Culminating Research Projects
2025
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Funding Lead Service Line Replacement Initiatives in Wisconsin
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From Theory to Practice: Improving the ICMA Guide for First-Time Adminstrators
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Child Protection Hotline Workers, Burnout, Workload, and Workview
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An Exploration of Best Practices for Municipal Grant Writing
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Balancing Safety and Sustainability: Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Road Salt Use on Freshwater Systems in Wisconsin
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Toxic Leadership Across Sectors: Impacts on Employees, Culture, and Organizational Performance
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Boards, Bias, and Better Practices: Reimagining Nonprofit Governance through the Lenses of Background, Identity, and Training
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Recruiting and Retention Challenges Within the Fire Service
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Understanding Oligarchy and how Local and State Government can Uphold Democracy
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Identifying Gaps in Labor Trafficking Research and Wisconsin Legislature
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How Young Men Become Radicalized
2024
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Pathways to Empowerment: Guiding Teens and Young Adults to Thrive and Belong in the Workplace
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A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of Park Impact Fees and Other Parkland Development Revenue Sources: Is Expansion Keeping Up with Municipal Growth
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The Impacts of Federal and Nonprofit Relief Towards the Affordable Housing Crisis
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Equitable Economic Development for Local Government Municipalities
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Civic Group, Engaged Citizen Advocates, and Local Government Synthesis: Developing the Public-Private Partnership to Address Community Issues, Opportunities, and Problems
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Case Study on the Oneida Nation Family Leave Policy: What is Working and What is Not
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Consolidation and College: Is System Administration in Public Higher Education Worth It?
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Assessing the Impacts of Municipal Tax Increment Financing Policies on Wisconsin Tax Increment District Performance
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Bridging the Rural Government and Constituent Divide: A Focus on Communication
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Municipal Funding Reform in Wisconsin and One Possible Solution
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Evaluating the Impact of Work Schedules on Law Enforcement Officers’ Quality of Life: A Comparative Study of 8, 10, and 12-Hour Shifts
2023
- A Review of a Survey of Wisconsin Fire Chiefs and the Viability of Fire and EMS District Consolidation
- Can Special Districts offer Revival to the Wisconsin Fire Service?
- Organizational Diversity and Performance
- Identifying Veterans’ Unmet Needs and Gaps in Research
- The Legislation, Policies, and Lifestyles Behind Obesity
- Sheboygan Fire Department Review of the 48/96 vs Kelly Schedule
- Ensuring A Promise Fulfilled: Access to Healthcare in the Department of Veterans Affairs
- A Comprehensive Evaluation of The City of Milwaukee’s Violence
Reduction Strategy - Studying the Impact of Unmet Needs on Graduation Rates for Caregiving Students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Public Opinion and Congressional Pay: Tying Pay to Median Income
- A Comparative Study of Wisconsin Municipalities with Full-Time Elected Officials contrasted with Municipal Administrators
- What’s It Like to Work Here? The Worker’s Perspective on Organizational Culture and Climate
- Economic Growth and the Impact on Municipal Fire and EMS Services
- Medicare Coverage Gaps: An Argument for Health Care Reform in the United States
- Small Municipalities Deserve Love Too
2022
- Credit Unions & DEI: Internal & External Impacts of DEI-Focused Strategies, Efforts, and Initiatives at Credit Unions
- Wisconsin’s People Problem, a UW System Strategy and a Green Rush to Come: Problem, Politics and Policy and Proposal
- Why the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Matters
- Performance Evaluations and Motivational Theory: The Effect on Future Performance
- Measuring Fire Department Performance
- Destructive Leadership and Toxic Behaviors
- Healthcare Reform through the Elimination of Surprise Billing
- The role of public-private partnerships: A framework for improving the impact of community health partnerships
- Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit
- Increasing Public Participation and Representation on Local Boards and Commissions
- The Evolution of Technology and its Influences on Public Administration
- Sense of Community at Work
- Municipal Budgeting through Staff Shortages
- Efficacy of Local Refugee Integration Programs
- Illinois Municipal Needs Assessment
- Budgeting Issues and Constraints for Rural Wisconsin Counties
- Addressing Racism in the Healthcare Workforce
- Strategic Communications in Local Government
- Standardization of Job Classifications and Titling in Higher Education Institutions
- FDA Blood Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men
2021
- Decision-Making in Local Government
- EMT-B to Paramedic
- Making the Case for Moraine Park Technical College’s Capital Expansion
- Improving Equity in Transportation Improves Health Equity & Quality of Life: How Can Local Governments Get Involved?
- Police Recruitment and Retention Best Practices: A Roadmap to Stabilize Staffing and Improve Essential Service Delivery
- Future of the Office of Wisconsin State Treasurer
- Does Enhancing Diversity in the Workplace Improve Organizational Performance?
- Unemployment – Enrollment: Linked?
- What are the impacts of funding reductions to the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program?
- Connection and Belonging: Voices from People in Recovery Listening Session Report and Policy Brief
- To Lobby or Not to Lobby: A Proposal for the Potential Reorganization of the
Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association - Attachments and Quality of Life: How can your attachment style impact quality of life after experiencing childhood trauma?
- The Aging Workforce: Retirement Trends, Barriers, and Solutions
- Implication of Mindfulness-based Strategies Within the Workplace
- Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Public Health and Safety: A Review
- Sex Education Curriculum: A Two-Part Proposal
- Tacking Morale at the VA
- Understanding the Impact of Parental Substance Use Disorder on the Child Welfare System: Analysis of Cross-Systems Data and Perspectives from the Field
- Government Strategies for Addressing Homelessness
- Tap the Hydrant for Volunteers
- A History of Leadership Styles and Contemporary Application to Employee Engagement
- Virtual work: What We’ve Learned
2020
- Juvenile Crime Prevention with Afterschool Programs
- Economic Development Strategies for Rural Communities in the United States
- Should Our Nation Reinstate the Military Draft Study
- Declining Attendance Rates at Legion Pool
- Female Diversity in the Midwest Fire Service
- Municipal Response to a Pandemic: A Toolkit for Communication Through a Crisis
- The Gender Wage Gap: Should it be an Organizational or National Issue?
- Are Head Start Programs Effective?
- Too Many Cooks (Politicians) in the Kitchen (Boardroom)How Act 100 Changed County Board Sizes in the State of Wisconsin
- Increasing Female Representation in Local Politics
- Inaccessibility to Women’s Healthcare Services in Rural United States
- The Case for a Six-Hour Workday
- Public Service Motivation: Does it Attract Individuals to Public Service and Positively Impact Job Performance and Satisfaction?
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