Blogs
Arizona Research Center for Housing and Economic Solutions (ARCHES) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded one of its first Hispanic Serving Institution Center of Excellence awards to create the Arizona Research Center for Housing and Economic Solutions (ARCHES). |
Recruitment and Retention of Arizona's Law Enforcement and Fire Service Personnel Financed by the Arizona Board of Regents’ Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) through a Regents’ Community Grant, collaborative teams at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and Morrison Institute for Public Policy convened to examine challenges and opportunities for Arizona's public safety workforce. |
Morrison Institute 2023 Impact Report 
Morrison Institute works with nonprofits, governmental agencies and other organizations throughout the state on program evaluation |
Keeping up with Demand: Phoenix Fire Department Response to Increased Emergency Calls The following study reviewed the 911 calls and response times for the Phoenix Fire Department. While the call volume increased 120% from 2015 to 2022, the average response times did not increase. Additional overtime data and interviews were used to gauge the PFD’s ability to maintain response times and explore the impacts of this additional workload. |
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Policy and Program Review This policy and program review takes a look at a few effective, unique, and innovative policies and programs that states are employing to reduce or mitigate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). For this review, researchers considered the top six most challenging ACEs in Arizona as compared to other states. |
Janice Palmer
Janice Palmer |
New Phoenix AMA Model Shows Limits of Groundwater as an Assured Water Supply The State of Arizona has released a new 100-year groundwater model for Greater Phoenix, showing that the area’s groundwater is fully allocated. While the model results will not impact cities, towns, and private water providers that have a Designation of an Assured Water Supply (the vast majority of Phoenix-area communities), the model results may have implications for the patterns and rates of new home development. |
