Litter at transit stops adversely affects environmental quality and contributes to negative perceptions of transit stops and transit riding. Metro Transit would like transit stops to be a comfortable waiting space for transit riders. Students will develop a behavior change campaign for selected transit stops in the Twin Cities to deter littering and promote comfortable […]
University Department: Psychology
Effectiveness of Read-to-me Project
In Monterey County, the Read to Me Project’s main goal is to help English language learners accomplish English reading literacy (Read to Me Project, 2017). Fourth, fifth, and sixthborrow age appropriate books from their teachers and read to their younger siblings, cousins, or neighbors. The young children identified by the school-aged child is named “little […]
Fostering Sustainable Behaviors for City Empolyees
Elk River seeks to encourage sustainable behaviors for city employees as part of the City’s overall sustainability strategy and goals. In 2015, Elk River city staff participated in the Class 5 Energy Efficiency Behavior Based Challenge. The challenge involved no cost projects to increase energy efficiency in city buildings through behavior change of city employees. […]
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Daytime Staffing at Fire Department
Develop a strategic plan to increase the amount of on-call firefighters available during work week hours. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact John Kammeyer-Mueller Human Resources and Industrial Relations Local Government / Community Contact Rick Schroeder Fire Chief, City of Rosemount […]
Employee Stress and Wellness Programming
Assess the health and wellness issues that are most prevalent for Rosemount city employees and provide recommendations for a comprehensive wellness program. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Patricia Frazier Psychology Local Government / Community Contact Emmy Foster Assistant City Administrator, City […]
Time Spent Eating and Its Effects on Obesity
Within the United States, obesity accounts for over 300,000 deaths a year and prevalence rates have been increasing over the past decade (Maddock, 2004). For example, more than 22 percent of Latino children are considered Obese compared to 14 percent of Caucasian children. The reasons for this disparity is not clear. Recent work suggests that […]
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Victoria Firefighter Recruitment/Retention and Staffing Model Study
Review the City of Victoria’s firefighter staffing model and identify options for meeting increased service needs that will result from anticipated future population growth. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Cambell Psychology Local Government / Community Contact Laurie Hokkanen […]
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Technology Use During Dinner time
Family meal time has changed with the emergence of technology. In order to study this, Radesky, et al. (2014) observed families at public restaurants. To describe technology use and parentchild interaction, the present study replicated this method. After receiving IRB approval, we observed 109 families at dinner time. Fiftythree percent of 161 caregivers did not […]