Metropolitan Studies Institute - Projects and Initiatives
Original Research Projects
- The P.A.C.E. Center: A Services Impact Assessment, The Pace Center, 2008
- Third Grade Reading in Spartanburg County, Spartanburg County Foundation, 2008
- Economic Development, Workforce Trends and Postsecondary Education in Greenville County and the Upstate: A Gap Analysis, University Center Greenville, 2008
- An Estimate of the Total Economic Impact of USC Upstate in the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year, USC Upstate, 2009
- Upstate Regional Education Gap Analysis, Upstate REC, 2009
- An Estimate of the Total Economic Impact of the Chapman Cultural Center and the Arts Partnership in the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year, The Arts Partnership, 2009
- The Prevalence of Four Primary Ocular Diseases in Upstate South Carolina, J.C. Stroble Foundation, 2009
- Spartanburg Community Food Assessment: A Food Desert Study, Hub City Farmers’ Market, 2009
- Cherokee County Community Indicators, United Way of the Piedmont, et. al., 2010
- The ReGenesis Project: Environmental Justice for Spartanburg, Hon. Harold Mitchell, 2010
- Spartanburg Head Start and Early Head Start: A Community Assessment, Piedmont Community Actions, 2010
- The Demand for Health Information Management and Implications for Health Informatics, USC Upstate, 2010
- The State of the Nonprofit Infrastructure, Spartanburg County, Community Indicators Cabinet, 2011
Survey Research
- Spartanburg County Childhood Obesity Survey and Findings, Spartanburg Childhood Obesity Task Force, 2009
- Spartanburg County Survey and Data Analysis for Nutrition and Physical Activity With State and National Comparisons, Mary Black Foundation and United Way of the Piedmont, 2010
- Ten at the Top Upstate Vision Survey, Ten at The Top, 2010
Grant / Program Evaluation
- An Evaluation of the Northside weed and Seed Program, Spartanburg County Public Safety, 2009
- Full Circle: From Cradle to College, Full-Service Community Schools, USDOE, Spartanburg District 7, ongoing
- Greenwood Genetic Center, NIH Science Education Partnership Award, current
Other
- Smoking and Tolerance of Cancer Treatment: A review of the Literature, Gibbs Cancer Center, 2010
- Dynamic Divas: Live, Learn, Love, Gibbs Cancer Center / NCI, ongoing
- A model for prediction of obesity at the neighborhood level, ongoing