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About the Collection
This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV Department of Public Policy and Leadership. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Social Network Analysis: How Social Media Groups Can Influence Policies Among Hispanic Families, Valeria Gurr
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Development, Voice, and Vulnerability: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Policy-Making Discourse Regarding the Paris Agreement as an Organizational Response to Climate Change, David Almanza-Canas
The Transaction Costs of Federal Environmental Policy Changes: The Effects of the Temporary COVID-19 CWA Rollback on Local Water Systems, Jesse Lee Barnes
Addressing Challenges Faced by Public Organizations: The Central Role of Agility at the Federal Level During the Covid-19 Crisis, Shuktika Chatterjee
Examining the Social Equity Pillar of Sustainability: The Effects of Public Participation and State Actions on Local Social Services Initiatives, Jennifer Mary Crownhart
Offender Reintegration in Nevada: A Longitudinal Study Focusing on Transitional Challenges, Reentry Capital, and Recidivism, Carolyn S. Willis
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Diffusion Return: A Case Study of New Orleans, Neiufi Iongi
A Cautionary Tale from Nevada's Desert-People Before Company: A Case Study on Economic Development Approaches in Nevada, Ryann P.S. Juden
The Impact of Collaboration Outcomes in Rape Crisis Centers, Robin J. Mendoza
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Rail Fixed Guideway Systems in Western U.S. Regions, Kelly A. Beavers
The Implementation of Tribal Provisions from the VAWA 2013 Reauthorization, DeeJay E. Chino
Turning Up The Sound! Senior-Level Sonographers' Perspectives On The Workforce Readiness/Competency Of Entry-Level Sonographers In The Workplace, Janice L. Glasper
Nonprofit Data Management: A Stage Model, Ashley M. Hernandez-Hall
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Revolution: A Case Study of Public Policy in the Nevada Legislature, Caitlin J. Saladino
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
State Law and Child Welfare Policy Role in Nonparental Family Composition, Laura Alison Caliendo
Lifting The Veil: Do Health Care Price Transparency Laws Actually Lower Costs?, Nora Michelle Irene Langendorf
Stop Running in LAPs: Evaluating the Lethality Assessment Program's Effectiveness in Reducing Repeat Intimate Partner Violence, Dory A. Mizrachi
Missed Opportunities: The Effect of CPS Involvement on Trafficking Victims in the Delinquency System, Kelly Rae Stout
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
An Examination of Perceived Leadership Behaviors and Employee Engagement in the US Federal Government: An Exploratory Study, Jason Barker
A Phenomenological Study on the Professional Development of African American Male Administrators at Predominately White Post-~Secondary Institutions, Arnold Shmorn Bell
Factors that Impact Direct Democracy and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a National Study on American Counties, Michael Joseph Biesiada
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Evaluation for Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada, Chris Buchanan, David Corral, and Gavin Whipple
Latino Youth Leadership Conference: Evaluation of Program Success, Participant College Attendance and Completion, Christian Clapp, Gil Revolorio, Juman Sharif, and Marjorie Stewart
Employee Perceptions of Organizational Corporate Responsibility and Their Effect on Employee Organizational Commitment, Lisa R. Davis
Family Promise Final Evaluation, Muriel Duval, Heather Ashley-Henderson, and Patrick Becker
Program Evaluation for Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada, Josephine Fenton
Examining the Training Transfer Practice of a Financial Institution: An Action Research Study, Maria Lourdes Lourdes Gutierrez
Using Design Science Research to Develop a Conceptual Solution for Improving Knowledge Sharing in a Virtual Workspace, Lata Koneru
The Effectiveness of State Ethics Commissions on Curbing Corruption and the Effect of Corruption on State Economic Performance, Anthony J. Prato
A Quantitative Study of Mitigating Resistance to Change through a Neuro Linguistic Approach: With the Use of Narratives and a Neuro Linguistic Pattern, Mary J. Sanders
Measuring Implementation Success of Pay Structures and the Role of Human Resources in Higher Education, Derek Spencer Smith
Hearts and Minds: An Analysis of Checks and Safeguards, Monitoring, and Performance Review of Executive Boards and Their Executive Directors within Select Nonprofit Corporations., John Michael Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Jornaleros Engaged in a Multidimensional Struggle: A Critical Ethnography with Day Laborers in Las Vegas, Jorge Adrian Castrejon
Volunteer Management in Faith-Based Organizations, Cheryl Regina Coleman
A Phenomenological Study of the Process of Transitioning Out of the Military and Into Civilian Life from the Acculturation Perspective, Wilisha C. Daniels
A Program Evaluation of The State of Nevada's Certified Public Manager Program, Carolyn Faircloth, Pat La Putt, Diana Ritter, and Shawntay Tyler
Program Evaluation for the Nevada School of the Arts, Cherie Garrity, Lisa Levine, Angela Phillips, and Izack Tenorio
[Community Oriented Policing (COP) Evaluation], Kaci Kerfeld, Taylor Glaser, and James Koloskie
The Effect of Oil Prices on Workforce in Selected Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Countries, Amjad Kisswani
Policy Analysys and Program Evaluation: Real Talk Youth Impact Program, Carlton Monroe, Liam MacCaul, Natalie Lorenzano, and Vincentiu Anghel
The Balance Between Privacy and Safety in Police UAV Use: The Power of Threat and Its Effect on People’s Receptivity, Mari Sakiyama
Focus On Success: An Explanatory Embedded Multiple-Case Study On How Youth Successfully Navigate Workforce Development Programs In Southern Nevada, Ricardo Villalobos
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The People's College? An Examination of Who Governs Community Colleges at the Local Level, Katheryn Christine Brekken
Corporatized Higher Education: A Quantitative Study Examining Faculty Motivation Using Self-Determination Theory, Aaron Dale Brown
Food Rescue Program Evaluation Three Square Food Bank, Anna Caputo, Rich Easter, Rosa Rosas, and Mark Sakurada
The Lived Experiences of Women in the Information Technology Field as they Transition from One Leadership Level to the Next: A Phenomenological Study, Marilyn Delmont
Life After Service for Post-9/11 Veterans: Data, Methods, and Policy Impacts, Justin Stockton Gardner
Building an Evaluation Framework for The Smith Center’s Education & Outreach Department, Melissa Jacobowitz, Chris Helda, Stephanie Hernandez, and Rico Casillas
A World of Warning: Exploring U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings and Alerts, Ryan Daniel Larsen
A Program Evaluation of Outside Las Vegas’ YMCA Education Program, Robin Mendoza, Kevin Schmidt, Arcelia Barajas, and Branson Chun
Clark County Department of Family Services, Parenting Project, Julie Owens, Natalie Grajeda, Stephanie Thelen, David L. Olivieri, and Fredric Jackson
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Community Advanced Data and Research Analysis: A Mixed Methods Capstone Project, Michael Bernarndo, Brandie Green, Amber Konold, and Kathryn Weavil
An Evaluation of Clean the World, Las Vegas Volunteer Program, Chanton Cox, Bassem Dahdouh, and Madison Rousell
Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Program Evaluation, Ambrosia Crump and Dydia Garcia
Program Evaluation of Clark County Department of Family Services, Parenting Project, Marissa E. Duke, Emily Elzeftawy, and Michael D. Spies
Burdens and Benefits of Climate Change Solutions: A Case Study of Climate Change Skeptics and Deniers in Rural Nevada, Patricia Dutcher
Ecosystem response to recent climate change in alpine environments, Patrick Shawn Sawyer
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Newly Implemented, Proactive Approach to Legionellosis Investigations Conducted by the Southern Nevada Health District, Devin Charlotte Raman
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Factors Associated with Parental Decision Making and Childhood Vaccination, Zuwen Qiu-Shultz
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Understanding Urban Sustainability and Quality of Life: A System Dynamics Approach, Abby Elizabeth Beck
Restoration of Biological Soil Crust on Disturbed Gypsiferous Soils in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Eastern Mojave Desert, Lindsay P. Chiquoine
Exploring the Seed Bank Dynamics of Red Brome: Longevity, Density, and Relationship to Fire, Benjamin S. Jurand
The New American Conservation Movement: New Strategies, Focus and Organizations for the 21st Century, Amy Deanna Northrup
Investigating three decades of vegetation change in a Mojave Desert mountain range, Chris Lee Roberts
Measuring Spillover Effects of Residential Amenity Improvements Using Spatial Hedonic Approach, Shruti Bishan Tandon
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Relationships of exotic plant invasions with biological soil crust, desert pavement, and soil carbon in the eastern Mojave Desert, Adria DeCorte
Climate and vegetation change in the Newberry mountains, Southern Clark County, Nevada, Ross Joseph Guida
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Impact of individual decision making on campus sustainability initiatives, Aurali Ella Dade
Perception of ecological risk to water environments and how it affects water consumption and water resource management in southern Nevada, Tanju Kiriscioglu
Adaptive management of complex environmental problems – Comparison of national nuclear waste management policies, Carmel Letourneau
Assessing the effect of simulation models on systems learning in an introductory environmental science course, Heather J. Skaza
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Flowing Toward Sustainability: Two Stream Adjudications Analyzed Under the IAD Framework, Nancye Lou Bethurem
Desert varnish as an indicator of modern-day air pollution in southern Nevada, Piotr Nowinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The Environmental and economic benefits of highway access management: A multivariate analysis using system dynamics, Dan Andersen
Understanding the motivations of rock climbers: A social worlds study, Amy Miller Ansari
Modeling natural resources scarcity and proverty effects on fertility in Honduras, Nepal, and Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub
Increasing the recycling rate in Clark County, Nevada, Emerald Laija
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Proposing measures for assessing systems thinking interventions, Megan Aline Hopper
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Mercury concentrations in the muscles of the North American Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), Jarrod Connell
Anaerobic digester use in dairy farms in the United States, Shaun Elsasser
The Contribution of environmental variables on small mammal species richness and relative abundance in Eastern Nevada, Stephanie Harris
Odonates at the Clark County Wetlands Nature Preserve: A look at habitat and relative abundance, Erin Jolley
The Fate and transport of nitrogen (N) and the effect of emergent plants on natural treatment of N-species at Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, Tanju Kiriscioglu
A Study of environmental justice in relation to air pollution and income, Christian A. Malveaux
Population trends of wintering bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada, Deanna Morrell
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A Comparison of population sizes and number of captures for the Desert Woodrat (Neotoma lepida) in two microhabitats in the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, Jayson Barangan
Streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act reporting requirements: A hard look at the healthy forests initiative, Jeffrey Alan Geller
Examining the basis for change in Clark County non-conforming zone change process, was it needed?, Maria D. Kaseko
Assessing the relationships between the spatial variation in land-use spatial patterns and surface water quality, Majed A. Khater
Total suspended solids in Las Vegas Wash, Mika Koponen
Analyzing the effects of various sign types used by the Bureau of Land Management for desert cleanup and restoration projects, Christopher Linehan
Using a systems dynamics approach to determine what can be done to minimize ozone production, Jusdi McDonald
Valuing wildfire risk mitigation in Kyle Canyon, Nevada, James P. O'Brien