Papers from 2025
The Riddle of Rescissions: Ascent and Decline Throughout the Last Half-Century, Blake Bacas
The Argument For Lobbyists: How Lobbying Brings Policy Experts Back Into The System, Luke Cambra
Combating Corruption in Heavily Indebted African Nations: The Role of a Transparent Public Procurement System, Lauren G. Harkins
How the United States has Failed to Enact Competitive and Stable Energy Policy Through Federalism, Matthew James Marcaccio
Papers from 2024
When the Media Meets the Movement: Constructing Unity and Division at the National Women’s Conference, Claire T. Hunter
Beyond the Myth: Uncovering Mental Health Research Gaps in Asian American Communities, Maile Sit
Exploration of Historic Inequities in Government Funding Programs Towards Native Americans with Contemporary Analysis, Nathaniel S. Snyder
Papers from 2023
The Gift That Never Stops Giving: A Comparison of US Aide and Reconstruction in Afghanistan, Post-War Europe, and Ukraine, John Chadwick Canty Jr.
Family First: Kinship Care as a Gold Standard, Ava Cloghessy
Uplifting an Invisible Population: How We Can Combine Psychology and Policy to Improve the Educational and Mental Health Outcomes of Homeless Youth, Melissa Hamilton
The Spectrum of Federal Funding's Impact: A Texas-Vermont Case Study, Nicholas Lupone
You Have the Right to Remain Uneducated: The Role of Lobbying in Subverting Anti-Racist Curricula, Liam Martin
Bridging the Gap: Understanding and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Deaf Communities, Catherine Pellini
Papers from 2022
For better or for worse? Impacts of Marriage Equality Policy on LGBTQ+ Mental Health, Mia Gajda
The United States Military’s Role in Maintaining National Security During the Height of the “War on Drugs”, Sara Terrien
The Sunflower Movement of 2014: How Commitment to Democratization Drives Activism in Taiwan, Katherine Ann Wagner
Papers from 2018
Overcoming Misconceptions: The Tumultuous Relationship Between the United States and Iran, Jacob Alfarah
The Great Wall of Sand: China's Attempt at Rectifying the Century of Humiliation, Marissa Beney
Student Data Collection, Privacy and Policymaking: Why A Nationalized Student Unit Record Is the Next Step for the Federal Role in Education, Meredith Coolidge
The Influences of Personal Ideologies, Legal Reasoning and Institutionalism on the Judicial Behavior of Justices on the Supreme Court of the United States, John William Dube
A Century of Humanitarian Crisis in the Media, Kelsey Duffy
Understanding the UNSC's Failure to Prevent Atrocity Crimes, Billy Ford
Lawfare: Assessing the Conduct and Results of United States Special Prosecutors Watergate--Present, Alexander Timothy Grey
Recidivism reduction and Future Implementation, Samantha Jouthe
The Pervasive Problem of Corruption and Sustainable Development, Katherine Lenahan
Deny Until We Die: Explaining Political Inaction on Climate Change in the United States, Jillian May
The Constitutionality and Political Consequences of Campaign Finance Limitations: Evaluating the Grounds and Long-Term Effects of Citizens United., Carter Mitchell
Put Up and Shut Up: Condemning the United States Military's Sexual Harassment and Assault Epidemic, Olivia Terranova
Presidential Authority and Executive Orders: Evaluating the Legality of DACA, Haley Tschirch
Papers from 2017
Communication: A Key Component of Constituency Service, Richard T. Barkauskas III
Competition and Premiums Under the Affordable Care Act: A Study of How Insurer Participation in the Health Benefits Exchanges Has Affected Premiums, Austin Barselau
Brownfields Redevelopment--Past Performance and Reauthorization, Austin Bosworth
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redeem: Evaluating Bottle Bill Legislation as Means of Reducing Ocean Plastic Pollution, Jacqueline Callahan
Metadata or Mega-Violations? The Constitutionality of the NSA's Metadata Surveillance Program, William Christ
NAFTA: What's at Stake?, Joe Dillard
Mental Health Courts: A Response to the Mentally Ill Offender's Plight, Nathan Figueroa
Inequality: How Housing in America Shapes Outcomes, Nicolas Jones
The Comparative Analysis of the Modern Immigration Debate in the United States and United Kingdom and its Relation to the Rise of Nationalist Politics, Patrick Lanctot
Infrastructure Investment in Congress: Which Factors Affect Passage, Sean Mason
Two Nations, Two Systems: The Immigration Systems of the United States and Canada, Lessan Melke
Behind the Blindfold: A Debate Between Originalism & The Living Constitution, Joseph Mongiardo
The Use of Force in the Pursuit of Peace: When Westphalia and Realpolitik Get in the Way of Humanity, Clare Orie
85 Million Ivanka Trumps: Republican Motherhood, Pro-Family Policies, and Universal Child Care Proposals, 1972-2016, Carly Priest
Using a Social Determinants of Health Approach to Explain Health Disparities in the United States, Dario Rodriguez
Funding Formulas in Public Schools: Channeling More Money to Low-Income School Districts, Caroline Rossi
Winner-Take-Some? Motivating Electoral College Reform, Donnie Stephens
Oral History and the Dominant Narrative of the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project Freedom School Newspapers, Catherine Tarantino
Educational Equity: Closing the Fourth Grade Black-White Achievement Gap in Math and Reading in Urban Areas, Micheal Varda
Evaluating the Implementation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act and Assessing Congress's Ability to Oversee the U.S. Intelligence Community, Willy Byrne Vogt
American Public Schools: A Gateway into the Justice System, Michael Ward
Qatar's Role in the War in Syria, Maeve E. Westover
America's Orphans: Implications of the "Runaway and Homeless Youth Act" and the Future of Homeless Youth in America, Morgan Wilderman
The Fundamental Breakup of Iraq: the History and Reasons for a Partition, to Increase Regional Stability, Alexandra Yoeckel
Papers from 2016
Burning Through the Budget: Will today's wilfire suppression crisi be solved by the policy of tomorrow?, Keelin Arseneault
Still Separate, Still Unequal: Socioeconomic Integration as a Remedy to Racial Segregation in American Public Schools, Jared I. Boone
The Struggle of Interest Groups over Special Interest Policies, Joe Cataldo
"The Man from K.A.R.M.A." or The Question of US-Russian Cooperation in National Security and Nonproliferation, Daniel Clague
Women in the United States Congress, Caitlin Daniels
High Recidivism Rates in California: How the Problem Can Be Solved With Help from Oregon and Michigan, William Devine
Pills and Needles: Shifting Opinion and Federal Policy towards Prescription and Illicit Opioid Addiction, Christopher H. Fox
An Investigation on Criminal History Disclosure On College Applications, Katie Giesecke
Assessing the Impacts of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion, Kayla Horan
How Do We Reduce the Achievement Gap for Students that are defined as Highly Mobile?, Mae Hougo
How Has the Proliferation of Transformative New Media Redefined Political Socialization for the Millennial Generation?, Brenna Rose Kent
Resettling Syrian Refugees in the U.S.: Regional Stability and Saving Lives, Alexander Kochenburger
Congressional Deference and the Right to Privacy, Brian Latu
The Role of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in Trade Agreements, Colleen Naber
What political factors have changed the United States climate Change policy?, Paul Nymberg
The Battle of the Seas: South China Seas Island Building, Marielle Pavek
U.S.-Saudi Stability in a Collapsing Middle Eastern Order, Jacob Pereira
The Effects of Civic Education on Youth's Civic Engagement, Luke Reynolds
The Invariable Truth of Detention & Deportation, Edgar D. Rodriguez
Expanding National Service in America, Emily Sullivan
A Continuum of Family Needs: Discrepancies Across the Family and Medical Leave Act, Maeve C. Sweeney
Modern Media Impede Charities' Ability to Succeed, Briana Travers
Examining the Relationship Between Islamism and Democracy in Morocco, Hannah Tyrrell
How Will America Handle Climate Change and Who Is Driving the Decision, Author Unknown
Peace and Prosperity: Understanding the US trade with China Geopolitically, Yingdong Xu
Papers from 2015
SB 10990: A Ray of Hope for Bridgeport? The Effects of a Casino Establishment in the City and Peoposed Policy Decisions, Christopher E. Auray
The Spike in Number of Unaccompanied Children Entering the United States from El Salvador, Genesis Bautista
CELAC: Puzzling or Purposeful? Assessing New Regionalism in the Americas, Brian Beaton
The Student Loan Debt Crisis Rising Borrower Default Rates for Graduates of Both Traditional and Non-traditional Universities, Meaghan Elizabeth Body
Decision-Making During Episodes of Terror: How Fear of Terrorism Impacts Partisanship, Rowan Bost
Morality Policy and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013: Opposition and Advocacy Framing in LGBT Policy, Emily Breakell
Russian Reclamation: The Kremlin's Geopolitical Ambitions and the Former Soviet Union, John Cicchitti
The European Parliament and European Security Policy: Parliamentary Oversight and Community Foreign and Security Policy, Elizabeth Cohn
Policy Through Rhetoric: An Analysis of Cyber Security and Privacy Policy, Alec Davis
Partisanship and the Effects of a Representational Void In The District of Columbia, Kyle Espinola