacific Area of Responsibility February 9, 2017

  William Welser IV, Dave Baiocchi, Osonde A. Osoba, Christina E. Steiner

  The Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) was established in 1993 within the Department of Defense's (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). In 2014, Congress asked DoD to cut about $45 million from the HPCMP budget. This report evaluates the capabilities, challenges, and future options for the MHPCC, providing important context about the center as decisionmakers work toward resolving its budget gap.

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  Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review February 6, 2017

  Lara Hilton, Alicia Ruelaz Maher, 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. Adjunctive meditation interventions of mindfulness-based stress reduction, yoga, and mantram repetition program were efficacious in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms based on low to moderate quality of evidence.

2016

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  Is More Always Better in Designing Workplace Wellness Programs? A Comparison of Wellness Program Components Versus Outcomes April 28, 2017

  Benjamin Saul Batorsky, Christian Van Stolk, Harry H. Liu

  Components individually are related to better outcomes, but this relationship is weaker in the presence of other components and non-significant for incentives.

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  Improving Logistics for Perishable Agricultural Products in the People's Republic of China April 11, 2017

  Yun Kang, Alexander D. Rothenberg, Kun Gu, Zhimin Mao

  This report highlights several areas in which policy changes can promote efficiency improvements in agricultural logistics in the PRC.

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  Attitudes, Practices, and Experiences with Implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home for Women Veterans March 14, 2017

  Lisa S. Meredith, Yan Wang, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Alicia A Bergman, Ismelda A. Canelo, Jill Darling, Elizabeth Yano

  Strengthening positive attitudes toward female veterans may matter more than changing women’s health practice characteristics alone.

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  Kid's Menu Portion Sizes: How Much Should Children Be Served? January 3, 2017

  Deborah A. Cohen, Lenard I Lesser, Cameron Wright, Mary T. Story, Christina D. Economos

  Children are more likely to order a la carte items—versus bundled meals—so it is important for restaurants to set calorie limits for common kid's menu choices.

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  Hyaluronic Acid Injection Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Concordant Efficacy and Conflicting Serious Adverse Events in Two Systematic Reviews November 28, 2016

  Claire E. O'Hanlon, Sydne Newberry, Marika Booth, Sean Grant, Aneesa Motala, Margaret A. Maglione, John D. Fitzgerald, Paul G. Shekelle

  A lack of standards for reporting and synthesizing adverse events associated with common treatments can lead to conflicting conclusions about the balance of their benefits and harms.

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