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MPPA Thesis/Project

MPPA Thesis/Project

Thesis/Project Bank

Feel free to peruse our bank of on-line theses/projects. They are organized by (1) graduation year then (2) alphabetically by the author's last name. Our alumni have generously made these documents available to us electronically for the convenience of our website visitors. Please respect copyright.

Note: See the Sacramento State University Library for hard copies or  Scholarworks for soft copies of theses/projects. They are available at these locations about a year after submission.

Year Author's Name Thesis/Project Title
2012 Bradbury, Sabrina A. Predicting Environmentally-Friendly Behavior: Does Political Ideology Affect Willingness To Change Behavior To Help Improve The Environment?
2012 Cantrell, Scott Public Understanding of Science In America
2012 Chisholm, Eric Joseph Are Career And Technical Education Programs At California Community Colleges Aligned With Local Labor Markets?
2012 Cook, Kevin Warren Faculty Composition And Graduation Rates At Four-Year Institutions Of Higher Education
2012 Divan, Sarah Michele Changing "The Way We Do Things" Presenting A Strategic Organizational Culture Framework
2012 Finnestead, Robin Asia Nobody’s Home: Redevelopment Agencies And Affordable Housing In California
2012 Grossi, Dana Lisa More is Better: Examining the Relationship Between States’ Requirements for Personal Finance Instruction and Financial Literacy
2012 Jensen, Heidi Lillian Beyond The Boys Club: Does The Gender Of An Elected Official Have Any Effect On Legislative Staff?
2012 Johnstone, Tyler California’s Need for Engineers and Stem Education
2012 Kersey, Christina Marie What Happened To “Tuition Free” College Education? Explaining Why Fees Have Risen Sharply In The CSU System
2012 Salling, Katharine A.  Measuring The Impact Of Supplemental Educational Services On Student Achievement
2012 Sturmfels, Andrew Joseph Financing Economic Development in Post Redevelopment California
2012 Zimmer, Christopher Gerard Social Media Use In Local Public Agencies: A Study of California’s Cities
2012 Zvonicek, Rushenka A Study Of The California Furloughs And Their Effects On State Workers
2011 Andersen, Kent Gary Leadership In California State Government: Lessons From A Survey Of Executives
2011 Buss, Kiana Regulatory Barriers To Affordable Housing: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Local Land Use Regulations On Housing Costs In The Greater Sacramento Area
2011 Cheever, Melissa Kathleen A Reassessment Of Civil Service In California
2011 Dowdy, Christopher Eric Regulatory Oversight Of Human Services Licensing Agencies: Risk-Based Approaches For California
2011 Greaves, Fielding L Evaluating California Water Supply Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
2011 Harper, Eric J The Economic Field of Dreams: Analyzing the Local Economic Development Potential of Sports Tourism
2011 Jibby, Brittany Diane An Assessment of the Impacts of California State University Enrollment Cuts, Fall 2009-Fall 2010
2011 John, Elizabeth Mae Are The Expectations Of The Lanterman Act Being Met?:  An Evaluation Of The California Department Of Developmental Services’ Performance Contracts
2011 Johnson, Erik Rockefeller Why Do Transportation Sales Tax Measures Succeed?
2011 Lac, Ly The Impacts of Direct Democracy on Governance: A 50 State Comparison
2011 Lavelle, Devin Matthew Schulz It Takes a Village: Community Impacts on School Achievement
2011 Loman, Kenneth Stuart The Good Citizen Bias: Does Random-Digit Dialing Over-Include Unlikely Voters In Opinion Surveys?
2011 McCarty, Kevin A Case Study on Hiram Johnson High School Operation College
2011 Murray, Meegen Michelle Cargo on the Move: Options for Infrastructure and Air Quality Improvements at the San Pedro Bay Ports
2011 Myers, Haley A. C. A Formative Evaluation Of Sacramento State’s Leadership Initiative Program Design
2011 Oriol, Kristy Youth Smoking In California A Conflict Assessment For Collaboration
2011 Papailias, Eleni V. An Examination of the Correlation Between School Leaders’ Race/Ethnicity and Latino Academic Achievement in California
2011 Revell, Cherise Evette School Board Training Effects on Student Achievement
2011 Schroeder, Kevin Michael Analysis of Fiscal Options Available to the Parks & Recreation Department of West Sacramento During a Period of Economic Contraction
2011 Scott, Daniel Francis Medical Cannabis in the United States
2011 Seekatz, Scott Dominic Awakening The Sleeping Giant: California’s Public Pension System And The Effects Of Unfunded Liabilities
2011 Shelton, Samuel Joseph Sustainable Streets Or More Potholes: Developing The City Of West Sacramento's Street Rehabilitation Strategy
2011 Stern, Eric Can Tuition Increases Improve Student Outcomes In California Community Colleges?
2010 Esquivel, Ruthanna E. Explaining The Paradox Of Conservative Latinos And Their Affiliation With The Democratic Party
2010 Kosla, Nicholas Steven Over A Decade Of Failure: Why Military Base Reuse At The Naval Air Station, Alameda (Alameda Point) Has Been Unsuccessful
2010 Martin, Pamela W. Assessing The Cost Burden On California’s Volunteer Firefighters
2010 Mason, Charles L., Jr. Best Practices And Case Study: Senior Mobility And The City Of Oakland
2010 O'Connor, Sean Thomas Why Don’t They Get Licensed? Investigating Success In The California Clinical Social Worker And Marriage And Family Therapist Licensing Process
2010 Perez, Veronica Is The Applied Baccalaureate Degree Right For California?
2010 Propheter, Geoffrey Francis Revenue Impact of a Sales Tax on Services
2010 Radosevich, Martin Measuring the Effectiveness of Redevelopment Laws in California
2010 Sheldon, Jennifer Lynn Community Gardens: Best Practices Across Urban America
2010 Vince, Scott R. Learning and Belief Change in a Collaborative Policy Subsystem: Marine Aquaculture in The United States
2010 Wong, Maria Slawson Delta Vision: Riding The Crest Of Big Ideas
2009 Alaniz, Dolores What can project management help us understand about the California case management system (CCMS) implementation in Sacramento County
2009 Burkham-Greybanus, Frances Larelle Farmland Mitigation Programs: A Survey of Central Valley Local Governments
2009 Cordova, Marianna M. Services for self-represented litigants: what can be done in California's appellate courts?
2009 Gilmore, Nathaniel A Cost Benefit Analysis Of The Nimbus Fish Passage Project
2009 Glover, Tina Minimizing the number of multiples born via IVF: what can policymakers do?
2009 Heitstuman, David. M. Late Again: What Factors Influence the California Legislature's Ability to Pass an On Time Budget?
2009 Isaacs, Emily Rebecca The Future of California's Public Pension System: Riding the Retirement Wave or Wiping Out
2009 Kanemasu, Jon David Senate Bill 375 and the Sacramento Region: Will Transit Funding Challenges Derail Plans for Smart Growth?
2009 Karkoski, Joseph A Hedonic Pricing Model Of The Effect Of The American River Parkway On Home Prices In Sacramento County, California, USA
2009 Karzag, Marina Power at the Polls: Election-Day and Same-Day Voter Registration Laws and Youth Voter Turnout in U.S. Congressional Elections
2009 Kolla, Sheila Bhagavathi Is Personality A Viable Predictor of Success in the Office of Governor? A Comparison of the Personalities of Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger
2009 Lamb, Rosemary A Study of the Executive Fellowship Program and Its Introduction into a Career in Public Service
2009 Litzky, Katherine California State Parks: Economic Impact Of Visitor Expenditures
2009 McLearan, Katharyn E. Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Conservationists? Logic Model Program Design
2009 Mendonsa, Becky Who Is Using The Emergency Department For Non-Urgent Care? Characteristics Of Individuals That Use Emergency Departments As A Usual Source Of Care
2009 Ossman, Greta Ruth Exploring strategic planning in the nonprofit sector: Sacramento's Ubuntu Green
2009 Pitt, Gayle CalWORKs: an evaluation of participation reporting tools
2009 Rewers, Jessica Identifying The Impacts Of Light Rail Station Location On Residential Property Values In The City Of Sacramento
2009 Rogers, Emily Spillover Effects Of Foreclosures In Sacramento County, California
2009 Schneider, Neil E. Rethinking prostitution enforcement at the Sacramento Police Department
2009 Stone-Takai, Kathleen Mandating Treatment for the Mentally Ill: Why so Difficult?
2009 Tovmasian, Lilit Volunteering Across Aging Service Programs
2009 Walker, Tiffany A. Did the Environmental Justice Enforcement Initiative Achieve Its Goals and Correctly Apply a Collaborative Approach?
2008 Chang, Wendy J. Condemnation in California: Which Redevelopment Agencies Use Eminent Domain?
2008 Keyes, Lindsay Eileen Strategic Consideration for City Annexations in California
2008 McKinney, Christopher Anthony A Study of Homeless Veterans in Sacramento County
2008 Rios, Stephanie Ruth California Nursing Homes: Does Ownership Type Predict Differences in Care?
2008 Roughani, Ash Putting Political Reform in a Public Policy Context: An Analysis of the Policy Goals of Political Reform Ballot Measures in California
2008 Springmeyer, Amy Noakes Assessing Factors that Influence Participation at Senior Congregate Nutrition Programs
2007 Brewster, Danell L. Balancing Production and Integration in Inclusionary Housing Programs: A Comparative Study of Four California Cities
2007 Ezzy, Mufaddal Taher A Qualitative Foundation: Exploring Political Engagement Among Asian Indians in California
2007 Foster, Tamar Davis Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: A Preliminary Assessment of the New California Department of Public Health
2007 Hard, Edward James Urban Containment in the American West; An Effective or Misguided Urban Policy?
2007 Minnick, Michael Alexander Differential Response In Sacramento: An Assessment Of The Pilot Program Through The Eyes Of The Support Service Providers
2006 Cavner, Keri Thomas  Criteria for Assessing Effective Health Care Delivery to California's Underinsured
2005 Brown, Caylyn Suzanne A Case Study of the Williamson Act in Tehama County
2005 Cole III, Walden Laurence Building A Box Around Growth: Policy Options for Managing California's Urban Growth
2005 Cruz, Catherine Mayann V. Reassessing the State Mandates Problem in California
2005 Hoggatt, Gary Lee General Education in California - Trends over the Last Thirty Years
2005 Topf, Beth Livable Communities and Aging in Sacramento County: Preparing for the Changing Demographics
2004 Bailey, Ryan Robert Trends and Determinants of Attitudes Toward Abortion

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