The Muskie School of Public Service is Maine’s distinguished public policy school, combining an extensive applied research and technical assistance portfolio with rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs in geography-anthropology; tourism and hospitality; policy, planning, and management (MPPM); and public health (MPH). The school is nationally recognized for applying innovative knowledge to critical issues in the fields of sustainable development and health and human service policy and management, and is home to the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy.
Learn more about the Muskie School of Public ServiceDissertations from 2020
Learning the Ropes: A case study of the onboarding process for newly elected city councilors, Casey T. Gilbert
Publications from 2019
Identifying Challenges Different Provider Group Encounter in Managing Opioid Use Disorder, Chinonye Anumaka
Health Status and Access to Care among Maine’s Low-Income Childless Adults: Implications for State Medicaid Expansion, Zach T. Croll and Erika C. Ziller PhD
A Framework for Cooperative Housing in Portland, ME: Lessons from 13 Existing Cooperative Houses in the U.S., Cyndi Gacosta
Recommendations for Creating a Certification System for Community Health Workers in Maine, Lyvia Gaewsky
Understanding the Outcomes From Boots to Books: A Study of the Higher Education Experiences of Student Veterans, Vincent Kloskowski III
An Examination of How Middle School Principals Make Sense of Their Role in Leading Standards Based Educational Reform, Barbara J. Maling CAS, MA
A Comparative Analysis of Primary Care Practice Payment Models: Practice and System Level Implications, Travis Masood
For Our Health: Partnerships in Maine, Joanna Morrissey
Addressing Critical Shortages: An Examination of Supports For Early Career Special Educators in Maine, Diane R. Nadeau CAS, MS
Leadership of Heart and Mind: Examining the Mind and Skill Sets of Student Sustainability Leadership, Holly E. Parker MEd
The Effects of Grading Practices on Motivations for Learning at the Middle School Level, Justin D. Stebbins MS
An Examination of the Relationship Between the Achievement of Students with High Incidence Disabilities and Maine State Compliant Standards-Based Individualized Educational Programs, Jessica A. Yates CAS, MS
Future Workforce Development in Maine: The effects of sudden demographic, socioeconomic, and labor market change, Paul L. Young
Publications from 2018
Developing Recommendations to Prepare Individualized and Low Health Literacy Appropriate Health Education Material for Stroke Patients, Sanzida Anzuman
A Qualitative Assessment of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year of Practice, Alex Beggs RN, MSN
Engaging Millennials In Behavioral Health Education, Melissa Boynton
Mobile Health Applications: Background Research and Best Practices, Piper Cassidy
The Value and Utility of a Communication Toolkit for Promoting Colorectal Cancer Awareness, Stephanie Gagne
Accountable Care Organization Attribution Methods, Jay Knowlton
Count the Uncountable: The impact of Population Density on the Landscape of Haiti, Jarvis Thanex Louis
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover in Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
Lung Cancer Screening Provider Survey, Lindsay McFarren
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion and Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
Provider Recommendations for High Quality End-of-Life Care for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, Molly Pinho
Hepatitis C in Injection Drug Users: A Study of a Detoxification Program in Maine, Meghan Rousselle
Children’s Oral Health in Maine: The Surveillance System, Leah Webber
Early Data from the Maine Ombudsman’s Hospital Advocacy Program: A Deeper Look at Difficult to Place Patients, Joseph Zamboni
Publications from 2017
A Guide for Assessing Older Adults’ Needs on Maine Islands, Beatrice Byrne
Qualitative Evaluation of MaineHealth Learning Resource Center's Perceived Value on Patient Empowerment and Health Literacy, Amy Danehower
Palliative Players: Project Development and Initial Implementation, Eliza Eager
Evaluation of Childhood Exposure to Lead in Community Water Systems in Maine, Nicholas Flavin
Assessment of the Use of Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution by Maine Buprenorphine/Naloxone Prescribers, Stephen Kirsch
Urine Cotinine in Children and Parental Behavior Modification: A Pilot Study, Teresa Lachance
Integrating Public Health into Planning: Promising Practices for Regional Planning Councils, Zoe Miller
Foodborne Illness Risk Factor Study: Phase III, Brianna Nalley
New Outpatient Experience Survey Design: A Quality Improvement Case Study, Nathan Paluso
Development of Health Education Materials to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections among University of Southern Maine Students, Lily Parenteau
An Analysis of Public Health Employers Experience with Muskie’s Master of Public Health Students, Catherine Peranzi
Recommendations to Recruit and Retain Older Adults in Southern Maine, Hannah Ruhl
A Secondary Analysis in Support of the Community Health Needs Assessment for Oasis Free Clinics, Jillian Wheeler
Publications from 2016
Grant Writing in Higher Education, Amos Bean
Capstone Summary Report, Kayla Blais
An Analysis of Women’s Access to Acute Opioid Detoxification Services in Maine: Identifying the Barriers to Treatment, Karen E. Conley
Population Health Improvement Through Coordination of Care, Trevey Davis
Monhegan: A Prescription for Resilience, Kenneth Paul Kiel Gross
