News for May 2009

Joaquín Herranz Jr. Article Accepted for Publication

An article by Joaquín Herranz Jr. titled "Network Performance and Coordination: A Theoretical Review and Framework" was accepted for publication in the Public Performance and Management Review.
Diana Fletschner Paper Accepted for Publication

A paper co-authored by Diana Fletschner titled "Risk, Credit Constraints and Financial Efficiency in Peruvian Agriculture" was accepted for publication by the Journal of Development Studies. Her co-authors include Catherine Guirkinger of the University of Namur, Belgium, and Steve Boucher of the University of California-Davis.
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Lily Hsueh Selected to Attend Research Institute at Syracuse University

Ph.D. student Lily Hsueh will represent the Evans School at the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse University from May 25 through June 10. At the institute, Hsueh will learn how to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in design for her dissertation research.
Joaquín Herranz, Jr. Article Accepted for Publication

An article by Joaquín Herranz Jr. titled "Endogenous Development Dynamics of Multisectoral Network Management" was accepted for publication in the International Public Management Journal.
Travis Reynolds to Present at CANSEE 2009 Conference

Ph.D. student Travis William Reynolds will present a paper on mental models at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE) October 20-22, 2009 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Nancy Garland and Law Clinic Students Change Criminal History Records Law

This past year, the UW Law School's Legislative Advocacy Clinic, which includes MPA student Nancy Garland, worked for legislation that would seal certain criminal history records in order to help hundreds of young adults move on with their lives to obtain employment, housing, and an education. Their client was UW Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW) student organization. Their work came to fruition as the Washington State Legislature HB 1954 was signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire on April 25, 2009. Read see a photo of the bill signing and read the Law School’s press release
Samantha Becker Article to be Published in Public Library Quarterly

An article co-authored by MPA student Samantha Becker, with Michael D. Crandall and Karen E. Fisher, will be published in the Summer 2009 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Public Library Quarterly. This article is the result of her work designing a mixed methods survey for U.S. Impact, a research project at the UW Information School looking at the impact of free access to computers and the Internet in public libraries. A preprint version of the article is available online.
Colleen Chrisinger to Present at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference

Ph.D. student Colleen Chrisinger will present the paper she co-authored with Chris Fowler and Rachel Kleit, titled "Identification of Shared Labor Pools for Workforce and Industrial Cluster Development," at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 50th Anniversary Conference on October 1-4, 2009 in Crystal City, Virginia.
Marissa Beach to Present at National Academy Social Equity Conference

MPA student Marissa Beach will present at the National Academy of Public Administration's Social Equity and Leadership Conference on the campus of Rutgers University-Newark from June 17-19, 2009. Her research on health inequities and the 2004 Right to Healthcare Seattle ballot initiative comes from her summer 2008 internship with Uplift International, a Seattle nonprofit working advance equity in global health.
Students’ Neighborhood Planning Guide Wins AICP Award

Evans School students, including Seth Geiser, Max Hepp-Buchanan, Katherine Killebrew, Don Kramer, and Jen Lail, were among the group awarded the 2009 American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Student Project Award in Applied Research for their guide “Planning the Process: Updating Seattle Neighborhood Plans” [PDF] developed for the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, which approaches the massive task of updating Seattle’s neighborhood plans.