Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Hale, Kathleen"

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Creating a Social Value Added Benefit Through an Informal Collaborative Military Centered Nonprofit Network

Dougherty, Joseph (2015-05-11)

Over the next 50 years, an intergenerational transfer of wealth is expected to occur between elderly adults and aging baby boomers and their families, with an estimated $6 trillion projected to go directly to charitable ...

The Cybersecurity Preparedness of Local Election Offices: Influences, Challenges, and the Intergovernmental Perspective

Forson, Lindsey (2020-07-16)

Recent events have heightened concerns over the cybersecurity of US elections. In the decentralized US election system, counties and municipalities have primary responsibility for election administration. Therefore, ...

Defining the Phenomenon: Trafficking in Persons, Advocate Organizations and Issue Framing

Davis, Tameka (2016-12-09)

The modern era of Trafficking in Persons (TIP)—beginning with the African Slave Trade (AST)—has seen an alarming increase in the number of victims of the phenomenon. Contemporary TIP (cTIP) is a result of the increased ...

The Environmental Outcomes of Collaborative Natural Resource Institutions

Adams, David (2016-03-25)

Across the United States there are collaborative partnerships and networks co-laboring to manage environmental and natural resources including our watersheds. There are over 2,000 of these watersheds in which at least ...

An Examination of Eight Factors Influencing Women's Retention in Federal Law Enforcement

Yu, Helen (2011-11-30)

Using a sample of 168 sworn female federal law enforcement officers with arrest and firearm authority and in-depth interviews with 20 of these women, this study examines eight factors that may or may not influence women's ...

Government Structure, Economic Inequality, and Social Safety Net Provision in US Counties

Moorer, Regina (2016-08-04)

This study examines the relationship between economic inequality and social safety net spending at the county level between 1996 and 2010. Three key questions are explored. What effect does the interaction between economic ...

Indigent Defense in Five Southern States: Factors that Influence State Administrative Oversight

Hodnett, Amanda (2010-07-16)

The right to legal representation for those accused of crime is now a constitutional right across the American legal system. State oversight of indigent defense programs in the American states has not been the subject of ...

Mitigating Racial Bias through Music: Opera, Race, and American Political Behavior

Oeding, Noemi (2024-04-26) ETD File Embargoed

There is a small, but growing, body of literature exploring the congruence between music, race, and politics. While most of this literature focuses on Black musical forms such as rap and hip hop and their political messaging, ...

A New Elections Federalism: Dual Election Administration Systems

Fincher, Brandon (2022-11-29)

Dual election administration systems have a substantial history in the United States with differing characteristics over time and place. A dual election administration system creates categories of voters who are only ...

Policy Adoption and Networked Governance: How Power Arrangements Explain Local Approaches to HIV Testing in County Jails

Livingston, Avery (2017-11-30)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a pernicious problem in the United States’ correctional facilities, despite national prevention efforts for decades. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has been working ...

The Role and Reputation of Government Research Organizations in State Policymaking

Hankins, Ryan (2023-11-17)

This research explores the role and reputation of state-level nonprofit policy research organizations, which are members of the Government Research Association (GRA). The research traces the development of municipal research ...

The Role of Information Networks in the Federal System: School Nutrition and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Beans, David (2019-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

Actors, both inside and outside of government, play prominent roles in policy implementation of federal system. Utilizing information networks and structural mechanisms, these actors influence, shape, and implement federal ...

State Implementation of Collaborative Aging and Disability Policy

Gratz, Jessica (2015-12-10)

This research examines aging and disability collaborative arrangements at the state level. The focus is on how states design their collaborative long-term care service delivery programs through the Aging and Disability ...

To Succeed or Not to Succeed: How Do Political Influences, Culture, And Demographics of a State Affect the Passing of Physician Assisted Suicide Initiatives?

Crutchfield, Nikki (2008-12-15)

Today, many physicians are concerned with how to properly care for patients with terminal illnesses and unbearable pain. In deciding the best care possible, ethical and moral concerns have become an issue. Many feel ...