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Dissertations from 2024
Core Values in Public Administration and Policy: Three Levels of Evaluation in the Public Sector, Emily Brandt, Alejandro Rodriguez, Karabi Bezboruah, and Emily Nwakpuda
Dissertations from 2023
Modeling Land Use Change using Spatial Statistics and Spatial Panel Data Regression in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (1990 - 2020), Ali Behseresht
Neoliberal Philanthropic Community Development: Do Comprehensive Community Initiatives Improve Neighborhoods?, Joshua Newton
INNOVATION DISTRICTS: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR CITIES’ PROSPERITY, EQUITY IMPLICATIONS, AND PLANNING POLICY SOLUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PLACELESSNESS, Ladan Mozaffarian
COMMUNITY PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND WATER: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN TEXAS CITIES, Amruta A. Sakalker
Dissertations from 2022
Creative Collaboration in Rural Texas Communities, Kathryn May Lattimore Norris
Researching Appointment Robbery: Voices from the Street, Arthur Gregory Vasquez
RESILIENT OR VULNERABLE? THE GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH IN URBAN COMMUNITIES, Qian He
Dissertations from 2021
A STUDY OF DISPROPORTIONALITY IN DISCIPLINE FOR BLACK GIRLS IN TEXAS: DOES DISTRICT TYPE MATTER?, Tonelli L. Hatley
MICROPOLITAN VS METROPOLITAN: AN EXAMINATION OF CITY SIZE AND POLICE FUNDING IN TEXAS, William Casey Heath
THE VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILLENNIALS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Kapreta J. Johnson
EFFECTS OF ASSESSMENT AND ASSIGNMENT REGIMES ON CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS IN HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE EMERGING FROM HOMELESSNESS, Flora Alexandra Brewer
EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ON DISTANCE TO WORK IN INDIVIDUAL CAR RIDERS, Raha Pouladi
DIFFERENCES IN DISCIPLINE: ANALYSIS OF TEXAS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ACTIONS FOR BLACK FEMALES, Norcise LaVette Williams
Dissertations from 2020
AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY: ANALYZING PLANNING APPROACHES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, Priscylla Bento
EVOLUTION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN MILITARY MASTER PLANNING: EXAMINING PLANNERS' PERCEPTIONS, Rhonda E. Fields
PAID FAMILY LEAVE & THE MEDIA: A NARRATIVE POLICY FRAMEWORK, Nichole Angelic Horn
Application of the Critical Race and Latino Critical Theories to Explore Social Innovation in Nonprofit Services Addressing HIV/AIDS Issues in Texas, Jack Brandon Philips
TRUMPISM AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST: A POLITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, Walter L. Taylor
The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support On Member Satisfaction with Community Health Worker Organizations, Denise Adame Hernandez
Analysis of Homeownership Outcomes in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region and Growing Disparities An African American Perspective, Gwendolyn Isokpan
SPATIAL AND DWELLING DETERMINANTS OF ADULT ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGION, Jinat Jahan
Why People Remain in Socially Disorganized Communities: A Critique of Social Disorganization Theory, LaSheyla Kajuan Jones
ASSESSMENT OF MASS TRANSIT IN MEDELLIN COLOMBIA - A CASE STUDY, Francisco Wilfred Kessler
THE CHARISMATIC DOG AND PUBLIC SPACE: ARE DOG PARKS A THIRD PLACE?, Lori Dynette Lee
Publicly Supported Rental Housing and Affordability for Very Low-Income Suburbanites: A Study of Metropolitan America, Eric Varela
THE EFFECT OF CRIME ON RIDERSHIP, AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF HOW TRANSIT STATION NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS PREVENT CRIME AND ENCOURAGE RIDERSHIP, Sahar Esfandyari
THE GEOGRAPHY OF CREATIVE CLUSTERS AND FIRM PRODUCTIVITY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM 20 METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAs) IN THE UNITED STATES, Tahereh Granpayehvaghei
DESIGNING THE CIVIC COMMONS: HOW DESIGN CAN FOSTER SOCIAL CAPITAL IN CIVIC SPACES IN THE CONTEXT OF URBAN SPRAWL, Jennifer Jean Sloan
Dissertations from 2019
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE DYNAMICS INFLUENCING URBAN AND ECONOMIC LAND DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND DALLAS LOVE FIELD AIRPORT, Anthony K. Chandler
Are smarter neighborhoods, more walkable?, Golnaz Keshavarzihaghighi
At the Nexus of Dallas' Neighborhood Arts Districts and Tax Incremental Financing Zones: the Question of Affordable Housing in a Socially Just Economy, Katherine M. Kosut
BUDGETING IN TIMES OF FISCAL STRESS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS IN A LARGE URBAN COUNTY FROM 2006-2017, Ronica L. Watkins Babers
Mass Incarceration and Voter Turnout Among African Americans in the United States (Is there a correlation between the two?), Martha Wilson-Musgrove
DECODING THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT: AN ANALYSIS OF GREEN GENTRIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF RAILS-TO-TRAILS POLICY, Lorin R. Carter
The Impact of a Veteran Identity Among Key Personnel on Successful Outcomes in Veteran Treatment Courts, Jason D. Flake
Spatial Decision Support Systems Use in Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Analysis: Spatial Analysis for U.S. Army Civil Affairs Civil Information Management, Earnest R. Lloyd
TRANSIT, WALKABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: EXPLORATIONS FROM THE U.S. SPECIALIZED HIGH-TECH ZONES, PIVOTAL INDUSTRIES, AND INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESSES, Ahoura Zandiatashbar
Dissertations from 2018
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF REFUGEES ON A HOST COUNTRY, Zaid Ghaleb-Sharari-Al-Bakhit Alfayez
FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND THE IMPACT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ITIS) - Case Study of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Ahmed Ismail Daqrouq
PARENT INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO INCREASED PARENT PARTICIPATION: A CASE STUDY, Sandra Patricia Fernandez
A City in Crisis: Communication Network, Ethics, and Power in the City of Dallas, Sana Salma Syed
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL TURBULENCES IMPACT ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM, Abeer Omar Almughrabi
The Capacity of Postpartum Depression Resources in Underserved Communities, Brandie Green
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND THE IMPACTS ON HOUSING VALUE, Somayeh Moazzeni
Emerging Grassroots Energy Communities: An Assemblage Theory Analysis, Ali Mohammed Adil
Dissertations from 2017
POLICY ENTREPRENEURS, NARRATIVES, AND POLICY CHANGE, Victoria Cartwright
SOCIOECONOMIC AND SPATIAL IMPACTS OF RAIL TRANSIT STATIONS ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGION: CHANGES IN HOUSING VALUES, RACIAL MAKE-UP, AND POPULATION DENSITY, Saad Mohammed-A Alquhtani
THE CULTURAL ADVANTAGE OF CITIES: EXPLORING THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY AGGLOMERATIONS AS A SOURCE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, Mohamed A. Bireima
Improving public transit services: Does collaborative transit services among public transit providers make them more efficient?, Victor U. Ibewuike
URBAN FORM AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL, Ayeh Sajjadieh Khajouei
Dissertations from 2016
MUNICIPAL GOLF FACILITIES AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF GOLF: DOES GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?, Clifford Smith Blumberg
DEVELOPING HOUSING FINANCE FRAMEWORK AS AN APPROACH TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE FINANCE MECHANISMS FOR MIDDLE INCOME CITIZENS AND HOUSING DEVELOPERS IN SAUDI ARABIA, Musaed Khalid-AK Alqannas
A comparison of magnet schools to traditional schools: Application of critical education theory, Gregory Dale Cartwright
Climate change planning in Dallas-Fort Worth: Discourse and public participation in a politically conservative region, Ann W. Foss
Dissertations from 2015
Representative Bureaucracy And The Indirect Effects Of Substantive Co-worker Representation, Nita Clark
Diffusion Of Locally Developed Applications Across The United States Judiciary, Edmund Warren Dieth
Diffusion Of Locally Developed Applications Across The United States Judiciary, Edmund Warren Dieth
Dissertations from 2014
Communihood: Being a planning activist in the twenty-first century, Ali Tayebi
Property Tax Appraisal For Green Buildings: ENERGY STAR Certification In Texas, Kevin G. Hogan
Weighing In On The Hallmarks Of Nonprofit Marketization: Organizational Factors Impacting Financial Performance Indicators Of Scalability And Sustainability, Amy Elizabeth Merk
Weighing In On The Hallmarks Of Nonprofit Marketization: Organizational Factors Impacting Financial Performance Indicators Of Scalability And Sustainability, Amy Elizabeth Merk
Impact Of Urban Planning Policies On Carbon-dioxide Emissions: An Indian Perspective, Kiranmayi Raparthi
Individual Motivational Factors Impacting United States Air Force Reserve Recruiting, Brian E. Wish
Individual Motivational Factors Impacting United States Air Force Reserve Recruiting, Brian E. Wish
Dissertations from 2013
Effective Truancy Reduction Programs: How Is Success Defined?, Veronica Cole
Public Budgeting With A Gender Lens: Fulton County, Georgia And San Francisco, California, Mercy K. Dena
Public Budgeting With A Gender Lens: Fulton County, Georgia And San Francisco, California, Mercy K. Dena
The Aesthetic Experiences Of Public School Teachers: A Study Of The Physical Environment Of Schools Through The Lens Of The Organizational Aesthetics Framework, Kenneth Clifford Goodwin
The Aesthetic Experiences Of Public School Teachers: A Study Of The Physical Environment Of Schools Through The Lens Of The Organizational Aesthetics Framework, Kenneth Clifford Goodwin
The Factors That Influence The Development Of Performance Measures In Texas Counties, Julius Awuor Owino
The Factors That Influence The Development Of Performance Measures In Texas Counties, Julius Awuor Owino
Prison Prerelease Facilities In Texas: What Effect Do These Programs Have On Offender Success?, Brittany Michelle Rodriguez
Prison Prerelease Facilities In Texas: What Effect Do These Programs Have On Offender Success?, Brittany Michelle Rodriguez
Challenges Of Mixed-use Developments : an Analysis Of Current Mixed-use Developments In U.S.A., Gizachew Teferra Tesso
Dissertations from 2012
Identifying The Barriers To Collaboration Between Transportation Planning And Public Health Using The Network Model, Lou Kelley Brewer
Knowledge Management In Higher Education In Thailand, Surat Chumjit
Knowledge Management In Higher Education In Thailand, Surat Chumjit
A Comparison Of Economic Development Between Texas Cities Using The Economic Development Tax 4A/4B And Texas Cities Not Using The Tax, Ravindra Kumar Jain
The Children Of Mexican Immigrants In U.s.public Schools: Exploring Their Parents' And Teachers' Perception And Knowledge Gaps, Uvaldina Janecek
The Children Of Mexican Immigrants In U.s.public Schools: Exploring Their Parents' And Teachers' Perception And Knowledge Gaps, Uvaldina Janecek
Variation In Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Accuracy In Texas, James Howard Johnson
The Multi-campus System's Role In Maintaining Institutional Diversity In Texas, Public Universities, Rebecca J. Lewis
The Multi-campus System's Role In Maintaining Institutional Diversity In Texas, Public Universities, Rebecca J. Lewis