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The UMBC School of Public Policy includes the master of public policy (MPP) and PhD degree programs, and the Maryland Institute for Public Policy and Analysis Research (MIPAR). Established after four decades of sustained growth, the School consists of nine full-time faculty, more than 30 affiliated faculty from the departments of economics, sociology, political science, and policy analysis. MIPAR, with $23 million in active research grants, links the analytical resources of the University with policymakers in the state and region, conducting opinion research, policy analyses, and program evaluations on a variety of topics. MIPAR activities are supported by federal, state, and local governmental agencies, foundations, and corporations.
Recent Submissions
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We Vote, We Count: The Need for Congressional Action to Secure the Right to Vote for All Citizens
The United States has historically limited access to the ballot and enacted laws that disenfranchised people of color. Paradoxically, the country was founded as a democracy, yet forces have constantly sought to suppress ... -
How Affirmative Action Context Shapes Collegiate Outcomes at America ’s Selective Colleges and Universities
(York University, 2019)During the 1990s and early 2000s, the affirmative action context in the United States changed. Affirmative action in higher education was banned in several states, and the Supreme Court ruled in Grutter (2003) that affirmative ... -
Legal Mobilization and Climate Change: The Role of Law in Wicked Problems
(Onatie International Institute for the Sociology of Law, 2019-07-24)Climate change is a wicked problem, a framework not often used in sociolegal studies. The problem is complex, not readily named, and not limited to one jurisdiction. Therefore, the places of law are multiple: human rights ... -
Early Elementary Science Instruction: Does More Time on Science or Science Topics/Skills Predict Science Achievement in the Early Grades?
(SAGE Journals, 2019-07-01)Recent evidence points to the early elementary grades as a pivotal point for the development of science learning trajectories and achievement gaps. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, this study estimates ... -
A Fragile Hold on Consumption: Consumption and the New Middle Class in Colombia
(CCSE, 2019-08-16)This paper explores consumption patterns, access to banking services, attitudes to government and aspirations of the growing and vulnerable middle class in the global South. Data comes from a population survey conducted ... -
A comparative effective examination of asthma treatments
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Mental Health Policy and FDA Warnings
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Part D Utilization Management Barriers for Persons with Serious Mental Illness
(2015-06-15)Hilltop staff made several presentations at the 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held June 13 through June 15 in Minneapolis. Senior Research Analyst Michael T. Abrams, MPH, presented this poster at an ARM ... -
Disparities in Access to and Effectiveness of Evidence-based Supported employment for Persons with Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Evidence from a State-wide Policy Intervention
(The Hilltop Institute, 2015-04-20)New results generated by a team of UMBC researchers (from The Hilltop Institute, the Department of Public Policy, and MIPAR) recently revealed that persons with serious mental illness (SMI) who also have co-occurring ... -
Controlling Hospital and Health Care Spending in Maryland in the Era of Budget Caps
(2014-12-05)Maryland runs the only all payer hospital payment system in the country. Under this system, the federal government allows a statewide commission, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to regulate hospital ... -
A Look Ahead: the Next 20 Years in Federal and State Health Policy
(2014-10-23)The Hilltop Institute celebrated 20 years of service at a special event held on the UMBC campus on October 23, 2014. The event included a program titled A Look Ahead: the Next 20 Years in Federal and State Health Policy ... -
Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use among Adults with Disabilities
(The Hilltop Institute, 2014-06-08)Hilltop staff made several presentations at the 2014 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held June 8 through June 10 in San Diego. Director of Medicaid Policy Studies David A. Idala, MA, delivered this presentation ... -
Estimating Causal Effects in Observational Studies Using Electronic Health Data: Challenges and (some) Solutions
(Ubiquity Press, 2013-12-01)Electronic health data sets, including electronic health records (EHR) and other administrative databases, are rich data sources that have the potential to help answer important questions about the effects of clinical ... -
Alternative and “Off-Label” Uses of Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid
(The Hilltop Institute, 2010-11-10)Abrams presented a poster on another study, entitled Alternative and “Off-Label” Uses of Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid, which used Medicaid administrative data from a single state (Maryland) and year (7/2000 to ... -
The Impact of Selected Demographic, Mental Health and Geographic Measures on Discharge From Nursing Homes Among Working-Age Adults in Maryland
(The Hilltop Institute, 2010-11-10)Hilltop Director of Clinical and Quality Management Annette Snyder, PhD, delivered this presentation at the 138th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting held November 6 through 10, 2010, in Denver, Colorado. ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Managed Care on Service Use and Disparities in Care Among Children and Adolescents Receiving Medicaid
(The Hilltop Institute, 2007-02)This policy brief, based on research conducted by Dr. Todd Eberly for his dissertation, examines whether a transition from fee-for-service to a managed care Medicaid program improved access to preventive well care services, ... -
Cybersecurity Challenges to American Local Governments
(2017-06-12)In this paper we examine data from the first ever nationwide survey of cybersecurity among American local governments. We are particularly interested in understanding the threats to local government cybersecurity, their ... -
Working with a Severe Mental Illness: Estimating the Causal Effects of Employment on Mental Health Status and Total Mental Health Costs
(Springer US, 2019-02-28)Employment is an important goal for persons who have a severe mental illness (SMI). The current literature finds some evidence for a positive relationship between employment and measures of mental health (MH) status, however ... -
Female Sex Workers’ Use of Mobile Phones in India: Lessons in Effective Engagement
(University of Jyväskylä, 2019)Despite the widespread impact of mobile phone technology, research on female sex workers’ (FSWs) access and use of this technology is sparse. This study aimed to document FSWs’ subjective perceptions of the benefits of ... -
An Examination of Vote Verification Technologies: Findings and Experiences from the Maryland Study
(2006-04-15)We describe our findings and experiences from our technical review of vote verification systems for the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE). The review included the following four systems for possible use together ...
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