The UT Urban Affairs Center

Research Projects (2000-2001)

Abdul Alkalimat, Africana Studies, Arts and Science College
Support for CATNet and Studies of informatics and Digital Divide Issues in NW Ohio

Rane Arroyo, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Science
Toledo as Ground Zero: Zorro's Agile Versions of Identity (a survey-based comparison of national and local hispanic writers regarding locational identity and community concerns)

Richard Bowden, Finance and Business Economics, and Deborah Dwyer, Department of Management, College of Business
Where Will the Next Jobs Be?

Jane Bradley, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Science
Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Community with the Creative and Healing Power of Words (a creative writing project involving homeless women and building self-confidence)

Terry Cluse-Tolar and Milo Jennings, Department of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services
Evaluation of Ohio Works First as Implemented in Lucas County

Barbara Chesney and Jerry Van Hoy, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Science
Analysis of the Impacts of Social, Economic, and Institutional Support on Educational Attainment in the East Toledo "Gear-up" Grant Area

Laurie Dinnebeil and William McInerney, Department of Curriculum, College of Education
Project DIRECT; Defining Itinerant Roles of Early Childhood Teachers (Teacher effectiveness in Community Based Early Childhood Programs for Young Children with Disabilities)

Hugh Hinton, Department of Political Science, College of Education
Regional Implications of Public Service Delivery Systems

Steven Katsinas, Foundations and Leadership, College of Education
Analysis of a Downtown Community College
Analysis of Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System Information for Workforce Training

Paul Kozlowski, Financing Department, College of Business
Toledo Tax Revenues Study

Patrick Lawrence and Kevin Czajakowski, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Science
Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Land Cover Analysis and Identification of Wetlands in the Lower Maumee River Watershed (for land use and comprehensive planning)

James LeSage, Department of Economics, Arts & Sciences College
Cleaning and Updating Approximations for the Ohio Department of Development ES-202

James Lindeen, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, College of Arts and Science
The Effect of Higher Education Policy on Urban Areas in Ohio; An Exploratory Analysis Using the RPI Model

Linda McCarthy, Geography, Arts and Science College
Brownfields Redevelopment in the Toledo Metropolitan Area

Charles Rop, Department of Curriculum, College of Education
Natural Sites at Urban Elementary Schools: The History and Impact of On-Site Land Labs in Northwest Ohio

Randy Stoecker, Sociology, Arts and Science College
Complete study of The Effectiveness of Community Development Corporations engaged in Community Organizing in Toledo Comparison of Community Organizing Practices in US, Canada, and Australia

Robert Schwartz, Department of Management, College of Business
Developing a Community Hope Program (a Program for Encouraging Individuals Within Socio-Economically Deprived Communities)

Gene Chang, Economics
A Survey of Bilateral Business Relations between Northwest Ohio and Asia

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