Public Policy

Very few studies to date have directly examined the impact of race or gender patient-provider concordance on the utilization of health services. This is particularly note[...]

Compared with other countries, any discussion of corruption has been a recent phenomenon in China, especially if the research used a quantitative method. One of the unexp[...]

In the EMS field, the problem of low-acuity, non-emergency individuals who summon an emergency ambulance for simple transport to a local hospital is ever-present. Any per[...]

Spatial income inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income across communities. This study broadens the concept to include residential segregation, central cit[...]

This dissertation examines three aspects of municipal agricultural service delivery in the Philippines. The first essay investigates the effect of rural constituency shar[...]

The consumption, production and trafficking of illicit drugs is one of the major problems facing nearly all societies today. Unfortunately, illicit drugs have the ability[...]

This dissertation explores the impact of diversity, intersectionality, and diversity management on job satisfaction within the federal workforce. The three constituent st[...]

This dissertation explores the relationship between climate change, reproductive justice, and the prosperity of families, communities, and economies through a comprehensi[...]

This dissertation explores the relationship between climate change, reproductive justice, and the prosperity of families, communities, and economies through a comprehensi[...]

The material well-being of veterans and their families is an important, policy-relevant topic. I research this topic through two crucial measures. In Chapters 1 and 2, I [...]