Master's Projects from 2021
AMBER Alert System: An Analysis on how Access to Technology has Affected Effectiveness, Elizabeth Balcom
Fair Housing and Transit-Centric Development: Finding a Path Forward, Alison Cingolani
Diversity Management Programs: California Local Governments’ Approach to Achieving Representative Bureaucracy, Adrian Cudal
Ability of Bay Area Cities to Accommodate Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Process Evaluation, Chi-Pei Fang
What Are the Thirty Most Populous Cities in California Doing to Regulate Unmanned Aircraft Systems?, Heather Heinbaugh
Creating House Sharing Programs Standards-Based Evaluation for House Sharing Programs within California, Diem Hoang
The Impact of Integrating an SBDC Program into a College/University Career Center, Harshdeep Singh Nanda
The Role of Social Media in Policy Formulation Improvement in California, Khoi Minh Nguyen
Seismic Safety Standards of Private School Buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area: An Exploratory Study, Charles Stauss
Master's Projects from 2020
E-Procurement Challenges & Supplier Enablement in California Counties, Juan-Carlos Aguila
Educating Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness by Funding Local Implementation: Compliance for Positive Student Outcomes under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Darius Jamal Brown
Credit for Prior Learning among Student Veterans across Selected Campuses of University of California and California State University: A Managerial Audit, Janani Chandrasekar
Student Health Services on Community College Campuses in California, Travis Cheng
Equity-Based Resource and Service Allocation for the City of San José’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Patrick Córdova
Cost Effectiveness and Hospitalization Rates of Those with Mental Health Issues Using On-Site versus Off-Site Job Coaching, Jerry Dattilo
California’s Proposition 47: The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, Edith Garcia Fong
Pupil Transportation Alternatives: an Analysis of Alternative Pupil Transportation Models, Jarrett Garife
Diminishing and Preventing Homelessness: A Managerial Audit of Santa Clara County Nonprofit Organizations Addressing Homelessness, Sergio J. Gonzalez
Façade Improvement Programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Liz Lange
Purchasing for a Better Future: Sustainable Procurement in the County of Santa Clara, Mariah Teal Lindberg
What Factors Influence the Success of Soft Story Retrofit Programs? The Example of San Francisco’s Program, Thanh Thuy Nguyen
Getting to Zero: An Evaluation of Santa Clara County’s HIV Prevention Program in Comparison to Selected Counties, Nupur Rathore
Program Evaluation of Affordable Housing Projects for Educators: Pathways to Success, Giulia C. Seminatore
Veteran Service Organizations’ Declining Membership and How to Fix It, Ben Sok
Combating the Silver Tsunami: How Can Santa Clara County Local Agencies Develop the Next Generation of Leaders?, Nadia Webster
Ensuring Resilience: Efforts to Retrofit Soft-Story Housing in California, Griffin Weizer
Sustainable Cannabis Policy in California: Addressing the Legal Cannabis Industry’s Carbon Footprint, Genevieve Yip
Master's Projects from 2019
A Process Evaluation of the Campbell Union High School District Bond Measure AA, Gabriel Altamirano
An Evaluation of California’s Continuously Appropriated Programs Funded through Cap-and-Trade, Domingo Candelas
An Outcome Analysis of the Mills Act in Three Exemplar Cities, Sean K. Gallegos
Food Scrapping Programs and Smart Practices for SB 1383 Compliance in Ten Selected Bay Area Cities, Alia Rizvi Haque
Student Withdrawals in a Job Training Program, Amy Lawrence
San Jose’s Removing and Preventing Illegal Dumping Program (RAPID): An Evaluation of Illegal Dumping in San Jose, Rina Laxamana
Stakeholder Input to the Development of the Santa Clara County LQBTQ-Focused Shelter: A Process and Policy Analysis, Anthony Montalvo
The South Bay Water Recycling Program: An Evaluation of Water Recycling Outcomes in Comparison to Selected Cities and Countries, Shannon Nguyen
A Project Evaluation of the California Education Code's Aquatic Mandate and Related Safety Protocols in High School Aquatics Courses, Jesus Raygoza
Medi-Cal Retention, Christina Salvatier
Exploring Civil Service Eligibility List De-Identification Practices Among Large U.S. Cities, Zayba Shaikh
Walk n’ Roll (WnR) San Jose: An Initiative to Promote Active Transportation and Safe Routes to School for Children in San Jose, California, François Xavier Hans Voltaire
Master's Projects from 2018
The Correlation between Enrollment Status and Graduation Rates of Master of Public Administration Programs, Jasmine Lorraine Ferrer
California Redevelopment 2.0: Implementation of Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities, Christopher Hoem
PATH2 Services Court: A Process Evaluation, Octavio Jimenez
Pedestrian Safety on San Jose Roads: The Impact of Traffic Safety Infrastructure, David Lisenbee
US China Trade Dispute Over Intellectual Property, Mozi Luo
Benchmarking the Delivery of FEMA Training to Operation Line Employees within Surface Transit Agencies, Matthew E. McCann
Leveraging the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) to Help Finance College & University Career Centers, Daniel Newell
San Jose's Walk n' Roll Program: An Evaluation of School Pedestrian Education Programs, Stephen Ngo
The Santa Clara County Reentry Resource Center: Reentry Service Linkage and the One-Stop Shop Model, Rose Redlich
Extending AB-1825 Training at Santa Clara Valley Water District, Heather Reiss
Cycling into the Future: Implementation of Enhanced Bikeways Along San Fernando Street in Downtown San Jose, Patrick Rubens
Developing an Implementation Plan for Program Success: SJSU Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT), Waynette Fernandez Santos
HUD’s Transitional Housing Unit Program’s Role in the Santa Clara County Community Plan to End Homelessness, Emilie Thorburn-Quihuis
Master's Projects from 2017
Protecting and Maintaining Silicon Valley’s Liquid Gold, Paul Mark Fulcher
Collective Impact: Working Together for Robust Community Emergency Preparedness, Cheryl H. Galloway
Santa Clara County Senior Nutrition Program Evaluation Report, Tae Hwan Ihm
Policy 15.02.2 of the NCAA Regulation Handbook: An Impact Analysis, Nick Kaspar
Graffiti Abatement Program in the City of East Palo Alto, Oscar Ortiz
Suicide Prevention: Do San Francisco AFSP Community Walks Reduce Hopelessness?, Tyson Peltz
Under the Care of the City of Fremont: Employees Embrace a Healthier Lifestyle through Worksite Wellness, Kelly Wright
Evaluation of Immigration and Citizenship Program (ICP), Wen Feng Yip
Master's Projects from 2016
The Effect of Mapping Technology on Fire-Based EMS Response Times in Santa Clara County, Angela Borland
Does the California Public Employees’ Retirement System have the Framework for a Sustainable Future?, Claudia K. Chang
WIC Program Evaluation: A Breastfeeding Study, Christina Damouny
How Code Enforcement Mitigates Hoarding in the Community, Jason Gibilisco
Implementing Data Analytics and Data Integration at the City of San José: An Ex-Post Comprehensive Evaluation of the Data Analytics Team (DAT), Steve Guagliardo
Compensation Strategies in the Public Sector: Benchmarking the City of San José’s Compensation Methodologies Against Bay Area Cities and Counties, Ashley Lancaster
A Comparative Study of Urban Forest Management Programs for Three Major Cities in Santa Clara County: A Benchmarking Study, Suzanne Remien
Master's Projects from 2015
Wellness Program Participation in the City of Cupertino, Karen Bernard-Guerin
Towards More Efficient Service for Clients, Using HMIS System: Managerial Audit of Community Technology Alliance, Mohua Chatterjee
Swings for Dreams: Public Perceptions of the Nonprofit Sector and Effects on Donating Behavior, Kelsey L. Fisher
Continuity of Operations Guidebook and Template for Nonprofit Service Providers, James Griffith
Strong Neighborhoods Initiative (SNI), Oscar Inzunza
Increasing the CalFresh Participation Rate in The County of Santa Cruz, Juan C. Magaña
Identifying and Evaluating Revenue Strategies for Parks and Recreation Departments across the Western United States, Beth Pinkston
Reducing Waste with Reusable Bag Ordinances and Plastic Bag Bans in the Bay Area: An Impact Analysis, Michael Thomas
Do Speed Humps Help Reduce Vehicular Speeds, Volumes, and Motorist Accidents?, Tanisha Werner
Master's Projects from 2014
Social Media: An Effective Tool for Risk and Crisis Communication?, William Kelly
Evaluating the Reverse 9-1-1 System in Santa Clara County: Does the Process Work?, Areej M. Sadhan
California Graffiti Removal Programs: Benchmarking San José’s Graffiti Abatement Program against Best Practices in the Cities of Long Beach, San Diego, and Santa Ana, Samantha Silva Tavares
Government Clean Air Regulations and Tesla Motors, John B. Wills
Master's Projects from 2013
Santa Clara County’s Juvenile Hall Transgender Policy: A First Look, Etelvina Alvarez