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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.

Poverty & Disability: By the numbers

Reports and Publications
December 2017
David Schlinkert, Alissa Heyer

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
Lynn Black, MSW-LCSW, Program Manager, TIML

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.