This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community. Various filters are provided to gain a better understanding of how different UNO units collaborate with the community.
| Project | Project Focus Areas | Community Partners | Campus Partners | Engagement Type: | Activity Type: | Other Activity Type: | Start Semester: | Start Academic Year: | End Semester: | End Academic Year: | Total UNO Students: | UNO Students Hours: | UNO Faculty/Staff Hours: | Total K-12 Students: | K-12 Student Hours: | Total Number of Other Participants: | Topics: | Other Topics: | Description: | Subtags: |
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| Omaha Girls Rock Program Evaluation (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (327) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Omaha Girls Rock | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Fall | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Music/Dance | STEPs proposes to partner with Girls Rock to conduct an evaluation of the short-term impact of Girls Rock programming following the preparation of a literature review and logic model, and enhancement of Girls Rock's survey through the incorporation of a valid and reliable measurement tool. STEPs will then clean and analyze data from quantitative surveys conducted by Girls Rock, and conduct and analyze results of four focus groups in order to gain rich, unique perspectives on the short-term impact of Girls Rock. | ||
| Coalition on Human Trafficking Program Evaluation (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (329) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Coalition on Human Trafficking | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Human Rights & Trafficking, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | STEPs proposes to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of hotel staff anti-human trafficking training. STEPs will develop an instrument to measure changes in attitudes and beliefs in hotel/motel staff after going through anti-human trafficking training, help to calculate and report the results, measure the impact of the training 3, 6, and 9 months following the training, and publish a report with the results. | ||
| Heartland Family Services Prevention Means Progress Evaluation (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (338) | Educational Support | Heartland Family Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | The evaluation activities below are designed to build on STEPs work with the PMP Coalition in previous years to provide evidence for the coalition to use in assessing need and providing services. For this work plan, STEPs will provide a community assessment on marijuana in Iowa and Nebraska as well as provide various evaluation services for the PMP Coalition, including an evaluation plan, curriculum consultations, and facilitated discussion on next steps on evaluation. | ||
| Project Safe Neighborhooda 2014-2016: 2016-17 (1409) | Educational Support | City of Omaha | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conduct a proactive analysis of the local crime problems and assist law enforcement in developing a proactive plan for gun crime reduction in association with PSN efforts. Conduct a post-operation evaluation to determine if the impact of law enforcement operations were effective in the reduction of crime in the target areas. Provide interim technical support and data analysis as requested. | ||||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Title IV-E Educational Stipend Evaluation (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (97) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | A social work degree is traditionally required for child welfare work. The child welfare cohort provides undergraduate and graduate social work education to increase professionalization of the workforce, improve retention, and improve child and family outcomes. In the first year of this evaluation project, we will assess the provision of social work education to these student-workers, student-workers job satisfaction and retention, and contextual and organizational factors. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Promotion/Prevention - Prosocial activity/attitudes: 2019-20 (1400) | Social Justice | Buffalo County Juvenile Division, CEDARS Home for Children, Center for Holistic Development, Central Schools, City of South Sioux City, el Centro de las Americas, Family Skill Building Services, LLC, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Heartland Family Services, Latino Center of the Midlands, Malone Community Center, Metro Area Youth Services, Police Athletics for Community Engagement, Rabble Mill, The HUB Lincoln, The Lighthouse, Thrive Center Omaha | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Promotion/Prevention programs use methods or activities to reduce or deter specific problem behaviors such as bullying, gang involvement or substance abuse; or to promote positive behaviors and outcomes. Promotion/Prevention programs that aim for promoting positive behaviors can focus on employment skills, life skills, or be pro-social activities which are designed to encourage youth to behave in ways that benefit others. Prosocial activity/attitudes programs encourage a youth to behave voluntarily in ways intended to benefit others and fosters this through skills training. | ||
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha Program Evaluation (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (332) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | Parental Engagement | Using it's participatory, utilization-focused approach, STEPs will measure CSFs outcome variables through an online survey. The methodology, including survey items, will be based on the parent survey administered in 2015, and necessary changes will be made in discussion with CSF. STEPs will present a report to CSF upon completion of the project. | |
| Evaluation of Douglas County Detention Center Assessment and Case Management Services: 2016-17 (1372) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assist in the development of assessment instruments to be used by DCDC to identify risk and need factors among their inmate population. Provide a descriptive analysis of the inmate population admitted during a six-month period in 2017, including the risks and needs posed by those inmates. Conduct an analysis of the predictive validity of the inmate assessment instruments used by DCDC. | |||
| Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership Needs Assessment (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (369) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Self-Sufficiency, Capacity Building | The goal of this evaluation is to assess the needs of the populations of Douglas and Sarpy counties related to services provided by the Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership (ENCAP), and to assist ENCAP to create new programs to help meet unmet needs. The evaluation will include a the development of a logic model, a review of existing data and literature on national trends, demographic analysis of the specified counties, qualitative analysis of interviews with key informants and focus groups, and recommendations for revisions to existing programs. | ||
| Junior Village Basketball Alliance Evaluation (Spring 2017: 2016-17 (72) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | The Hope Center for Kids | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | The primary purpose of this evaluation is for STEPs to measure program fidelity and participation impact of JVBA. Evaluation components will include developing a logic model for the JVBA program, a literature review, process evaluation, interviews, an outcomes evaluation, and a final report. | ||
| Counsel to Secure Justice (CSJ) - India: 2018-19 (1581) | Social Justice | Counsel to Secure Justice | Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2018-19 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | After a visit to Singapore in 2018, Dr. Hobbs began collaborating with Arti Mohan, an attorney using restorative abuse to end domestic abuse in India. CJS works with people impacted by sexual abuse and other forms of violence in India. CJS strives to promote access to justice systems that repair harm, empower the vulnerable and reconcile broken relationships, keeping each survivor’s needs central to the process. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Alternatives to Diversion - Tracker: 2019-20 (1378) | Social Justice | Better Living Counseling Services: Beatrice, Buffalo County Juvenile Division, CEDARS - Otoe County, Gage County MAPS Community Coalition, Juvenile Case Management System, Owens Educational Services: Grand Island, Owens Educational Services: Omaha, Washington County Juvenile Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Tracking services assigns a program staff (tracker) to work with the youth to monitor the youth’s behavior and help the youth make it to appointments related to their case (court, drug tests, school, etc). Youth can have a tracker and an EM, but can also have one program without the other. | ||
| Connected Youth Initiative Evaluation: 2019-20 (1383) | Educational Support | WestEd | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assist with the completion of the formative evaluation Participate in site visits to collaboratives and accompanying data collection Assist in the development of final formative evaluation documentation Assist with dissemination of CI follow-up survey Assist with interpretation and development of recommendations from the CI survey data Assist with the analysis, interpretation and reporting of the youth data Assist as a local liaison for accessing relevant archival data Lead the efforts for accessing juvenile justice archival data Assist with the dissemination of results to NCFF, community stakeholders, and the academic audience | |||
| Vocational and Life Skills: 2019-20 (1366) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Summer | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Other | Develop and coordinate evaluation plans and processes Oversee an evaluation of the effectiveness of sub-grant recipient programs Provide training to NDCS and grantees on evidence-based programs, performance measures and outcomes, data collection procedures, and other topics as appropriate Visit program sites and as needed for training, technical assistance, data coordination Provide data system administration to track legislatively required information | ||
| Operation Youth Success: 2016-17 (945) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Operation Youth Success | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Operation Youth Success (Douglas County Collective Impact) Developmental Evaluation Report. https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-public-affairs-and-community-service/nebraska-center-for-justice-research/documents/oys-de-report.pdf | ||
| Dreamweaver Foundation Program Evaluation (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (328) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Dreamweaver Foundation | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wellness, Aging, Business, Capacity Building, Gerontology, Health Awareness | Dreamweaver Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling lifelong dreams for terminally ill seniors in need. They describe their impact through the stories of some of the 75 plus dreams they have made possible. The project proposes a systematic and objective approach to understanding the impact of Dreamweaver by conducting and analyzing interviews with a representative group of dreamers and their families. The evaluation will provide the evidence to tell the story of how Dreamweaver is making a difference in the lives of the dreamers and their families. | ||
| Healthy Alternatives to Little Ones Program Evaluation Program Evaluation (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1305) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Heartland Family Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | The purpose of this evaluation is to provide a process and outcome evaluation of Heartland Family Service's Healthy Alternatives to Little Ones (HALO) program, and to move HALO toward meeting current evidence-based standards. HALO is an early childhood substance abuse prevention program. We will conduct a literature review, prepare a logic model, conduct a survey of current providers, and conduct a quasi-experimental prospective study. | ||
| Technical Assistance Provision for Corrections: 2019-20 (1375) | Educational Support | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Collaborate with NDCS to develop Case Management Training curricula Communicate best practices according to the Risk Need Responsivity model for corrections to various staff and NDCS stakeholders Examine the programming needs of NDCS Collaborate with NDCS to optimize the usage of the STRONG-R risk/needs assessment Examine the accuracy and reliability of the STRONG-R risk/needs assessment | |||
| Inclusive Communities Program Evaluation (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (326) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Inclusive Communities | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building | Analysis and interpretation of approximately 1,050 surveys administered by Inclusive Communities to evaluate its signature youth programs. STEPs will work closely with Inclusive Communities staff to enter, analyze, and interpret the information and insights gathered through these survey efforts. | ||
| GOALS Program Evaluation (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (331) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | UNO’s Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) will partner with GOALS to analyze the end-of-theyear survey data from the public school partners, analyze yearly quantitative data, and provide consultation on two evaluation projects. STEPs uses a participatory, utilization-focused approach to all its work. “Participatory” means that program staff are engaged in all evaluation activities, including their planning and implementation. “Utilization-focused” means that evaluation activities are conducted with an eye toward usefulness for the program. | ||
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha Program Evaluation (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (330) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | STEPs will extend its evaluation of the Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha a second year. In this years evaluation, STEPs will continue to collect data from families receiving scholarships and from partner schools. STEPs will also work with CSF to develop a strategic plan for evaluation, and a theory of change document. Activities will culminate in oral and written reports as well as a professional manuscript or conference presentation. The mission of CSF is to provide partial-tuition scholarships so children from low-income families can access the private or parochial K-8 education of their choice. The mission of STEPs is to provide participation, utilization-focused evaluation of programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty. | ||
| Reducing Violence/Recidivism through VRP Aftercare and CBI Open Groups: 2019-20 (1376) | Social Justice | Nebraska Parole | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | To provide state and local community corrections agencies with information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) on ways to improve supervision capacity and partnerships with other justice agencies to prevent recidivism and reduce crime in their jurisdictions. | |||
| Parole Validation Study: 2016-17 (1407) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Extract data from paper Parole Supervision Inventory (PSI) forms and create an electronic spreadsheet with this data Merge PSI data with institutional data from NDCS in order to: Compare inter-rater reliability Track changes in readiness over time Correlate inmate background characteristics and offense history with changes in readiness and outcomes such as parole violations, parole revocations, and return to NDCS custody Examine the ability of the individual factors of the PSI and the overall PSI to predict outcomes such as parole violations, parole revocations, and return to NDCS custody | |||
| First Responders Foundation Needs Assessment: 2021-22 (1374) | Social Justice | First Responders Foundation | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Collect data on needs, particularly those related to COVID-19, through electronic surveys of first responders in Nebraska Complete an assessment addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first responders in Nebraska Use findings from the needs assessment to provide suggestions for levels of service provision and type of service provision | |||
| Achieving Change Together Evaluation, Iowa Grant: 2019-20 (1373) | Social Justice | Safer Foundation | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Fall | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Develop performance measures, data collection procedures, outcome measures, and method of study (evaluation plan) Finalize logic model Assist in developing and tracking data collection procedures by providers Process Evaluation consisting of focus groups and interviews of clients, case managers and key stakeholders | |||
| Youth Impact! Cost-Benefit study: 2019-20 (1382) | Social Justice | Sherwood Foundation | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Update the cost-benefit analysis that was completed in 2016 and is included in the following report: Evaluation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (Youth Impact!): Executive Summary Meet with DHHS leadership and staff to discuss the impact of Youth Impact! on DHHS behavior and caseloads levels in Douglas County and monetary costs and benefits corresponding to that impact Contact all agencies collaborating with Youth Impact! who were included in the original cost-benefit analysis Translate all financial information into 2019 dollars Produce a brief final report with an executive summary and updated cost-benefit table | |||
| Best Practices for LFA GED Programs (Fall 2022): 2021-22 (2825) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Educational Leadership | Engaged Research | Student research | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | Working with a faculty and doctoral student in Educational Leadership at UNO, LFA discussed and reviewed best practices for its GED program. This led to the student's doctoral dissertation including a deep dive into best practices. LFA serves as a model for her dissertation and the project included final evaluation through document review and interviews, as well as analysis. | ||
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha Program Evaluation (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1316) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building | Parental Engagement | STEPs will continue to partner with Children's Scholarship Fund to review and develop, as needed, their assessment of parental engagement and 8th grade and high school students' satisfaction with school, and determine the average length of CSF scholarships. | |
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug-Use Behaviors Study (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1321) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | Crisis Support | The purpose of this work plan is to better understand individuals drug use behaviors through the lens of treatment providers and through community datasets. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program in providing training and other resources to treatment centers, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Rape Prevention & Education Training & Evaluation (Summer 2020): 2019-20 (1298) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence | The purpose of this work plan is to increase time and resources to the existing 2019-2020 RPE contract in alignment with the Supplement requirements. With the supplemental funding, STEPs proposes beginning a principles-focused evaluation process for Nebraska RPE. This work plan details the first two phases of principles-focused evaluation (identification of principles and development of measurement tools to evaluate principles in practice) to be completed in Year 2. In Year 3, the final phase of principles-focused evaluation (supporting local programs in evaluating principles in practice and outcomes associated with principles) will be completed. | ||
| Data Analysis and Assessment Community Action of Nebraska (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (1287) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Community Action of Nebraska | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | STEPs is pleased to submit this proposal to provide data analysis and composition of community assessment report findings to Community Action of Nebraska (CAN). The data analysis and composition services would be led by Dr. Jeanette Harder, founder and director of STEPs, along with Dr. Keyonna King, Program Evaluator with STEPs. Their work will be supported by Jennifer Sedivy, Graduate Research Assistant with STEPs. The team has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation on programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty. As highlighted below, the team presents with the necessary education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully meet all of the contractual requirements. | ||
| National Sexual Violence Resource Center Consulting (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1319) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Grief, Health Awareness | Crisis Support | The purpose of this work plan is: 1) to continue to assess the capacity, needs, and current policy/procedures of coroners and related professionals in Nebraska in determining the cause of death in regards to drug overdoses; and, 2) to assess coroner and law enforcement training satisfaction and outcomes. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program and Injury Surveillance in providing training and other resources to coroners, helping family members who have lost a loved one, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan and future studies and grants. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Rape Prevention & Education Training & Evaluation (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1296) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence | Early in 2019, STEPs will review the state-level logic model prepared in 2018, and will recommend revisions based on new evidence and funding requirements. Also at the state level, STEPs will assist NE DHHS and the Coalition in drafting and finalizing a strategic and realistic evaluation work plan. In this 2019 work plan, STEPs will assist NE DHHS and the Coalition in identifying and tracking sexual violence indicators in Nebraska. STEPs will access this information with the assistance of the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha as well as other data sources. Considering the opportunities and barriers for accessing data, STEPs will prepare a sustainability plan for NE DHHS and the Coalition to continue tracking sexual violence indicators at the state level. STEPs will continue their participation in the SVPAC, including an evaluation of its coordination of partners. STEPs will also participate in reviewing and summarizing sexual violence data and indicators to aid in the selection of focus populations and prevention approaches. Building on the successes of the previous year, STEPs will prepare and conduct regional trainings and provide individual technical assistance to help subrecipients prepare evaluation plans, select and administer valid and reliable measurement tools, and analyze resultant data. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug Overdose Prevention Program (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1318) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Grief, Health Awareness | Crisis Support | The purpose of this work plan is: 1) to continue to assess the capacity, needs, and current policy/procedures of coroners and related professionals in Nebraska in determining the cause of death in regards to drug overdoses; and, 2) to assess coroner and law enforcement training satisfaction and outcomes. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program and Injury Surveillance in providing training and other resources to coroners, helping family members who have lost a loved one, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan and future studies and grants. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Heartland Family Services Prevention Means Progress Evaluation (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1292) | Educational Support | Heartland Family Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | This evaluation plan builds on STEPs work with the PMP Coalition in previous years to provide evidence for the coalition to use in assessing need, providing services, and examining impact. For this work plan, STEPs will support staff and coalition members in processing the Marijuana Community Assessment findings, conducting an environmental scan, and finalizing the coalitions sustainability plan | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug Overdose Prevention Program Evaluation (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1312) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | STEPs will evaluate three initiatives with Nebraska DHHS' Drug Overdose Prevention Program in the Division of Public Health: NE Pain Management Guidance Document, awareness around the expanded access to naloxone, and the NE Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. According to the NE DHHS RFQ, STEPs will contribute an evaluation plan, develop and implement surveys, develop a comprehensive annual evaluation report, offer technical assistance, and participate in advisory board meetings. | ||
| SAFE Center System Assessment (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1300) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | SAFE Center | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Summer | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence | The purpose of this Domestic Violence/Sexual Violence (DV/SV) System Assessment is to analyze current practices and policies on victim services and the criminal justice system in the Five County Coordinated CRT/SART area around Kearney, with a focus on Buffalo County. Through hearing the needs and experiences of stakeholders, we hope new pathways to open allowing for positive collaborative efforts in the future. Results will inform best practices for improved protocol and policy. The goal of CRT/SART is to keep victims S.A.F.E. and offenders accountable. | ||
| inCommon Survey (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1311) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | inCOMMON Community Development | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Employment and Workforce, Neighborhood Revitalization, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building | STEPs will be partnering with inCommon, a nonprofit community development organization, to develop a database and interactive dashboards for their Park Avenue Social Capital Survey results. These evaluation resources will support the development of sustainable evaluation practices for inCommon. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug-Use Behaviors Study (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (1295) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence | In addition to our current agreement, we will use these funds to "build on existing evaluation capacity-building efforts to measure and increase the impact of the RPE program (CDC, #2) through the following activities: - Present a 3-hour workshop to include information on outcome measurement tools, validity and reliability, finding and choosing tools, and how and when to administer tools (evaluation design). If time allows, provide tips on writing an evaluation plan and data collection. - Actively participate in SVPAC meetings (20 hours), including limited time outside meetings (10 hours), travel time (12 hours), mileage to/from meetings, and parking (# of hours are approximate). - From SeptemberDecember 2018, provide individualized technical assistance (coaching) to programs on data entry, analysis, interpretation, and reporting, as requested by programs (approximately 5 hours for 10 programs). | ||
| Omaha Girls Rock Program Evaluation (Summer 2019): 2018-19 (1306) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Omaha Girls Rock | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2018-19 | Summer | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Music/Dance | Capacity Building | The evaluation plan items are designed to answer this evaluation question: To what degree is Girls Rock achieving program outcomes of growth mindset, confidence, skill development, teamwork, and future focus for participants in their summer camp? Activities will include program observations, quantitative data analysis, parent interviews, and a final report. This includes the amendment for continued evaluation. | |
| WhyArts Consulting (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1343) | Educational Support | WhyArts | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Consultation | ||
| Three Rivers Public Health Department Diabetes Prevention Program Evaluation (Summer 2018): 2017-18 (1301) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Three Rivers Public Health Department | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Fall | 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Health Awareness | We will evaluate the Diabetes Prevention Program at Three Rivers Public Health Department, as funded by NE DHHS Minority Health Initiative. Through this evaluation, we will assess implementation or adaption of evidence-based public health strategies, design/develop project-specific performance measures, and quarterly and annual evaluation reports. As allowed, we will also develop project pre/post-tests, surveys, data collection forms or other tools to evaluate project. We will partner with the program on data collection and analysis activities, and prepare quarterly and annual reports to include recommendations for program improvement and submission to DHHS. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Program Needs Assessment (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1303) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | Crisis Support | The purpose of this needs assessment is to assess the capacity of statewide systems in Nebraska to respond to a surge or cluster of intentional, unintentional, and unknown drug overdoses, especially in high-burden areas and with a focus on opioids. This needs assessment is to inform the Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Program in their work to strengthen incident management for crisis response, and ultimately to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Community Action Agency Report (Spring 2017): Community Action of Nebraska: 2016-17 (1288) | Social Justice | Community Action of Nebraska | Social Work, Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEPs will prepare written mini-reports featuring agency level findings for each of the nine Community Action agencies. Written report to be formatted according to CANs expectations, including exported data, appropriate data visualization (e.g. charts, tables, graphs), and comment analysis when necessary. | |||
| Betsy Funk Therapy GREAT Kids Group Program Evaluation (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1315) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Betsy Funk Therapy | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Medical Services, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Art | The included evaluation plan provides activities meant to begin demonstrating the value of the "GREAT" Kids Group (GKG) for students, families, and schools and assisting GKG in articulating activities and outcomes, showing preliminary outcomes, and preparing for program expansion. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Evaluation Needs Assessment (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1309) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2018-19 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | The purpose of this work plan is to assess NeCLPPPs progress on reducing childhood lead exposures and lead poisoning through enhancement of lead testing, surveillance, population-based interventions, and ensuring lead-exposed children are identified and referred to services; as well as enhanced promotion and lead poisoning prevention strategies. This work plan focuses on a preliminary needs assessment. | ||
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha Program Evaluation (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1285) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Social Work, Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness, Other | STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term. | ||
| Misdemeanor Diversion Program Evaluation (Summer 2019): 2018-19 (1310) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | National Safety Council Nebraska | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2018-19 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transportation, Capacity Building, Juvenile/Adult Justice System | The purpose of this work plan is to assess the outcomes of the Misdemeanor Diversion Program of the National Safety Council, Nebraska. The evaluation question to be answered is: To what degree does the National Safety Council, Nebraskas diversion program reduce recidivism? This study will compare recidivism outcomes for three groups: 1) individuals who completed the diversion program; 2) individuals who started but did not complete the diversion program; and 3) individuals who did not participate in the diversion program. The diversion program is a voluntary program that offers a one-time chance for a person charged with certain crimes to avoid having a criminal conviction on their record. Participants pay an enrollment fee, complete community service, and complete a class. The results of this study will aid the Misdemeanor Diversion Program (MDP) in continuing, improving, and marketing their program. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug-Use Behaviors Study (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1304) | Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Health Awareness | Crisis Support Capacity Building | The purpose of this work plan is to better understand individuals drug use behaviors through the lens of treatment providers and through community datasets. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program in providing training and other resources to treatment centers, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Heartland Family Services Prevention Means Progress Evaluation (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (1291) | Educational Support | Heartland Family Services | Social Work, Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | The evaluation activities below are designed to build on STEPs work with the PMP Coalition in previous years to provide evidence for the coalition to use in assessing need and providing services. For this work plan, STEPs will provide a community assessment on marijuana in Iowa and Nebraska as well as provide various evaluation services for the PMP Coalition, including an evaluation plan, curriculum consultations, and facilitated discussion on next steps on evaluation. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Rape Prevention & Education Training & Evaluation (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1297) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence | The purpose of this work plan is to provide state- and local-level evaluation for NE DHHS, the Coalition to End Domestic Violence, and RPE subrecipients on their CDC-funded work with RPE (Rape Prevention and Education). STEPs will assist NE DHHS in meeting evaluation requirements such as updating their state-level logic model, evaluation plan, and indicators (risk and protective factors). STEPs will also provide evaluation capacity-building to RPE subrecipients. STEPs role in this work plan is contingent on collaboration with and feedback from DHHS and the Coalition. | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Drug-Use Behaviors Study (Spring 2019): 2019-20 (1320) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | Crisis Support | The purpose of this work plan is to better understand individuals drug use behaviors through the lens of treatment providers and through community datasets. The results of this study will aid the Drug Overdose Prevention (DOP) program in providing training and other resources to treatment centers, focusing prevention efforts, and informing the statewide crisis response plan. Ultimately, the DOP wishes to reduce opioid-involved fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Nebraska. | |
| Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Consulting (Fall 2020): 2020-21 (1339) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2020-21 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | |||
| Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition Program Evaluation: 2019-20 (1314) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Heartland Family Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Capacity Building, Health Awareness | STEPs will partner with the Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC), a program of Heartland Family Service, to develop an understanding of existing activities through discussions and document review, gain a sense of the program's collective impact through interviews, and provide a final report and presentation to summarize and apply the evaluation findings. | ||
| "Let's talk about data: An overview of Ohio's new prevalence study", Technical Report for Ohio Department of Transportation: 2019-20 (1577) | Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Ohio Department of Transportation | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Human Rights & Trafficking, Domestic and Sexual Violence | To develop statewide estimates of known victims and individuals at risk of human trafficking in Ohio.Methods. We collected information from 12 state and local sources including child welfare, legal services, and law enforcement data. We collected the data from agency records dating 2013 to 2018. However, the majority of data were from calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 (roughly 95% across individual and aggregate sources). We used probabilistic matching to estimate victim and at-risk cases-accounting for duplicates.Results. According to available data, there were 1032 known victims during the study time frame. We identified approximately 4209 at-risk individuals based on youths presenting with common risk factors for trafficking victimization.Conclusions. Estimating the prevalence of human trafficking is an important public health research priority. As the first "cataloging" of existing record systems in Ohio to our knowledge, this study provided a comprehensive overview of the number of victims and the type of information that is available in the state. This study highlights the importance of moving toward the use of epidemiological approaches to measure the prevalence of human trafficking. | ||
| Population and Data Projections for the Norris School District: 2018-19 (1524) | Educational Support | Norris School District | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | CPAR prepared population projections by age and grade for the fast-growing Norris School District. The projections utilized local fertility trends and detailed migration by age patterns. They highlight what the district can expect in the years ahead to aid their planning for expected future growth. | ||
| Population and Data Projections for the Norris School District: 2020-21 (1525) | Educational Support | Norris School District | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | CPAR prepared population projections by age and grade for the fast-growing Norris School District. The projections utilized local fertility trends and detailed migration by age patterns. They highlight what the district can expect in the years ahead to aid their planning for expected future growth. | ||
| Project Evaluation: 2017-18 (1283) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Social Work | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term. | ||
| MSUS Community Development Assessment: 2017-18 (966) | Educational Support | Civic Nebraska | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Other | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Partnered with UNO Center for Public Affairs Research needs assessment with MSUS Community Development and Organizing Class. | ||
| Contract work with the Planning Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature: 2018-19 (1484) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | Buffett Early Childhood Institute, Center for Public Affairs Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Early Childhood Education, Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals. | |||
| Contract work with the Planning Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature: 2019-20 (1482) | Social Justice | Nebraska Legislative Planning Committee, Nebraska Legislature | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Fall | 2021-22 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals. | |||
| Contract work with the Planning Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature: 2019-20 (1483) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | Buffett Early Childhood Institute, Center for Public Affairs Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Fall | 2021-22 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Early Childhood Education, Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals. | |||
| Population Data and Projections for the Norris School District: 2019-20 (1494) | Educational Support | Norris School District | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | CPAR prepared population projections by age and grade for the fast-growing Norris School District. The projections utilized local fertility trends and detailed migration by age patterns. They highlight what the district can expect in the years ahead to aid their planning for expected future growth. | ||
| Legislative Planning Committee: 2018-19 (1492) | Economic Impact | Nebraska Legislative Planning Committee, Nebraska Legislature | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Economic Sufficiency Awareness | Since 2009, CPAR has provided data to the Planning Committee of the Nebraska Legislature. The Planning Committee serves to identify the trends, opportunities, and challenges that are shaping Nebraska, and provide their feedback on next steps to the legislature. In November, we presented data on the rainy day fund and on changing demographics of Nebraska. | ||
| Cultural Enrichment Generator Series: 2018-19 (2247) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Kaneko, Omaha Under the Radar | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Medical Humanities, Education, Capacity Building, Music/Dance | Omaha Under the Radar is a nonprofit dedicated to the production and presentation of contemporary music, dance, and theatre. Through the Generator Series –a concert series created in partnership with KANEKO –Omaha Under the Radar explores concepts that impact us individually and on a collective level, including sound in the natural world, sound and physics, sound and memory, sound and movement, and more. Spring 2019 was the launch of the most ambitious Generator Series event to date: RESILIENCE, a multi-event series of concerts, talks, masterclasses, and open rehearsals exploring themes of creativity in confinement, violence against women, contemporary ideas of femininity, and the impact of incarceration and violence on families. The artists featured on RESILIENCE have direct experience with these themes, and have created generous and engaging works that illustrate the struggle, self-determination, and transformation of their stories. | ||
| Keri Chryst Residency: 2020-21 (2186) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Nebraska Arts Council | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building, Music/Dance | For this project Pete Madsen partnered with the Nebraska Arts Council and Keri Chryst, an international performing artist, who gave online classes from Paris for UNO students. | ||
| Joey Gulizia Residency: 2017-18 (2184) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Nebraska Arts Council | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Summer | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building, Music/Dance | For this project Pete Madsen partnered with the Nebraska Arts Council and Joey Gulizia, a local artist who came to UNO to work with students. | ||
| APAL UNO Jazz Festival: 2020-21 (2185) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Nebraska Arts Council | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Summer | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Music/Dance | For this project Pete Madsen collaborated with Nebraska Arts Council for the project APAL UNO Jazz Festival 2021. | ||
| O Jazz Camp: 2017-18 (2187) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Mid-America Arts Alliance | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Youth Programming, Music/Dance | For this project Pete Madsen collaborates with the Mid-America Arts Alliance to help facilitate the UNO jazz camp. The jazz camp is available for middle and high school students locally and nationally. | ||
| Portrait of Covid Study: 2020-21 (2224) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Methodist College | Fine Arts | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical Humanities, Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Art | In this project Mark Gilbert performed an arts based, phenomenological study exploring the experience of healthcare workers in Omaha and other areas in the US during covid. | ||
| Nebraska HeartBeats: 2019-20 (2133) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Arts Council | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Summer | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Music/Dance, Art | Nebraska HeartBeats is a collaborative project that aims to improve the quality of life of people affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) through participatory, creative musical experiences with the University of Nebraska at Omaha Maverick String Quartet. The goal of Nebraska HeartBeats is to provide social and emotional support to individuals and their care partners affected by ADRD. Through an adaptive music curriculum that focuses on musician/participant interaction, the UNO Maverick String Quartet aims to address the emotional and social needs of participants while contributing to the environment of care. | ||
| Sound Health - Faculty Research: 2016-17 (2134) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Country House Memory Care Facility | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Music/Dance, Art | The goals of Sound Health are to contribute to a healing environment; to give music student service- learning opportunities; and to break down the “fourth wall” barriers, connecting musicians to their audiences and vice versa. Since its inception, Sound Health has provided over 100 performances by over 100 musicians for thousands of patients, staff, and visitors. During the fall 2017 semester, approximately 40 students participated in Sound Health and Sound Health - Performances and Reflections served as the culminating celebration of the fall semester. The purpose of the event was to enjoy performances by Sound Health musicians; hear how they were affected by their experience; share listener feedback; recognize students who have performed; and promote engagement between musicians, listeners, and community. | ||
| Seeing the Patient Portraits study: 2019-20 (2223) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Health and Wellness | AX: The Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex | Fine Arts | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical Humanities, Education, Health Awareness, Art | This project conducted by Mark Gilbert was an arts based, phenomenological study exploring the lived experience of patients with epilepsy and their caregivers. | ||
| Translation of L'Avventura, a comic blog in LE MONDE: 2019-20 (2443) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | University of Oxford | Writing Center | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | Global Engagement, Capacity Building, Art | Anna Monardo was one of 122 contributors for a global virtual translation project during Summer 2020 to translate from French into English a comic blog that originally appeared in the French newspaper, LE MONDE. Written by Fiamma Luzzatti between March and June 2020, L'Avventura chronicles the lives of ordinary people living through the pandemic in Europe. | ||
| Reflections of Us: Singing Our Way to Unity: 2019-20 (2375) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Central High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disadvantaged Populations, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | This project brings together participants who represent stakeholders in Omaha from a variety of race, gender, age and socioeconomic communities. The purpose of the project is to provide on-ramps of comfortability into the conversation surrounding diversity and inclusion. Singers present music from a diverse array of composers that speak to the lived experiences of marginalized population in Omaha and around the country. | ||
| Studium Chorus Tour: 2017-18 (2376) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Nebraska Arts Council | Music | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Youth Programming, Music/Dance | The Studium Chorus Nebraska Tour will take place Fall of 2017. Established in 1974, Studium Chorus is the award-winning, internationally renowned mixed choral ensemble of Siauliai University in Siauliai, Lithuania. Siauliai, Lithuania is one of Omahas Sister Cities, and Siauliai University is one of UNOs Sister Universities. Studium Chorus will present a series of performances and educational activities while they are in Nebraska. Each performance/activity will have a different target audience and focus. The events will take place at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the Double Tree by Hilton Omaha Downtown, the Omaha Jitterbugs Swing Dance Club Night Out, OPS's Gomez Elementary School, Omaha Central High School, and Bellevue East High School. | ||
| A Note from the President January - December 2019: 2017-18 (2524) | Educational Support | Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) | Communication | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Raise Awareness, Capacity Building | As PRSA Nebraska President Melodae Morris researched a topic monthly to include in the newsletter, producing 12 from January through December 2019. | ||
| State of intervention: An analysis of Iowa community leaders' discourse, governmentally, and the battleground for the childbearing teen body: 2016-17 (2535) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Social Justice | International Communication Association | Communication | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | The contemporary state of teen childbearing in Iowa is positioned by community leaders as a discursive battleground for intervention. In focus groups of community stakeholders from a variety of Iowa’s industry sectors, the discourse surrounding the childbearing teen body is framed as a public health “problem” due to absent-minded or led astray teens and, thus, in need of organizational intervention. Utilizing Foucault’s (1980) framework of governmentality, this study draws out the role of self-sufficiency in grooming teens to self-govern and how community stakeholders see themselves as interventionists while at times struggling with cultural and religious practices. | ||
| Celebrating 30 Years of College of Fellows with Our Own Rosalee Roberts: 2019-20 (2525) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) | Communication | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness, Capacity Building | For this project Melodae Morris wrote a story about Rosalee Roberts for the PRSA Nebraska October blog. | ||
| NE STEM 4U Center of Excellence Pilot Grant: 2020-21 (2523) | Educational Support | International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training | Theatre | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Raise Awareness | In this article Melodae Morris wrote about the work being done to create characters for animated and print lessons as a part of the NE STEM4U program to create and field test new educational experiences as a part of the Nebraska Children’s and Families Foundation and Beyond School Bells Expanded Learning Opportunities: Centers of Excellence grant. The article also discusses the College of Communication Fine Arts and Media, School of Communication participation. | ||
| Community Survey for Manhattan Kansas: 2019-20 (1491) | Economic Impact, Environmental Stewardship | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rural Community Vitality, Economic Sufficiency Awareness | Every two years, the City of Manhattan conducts a community survey from a sample of households to seek feedback regarding satisfaction of services and support for future projects. In 2019, the City conducted its third community survey from March 18 through April 22. The survey was emailed to 5,348 households across the city, and 1,000 postcards were mailed to random sample of addresses, both including the survey link and unique password. The 2019 community survey received a 22% response rate. | |||
| Health Disparity and Income Inequality: 2018-19 (1762) | Economic Impact, Health and Wellness | Mammel Family Foundation | Economics | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Summer | 2018-19 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Health Awareness | In this paper, Zhigang Feng and others studied the interaction between health disparity and income inequality. They extend the prototypical macro health model in several directions. Their model considers the impact of health on labor earning and medical spending. Moreover, they identify a "health premium" of insurance coverage that the insured is more likely to stay healthy or recover from unhealthy status. They hence modeled the effects of income on health and mortality risk through endogenous health insurance choice. All these extensions are essential to simulate the observed joint distribution of income and health status, household's health insurance choice, and medical spending by income level and over their life cycle. Quantitative analysis reveals a significant impact of individual's income in early life on their health at adulthood, which will be reinforced by and subsequently amplify the negative effect of bad health on labor earning and income inequality. They conducted comparative analysis of health policies intended to alleviate health disparity and income inequality. Providing universal insurance coverage will narrow the health and life expectancy gap. Such policy benefits lower skilled the most, which adds additional weight to the poor in the aggregate income distribution and counteracts the positive effect of improved health on income inequality. While the implementation of universal basic income reduces income inequality and mean-tested public insurance will attenuate its effect on health disparity. | ||
| Personal Database Analysis and Data Management Tool: 2019-20 (1729) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, International Service | USSTRATCOM | Economics | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Security & Intelligence, Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building | The University of Nebraska at Omaha, with the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska, has been awarded a contract with U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to streamline and update database processes to increase efficiencies for the command’s personnel team. | ||
| Consumer Preferences for Payment Timing - South Dakota State University: 2019-20 (1775) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | South Dakota State University | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building | Payment timing is conceptualized as the key dimension that differentiates payment types such as consumers pay now with debit cards and pay later with credit cards. This paper proposes a quantitative assessment of the payment timing differences on consumer choices through creating five different payment types (pay in advance, pay now, pay in 30 days, pay in 60 days, and pay in 90 days). | ||
| Nebraska Youth Survey: 2019-20 (1280) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Nebraska Community Foundation | Center for Public Affairs Research | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Fall | 2020-21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | Rural Community Vitality, Neighborhood Revitalization | CPAR worked with the Nebraska Community Foundation to conduct the Nebraska Youth Survey. Over 1,000 high school students in greater Nebraska responded. The results reveal the priorities, values, and desires of these individuals as well as factor that may influence their decision to return to or remain in Greater Nebraska in the future. | ||
| COVID-19 Business Survey: 2019-20 (1246) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, State of Nebraska | Center for Public Affairs Research, Nebraska Business Development Center | Engaged Research | Policy research/paper | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Summer | 2019-20 | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Rural Community Vitality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building | CPAR worked with a variety of statewide partners to understand the impact of COVID-19 on Nebraska’s businesses and nonprofit organizations. In the Nebraska Business Response Survey Report, conducted in April 2020, we examine the impacts of COVID-19 by industry and region.conducted a second round of the Nebraska Business Response Survey. In June 2020 a follow up survey was conducted. | ||
| Data Analysis and Visualization - National Strategic Research: 2017-18 (1768) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | USSTRATCOM | Economics | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building | This project is designed to provide improved data processing capability to USSTRATCOM J4 with respect to personnel reporting. The project will enhance the use of data reported by various branches of the military to USSTRATCOM, and prepare that data for use in Business Intelligence software. Additionally, we anticipate providing training to the staff of USSTRATCOM J4 with respect to both the data and the software to create custom reports. | ||
| Research - Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management: 2019-20 (1903) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, International Service, Social Justice | Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Global Engagement, Inequality, Income and Income Equality, Social Justice Awareness, International Support Awarenes | In this project, Xiaoming Yang and others conducted research focused on underprivileged populations in India with the goal of building the first Social Venture Center in India. | |||
| STRATCOM Data Analytics: 2017-18 (1876) | Educational Support | USSTRATCOM | Economics | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2017-18 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building | For this project, the Economics department provided research for STRATCOM. Due to the nature of the community partner, information regarding this project is classified. | ||
| Antecedents of the Perceived Emotional Cost of Switching: 2018-19 (1904) | Educational Support, International Service | Global Alliance of Marketing and Management Associations | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2018-19 | Summer | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Global Engagement, Education, Capacity Building | In this research, Xiaoming Yang and others examine the roles of four dimensions of risk (performance, financial, social, and emotional) in decisions to switch from a pioneer product to a follower product. The authors hypothesize that the emotional risk of switching is positively related to the perceived levels of performance, financial, and social risks of switching. | ||
| Social Motives for Generating Word-of-Mouth: The Case of Japanese Consumers: 2018-19 (1905) | Educational Support, International Service | Global Alliance of Marketing and Management Associations | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2018-19 | Summer | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Global Engagement, Education, Capacity Building | In this research, Xiaoming Yang and others hypothesize that the generation of positive and negative word-of-mouth is positively related to three social motivations (social comparison, sharing social information, and social bonding). The authors also examine the relationship between WOM generation and one consequence, reflected self-image. | ||
| Co-Creation in Social Ventures in China: A Missing Link in the Effectual Logic–Performance Relationship: 2019-20 (1906) | Educational Support, International Service | US Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Marketing and Entrepreneurship | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Fall | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Global Engagement, Education, Capacity Building | The mass entrepreneurship policy has introduced a new era of sustainable development in China. Yet, the policy alone does not describe how individuals and organizations might pursue this new approach to economic expansion. In this paper, Xiaoming Yang and his co-author suggest that under this new policy, partnerships between social ventures and donors, beneficiaries, and government agencies serve as a vehicle to co-create value for sustainable development. | ||
| IMA Applied Research Lab: 2016-17 (1869) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Institute of Management Accountants | Accounting | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Employment and Workforce | Counterproductive work behavior (CWB), also called workplace deviance, has recently received significant attention in the organizational behavior literature. CWB includes actions such as theft, fraud, non-compliant purchasing, intentionally working at a slower place, intentional deception by employees in order to gain resources, and similar problems of concern to the profession (Karjalainen, Kemppainen, and Raaij 2009). In this research, Roopa Venkatesh and others proposed a study directed at understanding the individual-level characteristics that contribute to CWB in managerial accountants, specifically, the creation of budgetary slack. | ||
| IMA Annual Conference - Las Vegas: 2016-17 (1870) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Institute of Management Accountants | Accounting | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Employment and Workforce, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building | This study will contribute to IMA applied research by helping managers gain additional information about how individuals rationalize the creation of budgetary slack. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Promotion/Prevention - Employment Skills: 2020-21 (1398) | Social Justice | Alliance Alternative High School, Alliance Public Schools | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Promotion/Prevention programs use methods or activities to reduce or deter specific problem behaviors such as bullying, gang involvement or substance abuse; or to promote positive behaviors and outcomes. Promotion/Prevention programs that aim for promoting positive behaviors can focus on employment skills, life skills, or be pro-social activities which are designed to encourage youth to behave in ways that benefit others. Employment skill programs provide educational and support services to enhance job skills and improve employability. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - School-based - School Resource Officers: 2020-21 (1455) | Social Justice | Gordon-Rushville Public Schools, Howard County Sheriff, Juvenile Case Management System | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | School-based programs help provide educational support, training and/or supervision for youth where academic and/or behavioral problems originated in the school setting. There are four types of school-based programs: After School, Alternative School, School Interventionist, and School Resource Officers. School Resource Officers are career law enforcement officers, with sworn authority, who are assigned by the local law enforcement agency to work in collaboration with school and community-based organizations. The officer is on school campus and youth can be referred to the program for criminal activity, behavior problems, and/or academic issues. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Family Support - Family Support: 2020-21 (1386) | Social Justice | Banister’s Leadership Academy, Better Living Counseling Services: Beatrice, Boys Town, Boys Town - Buffalo County, CEDARS - Otoe County, Gage County MAPS Community Coalition, Platte County Juvenile Services, Project harmony, Thrive Center Omaha | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Family Support Programs are community-based services that help to promote the well-being of children and families as well as increase the strength and stability of families. The services can be for youth and/or parents, and can occur within the home or at community locations. There are 4 sub-types of family support programs: Parenting Class, Advocacy, Social Workers, and Family Support. The sub-type for Family Support covers the programs that are in the community helping families with a variety of needs that may not fit into the other 3 categories. Family Support workers can help families work out communication issues, resolve school attendance problems, locate resources within the community to help the families meet the needs of all family members, or many other services that can be individualized for the youth and/or family’s needs. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Alternatives to Diversion - Electronic Monitoring: 2020-21 (1371) | Social Justice | Better Living Counseling Services: Beatrice, Better Living Counseling Services: Nebraska City, Buffalo County Juvenile Division, Gage County MAPS Community Coalition, Juvenile Case Management System, Lancaster County Human Services, Owens Educational Services: Grand Island, Owens Educational Services: Omaha, Sarpy County Juvenile Justice Center, Washington County Juvenile Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Alternatives to Detention (ATDs) are programs that increase supervision on a youth rather than placing the youth in a secure facility while awaiting their court hearings (prejudicated youth). Youth in these programs are allowed to remain in the community with the ATD intervention to help prevent them from committing new law violations and make sure that the youth appear in court. ATDs include electronic monitor, tracking services, day and evening reporting centers and shelter care. Electronic monitor (EM) programs use electronic devices, usually worn on the youth’s ankle, that monitors their location and movement centered around their home, allowing them to go to school, jobs, activities, etc. as approved by the personal monitoring their movement. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - School-based - Interventionist: 2020-21 (1403) | Social Justice | Chadron Public Schools, Hall County Juvenile Services, The HUB Lincoln, University of Nebraska Extension: Saline County, York Public Schools | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | School-based programs help provide educational support, training and/or supervision for youth where academic and/or behavioral problems originated in the school setting. There are four types of school-based programs: After School, Alternative School, School Interventionist, and School Resource Officers. School Interventionists identify and coordinate behavioral or academic intervention for a student. Youth can be referred to the school interventionist for attendance issues, poor grades, lack of engagement, behavior issues, etc. The intervention process includes clearly identifying the problem, selecting a strategy to address the problem, and measuring the effectiveness of the strategy. The intervention can include other supports for the youth within the school or community. | ||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Mental Health - Treatment: 2019-20 (1392) | Social Justice | Center for Psychological Services, PC, Colfax County Mental Health, Completely Kids, Family Service Lincoln, HopeSpoke, Juvenile Case Management System, Malone Community Center, Platte County Juvenile Services, Saunders County Youth Services, Sidney Public School District, Southwest Nebraska Juvenile Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | None | None | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Mental Health programs work with youth to promote the youth’s recognition of their abilities and help identify coping skills to assist with promoting mental health well-being. Mental health treatment services are provided to youth with the goal of promoting productive coping techniques and cognitive mental functioning through therapeutic options that are client focused. Some mental health programs may complete mental health assessments and treatment. |