The Policy Research Shop [PRS] is your opportunity to contribute directly to the public policy debate in Vermont and New Hampshire by providing valuable, non-partisan research to legislators on critical issues facing each state. You will begin your work with an intensive research class in the fall term, followed by up to two terms of additional research as an independent study or a paid internship. You will meet directly with elected officials and staff as you develop and refine high-quality research products.
Students interested in participating in the Policy Research Shop, under the direction of Professor Ronald Shaiko, must complete PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research during the fall term or PBPL 48: Policy Analysis and Local Governance during the winter term. PBPL 45, taught by Professor Ron Shaiko, Associate Director of the Rockefeller Center, will prepare students with the fundamental methods for conducting public policy research. The course will also provide students with the opportunity to meet practitioners and policymakers from the Vermont and New Hampshire legislatures. PBPL 48, taught by Professor Andrew Samwick, Director of the Rockefeller Center, will prepare students to analyze the public policy challenges facing local communities.
The PRS is supported by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The PRS reports were developed under FIPSE grant P116B100070 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents of the PRS reports do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
The PRS was supported by the Ford Foundation from 2007 through 2011.
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(L to R) Professors Matthew Cravens, Margaret Post, Ron Shaiko, and Tim Ruback. |
Professor Ronald G. Shaiko is a Senior Fellow and the Associate Director for Curricular and Research Programs at The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. The 2011-2012 academic year marks his twenty-fifth year of university teaching and his eleventh year at Dartmouth College. In November of 2007, he received the Linda '82 and Paul Gridley Faculty Fellow Award from the Dean of the College; the award recognizes exemplary faculty involvement outside of the classroom. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, Shaiko was the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Politics in the American Studies Center at Warsaw University in Poland during the 2000-2001 academic year. Throughout the decade of the 1990s, Shaiko taught at American University, where he founded and served as the academic director of the Lobbying Institute. During his 10 years at American, Shaiko served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993-1994 and as a Democracy Fellow at the United States Agency for International Development in 1998-1999. During his twenty-five years of teaching, he has received more than $1.3 million in grants, awards, and fellowships. Shaiko holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from Ursinus College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Margaret Post is a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Co-Manager of the Policy Research Shop, and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Post holds a Doctorate in Social Policy from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, and a Master of Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. For over ten years, she has worked as a community organizer, educator, and scholar. Her research interests include the role of grassroots organizations in social policy change and the civic development of young people and new immigrants. In addition to teaching courses on organizing and public policy, Post conducts trainings for a broad range of non-profit and political organizations. In 2007, Post received the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Bailis Family Social Justice Award from the Heller School at Brandeis University. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the publication, Diversity and Democracy, and is a member of the Next Generation Engagement Project at the New England Resource Center for Higher Education. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Center, Post was Director of the Donelan Office of Community Based Learning at Holy Cross (Worceseter, MA).
Matthew Cravens is a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Co-Manager of the Policy Research Shop, and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and graduated from Tufts University magna cum laude. Prior to beginning his graduate studies, he worked as a research associate and research assistant in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he conducted quantitative research and co-authored reports on health care financing, the uninsured, and medical expenditures. His current teaching and research interests are broadly in the areas of political behavior, public policy, and quantitative methods. His dissertation develops and tests a theory of habitual voting that describes the psychological factors responsible for the formation of voting habits over time, and the electoral policies and get-out-the-vote messages that make and break voting habits. He is currently completing research projects on how criminal justice policies diffuse and are reformed across states, and the influence of material, pocketbook interests on health and economic policy attitudes.
Timothy Ruback is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Ruback received his B.A. from Bates College and did his graduate training at Arizona State University (Ph.D. 2008). His research interests focus upon the ways in which intersection of theory and methodology works to shape and enclose our understandings of global political life. These themes were addressed in his dissertation, titled The Thucydides Function: International Relations Theory as Interpretations of The Peloponnesian War. His current research addresses these themes in the context of border politics and militarized interstate manhunts. He is most recently the author of "'Let Me Tell the Story Straight On: Middlemarch, Process-Tracing Methods, and the Politics of Narrative" which won the British Journal of Politics and International Relations award for the Best Article in 2010. Before coming to Dartmouth, Professor Ruback taught courses in international relations and foreign policy at Smith College. His courses at Dartmouth will address themes of leadership and global public policy.
Katie Schade '13, Michael Altamirano '13, "6th Annual New Hampshire State of the State Poll on Politics, Economic Issues, and Social Policies," PRS Policy Brief 1213-17, May 10, 2013.
Emmanuel Blankson '15, Josef Brown '13, Joshua Echebiri '14, Andrew Finch-Craver '13, Adam Fishman '15, Ryan Gallagher '16, Carolyn Gaut '13, Duncan Hall '13, James Herring '14, Jacob Hickson '13, Noemi Hormann '14, Zachary Myslinski '15, Cordelia Owusu '13, Sara Peterson '14, Sean Schultz '12, Emi-Lou Weed '13, "An Assessment of the Getting Ahead Program at the Upper Valley Haven," PRS Policy Brief 1213-06, March 20, 2013.
Amy Couture '14, Brandon Debot '14, Andres Ramirez '14, "Regionalization in Vermont: Benefits and Challenges of Regionalization in Windsor, West Windsor, Hartland, and Weathersfield," PRS Policy Brief 1213-05, April 3, 2013.
Michael Altamirano '13, Rick D'Amato '13, William De Chatellus '16, Peter Kim '13, Michael Sanchez '13, "Maintaining Air Quality Monitoring Programs: Creating A Financially Sustainable Permit Fee Structure," PRS Policy Brief 1213-04, April 3, 2013. Presentation [pptx]
Jaya Batra '13, Austin Goldberg '13, Adam Nasser '15, Portia Schultz '15, "The Adult Drug Courts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine: An Analysis of Effectiveness and Barriers to Expansion," PRS Policy Brief 1213-03, April 2, 2013. Presentation [pptx.]
Aislinn McLaughlin '14, Megan Bogia '15, Ayesha Dholakia '15, Grace Hart '13, "New Hampshire's Juvenile Justice System: An Investigation of Current Practices for Handling Youth in the Criminal Justice System," PRS Policy Brief 1213-02, April 2, 2013. Presentation [pptx.]
Kamran Ali '15, Edgar Sandoval '14, Kevin Schorr '15, "Assessing the Feasibility of a Vermont Statewide Stormwater Utility: A Comparative Case Study Approach to Stormwater Utilities," PRS Policy Brief 1213-01, January 24, 2013.
Stephen Prager '14, Andres Ramirez '14, "New Hampshire Rural Airports: A Report on General and Commercial Aviation in New Hampshire," PRS Policy Brief 1112-18, June 4, 2012.
Travis Blalock '12, Benjamin Schifberg '13, Christopher Whitehead '12, "Methods of Privatization: Privatization in State Parks, Hospitals, and Prisons," PRS Policy Brief 1112-17, June 4, 2012.
Grace Hart '13, Kali Monteclavo '13, Roanna Wang '13, "Grafton County Correctional Facility: An Analysis of Rehabilitation Program Options for the New Grafton County Jail," PRS Policy Brief 1112-16, June 4, 2012.
Carolyn Gaut '13, Shayn Jiang '15, Richard D'Amato '13, Katie Schade '13, Jordan Wallace '12, "New Hampshire Refugee Resettlement: A Community Integration Framework," PRS Policy Brief 1112-15, June 20, 2012. Presentation [pptx.]
David Lumbert '12, Brandon Debot '14, Roanna Wang '13, Nina Brekelmans '12, Eric Yang '14, "Methodologies For Tracking Refugees Longitudinally: Nationwide Analysis and Policy Options," PRS Policy Brief 1112-14, June 20, 2012. Presentation [pptx.]&bnsp;
Christopher Whitehead '12, Michael Altamirano '13, "Annual New Hampshire State of the State Poll on Politics, Economic Issues, and Social Policies," PRS Policy Brief 1112-13, April 18, 2012.
Danny Freeman '13, Aby Macias '14, Ayushi Narayan '14, Rachel Ng '14, Lorelei Yang '15, "Under-Enrollment and Under-Participation in Vermont’s School Lunch Program: An Analysis of Causes and Solutions," PRS Policy Brief 1112-12, May 22, 2012. Presentation[pptx.]
Natalia Agredo '13, William Bishop '12, Michael Sanchez '13, Mason Cole '13, Melanie Wilcox '13, "Long-term Care in Grafton County: Shifting from Institutionalized to Home and Community-Based Care," PRS Policy Brief 1112-11, May 12, 2012. Presentation [pptx.]
Stephen Prager '14, Travis Blalock '12, Clinton Grable '14, Adrian Ferrari '14, Ellen Daily '14, "New Hampshire State Fees: A Study of the Current Fee Creation System," PRS Policy Brief 1112-10, May 2, 2012. Presentation [pptx.]
Catherine Meyers '14, Natalia Agredo '13, Paul Dellorusso '12, Joseph Singh '14, "Opting Out of Medicaid in New Hampshire: A Study of the Costs and Benefits Facing the Granite State in Choosing to Opt Out of the Federally-Matched Medicaid Program," PRS Policy Brief 1112-09, April 23, 2012.
Brian Bosche '12, Austin Major '14, Marissa Greco '13, Michael Berger '14, Andres Ramirez '14, "Vermont River Management Strategies: A Preliminary Survey of Existing and Potential Policy Options," PRS Policy Brief 1112-08, April 10, 2012.
Elizabeth Ballantyne '12, Emily Clegg '14, Ryan D. Dean '11, Amrita Sankar '12, "Concussion Education, Management, and Prevention Policy: Current Options and Implications for the State of New Hampshire," PRS Policy Brief 1112-07, June 24, 2012. Presentation [ppt.]
Tina Meng '14, Amy Couture '14, Ben Schifberg '13, Mike Danaher '13, "Performance Measurement for State Governmental Agencies: Comparative Case Studies," PRS Policy Brief 1112-06, March 8, 2012. Presentation [ppt.]
Stephen Prager '14, Manav Raj '15, Joseph Singh '14, "Voter Identification Reform in New Hampshire," PRS Policy Brief 1112-05, March 6, 2012. Presentation [ppt.]
Andrew Clay '12, Chinedu Udeh '12. Lorelei Yang '15, "An Ombudsman for Vermont: Assessing the Possibility of Establishing a State Ombudsman Office for the State of Vermont," PRS Policy Brief 1112-04, February 16, 2012. Presentation [pptx.]
Michael Altamirano '13, Stephen Cheung '13, Brandon DeBot '14, "Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Designs for New Hampshire: How State and Federal Government Retirement Plans Maintain Purchasing Power," PRS Policy Brief 1112-03, February 10, 2012. Presentation [ppt.]
Ayushi Narayan '14, Danielle Unterschutz '14, Yi Yang '15, "Legal Aid Referral Center incoming Call Analysis: An Analysis to Provide Best Practices Recommendations," PRS Policy Brief 1112-02, February 8, 2012. Presentation [ppt.]
Richard D'Amato '13, Marissa Greco '12, Michael Sanchez '13, "Grafton County Correctional Facility: An Analysis of Options for the Old Grafton County Jail," PRS Policy Brief 1112-01, November 1, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Melanie Wilcox ’13, Nina Brekelmans ’12, Brian Freeman ’11, Michael Sanchez ’13, Richard D’Amato ’13, “The Legal Needs of Low-Income Citizens in New Hampshire,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-16.
Elisabeth Ericson ’11, Tyler Ford ’11, Ginny Miller ’13, Alina Politzer ’11, Christine Souffrant ’11, “New Hampshire Healthcare Reform: The Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Long Term Care,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-15, June 10, 2011.
Ashley Afrani-Sakyi ’13, Troy Dildine ’13, Michael Sanchez ’13, Karen Doster ’11, Anya Perret ’11, Daniel VanDeusen ’11, Kristen Liu ’11, Shloka Kini ‘13, Graphic Design, “The State of Homelessness in Vermont,” PRS Policy Brief 1011- 14, June 21, 2011.
Lauren Bowman ’11, Grace Hart ’13, Soo Jee Lee ’13, Kali Montecalvo ’13, and Melanie Wilcox ’13, “The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: A Study of the Implications of Treating Seventeen-Year-Olds as Adults in the New Hampshire Criminal Justice System,” PRS Policy Brief 1011- 13, May 1, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Monica Balanoff ’11, Ann Corrin ’12, Soo Jee Lee ’13, Tosin Ogunbamise ’11, Katie Pine ’11, and Fangfang Wen, “Charter Schools in New Hampshire: An Overview of Characteristics and Challenges,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-12, June 14, 2011.
Tomáš Jagelka ’11, David Lumbert ’12, Matthew C. Oatway ’12 and Joshua Riddle ’12, “Vermont Local Transportation Facilities (LTF) Process: Evaluations of Efficiency by Municipal Project Managers,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-11, May 31, 2011.
Alice Liou ’13, Cameron Nutt ’11, Angela Dunnham ’13, and Michael Sanchez ’13, “Approaches to Homelessness Prevention: For Burlington, Vermont,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-10, June 6, 2011.
Travis Blalock ’12, Kelsey Clark ’11, Austin Major ’14, and Eric Yang ’14, “Claremont Housing Inventory Project: Housing Stock Surveying Options for Claremont, NH,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-09, May 23, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Catie Burkhard ’11, Karen Doster ’11, and Hope McIntyre ’11, “Shared Decision Making in Health Care Delivery: Background Information and Policy Options for New Hampshire,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-08, May 24, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Brian Freeman '11, Jason Goodman '12, and Christine Souffrant '11, "Renewable Energy Incentives: Evaluating the Suitability of Property Tax Exemptions and PACE Financing for Lebanon, New Hampshire," PRS Policy Brief 1011-07, May 19, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Lindsay Brewer '13, Marissa Greco '12, Alexi Pappas '12, and Zachary Schwartz '11, "A New Hampshire State Carbon Tax: An Analysis of the Economic and Social Implications," PRS Policy Brief 1011-06, May 10, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Caroline Buck '13, Rick D'Amato '13, David Lumbert '12, and Roanna Wang '13, "New Hampshire State Mental Health Services: Assessing the Consequences of a Decade of Funding Cuts," PRS Policy Brief 1011-05, March 29, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Katie Schade '13, Galen Pospisil '13, and Mike Danaher '13, "Is New Hampshire Friendly to Business? An Analysis of New Hampshire's Business Tax Environment," PRS Policy Brief 1011-04, February 18, 2011. Presentation [pptx.]
Austin Major '14, Eric Yang '14, and Jae Hyuk Chang '08, "Tracking Child Poverty in Vermont: An Evaluation of Vermont Child Poverty Council Benchmarks," PRS Policy Brief 1011-03, January 31, 2011. Presentation [ppt.]
Alexandra Mahler-Haug '11 [ed.], Ashley Afranie-Sakyi '13, Lindsay Brewer '13, Caroline Buck '13, Jae Hyuk Chang '08, Rick D’Amato '13, Mike Danaher '13, Troy Dildine '13, Marissa Greco '12, Grace Hart '13, Soo Jee Lee '13, Austin Major '14, Virginia Miller '13, Kali Montecalvo '13, Alexi Pappas '12, Alina Politzer '11, Galen Pospisil '13, Katie Schade '13, Michael Sanchez '13, Zachary Schwartz '11, Roanna Wang '13, Melanie Wilcox '13, Eric Yang '14, "Perspectives from New Hampshire on the Economy and Other Policy Issues: An Analysis of the Rockefeller Center’s 2010 'State of the State' Poll", PRS Policy Brief 1011-02, December 16, 2010.
Travis Blalock ’12, David Lumbert ’12, “Poverty in Vermont: Reduction and Profiles: A Profile of Vermont Residents in Deep Poverty Prepared for the Vermont Child Poverty Council,” PRS Policy Brief 1011-01, August 25, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Alexandra Mahler-Haug ’11, “2010 State of the State Poll: Preliminary Analysis,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-12, May 31, 2010.
Laura Gardner ’10, Karen Doster ’11, Tanaka Mhambi ’11, David Sterman ’12, “Disability Benefits in New Hampshire: An Analysis of the Costs of Relaxing Eligibility Criteria,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-11, May 30, 2010.
Joanna Pucci ‘10, “Student Leaders and Leadership at Dartmouth College: A Study of Student Leaders, Members, and Organizations,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-10, March 25, 2010.
Alexandra Mahler-Haug ’11, Elizabeth Mitchell ’10, “Helping New Hampshire Achieve Its 25 X 25 Goal: Renewable Energy Incentives, Energy Metering, and Energy Conservation Incentives,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-09, May 24, 2010.
Ann Corrin ‘12, Jessica Merry ‘12, Amrita Sankar ‘12, Caroline Ward ‘11, Allyson Bennett ‘10, Anya Perret '11, Clark Warthen ’10, Kristen Liu 11, “Self-Representation in New Hampshire State Courts: Current Strategies, Future Solutions, and an Experimental Investigation of Online Resources," PRS Policy Brief 0910-08, May 23, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Nickolas Barber ’10, Margaret Goldstein ’10, Kelsey Clark ’11, Nina Brekelmans ‘12, "One Voice: A Report on Homeless Shelters in New Hampshire and Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0910-07, May 24, 2010. Presentation [ppt.] Shelter Summaries [pdf.] Bibliography [pdf.]
Elisabeth Ericson ’11, Brian Freeman ’11, Alicia Modeen ’10, “DWI Repeat Offenders in the Criminal Justice System: National Trends and Policy Options for New Hampshire,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-06, April 26, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Boyd Lever ’10, David Lumbert ’12, Anya Perret ’11, "Social Impacts of Gambling in the United States: A Comprehensive Analysis of State Regulatory Bodies, Legislatures, and Health Departments", PRS Policy Brief 0910-05, March 16, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Travis Blalock ‘12, Daniel Van Deusen ‘11, Christopher T. Whitehead ‘12, “New Hampshire State Parks: A Study on the Impacts of Public Funding and Specialized Parks Departments,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-04, March 4, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Benjamin B. Beckerman ’10, Brendan R. McVeigh ’10, Elizabeth B. Mitchell ’10, Ian A. Rorick ‘10, "Biomass Boiler Regulation in New Hampshire: An Overview of ASME and EN 303-5 Biomass Boiler Standards", PRS Policy Brief 0910-03, March 10, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Jeremy M. Kaufmann ‘12, William R. Hix ‘12, Isabella R. Price ‘02, “Ballot Access Laws: Determining the Proper Standards for New Hampshire,” PRS Policy Brief 0910-02, January 12, 2010. Presentation [ppt.]
Lucy Pollard ‘10 [ed.], Nickolas Barber ’10, Travis Blalock ’12, Nina Brekelmans ’12, Ann Corrin ’12, Laura Gardner ’10, Margaret Goldstein ’10, William Hix ’12, Jeremy Kaufman ’12, Boyd Lever ’10, David Lumbert ’12, Brendan McVeigh ’10, Jessica Merry ’12, Tanaka Mhambi ’11, Elizabeth Mitchell ’10, Andrew Newcomb ’11, Isabella Price’02, Ian Rorick ’10, Amrita Sankar ’12, David Sterman ’12, Daniel Van Deusen ’11, Caroline Ward ’11, Christopher Whitehead ‘12, "Economic Concerns in the Land of “Live Free or Die: An Analysis of the Rockefeller Center 2009 ‘New Hampshire State of the State’ Poll", PRS Policy Brief 0910-01, December 9, 2009.
Danielle O’Bannon ’11, Chase Raines ’11, Derek Summerville ‘11, "Town of Hanover Sustainability Initiatives: Community Outreach & Partnership Opportunities", PRS Policy Brief 0809-14, August 6, 2009.
Kristen Liu ’11, Alexandra E. Mahler-Haug ’11, Anya H. Perret ’11, Christine Souffrant ‘11, "Funding Options for Sustainability Initiatives: An Examination of Resources and Ideas for Hanover, NH", PRS Policy Brief 0809-13, August 4, 2009.
Alicia Modeen '10, Christine Souffrant '11 and Tara Wohlgemuth '09, "Westboro Rail Yard Brownfield in Lebanon, New Hampshire: Remediation and Redevelopment Funding Options", PRS Policy Brief 0809-12, June 3, 2009.
Steven Cheng '10 and Alicia Modeen '10, "Participant Outcomes of the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) Program", PRS Policy Brief 0809-11, June 23, 2009.
Allyson Bennett '10, Louisa Pollard '10 and Michael Coburn '10, "Campus Security vs. Hanover Police Department: Jurisdictional Boundaries in Hanover", PRS Policy Brief 0809-10, May 27, 2009.
Anya Perret '11, Derek Summerville '11 and Kelsey Clark '11, "Local Governance in New Hampshire: Comparing Selected Cities and Towns", PRS Policy Brief 0809-09, June 9, 2009.
Kahlie Dufresne '09, Schuyler Evans '10 and Christopher Zablocki '10, "Coordinating the New Hampshire Corrections System: Standardization and Coordination Policy Options to Curb Recidivism Rates of the Mentally Ill and Those with Substance Abuse Problems", PRS Policy Brief 0809-08, May 18, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Kelsey Clark '11, Tyler Ford '11 and Jessica Guthrie '10, "New Hampshire Retirement Savings: Working to Ensure New Hampshire's Present and Future", PRS Policy Brief 0809-07, April 30, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Kristen Liu '11, Hope McIntyre '11, Michael Fields '11 and Derek Summerville '11, "Personal Financial Literacy in New Hampshire: Assessing the Need and Efficacy of Personal Financial Education in New Hampshire Public Schools", PRS Policy Brief 0809-06, April 30, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Karen Doster '11, Alicia Modeen '10, Jennifer Murray '09 and Anya Perret '11, "Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Parity: Current Status of Mental Health Problems in New Hampshire, Effects of New Federal Legislation and Other States' Experiences", PRS Policy Brief 0809-05, April 23, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Christine Souffrant '11, Alexandra Mahler-Haug '11, "Funding Transportation in Vermont: An Assessment of Applicable Funding Options", PRS Policy Brief 0809-04, May 12, 2009.
Kahlie Dufresne '09, Chase Raines '11, Christine Souffrant '11 and Tara K. Wohlgemuth '09, "Public Transportation in Vermont: An Assessment of Applicable Methods of Improvement and Funding for Vermont Transportation", PRS Policy Brief 0809-03, March 1, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Brian Freeman '11, Michael Fields '11 and Raymond Rodriguez '09, "Voter Suppression: New Hampshire's Response to a National Problem", PRS Policy Brief 0809-02, March 9, 2009. PowerPoint Presentation
Lauren Bowman '11, Kelsey Clark '11, Karen Doster '11, et al, "The 2008 New Hampshire State of the State Poll: Analysis of Results", PRS Policy Brief 0809-01, December 11, 2008.
Caitlin Cunningham '09 and Emily Jones '08, "Poverty Reduction Strategies for New Orleans, Louisiana", PRS Policy Brief 0708-14, July 21, 2008. Summary
Morgan Becker '10, Patrick Dooley '08, and Shaun Stewart '10, "New Hampshire Transportation Funding Plan: An Empirical Analysis of Potential Revenue Sources", PRS Policy Brief 0708-14, July 18, 2008. Summary
Allyson Bennett '10 and Louisa Pollard '10, "Lead Poisoning in New Hampshire: Policy Options for Primary Prevention", PRS Policy Brief 0708-13, July 15, 2008. Summary
Jessica Peet '08, Elise Braunschweig '08, Rembert Browne '09, Roopa Chari '09, and Ian Tapu '08, "Mental Health in New Hampshire Correctional Facilities: Costs and Quality of Care", PRS Policy Brief 0708-11, June 30, 2008. Summary
Louisa Pollard '10 and Kahlie Dufresne '09, "Norwich and Pandemic Influenza Planning: Fitting into the Larger Pandemic Planning Context", PRS Policy Brief 0708-10, May 28, 2008. Summary
Morgan Becker '10, Benjamin Beckerman '10, Allyson Bennett '10, Rembert Browne '09, Roopa Chari '09, Steven Cheng '10, Corey Chu '08, Michael Coburn '10, Patrick Dooley '08, and Melissa Fan '08, "Healthy New Hampshire 2010: 2008 Update and Summary", PRS Policy Brief 0708-09, June 18, 2008. Summary
Rembert Browne '09 and Marissa Knodel '09, "Sustainability in Hanover", PRS Policy Brief 0708-08, June 18, 2008. Summary
Roopa Chari '09 and Ian Tapu '08, "Affordable Housing in Hanover, New Hampshire", PRS Policy Brief 0708-07, May 30, 2008. Summary
Ruth Hupart '08 and Joshua L. Hurd '08, "Hanover's Rural Study Group: A Process Analysis with Recommendations", PRS Policy Brief 0708-06, May 29, 2008. Summary
Allyson Bennett '10, Danielle Coutinho '08, and Andrew Zabel '09,"Managing Municipal Waste in New Hampshire", PRS Policy Brief 0708-05, May 29, 2008. Summary
Michael Coburn '10, Evan J. Meyerson '08, Tara K. Wohlgemuth '09, Ruth Hupart '08, and Louisa Pollard '10, "Cellulosic Ethanol: The Potential for Biofuel Production in Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0708-04, May 29, 2008. Summary
Benjamin Beckerman '10, Corey Chu '08, and Dewey Hoffman '08, "New Hampshire Broadband Access: Policy Options to Provide Broadband to Underserved Areas", PRS Policy Brief 0708-03, March 14, 2008. Summary
Peter Chau '08, Steven Cheng '10, Samuel Fisher '08, and Jessica Peet '08, "Establishing an Office of Personal Financial Education: Policy Options Related to New Hampshire House Bill 1462", PRS Policy Brief 0708-02, April 24, 2008. Summary
Allyson Bennett '10, Joshua L. Hurd '08, and Louisa Pollard '10, "Riparian Zone Protection in Vermont: Assessment of Current Regulations and Models for Future Action", PRS Policy Brief 0708-01, April 24, 2008. Summary
Michael Coburn '10 and Zach Mason '10, "Small Town Traffic Congestion: Policies for Alleviating Traffic Congestion in Downtown Hanover and Norwich", PRS Policy Brief 0708-12, April 27, 2007. Summary
Elise Braunschweig '08, Jarrett Cato '07, and Sean Garren '07, "Next Generation Initiative: Career Education in Vermont, A Policy Brief for the Next Generation Commission", PRS Policy Brief 0607-10, September 4, 2007. Summary
Marie Choi '06, Kevin Hudak '07, and Danielle Penabad '06, "Scrap Tire Management: A Case Study of Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0607-09, July 31, 2007. Summary
Andrew Zabel '09, "Street Trees: A New Hampshire Primer, Benefits and Implementation Considerations", PRS Policy Brief 0607-08, July 23, 2007. Summary
Kevin Hudak '07 and Maxwell Young '06, "First Responder Communications and Interoperability in Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0607-07, July 23, 2007. Summary
Jessica Todtman '07 and Andrew Zabel '09, "Medicaid Report: New Hampshire, Exploring Measures to Prevent and Detect Fraud", PRS Policy Brief 0607-06, May 1, 2007. Summary
Maia Fedyszyn '07, "Medicaid in New Hampshire: Providing for Children in Foster Care", PRS Policy Brief 0607-05, March 10, 2007. Summary
Patrick Pfeiffer '06, Andrew Zabel '09, and Alex Belser '08, "The Use of Bio Diesel in Vermont: An Introduction to an Alternative Fuel Source for the State of Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0607-04, May 2, 2007. Summary
Peter Chau '08, Kahlie Dufresne '09, and Maia Fedyszyn '07, "Enhancing Retirement Saving in New Hampshire: A Final Report to the New Hampshire Voluntary Retirement Project", PRS Policy Brief 0607-03, January 31, 2007. Summary
Jessica Todtman '07, Brian McMillan '08, and Adria Buchanan '08, "Education Report: Vermont: Assessing Pre-Kindergarten Education in Vermont", PRS Policy Brief 0607-02, May 4, 2007. Summary
Elizabeth A. Hadzima '06, "MTBE Presence in Groundwater: Current Legal and Policy Implications for Prevention and Cleanup", PRS Policy Brief 0607-01, December 5, 2006. Summary
Stephanie Lawrence '06, "Medicaid Report: New Hampshire and Vermont: Preventative Care and Obesity",PRS Policy Brief 0506-11, October 24, 2006. Summary
Danielle Penabad '06, "Medicaid Report: New Hampshire and Vermont: Long-Term Care for the Elderly", PRS Policy Brief 0506-10, September 29, 2006. Summary
Jaime Padgett '07, Oyebola Olabisi '06, and Maxwell Young '06, "Medicaid Report: New Hampshire and Vermont: Prescription Drug Cost Containment", PRS Policy Brief 0506-09, October 24, 2006. Summary
Chongwon J. Char '06, Kristin Ricci '08, and Amie Sugarman '07, "Funding Brownfield Redevelopment: Interpreting and Making Sense of Multi-Level State Funding", PRS Policy Brief 0506-08, October 25, 2006. Summary
Tracey A. Fung '06, William O'Neal, and Adam H. Sigelman '05, "Roles for the Private Sector in State Parks Systems: A Policy Brief for the State of New Hampshire", PRS Policy Brief 0506-07, September 21, 2006. Summary
Chongwon J. Char '06 and Scott Abramson '06, "Renewable Portfolio Standards in Energy Policy: A Policy Analysis for the State of New Hampshire", PRS Policy Brief 0506-04, July 31, 2007. Summary
Adam Goldfarb '08, Oyebola Olabisi '06, and Stephanie Lawrence '06, "Career and Technical Education Participation in Vermont: A Policy Analysis of the Factors Affecting CTE Participation Rates", PRS Policy Brief 0506-03, February 23, 2006. Summary
Danielle Coutinho '08, Nikolas Nartowicz '07, and Danielle Penabad '06, "Curriculum Shifts in Vermont Public Schools: A Survey of School Superintendents", PRS Policy Brief 0506-01, April, 19, 2006. Summary
Erin Demien '07, Brian Hanley '05, and Rebecca Wehrly '06, "Medicaid in New Hampshire and Vermont", April 15, 2005. Summary
Students who participate in the PRS are committed to providing accurate research that responds to the needs of elected policymakers and their legislative staff throughout the year. Our researchers examine emerging issues of concern that are relevant to legislative discussions in both New Hampshire and Vermont. These topics are selected through a consultative process with policy stakeholders. Project reports produced by PRS students are nonpartisan and do not advocate for particular policy outcomes.
The PRS typically produces reports with opportunities for follow-up research upon request. Our goal is to provide useful information in a clear format, and to deliver this information in a timely manner so that it is useful during legislative deliberation. You may browse previous reports here. If you are interested in working with our students on a policy research project this year, we would be delighted to discuss it with you. Our students will work hard to bring their research skills to assist your committee in meeting its policy needs.
Policy Research Shop Administrative Office 603-646-2229
Jane DaSilva, Program Coordinator
