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Research

Morrison Institute is a leading resource for relevant research, analysis and policy choices of public value. Recent research reports are listed below.

More Morrison Institute research reports are available in the Arizona State University archives.

Lessons and training: Yuma

Reports and Publications

November 2017

David Schlinkert, Francis Pacaja



Updated: Spanish-speaking Latino families and adults with developmental disabilities underwent a two day self-advocacy training in Yuma that encouraged individuals to speak up for themselves and bolstered participants’ psychological empowerment.





Study Advisory Members

The path forward for PUHSD

Reports and Publications

November 2017

Dan Hunting



Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) has its roots in Territorial Arizona and has served generations of residents as Phoenix evolved from a dusty agricultural town into the fifth-largest city in the nation.



Arizona's Future Past

Reports and Publications

November 2017

David Berman



Domestic violence housing

Reports and Publications

October 2017

David Schlinkert



Child Neglect in Arizona: analysis

Reports and Publications

October 2017

Erica Quintana, Jade Sun, Andrea Whitsett, Dan Hunting, Robert Vagi Ph.D., Joseph Garcia, Thomas D. Morton, Melissa Kovacs Ph.D.



This is the third in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system.



Gamechangers?

Reports and Publications

October 2017

Thom Reilly, Andrea Whitsett, Joseph Garcia, William Hart, Patrick McWhortor, Bonnie Reiss, Christian Grose, Michelle Cornelius, S. Jason Giannaros, Jacqueline Salit, Cathy Stewart



Financing Special Education

Education Financing and Special Education



Reports and Publications

September 2017

Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert



Restraints and Seclusion

Reports and Publications

August 2017

Erica McFadden, Ph.D.



Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

Reports and Publications

August 2017

Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert



This year, the Arizona Legislature approved 30,000 new Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to be in use by the year 2022. This briefing paper examines how ESAs are working for individuals with disabilities as intended, as well as some unintended consequences.

Mobility a challenge for persons with developmental disabilities

Reports and Publications
August 2017
Erica McFadden, Eric Hedberg