Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis

VITA OF INSTITUTE PROJECTS

1985: Needs assessment study for Friends of Copper Mountain College.

1986: Needs assessment study and marketing plan for San Bernardino's Enterprise Zone. Contract awarded by the Common Council/Redevelopment Agency.

1986: Prevailing Wage Study for the City of San Bernardino. Contract awarded by the Common County/Redevelopment Agency.

1986: Statistical analysis of San Bernardino's GATE Program and minority participation. Contract awarded by San Bernardino's Unified School District.

1986: Needs Assessment Study for San Jacinto Community College. Developed questionnaires, sampling, and coding procedures, and advised on data analysis.

1986: Needs assessment study for California State University, San Bernardino's Office of Extended Education. Developed questionnaires and sample design.

1987: Statewide Cost Comparison Analysis for Probation Department. Contract awarded by San Bernardino County Probation Department.

1987: Tourism study for the City of San Bernardino Common Council/Chamber of Commerce.

1988: Received funding from California State University, San Bernardino to establish a data repository for the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties).

1988: Evaluation study of the effectiveness of the Community-Oriented Policing Program for the City of San Bernardino Police Department.

1989: Study of park users and nonusers for Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department.

1989: Occupational survey for San Bernardino's Department of Public Social Services as part of their GAIN Program.

1989: Occupational/programmatic needs study for California State University, San Bernardino.

1990: Subcontracted with Far West Laboratory to Develop School Forecasting Model for Perris Unified School District.

1990: Job analysis and wage comparison for Stockwell and Binney.

1990: Sampling methodology for Service Adherence Monitoring for Omnitrans.

1990: Subcontracted with College of the Desert to develop questionnaires and sampling methodology, and to complete data processing for an opinion survey on a proposed People Mover System for the City of Palm Desert.

1990: Presented a seminar on Strategic Planning for the City of San Jacinto.

1990: Data processing for the Inland Empire Daily Bulletin.

1991: Study of local and regional park users for Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department.

1991: Preparation of demographic and economic data repository for nine cities in Coachella Valley, and business survey on wage rates and job trends in the area.

1991: Focus group session regarding new product introduction for the San Bernardino Sun.

1991: Evaluation study of the San Bernardino Credit Union's customer service.

1992: Development and implementation of an automation plan for the Heman G. Stark facility (California Youth Authority), Chino.

1992: Housing feasibility and market demand study for California State University, San Bernardino.

1992: Shopper leakage study for the City of Twentynine Palms.

1993: Evaluation study of the effectiveness of interviewing in-custody defendants via videophone technology for the San Bernardino Probation Department.

1993: Study of employee job satisfaction for the Riverside County Schools Credit Union.

1993: Survey of Inland Empire businesses for the purpose of constructing a quarterly report of business conditions in the Inland Empire.

1993: Data processing and marketing analysis for Santa's Village.

1993: Data processing and marketing analysis for Cucamonga Quakes.

1994: Needs analysis and software selection project for Teacher's Friend publishing company.

1994: Identification, recruitment, and maintenance study of foster parents for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Social Services.

1994: Survey research to gather information for the re-accreditation process of CSUSB's Department of Public Administration.

1994: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1995: Subcontracted with San Diego State University on a Defense Conversion Project to measure the short run and long run implications of base closure and realignment on the Riverside and San Bernardino areas.

1995: Contracted to conduct an omnibus survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

1995: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1996: Conducted Phase II of a project for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Social Services, the purpose of which was to construct a marketing plan and marketing tools to recruit and retain foster parents.

1996: Data processing and analysis for Coachella Valley Schools reading evaluation project.

1996: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1996: Conducted the first annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino residents.

1996: Contracted by GTE ERS to perform a review and evaluation of their Statistical Process Control system.

1997: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1997: Conducted a visitor survey of visitors to El Mirage Recreation Area for the Bureau of Land Management.

1997: Conducted a survey and analysis of city budgets to provide input to local government officials on the budgeting process in major cities in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

1997: Data analysis for an Inland Empire Business Journal readership survey.

1997: Organized the 11th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at CSUSB.

1997: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the second annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino and Riverside residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

1997: Awarded an Institute position on CORE21's Board of Directors. The Institute, in partnership with UCR’s Biotech Center, formed the initial working group which started CORE21, an organization created for the purpose of promoting and supporting high tech economic development within the Inland Empire. IAR’s applied research activities in tandem with the participating universities’ schools of science and business are being used as an attractive/inducement (a la Silicon Valley) to market the area to high tech firms (existing and startup).

1997: Conducted a focus group for the The Sun newspaper for the purpose of delineating market segments.

1997: Served on a Performance Indicators committee which prepared a report as part of a demonstration project sponsored by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). The Committee, chaired by SANBAG President John Mikels, included elected officials, a city manager, planning and public works officials, and private sector representatives who are active participants in SANBAG. As stated in the report’s Introduction and Overview, "A special outreach effort was made to secure representation from the Institute of Applied Research at California State University, San Bernardino, the Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP), and Caltrans."

1998: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1998: Conducted for the City of San Bernardino a survey of citizens concerning their evaluation and priority ranking of city services in light of budgetary constraints.

1998: Designed and conducted (with the Department of Health Sciences) the Community Needs and Assets Project, a project to assist the United Way and nonprofit private hospitals of the Inland Empire meet SB 697 and increase the effectiveness of health and human services planning in the Inland Empire.

1998: Contracted with JSPI for an employee attitude survey for the purpose of evaluating organizational culture and well-being. Made policy recommendations for solving some of the challenges present in the context/environment of organizational change.

1998: Agreed to serve as volunteers on the Mayor’s Strategic Planning Taskforce/ Committee.

1998: Conducted a study for Molina Medical Centers to determine self-reports regarding members’ health-related behaviors, including exercise habits, eating habits, "at-risk" behaviors, and satisfaction with Molina’s health care services.

1998: Conducted a study for Ontario Mills Mall to determine current shoppers’ characteristics, shopping patterns, and satisfaction with the mall. In addition, the study determined non-shopper’s reasons for shopping elsewhere.

1998: Organized the 12th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at CSUSB.

1998/99:Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the third annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino and Riverside residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

1999: Conducted a business climate survey for the City of San Bernardino to determine the key concerns businesspeople have about doing business in San Bernardino.

1999: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

1999: Negotiated and managed a study (under the auspices of CORE21) to link Inland Empire businesses needing high-technology with CORE21-participating universities and the Far West Region, National Laboratory Consortium.

1999: Awarded a CSU Sacramento faculty fellowship to study "The Plight of the Aging Workforce."

1999: Conducted a community needs assessment for a consortium of Inland Empire universities and colleges, including California State University San Bernardino and San Bernardino Valley College.

1999: Conducted a series of marketing focus groups for the Riverside Department of Public Social Services for the purpose of identifying techniques for persuading the CalWORKs population to participate in available education and training opportunities.

1999: Organized the 13th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at CSUSB.

2000: Continue to conduct a survey and analysis of city budgets to provide input to local government officials on the budgeting process in major cities in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

2000: Conducted a presidential poll for The Press-Enterprise.

2000: Conducted a compliance review of the California Works School-To-Career program, which encompasses six Northern California Counties, including Lake, Glenn, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, and Yolo.

2000: Continue to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2000: Conducted a survey for the Children’s Center on the CSUSB campus to determine their current and future child care needs for a proposed new facility.

2000: Conducting a program evaluation of the San Bernardino Child Advocacy Program in order to review the overall functions and directions of the agency; identify, recruit, and retain CASA/GAL volunteers; and evaluate the development, benefits and effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Module.

2000: Conducted an Educational Needs Assessment study among local employers to determine ways in which local universities can better prepare graduates for the workforce and to obtain recommendations for continuous training.

2000: Conducting a study for Inland Valley Development Agency to determine the interest and need among local businesses in using the San Bernardino International Airport.

2000: Conducted a literature review study for the City of San Bernardino and the City of San Bernardino Fire Department to gather information regarding reasons for high volumes of emergency calls per capita and methods by which the number of emergency calls can be reduced.

2000: Conducted an exploratory study for San Bernardino Valley College to determine immediate district information needs and to identify the problems in accessing the needed information

2000: Organized the 14th annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at CSUSB.

2000: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the fourth annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino and Riverside residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2000: Conducted for the City of San Bernardino a survey of citizens concerning their evaluation and priority ranking of city services.

2000-2002: Conducted an evaluation of the LEA Medi-Cal Technical Assistance Project to determine the extent to which California School Districts currently bill under the Medi-Cal billing option, and to evaluate the benefit of the LEA Technical Assistance Project in increasing Medi-Cal billing among districts statewide.

2001: Continue to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2001: Conducting an evaluation of an on-line course for newly hired adjunct faculty at nine California Community Colleges. 

2001: Contracted with the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center to perform an evaluation of the "Right From The Start" project. This program consists of a consortium of health care service providers, and is designed to expand existing programs, launch new services, and collaborate to benefit the overall health and well-being of at-risk children and their families within the consortium's service area. 

2001: Conducted a needs assessment study for the Physics and Mathematics departments at CSUSB to determine interest in two newly proposed programs (Engineering Physics and Applied Math) among high school and community college science/math students in CSUSB’s service area.  

2001: Conducted a needs assessment study in partnership with Cal State University Fullerton for the Health Care Association of Southern California to determine the health care needs of residents in Orange County.

2001: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the fifth annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino and Riverside residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2001/02: Conducted a needs assessment for Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties to determine reproductive health needs of adolescents in San Bernardino, Colton and Fontana. Results of this study will assist Planned Parenthood developing programs and services tailored to meet the needs of adolescents in these three cities.

2002: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2002: Survey research to gather information for the re-accreditation process of CSUSB's Department of Public Administration.

2002: Conducted for the Town of Yucca Valley a survey of citizens concerning their quality of life, satisfaction with public services, economic development, assessment of desires for new and/or expanded services, traffic circulation and safety, and communication activities.

2002: Contracted with Rialto Unified School District to conduct a six-month follow-up survey with high school graduates of the class of 2001 to determine their current employment and education status.

2002: Conducted a study with recent emergency room visitors of San Antonio Community Hospital and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center to assess reasons for use of emergency services and develop strategies to reduce emergency room usage. 

2002: Contracted with University of California, Berkeley, to conduct a statewide survey with caregivers who provide care to a friend or family member over the age of 50. This survey will assess their use of (and need for) support services, prevalence and characteristics of family care-giving, and factors which contribute to caregiver stress.   

2002: Established the California Faith-Related Employment Research Consortium (FRERC), which consists of a partnership between IAR, the California Economic Development Department, U.C. Riverside, U.C. Davis, and Humboldt State, to conduct an evaluation of the 40 demonstration projects related to the California Community and Faith-Based Initiative(s) (CFBI) currently funded by the State. 

2002: Collaborated with faculty at U.C. Riverside to conduct a survey of residents of Riverside County to determine their attitudes and opinions on a variety of issues related to U.S. immigration policy, immigration, and it effects on Southern California.

2002: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the sixth annual omnibus survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.  

2003: Conducted a telephone household needs assessment survey for Mt. Baldy United Way to ascertain the values, opinions, and expectations of the residents regarding a variety of community issues.

2003: Conducted a telephone survey of residents of Western Riverside County for Western Riverside Council of Governments. Data from this survey will help guide a re-evaluation of current outreach programs for the Used Motor Oil and Filter Recycling Program.

2003: Contracted with CSUSB to to perform marketing studies for companies which have been funded through the OTTC program.

2003: Providing consulting services to CCLM in their efforts to formulate and implement evaluation tools that will annually assess the progress of the Mission’s capacity building efforts, the effectiveness of Mission services and programmatic and physical expansion.

2003: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the eighth San Bernardino Annual Survey, a survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2003: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2004: Contracted by San Bernardino Valley College, financial aid office for the purpose of conducting a marketing study to increase the awareness and participation of unserved and underserved students in the SBVC’s financial aid program.

2004: Completed a partnership contract with University of California, Berkeley, to conduct a follow up survey with caregivers who provide care to a friend or family member over the age of 50.  This survey will assess changes in their use of (and need for) support services, prevalence and characteristics of family care-giving, and factors which contribute to caregiver stress.

2004: Completed a 2.5 year evaluation of the 40 demonstration projects related to the California Community and Faith-Based Initiative(s) (CFBI) currently funded by the State.  This project is being conducted by IAR, the California Economic Development Department, U.C. Riverside, U.C. Davis, and CSU Humboldt.

2004: Completed a three-year evaluation of an on-line course for newly hired adjunct faculty at nine California Community Colleges.  Coordinating college: Riverside Community College.

2004: Conducted (in partnership with UCR) the ninth San Bernardino Annual Survey, a survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens' views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the County, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2004: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2005: Contracted with CSUSB’s Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization to perform a series of marketing studies for technology companies which have been funded through the OTTC program. 

2005: Conducted (and completed) for the San Bernardino Valley College Financial Aid Office a marketing study to increase the awareness and participation of unserved and underserved students in the SBVC’s financial aid program.

2005: Completed a survey on behalf of the Computer Science and Physics Department at CSUSB for the purpose of determining the interest of students on a Computer Engineering program at CSUSB.  In addition, a study of potential employers was conducted to determine the interest of internships for students.

2005: Completed a study for San Bernardino Fifth Supervisorial District regarding registered voters’ perceptions concerning public services, quality of life, unmet needs and economic development.

2005: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2005: Continued to conduct marketing studies for CSUSB’s Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization.  Conducted focus groups for ISCA regarding their mosquito trap, and conducted a full marketing study for ISCA’s sandfly project.

2005: Contracted with CSUSB for a study of food services to determine student, faculty, and staff satisfaction with current food services and to ascertain optimal franchise mix for new food services facilities.

2005: Conducted a study of affordable housing for CSUSB and an area developer to determine how housing costs have affected CSUSB faculty/staff recruitment efforts and to provide information regarding housing preferences.

2005: Contracted to conduct an evaluation of CSUSB’s Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization (OTTC) to measure the extent to which OTTC is “adding value” to regional efforts to transfer technology from area companies to the military and from the military to the marketplace.  The leadership change at OTTC resulted in shifting priorities, and the evaluation was cancelled halfway through the project.

2005/06: Conducted the tenth San Bernardino Annual Survey, a yearly omnibus survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens’ views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the county, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2006: Conducted a study of families with children (ages 0 – 5) for First 5, San Bernardino, to measure community awareness of First 5’s programs and perceived effectiveness of those programs in improving the health and school readiness of children within the county.

2006: Conducted a needs assessment of low or moderate income families in the Inland Empire for United Way.

2006: Served as special statistical/methodological consultant to the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences to help them determine the best way of offering courses in bioterrorism research.

2006: Conducting for SBVC’s Center for Business Excellence an industry analysis of the gaming industry in the Inland Empire.

2006: Conducted a retention study of CSUSB students to determine students’ reasons for leaving the university and to recommend possible ways to improve retention.

2006: Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2006:     Conducted the Tenth Anniversary San Bernardino Annual Survey, a yearly omnibus survey of San Bernardino residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens’ views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the county, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2007:     Conducted a needs assessment of learning styles and strategies for the Office of Naval Research, in partnership with UCLA CRESST and USC.

2007:     Conducted a statewide survey of landscape water usage for the California Urban Water Conservation Council for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of prior marketing efforts at changing conservation behavior, and for developing new marketing strategies.

2007:     Conducted a survey of Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County residents for Cal Poly Pomona.  The survey contained questions on a variety of issues regarding the economy, crime, terrorism, politics, and quality-of-life issues.

2007:     On retainer with Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC) for ongoing consulting regarding development of program evaluation tools and processes.

2007:     Conducted the Eleventh Inland Empire Annual Survey, a yearly omnibus survey of San Bernardino County and Riverside County residents for the purpose of eliciting citizens’ views and opinions about the current state of affairs within the county, its major cities and regions, and about the quality of their lives.

2007:     Continued to conduct the survey of Inland Empire businesses, resulting in the two county Inland Empire Report on Business, a monthly economic forecast.

2007:     Continued to serve as special statistical/methodological consultant to the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences to help them determine the best way of offering courses in bioterrorism research.

 

2008:     Contracted with the Center for the Study of the Inland Empire at Cal Poly, Pomona, to conduct a study of Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County residents, including questions about the economy, crime, terrorism, politics, and quality-of-life issues.

 

2008:     Worked with the Innovation Policy Analysis Program (funded by the U.S. Army) to construct a research design to study Army Research Lab scientist’s perceptions of Department of Defense policy obstacles that prevent information sharing on the battlefield and with respect to Homeland Security.

2008:     Conducted a follow-up study of families with children (ages 0 – 5) for First 5, San Bernardino, to measure community awareness of First 5’s programs and perceived effectiveness of those programs in improving the health and school readiness of children within the county.

2008:     Contracted with the San Bernardino Department of Economic Development to conduct a study of the mining industry in San Bernardino County.

2008:     Continued to serve as special statistical/methodological consultant to the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences to help them determine the best way of offering courses in bioterrorism research.

 

 


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