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 ServiceSubmissions from 2014
Super PACs 2012, Joseph Miller
Maine’s Charter School Law: Predicted Impacts on Waynflete School Enrollment, Kelsey Robinov
Between the Lines: Somali Women and Medical Interpretation Experiences, Amin Sheikh
Safe Routes for Portland: A comparative analysis of The Walking School Bus model for Maine Schools., Rebecca Spitko
Strategic Planning in the Non Profit Sector: Creating a Strategic Plan for Affinity 2014-2017, Emilee Taplin-Lacey
Development of an Evidence‐Based Implementation Plan for a System‐Wide Anticoagulation Management Service, Sarah Varney
Broadband Policy in Maine: The Efficacy of the Current Approach and a Vision of the Future, Ethan Wiley
Submissions from 2013
Opportunities for Munjoy Hill, Anne-Michelle Arless
Variables to Predict Risk of Hospital Readmission, Julie I. Carroll
Geotechnics and regionalism: the lineage of thought from John Wesley Powell to Benton Mackaye, Nikkilee Cataldo
Diffusion of POLST Education in Maine: Successes, Challenges, and opportunities, Mary Lou Ciolfi
Closing the Rural Mortality Gap? An examination of 10-year cardiovascular mortality trends in Washington and Aroostook Counties, Maine, Christy Daggett
Managing Social Security Disability & Other Public Benefits: Development of a Guide for Consumers and Providers, Stephanie L. Derochers
Impact of Family Structure & Gender on School Engagement, Robyn Dumont
Expanding Roles of Medical Assistants in the Patient Centered Medical Home, Christopher W. Eldridge
Pharmaceutical Policy Process: Lessons from the Newly Independent States, Irina Ghazaryan
High Peaks Back - country Trails Plan, Benjamin Godsoe
The Path to Health Information Technology Adoption: How Far Have We Reached?, Pranav Gokhale
Evolution and Change in Civic Engagement Organizations: A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Maine League of Young Voters, Nathan J.R. Grant
Public Pensions and Debt in the State of Maine, Ryan Knaus
A Comparative Analysis of Funding for Judicial Services in Maine: Levels and Trends, 1996 - 2010, Barry C. Lucier
An Analysis of Employment Policies and their Effect on Work-Life Balance for Caregiving Parents of Children with Special Needs, Sara Panella
Tax Increment Financing Trends in Southern Maine 2001-2011, Kevin Price
Recommendations to the City of South Portland, Related to Phase 2 of the Energy Action Plan, Karen Purinton
Members in Mind: Outreach & Education Strategies for CO-OP Insurance Plans. Final Report, Elizabeth Rogers
An Examination of the Governance Policies of Maine Nonprofits as They Relate to Endowment and Cash Reseve Accounts, Kenneth S. Spirer
The Role of the Creative Economy in Sustainability Planning and Development, Marla Stelk
Diversity and motivations among volunteers in nonprofit youth development programs, Emily Thielmann
An Assessment of Mental Health Policies and Services At the University of Southern Maine (Portland and Gorham campuses), Emily Weston
Submissions from 2012
A Social Marketing Approach to Forest Land Conservation, Joseph Anderson
LearnLocal| Place - based Education Community Planning Meets Classroom Education, Holli Andrews
Studying Community Vitality & Revitalization: Synthesizing Case Study Research for Practical Application, Jennifer Curtis and Mariah Cunningham
Improving Nursing Home Patient Safety in Maine: A Review of the AHRQ Patient Safety Culture survey Implementation Process, Andrea Fenner-Koepp
What Incarcerated Women at the Women’s Center Say They Need from the Criminal Justice System, Jillian Foley
A Maine Guide for Developing Community Wind Projects, Rick Harbison
Planning for Sea Level Rise in Portland, Maine using Robust Decision Making as a Guide, Sadie Lloyd
Alcohol Policy in Belarus, Yahor Luhauskikh
Case Studies in Community Vitality and Downtown Revitalization Phase Two: Refining Measurementt Approaches and Considerations, Krissy Mailman, Kim Monaghan - Derrig, and Kyra Walker
Approaches to Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing in the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, Natalie McWilliams
Walking and Cycling in Waterville: Bike and Pedestrian Planning for an Active Community, Scott E. Workman
Creating a benefit Index for Targeting Investment in Pedestrian Connectivity Improvements East Bayside Neighborhood: Portland, ME, Damon Yakovleff
Submissions from 2011
Financing Maine's State Employees and Teachers Retirement System: Comparative Trends and Progress, 1982 - 2010, Moargan Beschle, Eric Davis, and Tim Feeley
Trends in Maine Revenue, Jamie Brennan
A Comparative Fiscal Analysis of Scarborough, Maine, Maxwell K. Chikuta
Stakeholder Participation in Large Scale Complex Systems Modeling: Lessons from an UrbanSim Users Community, Sandra H. Goff
