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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.
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Part D Utilization Management Barriers for Persons with Serious Mental Illness
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 ... -
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 ... -
Why are the early elementary race/ethnicity test score gaps in science larger than those in reading or mathematics. National evidence on the importance of language and immigration context in explaining the gap‐in‐gaps
(John Wiley & Sons, 2018-12-31)Recent work examining science test performance in the earliest grades of school has demonstrated that science test score gaps by race/ethnicity are apparent as early as kindergarten and that, in a number of cases, the ... -
Does the Chicago Safe Passage Program Reduce Reported Crime Around Elementary Schools? Evidence From Longitudinal, Geocoded Crime Data
(SAGE journals, 2018-11-23)The Chicago Public School’s Safe Passage program is a large-scale intervention designed to improve the safety of students as they travel to and from schools. By placing hundreds of adult monitors on designated streets ... -
Bahama Oriole Project team awarded NSF grant to offer more UMBC undergrads International Research Experiences
(UMBC, 2018-11-06)UMBC is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate teaching, in part because the university connects so many students with meaningful research opportunities. Now, a new $300,000 NSF International Research Experiences ... -
Expanding downward: innovation, diffusion, and state policy adoptions of universal preschool
(Arizona State University, 2015-03-23)Framed within the theoretical framework of policy innovation and diffusion, this study explores both interstate (diffusion) and intrastate predictors of adoption of state universal preschool policies. Event history analysis ... -
The State of Abstracts in Educational Research
(SAGE journals, 2016-06-08)Background: There is a well-documented divide between education research and practice. In 2004, Mosteller, Nave, and Miech argued for a focus on the research abstract, particularly structured abstracts, to improve the ... -
Understanding Science Achievement Gaps by Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Kindergarten and First Grade
(SAGE journals, 2016-06-01)Disparities in science achievement across race and gender have been well documented in secondary and postsecondary school; however, the science achievement gap in the early years of elementary school remains understudied. ... -
Law's Presence, Law's Absence: Reporting Stories of Employment Discrimination in the Academy
(The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association, 2018-06-21)I wrote most of this article before October 2016. The news has brought to the fore points made in scholarship on sexual harassment, including that people do not complain, that sexual harassment is widespread and ordinary ... -
Data Access as Regulation
(SAGE journals, 2018-10-12)This article considers calls for data transparency as research regulation and accountability. Rather than arguing for or against the value of sharing data, the article argues that understanding the call for data sharing ... -
Facilitating the Transition to Kindergarten: What ECLS-K Data Tell Us about School Practices Then and Now
(SAGE journals, 2016-08-26)Leveraging data from two nationally representative cohorts from the ECLS-K (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten), we examine the types of transition practices that schools use to ease children’s adjustment to ... -
The Law, Policy, and Portrayal of Zero Tolerance School Discipline
(SAGE journals, 2017-02-13)Reform of school zero tolerance discipline policies is complicated by a lack of systematic evidence on the prevalence and characteristics of such policies. Through document analysis, this study compares explicit zero ... -
Students’ Feelings of Safety, Exposure to Violence and Victimization, and Authoritative School Climate
(Springer US, 2017-08-09)Although many students feel unsafe at school, few malleable factors have been identified to increase students’ feelings of safety. Drawing on criminological behavior control theories, this study posits authoritative school ... -
Income-Based Disparities in Early Elementary School Science Achievement
(The University of Chicago, 2017-10-30)This study documents gaps in kindergarten and first-grade science achievement by family income and explores the degree to which such gaps can be accounted for by student race/ethnicity, out-of-school activities, parental ... -
Cybersecurity Challenges to American State and Local Governments
(2015-06-18)In this paper, we examine cybersecurity challenges to American state and local governments. In particular, we address the extent and magnitude of cyberattacks against these governments, the problems these governments face ... -
Cybersecurity at the Grassroots: American Local Governments and the Challenges of Internet Security
(2015-06)In this paper, we examine cybersecurity challenges to American state and local governments. In particular, we address the extent and magnitude of cyberattacks against these governments, the problems these governments face ... -
Teacher victimization, turnover, and contextual factors promoting resilience
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2017-09-21)Teacher victimization is a relatively understudied phenomenon that may contribute to teacher turnover. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between teacher reports of victimization and teachers leaving ... -
School Readiness Assessments for Class Placements and Academic Sorting in Kindergarten
(SAGE journals, 2018-09-26)Kindergarten readiness assessments are commonly used in schools nationwide. Prior work shows that the use of such assessments for class placement decisions has increased in recent years. This article uses the Early Childhood ...
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