Student Research

These recent dissertations were directly related to VTIPG research projects:

Burning to Learn, Learning to Burn: Transforming Organizations and Professionals through the US Fire Learning Network
July 27, 2009
Will Butler

From Collaborative Creation to Implementation: The Evolution of a Contract for a Model Program to Finance Child Welfare
March 3, 2009
Melony Price-Rhodes

There's Something Happening Here: What is Really Happening on the Front-Lines of Environmental Regulation
March 17, 2008
Michelle Pautz

Gauging Learning in Public Sector Organizations: A Case Study of the Penetration Rate Enhancement Program (PREP) of the Virginia Department of Social Services
June 28, 2007
Mohan Pokharel

 

VTIPG faculty either served as chair or members of the following graduate student capstone papers developed in recent years:

Veron Community Inquiry
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
July 19, 2009
Alexander Frane

From Destruction to Creation: A Normatively Framed Inquiry into How the Arts Can Inform Peacebuilding
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
May 4, 2009
Courtney Simon Grohs

Addressing Complex Conflicts to build Peace: Learning from NGOs in Nepal
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
May 4, 2009
Krishna Parajuli

Using Community Gardens to Augment Food Security Efforts in Low-Income Communities
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
May 4, 2009
Basil Hallberg

The Rehabilitation and Reintegration Process for Women and Children Recovering from the Sex Trade
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
April 30, 2009
Leah Wickham

Planning as Placemaking: Tensions of Scale, Culture and Identity
Major Paper Submitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies
April 17, 2007
Kate Lanham

Pakistan Earthquake
Bernadette White, 2007

Can Intentional Communities Retain Their Collectivist-Democratic Aspirations? A Comparison of the Israeli Kibbutzim and Twin Oaks
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 2006
Kathryn E. Webb Farley

Collaboration in the American Red Cross Disaster Operations Center: A study of the response to Hurricane Dennis
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
December 2005
Natalie Hart

The Challenge of Adaptability in Government’s Response to Oil Spills: The Dynamics of Intergovernmental Relations and Globalization
A class paper submitted for Context of Public Administration
December 2005
Michelle Pautz

From Conflict to Collaboration: Nongovernmental Organizations and their Negotiations for Local Control of Slum and Squatter Housing in Mumbai, India
Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Design and Planning
June 2005
Ramya Ramanath

Exploring Organizational Options for a Regional Trail System in the New River Valley
A Practicum submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
November 2005
Jody Bickel

Amnesty International - The Spark and the Flame: A Critical Examination
A Professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public Administration
August 2005
Diane Barrett

Examining the Organizational Benefits and Burdens of New Funding for a New York Nonprofit
A Professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the non-coursework requirement for the degree of Master of Public Administration
May 11, 2005
Robin Bachman

The Arts and Socioeconomic Development: The Planning of a Roanoke Art Museum
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning
May 11, 2005
Eric Knott

Information and Accountability: Reporting in a Nonprofit Organization Serving the Homeless Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 5, 2005
R. Patrick Halpern

Creating gender equality and an alternative to bureaucracy: The case of Twin Oaks
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
May 4, 2005
Amy Tomchin

Trust, Social Capital, and Organizational Effectiveness
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 22, 2004
Quinhong Fu

Considering Networks in Crisis Coordination Efforts
Nicole Kehler, 2004.

Exploring Trust Issues in Cooperative Partnerships
Nicole Kehler, 2004.

Interorganizational Relationships and Learning
Nicole Kehler,2004.

A Comparative Analysis of Three Cases
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 22, 2004
Nicole Kehler

How Does Accountability Affect Mission: The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees
Paper prepared for Delivery at the National Conference of the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Los Angeles, California on November 18-20, 2004
October 1, 2004
Rachel A. Christensen and Alnoor Ebrahim

Accountability Mechanisms and Mission-Based Activity: A Nonprofit Agency Serving Immigrants and Refugees
Major paper submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public and International Affairs
April 16, 2002
Rachel Atkin Christensen