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ChatGPT and the Future of Health Policy Analysis: Potential and Pitfalls of Using ChatGPT in Policymaking
(Springer Nature, 2023-04-15)Scholars increasingly rely on new artificial intelligence models for convenience and simple access to necessities due to the rapid evolution of scientific literature and technology. The invention of ChatGPT by OpenAI stands ... -
Exploring Neighborhood Social Environment and Social Support in Baltimore
(Oxford University Press, 2021-06-21)Intervention efforts include social support as a mechanism to promote well-being in diverse communities. Cultivating support can be complex, particularly in disadvantaged urban communities. This complexity is compounded ... -
Epidemiology of Sepsis in US Children and Young Adults
(Oxford University Press, 2023-04-20)Background Most multicenter studies of US pediatric sepsis epidemiology use administrative data or focus on pediatric intensive care units. We conducted a detailed medical record review to describe sepsis epidemiology in ... -
Portfolio Management: A New Direction in Public Sector Strategic Management Research and Practice
(Wiley, 2023-04-04)Portfolio management is widely used by large government agencies and nonprofits, but it is rarely discussed in public administration scholarship. Portfolio management tools can illuminate groups of projects that should be ... -
The adoption of culturally contentious innovations: The case of citizen oversight of police
(Wiley, 2023-02-23)Cultural contentiousness is defined as an attribute of innovation due to which it encounters resistance because of its incompatibility with hegemonic cultural assumptions. I argue that culturally contentious innovations ... -
Policy and Legal Implications for Working with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Foster Care in the United States
(MDPI, 2023-03-20)Unaccompanied immigrant children arrive in the US having fled deteriorating conditions and human rights violations in their home countries. Despite the large numbers of unaccompanied children, there is a lack of research ... -
Cyberattacks on local governments 2020: findings from a key informant survey
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2023-02-16)Based on empirical data from a survey that we conducted in 2020 of key informants in local governments (CIOs, CISOs, and IT Directors), this paper examines patterns of cyberattacks, types of attackers, the frequencies of ... -
Social Workers Critical to Honoring Commitments to Residents and Families in Long-Term Care
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2023-02-21)Social workers have been at the forefront of research and advocacy to improve nursing home care for several decades. However, United States (U.S.) regulations have not kept pace with professional standards, as nursing home ... -
Three Papers Exploring Trends in Mathematics Achievement and Policy Implications for Improving Outcomes
(2022-01-01)Mathematics achievement remains a primary focus of education policy in the US. Achievement improved quite substantially for 9- and 13-year-olds over 50 years of education reform from 1971 – 2012 according to the National ... -
Three Papers Examining The Experience, Value Frameworks And Value-Based Purchasing Of Novel Drugs
(2022-01-01)This dissertation explores real-world experience, value assessment frameworks, and value-based purchasing arrangements for novel medications. The first paper is a systematic literature review of outcomes of these novel ... -
Local Government Decision Making
(2022-01-01)Most of the theoretical foundations related to the public policy process and public policy decision-making are rooted in the experiences and processes within the federal government. While some theorizing is based on ... -
“Here it was waiting for me:” Diabetes Diagnosis Pathways and Implications for Health Policy
(PSO, 2022)Diabetes in older adults is a growing public health concern with nearly 30% of Americans 65 and older having diabetes. This includes 2.6 million older adults with undiagnosed diabetes who are at high risk of microvascular ... -
High Interest in Pursuing Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Home Social Services Directors
(Sage, 2023-01-26)This study explored nursing home social services directors’ interest in pursuing trauma-informed care (TIC) training, and individual and organizational characteristics associated with their interest. Data from the 2019 ... -
Everyone Wins: Vaccine Lotteries Can Cost-Effectively Increase COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Rates
(Oxford University Press, 2023-01-13)Booster vaccination remains a key strategy to address the ongoing threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, take-up has been slow. By the fall of 2022, less than 50% of eligible US residents had received a ... -
Settler colonialism helps explain current events in Xinjiang and Ukraine – and the history of Australia and US, too
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Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a ‘silent epidemic on wheels’
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The Pandemic City
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Cities and Climate Change
(MDPI, 2021-11-27)This review paper considers the disjuncture between the rapid pace of climate change and the more sluggish ability of cities to fully implement effective strategies of climate change adaptation and mitigation. We will ... -
The Informal City: Exploring the Variety of the Street Vending Economy
(MDPI, 2022-06-13)Street vending is one of the most important economic activities of the informal sector. This paper highlights the diversity of street vending. We extend the previous analysis of the informal economy in one city, Cali, ... -
Cities After COVID
(The Philosophers' Magazine, 2022-10-12)
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