Award Winning Applied Research
Projects
Masters of
Public Administration
Texas State
University-San Marcos
Pi Alpha Alpha Student Manuscript Award Winners
1998 Kevin
Baum “Group
Dynamics & Power Structures: Toward a Greater Understanding of
the
Line-Staff Relationship within the Austin Fire Department.” Complete ARP
2000 Shivaun
Perez “Assessing
Service Learning Using Pragmatic Principles of Education: A
Texas
Charter School Case Study.” This paper is also in Volume 2 of the
Pi Alpha Alpha Journal. Complete ARP Pi Alpha Alpha Paper
2001 Ana
Lisa Garza “Developing
a Comprehensive Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP)
Model
for Southwest Texas State University.” This paper is also in
Volume 2 of the Pi Alpha Alpha Journal. Pi Alpha Alpha Paper
2002 Timothy
Wilson “Pragmatism and
Performance Measurement: An Exploration of Pragmatic
Practices
in Texas State Government” "Government Employer Assessment
of the SWT MPA" Complete ARP Pi Alpha
Alpha Paper
2004 Julie
Loera “A Model
Approach to Developing Food Safety Emergency Response
Standard
Operating Procedures.” Complete ARP Pi Alpha Alpha Paper
McGrew Award Winners
1997 Ralph
Revello “A
Descriptive Analysis of Computer Security Measures in Medium-Sized
Texas
Counties.”
1998 Rebecca
Short “A Content
Analysis of Texas State Agency Employee Handbooks.” (Student
Category)
Complete ARP
1999 Carey
Welebob “Description of Texas Department of Criminal
Justice Parole Division Staff
Perceptions
Regarding Officers Carrying Firearms in the State of Texas.”
(Student Category) and Southeast Conference on
Public Administration
Policy Research Award. Complete ARP McGrew Paper
2000 Christine
McCormick “Intensive Supervision
Probation: Assessing Texas Programs.” (Student
Category)
2001 Jena
Whitley Pratt “The
Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Mandates of the 1997
Amendments
to IDEA and Implications for Special Education Programs.”
(Student Category) Complete ARP
2002 Timothy
Wilson “Pragmatism and
Performance Measurement: An Exploration of Pragmatic
Practices in Texas State Government.” (Student Category) Complete ARP McGrew Paper
2002 Dee
Ellis (D.V.M.) “Carcass Disposal
Issues in Recent Disasters, Accepted Methods, and
Suggested
Plan to Mitigate Future Events.” (Practitioner Category)
2003 David
Pearson “An
Explanatory Study of Rural Hospital Closures and their Links to the
Economic
Health of Local Communities." Complete Arp
2004 Rachael Jeffers "Development Sprawl in Texas. Complete ARP
2004 Julie
Loera “A Model
Approach to Developing Food Safety Emergency Response
Standard
Operating Procedures." Complete ARP
2005 Ammy
Jones "Exploring
the Facets of the Digital Divide in Texas Public Schools Grades K-
12."
Complete ARP
2006 Charles
Kelm "Exploring
the Effects of Specialized Sexual Behavior Treatment of
Recidivism."
(Practitioner Category) Complete ARP
2006 Candace
Ferguson "Aftercare for
Youth with Mental Health Disorders in the Juvenile Justice
System:
An Assessment of the Aftercare Program of Williamson
County Juvenile Services."
(Student Category) Complete ARP
2006 Rebecca
Blecke "Land Trust
Training and Technical Assistance Programs: A National
Assessment."
(Student Category) Complete ARP
2007 Heather
Neuroth-Gatlin “The
Search for a Theoretical Framework for Long-term Disaster Recovery
Efforts:
A Normative Application of Jane Addams' Social Democratic Theory
and
Ethics.” Complete ARP
These and other Masters of Public
Administration Applied Research Projects may be found online.
Supervised by Patricia M. Shields,
Ph.D.
Edited 5/25/2007
Texas State University-San Marcos is a
member of the Texas State University System.
