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Health Care Payment Reform: Bundling Payments to Fight Rising Health Care Costs
(2012)I used Health Care Utilization Program (HCUP) data along with a PROMETHEUS calculation provided by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI), to predict the cost difference of specific acute care episodes ... -
The Health Inequities of the Transgender Population in Accessing Health Care in the United States: An Evidence-Based Interview Study of the Individual Barriers of Achieving Equity in Transgender Service in Seattle, Washington
(2018)Transgender individuals face challenges and hardships to overcome stigma and discrimination in seeking appropriate healthcare service, compared to their LGBTQ+ counterparts, in the United States. This study identifies the ... -
Helene & Writing Abuse, Shame, and Death: A Poetics of Spirit within the Failing Body
Helene is a cross-genre text through the lens of a young female woman, Helene, that both ruminates on the grief caused by having a female body, specifically one that fails to meet the expectations of others, and pays homage ... -
HisJazzRaptoMe: Hip Hop Vignettes & Quarter Waters
HisJazzRaptoMe, is a mixing of genres to create a new form of literature reflective of the true form of Hip Hop. In Hip Hop, there are many elements that comprise such culture: emceeing, graffiti writing, break dancing, ... -
How Does Automatic Tipping Affect Racial Discrimination in Puget Sound Area Restaurants? An evidence-based interview study of waitstaff working in Seattle Metropolitan area restaurants
(2019)Gratuity, or the act of tipping, has been a part of the restaurant industry in the U.S since the mid-1800’s. In this length of time there has never been a policy to regulate the tipping of servers and bartenders, otherwise ... -
How Does the Higher Minimum Wage Impact on Restaurant’s Tipping Policy in Seattle and Employers and Employees’ Perspective?
(2019)In 2014 the Seattle Office of Council, Seattle minimum wage ordinance announced that the city would implement minimum wage requirement $15 to be phased in over five years. This study examines the impact of Seattle’s new ... -
How Language Use Indicates Acculturation and Enculturation Processes of Native Japanese and Japanese Americans: Examples from the 1946 Issues of Hokubei Hochi
(2013)My research examines literature on immigrant adaptation processes, and how language use in the 1946 Hokubei Hochi, Japanese immigrant newspaper in Seattle, indicates the dialogue of acculturation and enculturation in the ... -
Husky Voter Engagement Project
(2018)The Husky Voter Engagement Project has produced a report on voter engagement levels at the University of Washington Bothell campus for the 2016 Presidential Election and created a policy recommendation to increase the ... -
Husky Voter Engagement Project
(2018)The Husky Voter Engagement Project has produced a report on voter engagement levels at the University of Washington Bothell campus for the 2016 Presidential Election and created a policy recommendation to increase the ... -
If You Prohibit It, Bootleggers Will Come: A Mixed Method Study of the Landscape of College Basketball Betting
(2016)Over the past 25 years, betting on sports in the United States has grown dramatically with the majority of wagers being placed in illicit markets. Only 1% of an estimated 500 billion dollar sports betting industry in the ... -
Images and the Research Process
(American Library Association, 2016)Images can prompt inquiry and discovery and help students move from their concrete personal experiences into the more abstract area of library research. A deeper and richer understanding of visual content empowers students ... -
Images of a Broken World
Images of a Broken World is a creative thesis and a collection of short stories that explore violence in all of its forms and the destiny of humanity in a world that often rejects its humanity in favor of technology. An ... -
Immigrant Mental Health and Healthcare Access: An In-Depth Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Immigrants Within a Local and Global Context
(2022)With the rise of mental health crises in concurrence with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as global catastrophes that people around the world have experienced as a result of war, climate change, and a variety of other ... -
The Impact of Teacher Perception Regarding Administrative Support and Retention of Behavior Teachers
(2013)Students categorized under the disability category of Emotional/Behavioral Disorder are currently struggling to find success in today’s school system. The current research suggests that current graduation rates for students ... -
The Impact of Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law on UW Policies
(2019)Many employers in America today have not put in place parental leave policies that guarantee paid leave, especially to expectant mothers. One such employer is the University of Washington (UW), which has more than 25,000 ... -
Implementing cap‐and‐trade in Washington to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: regional regulation of a global problem and the risk of carbon leakage
(2011)This capstone research provides exploratory analysis of a regional cap‐and‐trade (CAT) program to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The effectiveness of using a regional program to address a global issue has limitations; ... -
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Obtaining Washington State Driver’s Licenses
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to is to begin a best practices analysis on how to best create and recommend a structured and effective driving course outline for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities ... -
Inferring Big 5 Personality from Online Social Networks
Online social networks are very popular with millions of people creating online profiles and sharing personal information including their interests, activities, likes/dislikes and thoughts with their friends and family. ... -
Influences on the CIA’s Creation
(2022)At the end of World War II, the United States’ wartime intelligence agency, the Office of Strategic Services, was left in a difficult position. The State Department and War Department believed that there was no need for ...