Faculty Research in 2007

McGranahan, G., Balk, D., and Anderson, B. "The Rising Tide: Assessing the Risks of Climate Change and Human Settlements in Low Elevation Coastal Zones." Environment and Urbanization 19:1.
Doocy, S., Burnham, G., Gorokhovich, Y., Balk, D., and Robinson, C. "Tsunami Mortality Estimates and Vulnerability Mapping in Aceh, Indonesia." American Journal of Public Health 97:S1.
Balk, D. "Revitalizing Urban Population Projections: New Data, New Methods." Support from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Balk, D. "Urbanization and Eco-Systems: A Contribution to the State of the World's Cities Report." Support from UN-HABITAT.

Bennett, N.G., and Lu, H.-H. "Methodological Issues Surrounding the Construction of an Index of Child Well-Being" in B. Brown (ed.), Key Indicators of Child Well-Being: Completing the Picture (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

Birdsell, D.S. "George W. Bush's Signing Statements: The Assault on Deliberation." Rhetoric and Public Affairs 10:2.
Birdsell, D.S., and Groarke, L. "Outlines of a Theory of Visual Argument." Argumentation and Advocacy 43:3–4.

Botein, H. "Labor Unions and Affordable Housing: An Uneasy Relationship." Urban Affairs Review 42:6.

Chen, G. "School Disorder and Student Achievement: A Study of New York City Elementary Schools." Journal of School Violence 6:1.
Chen, G. "A Study of Healthcare Reform in China in Light of the USA and Canadian Systems." Chinese Public Administration Review 4:1–2.
Chen, G., and Williams, D.W. "How Political Support Influences Red Tape through Organizational Process." Policy Studies Journal 45:3.
Weikart, L., Chen, G., Williams, D., and Hromic, H. "Gender Differences and the Exercise of Power." Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy 28:1.

Goering, J. Fragile Rights Within Cities: Government, Housing and Fairness (Rowman & Littlefield).
Goering, J. "Review of 'A Right to Housing.'" Journal of Regional Science 47:2.

Goldstein, J. "Easy to Dance To: Solving the Problems of Teacher Evaluation with Peer Assistance and Review." American Journal of Education 113.

Gordon, R., Kaestner, R., and Korenman, S.D. "Effects of Maternal Employment on Child Injuries and Infectious Diseases." Demography 44:2.

Marwell, N.P. Bargaining for Brooklyn: Community Organizations in the Entrepreneurial City (University of Chicago Press).

Mitchell, J. Business Improvement Districts and the Shape of American Cities (State University of New York Press).

Halper, T., and Muzzio, D. "Hobbes in the City: Urban Dystopias in American Movies." Journal of American Culture 30.

Christensen, M.C., and Remler, D.K. "Information and Communications Technology in Chronic Disease Care: What Are the Implications for Payment?" Medical Care Research and Review 64:2.

Ryan, S., Balocating, A., Ohno, S., Saju, D., & Walker, J. (The Rwanda Research Group). Building the capable state: Defining good governance in new Rwanda. Independent research report.
Ryan, S.E. "Radical pedagogy: Lessons from the Africa book project." Journal of Public Affairs Education 13:3/4.
Ryan, S.E., and Williams, D. "The New York Police Officer: Democratic and Moral Accountability in Conflict" in R. Schwartz and D.W. Williams (eds.), Accountability Cases (American Society for Public Administration).

Gold, M.R., Sofaer, S., and Seigelberg, T. "Medicare and Cost Effectiveness Analysis: Time to Ask the Taxpayers?" Health Affairs 26:5.
Gold, M.R., Franks, P., Seigelberg, T., and Sofaer, S. "Does Providing Cost- Effectiveness Information Change Coverage Priorities for Citizens Acting as Social Decision-Makers?" Health Policy 83:1.
Sofaer, S. "Developing a Template to Report on the Comparative Quality of Hospice Services—Phase Two." Support from American Hospice Foundation.
Sofaer, S. "Public Reporting and Provider and Health Plan Quality of Care." Support from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (subcontract from RTI International).

Schwartz, R., and Williams, D.W. (eds). Accountability Cases (American Society for Public Administration). Initial cases online at www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/ac.cfm.
Williams, D.W. "Seasonality: Shrinkage Procedures for Small Samples." Foresight 6.
Chen, G., and Williams, D.W. "How Political Support Influences Red Tape through Organizational Process." Policy Studies Journal 45:3.
Ryan, S.E., and Williams, D. "The New York Police Officer: Democratic and Moral Accountability in Conflict" in R. Schwartz and D.W. Williams (eds.), Accountability Cases (American Society for Public Administration).
Weikart, L., Chen, G., Williams, D., and Hromic, H. "Gender Differences and the Exercise of Power." Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy 28:1.