“Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center Research Report” for Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center by Nina Barrett, Ranae DeSouza, Rebecca Joffe-Halpern, and Kristina Koenig The Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center is a statewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support to the families of children with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses, age birth to 21. CPAC is committed to … Read more
“Job Skills and Needs in the North End of Middletown: A Survey of Residents’ Employment and Barriers to Employment” for North End Action Team by Mary Thomas, Meg Swan, Aaron Welo, and Annie Youngerman Four Wesleyan students along with several community members spent the last 4 months gathering information from over 60 North End … Read more
“Affordable Housing in Middletown, CT” for Middletown Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development by Ata Suanda, Evan Kultangwatana, Jessica Karp, and Julia Bruckner This report was produced by four Wesleyan students in partnership with the Middletown Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development (MPCD). The purpose of this report is to give clear, accurate information … Read more
“Transitions from Psychiatric Hospitalization to Aftercare: A Follow-Up Study of Patients Discharged from Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth” for Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth by Rebecca Brigham, Corey Orlando, Shani Pavel, and Amanda Westlake The purpose of this study was to provide information on the effectiveness of hospitalization at Riverview Hospital for … Read more
“Reflections on the Community Policing Initiative in the North End of Middletown” for North End Action Team by Kevin Baker, Ilana Cohn, Kristy Mercado, and Maggie White This study was conducted by a team of student researchers at Wesleyan University on behalf of the North End Action Team (NEAT) to assess how Middletown Police … Read more
“The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Middletown, Connecticut 2004” for Connecticut Association for Human Services by Rachel Curtin, Margaret Garrett, Linden McEntire, and Terence Poon The Self-Sufficiency Standard is a new measure of income adequacy — a calculation of the actual income required for families to meet their basic needs. The Standard is a more accurate … Read more
“Food Security and Hunger Among Middletown Households with Children” for Middlesex Coalition for Children by Beth Coddington,Tiffany Lo, Amelia Long, and Maria Nankova To assess the rate of food insecurity among Middletown households with children under 18, a research team of four Wesleyan students conducted a telephone and paper survey of 329 households. The … Read more
“Dissecting the Pink Octopus: A Comparative Study of Arts-Based Programs for “At-Risk” Youth” for Oddfellows Playhouse by Azalea Birch, Spencer Christensen, Vanessa Jones, and Hillary Rubesin Our research team assisted Oddfellows Playhouse, a youth theater based in Middletown, CT, in conducting a comparative study amongst similar arts-based organizations in hopes of compiling a collective … Read more
“Desistance Strategies: A study of criminal behavior from the offenders’ point of view” for The Connection, Inc. by Tushar Kansal, Dania Reid, Craig Thomas, and Henry White This study highlights factors that aid and hinder criminal offenders as they attempt to change their behavior and desist from crime. We stress the perspectives of the … Read more
“Closing the College Gap: A Study of the Wesleyan Upward Bound Program” for Upward Bound by Laura Ouimette, Sally Smyth, Amanda Thieroff, and Satyawidya Wulansari Wesleyan Upward Bound is a supplemental high school education program that works to help low-income and potential first generation college students graduate from high school and attend four-year colleges … Read more
