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Colorado's Future Conference Volume Table of Contents
SESSION 1: THE CHANGING FACE OF COLORADOKeynote Speech
Colin Laird, Healthy Mountain Communities
Cell Phones, Center Pivots, and Rural Repopulation:
Planning Implications of the New Ponderosa
Dr. Charles Collins, UNC
Monica Daniels-Mika, Weld County Planning Dept.
Ballot Initiatives and the Urban/Rural Divide in Colorado
Dr. Daniel Smith, DU
The Business Potential of Inner-City Denver:
Universities and Private Capital As Complements
Dr. Stephan Weiler, CSU
Benjamin Widner, CSU
Discussant Comments
Dr. Steve Jennings, UCCS
SESSION 2: PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN COLORADO
Keynote SpeechPOST LUNCHEON PANEL: MAKING BETTER POLICY DECISIONS FOR COLORADO'S FUTURE:
John Parr, Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action
School Spending and TABOR
Dr. Charles Revier, CSU
Promoting Urban Sustainability As a Colorado Quality
Dr. Kee Warner, UCCS
Discussant Comments
Dr. Allan Wallis, UCD
How Can University Research Be Accessible and Useful to Policy Makers?
Moderator, Dr. Daphne Greenwood, Center for Colorado Policy StudiesSESSION 3: COLORADO'S YOUTH: WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?
Wade Buchanan, President, the Bell Policy Institute
Rutt Bridges, CEO, Bighorn Center for Public Policy
Jim Jacobs, Director of Policy Research and Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel, CCHE
Dr. Pamela Shockley, Chancellor, UCCS
Keynote SpeechRESEARCH SUMMARIES
Hon. Marcy Morrison, Mayor, Manitou Springs
Intervention Programs with Conduct Disordered Youth
Dr. Frederick L. Coolidge, UCCS
Tracking the Workforce and Educational Progress of High School Graduates
Dr. Linda Harrison, Jefferson County School District
Safe Schools and Zero Tolerance Policies in Colorado:
Prevention or Punishment?
Dr. Dick Carpenter, UCCS
Discussant Comments
Dr. John Muth, former director, El Paso County Dept. of Health
AUTO INSURANCEColorado Auto Insurance: Choices and Economic Efficiency
Stephanie Owings, Ph.D.
EDUCATION AND YOUTHAddressing the Needs of Colorado's Homeless Youth
Suzanne Discenza, Jerene Petersen, James Van Leeuwen, Jean Scandlyn, Ph.D.
Have Colorado Schools Achieved Balance?
Tom Brown, Ph.D., Daphne Greenwood, Ph.D.
CSAP Testing vs. Best Practices: Tough Choices for Teachers
Michael Brunn, Ph.D.
Responding to Diversity Needs in Colorado Schools
Ruth Anderson,, Ed.D., Donna Sobel, Ph.D., Sherry Taylor, Ph.D.
HEALTH ISSUESAIDS Ministries in Colorado as Partners In Public Health
Michael McLeod, J.D., Angela Graham
Breast Cancer Education for Children and Mothers Through the Girl Scouts
Barbara Joyce-Nagata, Ph.D., Jenenne Nelson, Ph.D.
The Fountain School Based Health Program: An Innovative Model for Delivering
Primary Health Care in a School Setting
Mary Hagedorn, R.N., Ph.D., HNC, CNS, CPNP
INFORMATION SYSTEMSEscaping Policy Making Peril Using Practical Systems Thinking
Bob Powell, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Using Information to Improve the State We're In
Judith Rice-Jones, M.A., MLIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTA Sustainable Economic Development Planning Framework
Christopher Juniper, M.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESImproving Communication Between Business and the EPA on Environmental Issues
John Milliman, Ph.D.
Teaching About Urban Sprawl
John Harner, Ph.D., Mike Kuby, Ph.D., Patricia Gober, Ph.D.
SOCIAL ISSUESHate Crime, the White Supremacist Movement, and The Politics of Diversity
Abby Ferber, Ph.D.
The Costs of Marijuana and Marijuana Prohibition
Robert Melamede, Ph.D.
Jury Decisions and Legal Policy: Do They Agree?
Edith Greene, Ph.D.