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Varieties of Countering Violent Extremism: How Culture Shapes Perception, Policy, and Programs
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The last ten years have tested Europe’s counterterrorism agencies like no time before. To meet this challenge, more than half of EU member states have established Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs. Despite the ...
No Protection: Untested and Undiagnosed Genital Herpes in America
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The majority of people who have genital herpes do not know it. This sexually transmitted disease can spread asymptomatically, and condoms do not fully protect against it. Despite this, current health policy recommends ...
Effect of Universal Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs on State Test Scores in Georgia
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Students' social-emotional abilities are associated with a variety of favorable life outcomes in several studies, including their academic success in the future (Payton et al., 2008). In addition to parents' contribution, ...
Creeds of Death: The Impact of Ideology on Terrorist Organization Lethality
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Few empirical studies examine the relationship between ideology and lethality among terrorist organizations. In this paper, I test how ideological affiliation may affect a terrorist organization’s overall lethality. I ...
Policy Change and the Politics of Obesity in Germany and the United States of America
(Georgetown University, 2020)
What drives policy change and innovation when food policy meets health promotion and prevention? My dissertation studies contemporary and historical policy change in the context of obesity-related food and public health ...
Public Opinion, Refugee Programs, and State Welfare in Twenty Countries
(Georgetown University, 2020)
Refugee programs bolster global human rights by promoting responsibility-sharing and assisting the 25.9 million people who have been forced to flee their countries for fear of war or persecution. As refugee numbers soar ...
A Comparison of Hospital Capacities between Single-Payer and Multi-Payer Healthcare Systems among OECD Nations
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The healthcare systems of OECD nations are very diverse and complex. With the COVID-19 pandemic testing these systems to a breaking point not seen in generations, some nations performed better than others in handling the ...
The Impact of School Characteristics on Academic Performance of Migrant Children in China
(Georgetown University, 2021)
For many years, Chinese internal migrants have constantly faced social inequalities and problems. Their children, known as migrant children, are particularly vulnerable to education inequality during the whole education ...
The Non-Effect of Personal Relationships with Radicalized Individuals on an Individual’s Propensity Toward Violent Extremism in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Terrorism in the United States is a continuing and evolving threat. Establishing methods to help identify and prevent domestic violent extremists, whether individuals and groups, from completing their objectives is necessary ...