Culminating Research Projects
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?
2019
- Strategic Planning Benefits for the Public Sector
- Nonprofit Branding Standards and Management
- Closing the Gap: How to Increase Transportation Revenue in Wisconsin
- Preparing a Historic Preservation Plan for The City of Oshkosh
- Challenges Faced by the Refugees in Northeast Wisconsin: The Somali Community of Brown County
- Cedarburg Compensation and Benefits Analysis
- How to Improve Student Athlete Graduation Rates
- Effective Citizen Engagement
- Mental Health Shortage for the Youth Population
- Library Usage
- An iCHART Assessment of Rural Built Environment Features in Wautoma, WI
- Milwaukee Countywide Fire Department Consolidation Assessment
- Irregular Migration
- Comprehensive Overview of West Bend Municipal Airport
- Designing a Program for Qualifying Volunteer Opportunities to Build Meaningful Partnerships
- Neighborhood Associations and Quality of Life
2018
- Understanding Sexual Harassment through the Framework of Accountability
- The Effects of Nursing Navigation and Patient Education on Congestive Heart Failure Readmission Rates
- Medical Environment Workplace Bullying
- Let’s Talk: Communication as a Building Block for Effective Organizations
- The Rising Costs of Prescriptive Drugs in the United States Pharmaceutical Industry
- Ethical Dilemmas in Performance Assessment and Appraisal
- AODA Halfway Houses and the Problem of Recidivism
- Public Engagement in Wisconsin Counties
2017
- A Critical Assessment of Tax Incremental Financing in Wisconsin
- The Importance of Small Systems Transportation
- How Technology can Reduce Readmissions in Healthcare
- Veterans in Higher Education: A Study of Graduation and Retention Rates
- Property Tax Income, Efficient Land Use, and Design and Longevity in Development
- A Study of Occupational Stress in WI Law Enforcement Officers: What Can Be Done to Improve Officer Wellness?
- Providing “Science to the Art” – Metrics that Work and Motivate When Evaluating UWO Office of Advancement Fundraising Activity
- Birth to 3 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac County
- Employment Education Mismatch
- An Exploration of Training Options for Newly Elected County Board Supervisors
- Military Sexual Trauma and Access to Care
- Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Portage County Health and Human Services Employees: Trends and Strategies to Recruit and Retain Top Talent
- Improving Engagement: Analysis and Alternatives for ThedaCare Professional Services
- Modifying Child Support Orders for Incarcerated Parents
- The Case for Specialization and Accountability in United States Government
- An Analysis of Observation and Restraint Placement Interest at the Wisconsin Resources Center 2009-16
- Sheboygan Area Veterans Treatment Court and the Necessity of a Program Evaluation
- Helping Wisconsin Veterans with Mental Health Issues
- The County Administrator and Water Quality: Storm Water, Retention Ponds, Created Wetlands and Pervious Pavement
- Research and Development at UW-Madison
- An Exploration of Training Options for Newly Elected County Board Supervisors
2016
- The City of Milwaukee and the Concerns of Homicide
- Use it or Lose It: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Role of Lieutenant Governors in the United States and the State of Wisconsin
- Policy Analysis for Improving Integrated Employment
- Outcomes for Wisconsinites with Disabilities
- Reaching Maximum Compliance with Wisconsin’s Childhood Vaccination Requirements
- Central Wisconsin Fire and EMS Services: An Analysis of Four Area Departments
- What Should the Role of a Healthcare Coalition Look Like to be Successful? A Qualitative Policy Analysis of What the Role of a Healthcare Coalition Should Be
- Grand Chute Incorporation Question
- Navigating a New Landscape: Potential for Utilizing Alternative Work Spaces
- Revitalizing the City of Antigo’s Downtown
- Treating Mental Illness in Wisconsin at the Community Level
- Gun Violence and Mass Shootings in the United States
- Generating Growth: A Review of Sports Facility Subsidies and Economic Impacts
- UW Oshkosh MPA Employer Survey
- Refugee Resettlement in Wisconsin
- The Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue: Developing a Fatigue Risk Management System
- Emotional Labor in Writing Centers: The Roles of Confidence and Experience
- Contemporary Health Care Solutions: City of Lake Mills
2015
- Creating Leaders in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Undergraduate Educational Process
- Firefighter Physical Ability Testing for Potential Candidates: Selecting, Developing and Implementing an Appropriate Program
- Decreasing Veteran Suicide by Increasing Access to Mental Health
- The Wisconsin Nursing Shortage: Are Their Efforts Enough?
- Fox Valley Technical College – English Language Learning Program – Student Retention: Challenges and Solutions
- Developing a Merit-Based Compensation Policy for University Staff at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh with Policy Alternatives and Recommendations
- The Importance of Diversity in Community Policing: Better Recruitment of Minority Police Officers
- Crumbling Infrastructure
- The Simulation Learning Experience: Measuring a Cohort Over Time
- Should Animals Be Allowed in Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities?
- Analysis of the Sheboygan Intoxicated Driver Intervention Program
- How Increasing the Community Development’s Staffing Levels can help bolster the Local Economy
- Primary Factors in Turnover Among Professional Nurses
- The Influence of Social Media on HIPAA Compliance
- Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Transit Department: Effects of Adding a Fixed Route Service
- Generational Gaps in the Workplace
- How to Best Reduce Gun Violence Locally
- Illegal Abortion in Negeria: The Cringing Reality
- A Tribal Wide Data Collection System for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
- Alternatives for long-term care financing: Reducing Medicaid dependence for the middle class
- An Assessment of University Students Binge Eating and Its Impact on Work and School Productivity
2014
- Three Waves Health Clinic and Wellness Center: A Case Study
- An Employer’s Guide to Understanding Unemployment: The Adjudicator Perspective
- Improving Access to My Healthevet Through Volunteer Aided My Healthevet Stations
- Volunteer Orientation & Handbook: Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Lean Six Sigma Works in Government: The File Repository OrGanization (FROG) Project
- Strategic Planning in Government Agencies: An Analysis of the Unemployment Insurance Division’s Process
- Public Pension Overhauls: How can an equitable outcome be achieved for both past and current retirees and taxpayers?
- Fond du Lac County Leadership 2020 Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: An Analysis of Succession Planning in Local Government
- A Study to Examine the Implementation of an Emergency Medical Dispatch Fee for
- Private Ambulance Companies that Serve the City of Milwaukee
- Changing a Culture: Calumet County, #1 in the Nation for Adult Binge Drinking
- Employee Satisfaction in Madison Veterans Hospital: The Effects of Budget Cuts on Employee Satisfaction
- A Look at the Public Work Environment after Act 10 was Implemented
- Anti-Money Laundering Training Program of Greater Fox Cities
- Habitat for Humanity
- Higher Education and Police Management: A Case Study of the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office
- Areas of Electronic Medical Records Impacts in Nursing Practices: A Content Analysis
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and Its Impacts on Patient Dumping: A Literature Review
2013
- Wisconsin Technical College Districts: Should They Continue to Tax?
- Fiscal Analysis: Capital Improvement and Economic Development Planning Winneconne, Wisconsin
- Community-Based Solutions to Domestic Abuse Problems
- Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program Compliance and Performance
- The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Developing Countries
- Can the Village of Suamico Survive an EAB Infestation?
- City of Oshkosh: A Wellness Strategic Plan
- Residence in Freshman-only Residence Halls and the Effect on Grade Point Average for Students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Physician Engagement in the Age of Accountable Care: Organizational Best Practices
- Understanding Veteran Treatment Courts: Leave No Veteran Behind
- Single-Stream Recycling Programs
- Is the Easiest Recycling Program, Also the Best for the Community and the Environment?
- The History of American Federalism and the Impact of Its Evolution on Intergovernmental Relations
- History of Mandatory Arrest and its Impact on Domestic Violence on Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Healthcare Survey
- Transitioning from Quantity to Quality: Recommendations for the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles Dealer Inspection Process
- Immigration Policy Conflict: Are International Students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Threats to the Cultures and Values of the United States?
- Lean Processes in Municipal Management
- Private Sector Public Administrators
- Enhancing the Relationship between the CEO and Board of Directors in a Nonprofit Organization: A Case Study of Lutheran Homes & Health Services
- Collaboration as a Tool for Wisconsin: Law Enforcement to Address Crime
- Assisted Living Options for the Difficult: A Study on Available Services and Living Arrangements for Those Who Suffer from Challenging Behaviors and Alzheimer’s Disease
2012
- Wausau Metropolitan Cooperation, Collaboration and Consolidation
- An Analysis of the Positive and Negative Attributes Associated with TIF Usage in Wisconsin
- Veteran Services in Wisconsin’s Public Colleges and Universities
2011
- Growth Strategies in Affinity Hospital-Provider Relations
- Impact of Merging Emergency Operations Centers
- Alternatives for Addressing Door County’s Budget Issues
- An Analysis of Harassment Policies at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- HealthCare Transparency’s Effect on Consumerism
- Public Administration: Local Government and Decentralization in Haiti
- Will Right-to-Work Legislation Reduce Wisconsin’s Job Loss?
- Factors in Right of Way Litigation and Alternative Approaches to Reduce the Number of Appeals
- Re-employment Workshops: Do They Work?
- Developing a Sound Methodology for Allocating W-2 Services Funding
2010
- LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace: Practical Solutions for Public Managers
- Proactive Cost Containment Options for Saving Taxpayer Dollars in Higher Education Institutional Operations
- From Ugly Little Step Sister to Progressive & Equal Relative: An Analysis of the Town of Menasha’s Age Old Problem of City Versus Town Disparity with Potential Solutions.
- Green Lake County Nutrition Program: Best Practices for Operation
- Taycheedah Correctional Institution: An Exploration of Alternatives for the Monarch Special Management Unit
- Building a Stable Revenue Source for an Orphanage in Madagascar
- Developing Best Practice Training Policies and Procedures for LSS’ Group Homes
- Policy Alternatives and Recommendations for the Attorney General to Increase
- Education and Communication to the Public as it relates to Internet Crimes against Children in Wisconsin
- Single- Versus Dual-Stream Recycling Volume: Does One Bin Really Make a Significant Difference?
- Municipal Government 2.0: Lessons from Early Adopters
- Oneida Nation: Climate Change Adaptation for Our Community
- The Role of Interpersonal, Mass Media, and Internet Communication on Changes in Self-Reported Health Behavior Skills
2009
- Alternatives for Addressing Door County’s Budget Issues: A Look at Employee Relationship and Cost Issues
- An Analysis of Harassment Policies at the University of Wisconsin: Whitewater Recommendations for Chancellor Richard Telfer
- HealthCare Transparency’s Effect on Consumerism: A Study of Whether or Not Consumers Buy Health Care Based on Value and the Impact on One Organization’s Strategy.
- Will Right-to-Work Legislation Reduce Wisconsin’s Job Loss?
- Factors in Right of Way Litigation and Alternative Approaches to Reduce the Number of Appeals
- Developing a Sound Methodology for Allocating W-2 Services Funding
- Harmony Café Policy & Program Analysis: Safeguarding Youth & the Program: Policy and Structure Development
- Secondary Traumatic Stress: Addressing the Needs of Child Welfare Workers at the Adams County Health and Human Services Department
- Should the Village of Redgranite Dance with the Waushara County Sheriff’s Department: An Analysis of Contracting for Village Police Services
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