Department of Public Administration

Research Projects

Selected Research

Highlighted here are selected research projects by public administration graduate students and faculty.

Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

• Domestic Violence at the Top of New England: An Analysis Based on Law Enforcement Incident Reports from Aroostook County, Maine
  Authors: Carolyn Ball and Kenneth Nichols, Associate Professors of Public Administration
  Publication: New England Journal of Public Policy (2003)
• Survey Report on Maine Law Enforcement Computer Technology
  Authors: Carolyn Ball, Assoc. Prof of Public Administration, Project Director, and Kenneth Nichols, Assoc. Prof. of Public Administration, Co-principal Investigator
  Sponsor: Maine Justice Assistance Council (2002)

Economics & Community Development

• U.S.Route 1 Reconstruction in Warren, Maine a Survey of Community Response to the Department of Transportation’s Application of Context Sensitive Solutions
  Authurs: Kathy Weymouth, Karen Curtis, Michelle Mason Webber
• Growth and Development in the Bangor , Maine , Area: Should We Be Concerned About Sprawl?
  Author: Jennifer Boothroyd
• City Sales Tax – Silk Purse or Sow’s Ear? Likely Impact and Response for a Healthcare Organization in Bangor, Maine
  Author: David Pilotte

Education

• Does Reading Recovery Matter? An Analysis of the Longitudinal Efficacy of Reading Recovery in Maine
  Author: Brian Doore
• Staffing Maine School Libraries for Student Success
  Author: Sylvia K. Norton
• Proposed Design Models for a One-Stop Student Service Center at the University of Maine
  Author: Sarah Doheny

Environment & Natural Resources

• Transportation-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the University of Maine Campus
  Authors: Sarah A. Kelly & Jamie L. Kenny
• Environmental Risk Assessment of Dry Cleaning Chemicals at Sites in Maine
  Author: Tracey Weston Kelly
• Beginning with Habitat: An Evaluation of the Map Package for Land Use Planning Purposes in Maine
  Author: Raquel Ross

Ethics & Public Service

• Ethics Education in the MPA Curriculum: What Difference Does It Make?
  Authors: Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Assoc. Prof., Louisiana State University, and Kenneth Nichols, Assoc. Prof.
  Publication: Journal of Public Affairs Education (April 2002, vol. 8, no. 2): 103-114

Nonprofit & Public Services

• Estimation of Physician Specialist Need
  Author: Ann Homola

Organization Processes & Behavior

• Leadership in Public Policy and Administration
  Author: Fred H. Carter
• Enterprise Government: Franchising and Cross-servicing for Administrative Support
  Authors: Arie Halachmi, Professor, Tennessee State University, and Kenneth Nichols, Assoc. Prof. of Public Administration
  Publisher: Chatelaine Press (1996, 1997)
  Sponsor: American Society for Public Administration, Section for Professional and Organizational Development

Workforce

• Optimizing the Silver-collar Worker: In the Shoes of the Older Employee
  Author: Kenneth Nichols, Associate Professor of Public Administration
  Publication: International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior (v. 4, nos 3 & 4, Aug./Nov. 2001): 225-246