Michele E Walsh

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• Pottinger, H. L., Walsh, M. E., Voigt, J., Rahlin, M., Pottinger, H. L., Fregosi, C. M., & Duncan, B. R. (2020). Feasibility of an intensive outpatient Perception-Action Approach intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study.. Physiotherapy theory and practice, 36(9), 973-988. doi:10.1080/09593985.2018.1517847
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  The purpose of this pilot study was (1) to evaluate feasibility of attendance and parent satisfaction with an intensive outpatient physical and occupational therapy program for young children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and (2) to examine changes in motor function. Methods: Sixteen children with CP, age range 18-36 months (mean 24.3 ± 6.3 months), received physical and occupational therapy sessions (30 minutes each) 5 days per week for 12 weeks. Attendance rates and parent satisfaction were assessed. Change in motor function using a one-group pre-post design was evaluated using the Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66), Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test, and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. GMFM-66 outcomes were also compared with expected outcomes using previously published normative developmental trajectories of children receiving standard therapies. Results: An average of 82% of scheduled outpatient physical and occupational therapies for 16 children were completed and the 11 parents who completed the Hills and Kitchen's Physiotherapy Outpatient Satisfaction Questionnaire were satisfied with the therapies and with their child's progress. Participants showed notable, statistically significant improvement across all activity-related measures. Conclusion: An intensive protocol of outpatient therapies utilizing Perception-Action Approach was feasible for most families of young children with spastic CP to attend at the outpatient clinic location. As this was not an experimental study, no reliable conclusions related to efficacy can be made, but the promising results suggest that further research into the effectiveness of intensive protocols is worthwhile.
• Voight, J., Walsh, M. E., Kynard-Amerson, C., Pottinger, H. L., & Duncan, B. R. (2018). Feasibility of an intensive outpatient Perception-Action approach intervention for children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study [RC1] (was RC2 last year). Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
• Walsh, M. E., John, D., Peritore, N., Morris, A., Bird, C., Ceraso, M., Eichberger, S., Novotny, R., Stephenson, L., Stluka, S., & Riportella, R. (2018). Health in All Policies: Working Across Sectors in Cooperative Extension to Promote Health for All [EC1](was EC2 last year). Journal of Human Sciences & Extension.
• Carvajal, S. C., Mare, J., DeBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., & Winkler, J. L. (2017). Kind Discipline: Developing a Roadmap through a Concept Mapping Process. Evaluation and Program Planning.
• Winkler, J. L., Walsh, M. E., DeBlois, M., Mare, J., & Carvajal, S. C. (2017). Kind Discipline: Developing a Roadmap through a Concept Mapping Process [RC1]. Evaluation and Program Planning.
• Kaplan, D. M., deBlois, M., Dominguez, E. V., & Walsh, M. E. (2016). Studying the teaching of kindness: A conceptual model for evaluating kindness education programs in schools. Evaluation and Program Planning, 58, 160-170. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.06.001
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• Duncan, B., Shen, K., Zou, L., Han, T., Lu, Z., Zheng, H., Walsh, M., Venker, C., Yani, S. u., Schnyer, R., & Caspi, O. (2012). Evaluating intense rehabilitative therapies with and without acupuncture for children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(5), 808-815. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2011.12.009
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  PMID: 22541308;Abstract: Objective: To compare the outcomes of conventional therapies (physical, occupational, and hydrotherapies) plus acupuncture with those without acupuncture when administered intensely in the management of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Design: Evaluation-blind, prospective randomized controlled trial. Setting: Therapies and video-recorded assessments at a children's hospital in Beijing, China, and blind scoring and data analyses at a university in the United States. Participants: Children (N=75), 12 to 72 months of age, with spastic CP. Interventions: Intensely administered (5 times per week for 12wk) physical therapy, occupational therapy, and hydrotherapy either with acupuncture (group 1) or without acupuncture (group 2). To satisfy standard of care, group 2 subsequently received acupuncture (weeks 16-28). Main Outcome Measures: The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)-66 and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) assessments at 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 28 weeks. Results: At the end of 12 weeks, there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups, but when group 2 received acupuncture (16-28wk) there was a shift toward improvement in the GMFM-66 and the PEDI-Functional Skills Self-Care and Mobility domain. When groups were combined, statistically significant improvements after intense therapies occurred from baseline to 12 weeks for each outcome measure at each Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level. After adjusting for expected normative maturational gains based on age, the GMFM gains for children with GMFCS II level was statistically significant (P
• Herman, P. M., & Walsh, M. E. (2011). Hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, and asthma after implementation of arizona's comprehensive statewide smoking ban. American Journal of Public Health, 101(3), 491-496.
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  PMID: 20466955;PMCID: PMC3036684;Abstract: Objectives. We examined the impact of Arizona's May 2007 comprehensive statewide smoking ban on hospital admissions for diagnoses for which there is evidence of a causal relationship with secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure (acute myocardial infarction [AMI], angina, stroke, and asthma). Methods. We compared monthly hospital admissions from January 2004 through May 2008 for these primary diagnoses and 4 diagnoses not associated with SHS (appendicitis, kidney stones, acute cholecystitis, and ulcers) for Arizona counties with preexisting county or municipal smoking bans and counties with no previous bans. We attributed reductions in admissions to the statewide ban if they occurred only in diagnoses associated with SHS and if they were larger in counties with no previous bans. We analyzed the data with Poisson regressions, controlling for seasonality and admissions trends. We also estimated cost savings. Results. Statistically significant reductions in hospital admissions were seen for AMI, angina, stroke, and asthma in counties with no previous bans over what was seen in counties with previous bans. No ban variable coefficients were statistically significant for diagnoses not associated with SHS. Conclusions. Arizona's statewide smoking ban decreased hospital admissions for AMI, stroke, asthma, and angina. (Am J Public Health. 2011;101:491-496.
• Herman, P. M., Rissi, J. J., & Walsh, M. E. (2011). Health insurance status, medical debt, and their impact on access to care in arizona. American Journal of Public Health, 101(8), 1437-1443.
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  PMID: 21680916;PMCID: PMC3134508;Abstract: Objectives: We examined the impact of health insurance status on medical debt among Arizona residents and the impact of both of these factors on access to care. Methods: We estimated logistic regression models for medical debt (problems paying and currently paying medical bills) and access to care (medical care and medications delayed or missed because of cost or lack of insurance). Results: Insured status did not predict medical debt after control for health status, income, age, and household characteristics. Insured status (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=0.32), problems paying medical bills (AOR=4.96), and currently paying off medical bills (AOR=3.04) were all independent predictors of delayed medical care, but only problems paying (AOR=6.16) and currently paying (AOR=3.68) medical bills predicted delayed medications. Inconsistent coverage, however, was a strong predictor of problems paying bills, and both of these factors led to delays in medical care and medications. Conclusions: At least in Arizona, health insurance does not protect individuals from medical debt, and medical debt and lack of insurance coverage both predict reduced access to care. These results may represent a troubling message for US health care in general.
• Beck, C. J., Walsh, M. E., Putz, J. W., Holtzworth-munroe, A., Beck, C. J., Ballard, R. H., & Applegate, A. G. (2010). DIVORCE MEDIATION WITH AND WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION:A FOCUS ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. Family Court Review, 48(4), 631-645. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2010.01338.x
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  A large number of litigants in family court are proceeding without legal representation and placing a significant burden on court personnel and judges. It is unclear whether this trend toward self-representation is also true for litigants in family mediation and whether these clients also place a significant burden on mediation programs. Given concerns about mediating with violent couples, another important question is whether the type of representation differs between nonviolent couples and couples experiencing intimate partner violence and/or abuse. This article is an exploratory study of litigants in mediation in Arizona and Indiana, two very different jurisdictions. We provide descriptive statistics concerning the types of representation of clients entering mediation in these jurisdictions and the number of sessions attended by attorney-represented versus pro se clients. We also provide descriptive statistics concerning the levels and types of violence and/or abuse reported by pro se versus represented litigants. We then explore the relationship between representation, violence and abuse, and reaching agreement in mediation. Implications of the findings for mediation are considered.
• Beck, C. J., Walsh, M. E., Taylor, C. S., Mechanic, M. B., & Beck, C. J. (2010). Mediator assessment, documentation, and disposition of child custody cases involving intimate partner abuse: a naturalistic evaluation of one county's practices.. Law and human behavior, 34(3), 227-240. doi:10.1007/s10979-009-9181-0
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  The contentious and costly nature of the adversarial process for resolving child custody disputes has prompted scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to advocate for the development and implementation of less divisive forms of dispute resolution, notably, mediation. Mediation has been championed for its potential to resolve disputes with less acrimony among disputants, reduced economic costs, increased satisfaction with outcomes, and fewer adverse consequences for family members. Despite the increasing popularity, arguments have cautioned against the use of mandated mediation when intimate partner abuse (IPA) is alleged. This research documents a mediation screening process and models mediators' decision-making process as instantiated, naturally, in one jurisdiction.
• Beck, C. J., Weston, R., Walsh, M. E., & Beck, C. J. (2009). ANALYSIS OF MEDIATION AGREEMENTS OF FAMILIES REPORTING SPECIFIC TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE. Family Court Review, 47(3), 401-415. doi:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2009.01264.x
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  The purpose of this study was to carefully measure Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) behaviors among a large (n = 864 couples) sample of pairs of husbands and wives who were mandated to attend divorce mediation and then to: categorize the behaviors into theoretically-driven types of IPA, determine the number of cases screened out of mediation for any reason, and investigate whether measured outcomes of mediation (primary physical and legal custody) were related to IPA. Results indicated that rarely was IPA not reported—the most frequently reported IPA behavior was psychological abuse (98% of wives; 97% of husbands), followed by physical abuse (58% of wives; 54% of husbands), escalated physical abuse (62% of wives; 50% of husbands), and sexual intimidation, coercion and rape (56% of wives; 29% of husbands). Rarely were couples reporting IPA screened out of mediation (5%), and rarely were supervised parenting time or restrictions on contact between parents included in mediated agreements made by couples reporting IPA (6.5%). The overall level of IPA was unrelated to the specific terms of mediated agreements; however, by far the most frequent type of mediated agreement the couples' negotiated in mediation was for primary physical custody to go to the wife and for the husband and wife to have joint legal custody (59% of cases). Analysis of the implications of these findings and policy recommendations are included.
• Herman, P. M., Avery, D. J., Schemp, C. S., & Walsh, M. E. (2009). Are cost-inclusive evaluations worth the effort?. Evaluation and Program Planning, 32(1), 55-61.
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  PMID: 18977533;Abstract: Relative costs are as important as relative effectiveness when choosing between program alternatives or among a set of programs competing for scarce funds. Nevertheless, the number of cost-inclusive evaluations remains comparatively small. This article presents the results of three first-time cost-inclusive evaluations each performed by an experienced evaluator. Each evaluator performed a different type of cost-inclusive evaluation using different tobacco control programs as examples: "standard" cost-effectiveness analysis, threshold or break-even analysis, and a simulation model. Results are presented in terms of the challenges faced, and informational and insight benefits gained, as well as in terms of program cost-effectiveness. All three evaluators agreed that the benefits from performing cost-inclusive evaluations are well worth time and effort involved. They also found that this type of evaluation provides abundant information that can be used to improve program effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
• Primack, B. A., Walsh, M., Bryce, C., & Eissenberg, T. (2009). Water-pipe tobacco smoking among middle and high school students in arizona. Pediatrics, 123(2), e282-e288.
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  PMID: 19171581;PMCID: PMC3013632;Abstract: BACKGROUND. Using a water pipe to smoke tobacco is increasing in prevalence among US college students, and it may also be common among younger adolescents. The purpose of this study of Arizona middle and high school students was to examine the prevalence of water-pipe tobacco smoking, compare water-pipe tobacco smoking with other forms of tobacco use, and determine associations between sociodemo- graphic variables and water-pipe tobacco smoking in this population. METHODS. We added items assessing water-pipe tobacco smoking to Arizona's 2005 Youth Tobacco Survey and used them to estimate statewide water-pipe tobacco smoking prevalence among various demographic groups by using survey weights. We also used multiple logistic regression to determine which demographic characteristics had independent relationships with each of 2 outcomes: ever use of water pipe to smoke tobacco and water-pipe tobacco smoking in the previous 30 days. RESULTS.Median age of the sample was 14. Accounting for survey weights, among middle school students, 2.1% had ever smoked water-pipe tobacco and 1.4% had done so within the previous 30 days. Among those in high school, 10.3% had ever smoked from a water pipe and 5.4% had done so in the previous 30 days, making water-pipe tobacco smoking more common than use of smokeless tobacco, pipes, bidis, and kreteks (clove cigarettes). In multivariate analyses that controlled for covariates, ever smoking of water-pipe tobacco was associated with older age, Asian race, white race, charter school attendance, and lack of plans to attend college. CONCLUSIONS. Among Arizona youth, water pipe is the third most common source of tobacco after cigarettes and cigars. Increased national surveillance and additional research will be important for addressing this threat to public health.Copyright © 2009 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Adam, M. B., McGuire, J. K., Walsh, M., Basta, J., & LeCroy, C. (2005). Acculturation as a predictor of the onset of sexual intercourse among hispanic and white teens. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 159(3), 261-265.
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  PMID: 15753270;Abstract: Objective: To investigate ethnic differences in onset of sexual intercourse among Hispanic/Mexican American and white adolescents based on acculturation. Design/Methods: Preprogram survey data from 7270 Hispanic or white teens in 7th to 12th grade involved in the Arizona Abstinence-Only Education Program were used to predict the probability of onset of sexual intercourse based on age, sex, family structure, program location, religiosity, free school lunch, grades, rural residence, acculturation, and ethnicity. Specific attention was given to the influence of acculturation among Hispanic teens. The primary language spoken by the respondents (English, Spanish, or both) was used as a proxy measure for acculturation. Results: Hispanic youth were at a greater risk for experiencing onset of intercourse than white youth, while controlling for all other predictors (odds ratio [OR], 1.40 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.21-1.63]). This risk was amplified for highly acculturated Hispanic teens (OR, 1.69 [95% CI, 1.43-1.99]). However, less acculturated Hispanic youth were actually less likely to have experienced first intercourse than white youth (OR, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.42-0.82]), English-speaking Hispanic youth (OR, 0.35 [95% CI, 0.25-0.49]), or bilingual Hispanic youth (OR, 0.45 [95% CI, 0.31-0.64]). Conclusions: Low acculturation emerges as a significant protective factor while controlling for other social and cultural factors, in spite of the increased risk of initiating sexual intercourse for Hispanic teens overall. Hispanic Spanish speakers were least likely to have initiated intercourse, while Hispanic English speakers were the most likely.
• Walsh, M. E., Mcguire, J. K., & Lecroy, C. W. (2005). Content analyses of title V abstinence-only education programs: Links between program topics and participant responses. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2(4), 18-31. doi:10.1525/srsp.2005.2.4.18
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  To better understand the potential impacts of federal Abstinence-Only Education (AOE) funds in preventing teen pregnancy, the current study measured the specific content of Title V AOE programs, and the relationships between program content and adolescents’ pretest to posttest changes for 11 outcome indicators. Program content areas were coded for number of minutes spent on each of 71 specific topics (e.g., what it means to be a parent, dating behavior, sexual refusal skills) that were collapsed to 14 more general content areas. Both personal characteristics and program elements were significant predictors of participants’ changes from pretest to posttest on the outcome scales. However, personal characteristics accounted for substantially more variability than program elements. Overall, females were more responsive to the variability in AOE program messages than males.
• Walsh, M. E., Katz, M. A., & Sechrest, L. (2002). Unpacking cultural factors in adaptation to type 2 diabetes mellitus.. Medical Care, 40(1 Suppl), I129-139.
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  PMID: 11789625;Abstract: BACKGROUND: Race and ethnicity are used as predictors of outcome in health services research. Often, however, race and ethnicity serve merely as proxies for the resources, values, beliefs, and behaviors (ie, ecology and culture) that are assumed to correlate with them. "Unpacking" proxy variables-directly measuring the variables believed to underlie them-would provide a more reliable and more interpretable way of looking at group differences. OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of a measure of ecocultural domains that is correlated with ethnicity in accounting for variance in adherence, quality of life, clinical outcomes, and service utilization. DESIGN: A cross-sectional observational study. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-six Hispanic and 29 non-Hispanic white VA primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. MEASURES: The independent variables were patient ethnicity and a summed score of ecocultural domains representing patient adaptation to illness. The outcomes were adherence to treatment, health-related quality of life, clinical indicators of disease management, and utilization of urgent health care services. RESULTS: Patient adaptation was correlated with ethnicity and accounted for more variance in all outcomes than did ethnicity. The unique variance accounted for by adaptation was small to moderate, whereas that accounted for by ethnicity was negligible. CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to identify and measure ecocultural domains that better account for variation in important health services outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes than does ethnicity. Going beyond the study of ethnic differences alone and measuring the correlated factors that play a role in disease management can advance understanding of the phenomena involved in this variation and provide better direction for service design and delivery.
• Schwartz, G. E., Warg-damiani, L., Walsh, M. E., Schwartz, G. E., Bell, I. R., & Baldwin, C. M. (1998). Self-reported chemical sensitivity and wartime chemical exposures in Gulf War veterans with and without decreased global health ratings. Military Medicine, 163(11), 725-732. doi:10.1093/milmed/163.11.725
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  This cross-sectional telephone survey study assessed prevalence rates of current chemical sensitivity, frequency of chemical odor intolerance, and self-reported Persian Gulf chemical exposures among 41 randomly sampled Department of Veterans Affairs outpatients who were Persian Gulf War (PGW) and PGW-era veterans. The participants were drawn from an initial random list of 100 veterans, of whom 28 PGW and 20 era veterans had correct telephone data on file. Of those contacted, 86% of PGW veterans (24/28) and 85% of era veterans (17/20) agreed to participate. Significantly more PGW veterans with poorer global health after military service reported considering themselves now "especially sensitive to certain chemicals" (86%, 12/14) than did the PGW veterans or era veterans in stable health (both comparison groups 30%, 3/10). Among PGW veterans, the subset with worse health associated with marked increases in chemical odor intolerance since their military service had a significantly higher odds ratio for exposure to multiple chemicals, notably wartime pesticides and insect repellent, than did comparison groups. The high rate of chemical sensitivity of PGW veterans with deteriorated health is almost three times that in PGW-era veterans and in elderly primary care outpatient veterans at the same Department of Veterans Affairs medical center and in community-based civilian samples (i.e., 30%). These preliminary findings suggest the need for further study of chemical sensitivity, including tests for acquired increases in neural sensitizability to multiple low-level chemicals, in ill PGW veterans.
• Schwartz, G. E., Walsh, M. E., Schwartz, G. E., Kanof, P. D., Goss, A., Gersmeyer, J., & Bell, I. R. (1997). Cognitive Dysfunction and Disability in Geriatric Veterans with Self-Reported Intolerance to Environmental Chemicals. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 3(3), 15-42. doi:10.1300/j092v03n03_02
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  AbstractThe symptom of sensitivity or intolerance to low ley-els of environmental chemicals (CI) is a characteristic of several clinical conditions, such as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), and the “Persian Gulf Syndrome.” Lesser degrees of CI also occur in 15-30% of non-clinical populations. The present study examined the prevalence and concomitant health patterns of CI in elderly veterans in a VA primary care medical clinic (N = 160, primarily men). Thirty-seven percent of the sample endorsed the screening question asking whether or not they considered themselves “especially sensitive to certain chemicals.” The group with CI reported a significantly higher rate of physical disability and increased susceptibility to becoming sick. The CI group reported significantly decreased rates of current cigarette smoking and alcohol use. Those with and those without CI did not differ in level of depression or in past occupational chemical exposures. However, th...
• Sechrest, L., & Walsh, M. (1997). Dogma or Data: Bragging Rights. American Psychologist, 52(5), 536-540.
• Sechrest, L., Walsh, M. E., & Sechrest, L. (1997). DOGMA OR DATA: BRAGGING RIGHTS. American Psychologist, 52(5), 536-540. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.5.536
• Walsh, M., Richardson, K., & Faulkner, D. (1993). Perceptual, thematic and taxonomic relations in children's mental representations: Responses to triads. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 8(1), 85-102.
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  Abstract: Recent research into children's conceptual representation-much of it based on the so-called 'triads' task-has created a number of issues such as the age at which children become capable of representation at the superordinate level; the relative prominence of taxonomic, perceptual or thematic relations as the basis of representation; and the range of categories to which these different representations apply at different ages. In the study reported in this paper we presented children of three different ages with three types of triads designed to assess children's sensitivity to these different relations separately across ten common superordinate categories. The approach which allowed us to track preferences for perceptual, thematic and taxonomic relations simultaneously across the three age groups showed an increase in sensitivity to both thematic and taxonomic relations with age. We conclude by suggesting that these relations are part of a common representation based on patterns of covariation within (static taxonomic relations) and across (event relations) time. © 1993 Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon, Portugal/ Springer Netherlands.
• Charlop, M. H., & Walsh, M. E. (1986). Increasing autistic children's spontaneous verbalizations of affection: an assessment of time delay and peer modeling procedures.. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 19(3), 307-314.
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  PMID: 3771424;PMCID: PMC1308076;Abstract: We assessed the efficacy of time delay and peer modeling procedures in increasing autistic children's spontaneous verbalizations of affection. Four autistic children were taught to spontaneously say "I like (love) you" in response to a hug from a familiar person and their mother. Generalization from a free play training setting to free play outdoors and at home was assessed. Ancillary social and affection behaviors were also observed. Results indicated that the time delay was a quick and effective procedure for all the children. Peer modeling was unsuccessful in teaching the target behavior.

Presentations

• Greene, E. A., Wright, A. D., Reed, D. L., & Walsh, M. E. (2021, June). The Southern Arizona Equine Health Symposium: Impacts on extension program reach and the change to a virtual event.. 2021 Equine Science Society Virtual Symposium. Virtual: Equine Science Society.
• Taylor, C., Whitmer, E. B., Walsh, M. E., Walsh, M. E., Taylor, C., & Whitmer, E. B. (2021, October). Building Healthy Communities and You can Too!!!. Building Pathways to Successful, Healthy, Resilient, Equitable Communities Conference. Virtual: Arizona Health Equity.
• Walsh, M. E. (2021, February). Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) [SA5]. Faculty Data Blitz. Norton School, University of Arizona: Frances McClelland Institute.
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• Walsh, M. E. (2021, October). Planning for Impact: Building Evaluation Capacity. 2021 Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference: Uniquely Extension. Virtual: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Leih, R., & Gildersleeve, R. (2021, December). Collective Impact in Cooperative Extension: Creative approaches to measuring policy, systems, and environmental change work in Extension. National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals. Virtual: Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Leih, R., & Gildersleeve, R. (2021, November). Evaluating Collective Impact in Extension. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Virtual: American Evaluation Association.
• deBlois, M., Dominguez, E. V., Tanoue, K. H., Leih, R., & Walsh, M. E. (2021, November). Flexing as Needed: Incorporating Developmental Evaluation in Higher Ed STEM Education and Training. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Virtual: American Evaluation Association.
• Walsh, M. E. (2020, February). Black Hole PIRE: Student Recruitment & Diversity; Evaluation and Assessment. NSF Reverse Site Visit. Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.
• Walsh, M. E. (2020, February). Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) [SA5]. Faculty Data Blitz. Norton School, University of Arizona: Frances McClelland Institute.
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• Walsh, M. E. (2020, May). Measuring What Matters in Arizona 4-H. Arizona 4-H InService. Virtual: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., & Avery, D. (2020, January). Overview of Evaluation in Arizona 4-H. Arizona 4-H New Employee Orientation. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension 4-H.
• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., & Leih, R. (2020, October). Community Needs Assessment (in the time of COVID). 2020 Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference: Everything Is Possible. Virtual: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Leih, R. (2020, December). Using Geovisualization to Facilitate Program Planning and Evaluation. National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals. Virtual: Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Leih, R. (2020, February). Assessing Community Needs and Assets for Program Development. Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Community Partner Workshop. Tucson, AZ: Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Leih, R. (2020, October). Creating Interactive Maps in Partnership with SNAP-Ed. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Virtual: American Evaluation Association.
• Walsh, M. E., deBlois, M., & Avery, D. (2020, December). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Common Measures: Creating and Evaluation System across Cooperative Extension Program Areas. National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals. Virtual: Cooperative Extension.
• deBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., & Ligon, V. K. (2020, November). Raising Families and Returning to UArizona: A COVID-19 Re-entry Study. UArizona Health Sciences Center COVID-19 Symposium. Virtual: The Arizona CoVHORT COVID-19 Public Health Research Study.
• Walsh, M. E. (2019, August). Planning for Impact: Using Program Models to Guide Evaluation [EC1]. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E. (2019, Dec). Cooperative Extension Evaluation Update [EC1]. Extension Administration Meeting. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E. (2019, February). Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) [SA5]. Faculty Data Blitz. Norton School, University of Arizona: Frances McClelland Institute.
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• Walsh, M. E. (2019, November). Overview of Evaluation in Cooperative Extension [EC1]. Arizona Cooperative Extension New Employee Orientation. University of Arizona: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., & Avery, D. (2019, January). Pima County Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program (DTAP) Adherence to Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards [EC1]. Drug Treatment Alternative To Prison Program Task Force Planning Retreat. Tucson, AZ: Pima County Attorney's Office.
• Walsh, M. E., & Tanoue, K. (2019, March). De-Mystifying Evaluation [EC1]. Community Food Bank of Arizona Farm & Garden All-Team meeting. Tucson, AZ: Community Food Bank of Arizona.
• Walsh, M. E., & Tanoue, K. H. (2019, Aug). Strategic Planning for Rangeland and Livestock [EC1]. Range Livestock Working Group Meeting. Tucson, AZ: UA Cooperative Extension Range Livestock Working Group.
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  Work with Range Livestock Working Group to develop an overview of their programmatic goals and a framework for placing new and existing programs within those, and to begin to develop an evaluation plan.
• Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., deBlois, M., Tanoue, K. H., & Dominguez, E. V. (2019, Nov). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Common Measures: Creating an Evaluation System across Cooperative Extension Program Areas [EC1]. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN: American Evaluation Association.
• Walsh, M. E., Toomey, R. B., & Curran, M. A. (2019, Sept). Developing and Evaluating Supports for Trans Youth and Their Families: On-going Work in Arizona [EC1]. University of Illinois Extension 4-H training workshop on rural LGBTQ issues. University of Illinois: Illinois Extension/HATCH Multistate Research Project NCERA218.
• Russ, E., & Walsh, M. E. (2018, April). Supporting Families with Transgender Youth in the Behavioral Health Care Setting [EC1]. CODAC Child & Family Services inservice. Tucson, AZ: CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc..
• Tanoue, K., Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2018, June). Building Evaluation Capacity for Ag Extension [EC1]. Arizona Agriculture Extension Association Annual Meeting. Williams, AZ: Arizona Agriculture Extension Association Annual meeting.
• Walsh, M. E. (2018, February). Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) [SA5]. Faculty Data Blitz. Norton School, University of Arizona: Frances McClelland Institute.
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• Walsh, M. E. (2018, March). Economic Independence and Access to Childcare [EC1]. Governing Board Meeting, Women's Foundation for Southern Arizona. Tucson, AZ: Women's Foundation for Southern Arizona.
• Walsh, M. E. (2018, September). Conducting and Communicating Policy-Relevant Research: Early Care and Education in the Greater Tucson Area [RA3]. Pamela J. Turbeville Colloquium. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth & Families, University of Arizona.
• Walsh, M. E., & Avery, D. (2018, March). Evaluation Update and Strategic Planning Workshop [EC1]. Drug Treatment Alternative To Prison Program Task Force Planning Retreat. Tucson, AZ: Pima County Attorney's Office.
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & deBlois, M. (2018, March). Supporting Families: Early Care & Education in the Greater Tucson Area [EC1]. United Way of Southern Arizona coordination of services quarterly meeting. Green Valley, Arizona: United Way of Southern Arizona.
• Walsh, M. E., deBlois, M., Dominguez, E. V., Tanoue, K., & Avery, D. (2018, August). Program Evaluation: Tools for Extension [EC1]. Arizona Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• deBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & Avery, D. (2018, Nov). Developing Diverse Leaders: Best Practices in Healthy Living Programming [EC1]. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Cleveland, OH: American Evaluation Association.
• Walsh, M. E., & Tanoue, K. H. (2017, December). Making the Most of Data: The County Fact Sheets [EC1]. Statewide SNAP-Ed Annual In-Service. Phoenix, AZ: The UA Nutrition Network.
• Walsh, M. E., Riportella, R., Bird, C., Ceraso, M., Eichberger, S., John, D., Morris, A., Novotny, R., Peritore, N., Stephenson, L., & Stluka, S. (2017, May). Examining Public Health Competencies Needed by All Extension Professionals to Implement the National Health and Wellness Framework [EC1]. National Health Outreach Conference. Annapolis, Maryland: University of Maryland Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K. H., deBlois, M., & Dominguez, E. V. (2017, November). Using Data and Data Visualization to Improve Equity in Program Participation [EC1]. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: American Evaluation Association, Extension Education Evaluation Topical Interest Group.
• Winkler, J. L., Walsh, M. E., & Mare, J. (2016, April). Kind Discipline: Developing a Roadmap. Third Annual Conflict Conference. Austin, Texas.
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• Reilly, A., Oswald, R., Routon, J., McGuire, J., Grafsky, E., Zvonkovic, A., Toomey, R. B., Cuthbertson, C., Paceley, M., Walsh, M. E., & Curran, M. A. (2016, March). Development of a theoretical model to study LGBT people living in rural areas in the United States of America.. Rural Development conference. Bangkok, Thailand.
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  [RC2/RA2] Based on work from the multi-state development collaborative
• Walsh, M. E. (2016, April). Best Practices in Data & Evaluation. What Counts--Using Data to Inform Your Work. Tucson, Arizona: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Sorenson Impact Center, and Pima County.
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  This workshop was geared towards bringing together nonprofit, government, and academic sector leaders to address how to use data and evaluation to shape organizational decision-making, satisfy funders, support knowledge sharing and collaboration, accelerate social impact, and ultimately, improve service delivery for individuals most in need. I was an invited panel speaker on best practices surrounding data and evaluation, including collecting and analyzing data to better inform resource gaps, service provision and cost savings. [RA3]
• Walsh, M. E. (2016, November). Logic Models. 4-H & FCHS Joint In-service. Phoenix.
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  A brief workshop on developing logic models for county-based extension faculty and staff [EC1]
• Walsh, M. E. (2016, November). Program Evaluation. 4-H & FCHS Joint In-service. Phoenix.
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  An introduction to program evaluation for cooperative extension for county-based extension faculty and staff [EC1]
• Walsh, M. E. (2016, Winter). Impact Evaluation. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Annual Administrative Retreat. Tucson, AZ.
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  Overview of approaches to Extension program evaluation, presented to all Cooperative Extension County Directors and CALS academic unit heads [EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., & Dominguez, E. V. (2016, May). Review of the ADHS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program's 2015 Tribal Diabetes Project. Arizona Tribal Diabetes Symposium. Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Department of Health Service.
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  Presented an overview of our evaluation of the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Diabetes Prevent and Control's Tribal Diabetes Project to tribal and community agency staff, as well as ADHS and members of the Centers for Disease Control. [RC2]
• Walsh, M. E., & Tanoue, K. H. (2016, Feb). Deciphering Data: How to Make Sense of the Research Literature. National Press Foundation 2016 Training Workshop Obesity's Toll: Get the Skinny on Fat. Phoenix, AZ: National Press Foundation and Mayo Clinic.
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  This session was an invited presentation for a week-long professional development training course for journalists from across the country, to help them better understand and explain the impact of research and public policy regarding obesity. I was invited as a methodologist, to develop a session on reading and appropriately interpreting and reporting on research. The session then became part of their "digital curriculum" on the topic "that is posted to its website, allowing journalists across the world to access the best expertise and enhance their reporting." [EA3]
• Walsh, M. E., & deBlois, M. (2016, August). Kind Campus by the Numbers: Ben's Bells-UA Research and Evaluation Partnership. Fifth Annual Building the Science of Kindness Conference. Tucson, AZ: Ben's Bells & Frances McClelland Institute.
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  Provided an overview of current evaluation work in partnership with Ben's Bells and educational professionals around the country. [EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., DeBlois, M., Toomey, R. B., & Gonzalez, J. (2016, Oct). Developing and Evaluating Supports for Trans Youth and Their Families. American Evaluation Association 30th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
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• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock-Tanoue, K., & Avery, D. (2016, October). Data Visualization to Support Program Planning: GeoVisualization and Data Display in Cooperative Extension Evaluation. American Evaluation Association 30th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
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• Kaplan, D., deBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Dominguez, E. V., & Van Dop, M. (2015, November). Evaluating Kindness Education: A Community-Based Approach to Evaluating Innovative K-12 Programming.. American Evaluation Association, 29th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL: American Evaluation Association.
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• Walsh, M. E., & Tanoue, K. (2015, Dec). Access to SNAP Retailers in Arizona: What We Know and What We Could Know. Cooperative Extension SNAP-Ed Annual Living Well In-Service. Phoenix, AZ: UA Cooperative Extension.
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  Our session illustrated the applicability of our team's research looking at the impact of distance to SNAP retailers on SNAP enrollment in Arizona to SNAP-Ed providers in the state.[EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., & deBlois, M. (2015, August). Ben's Bells-UA Research and Evaluation Partnership. Fourth Annual Building the Science of Kindness Conference. Tucson, AZ: Ben's Bells & Frances McClelland Institute.
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  Provided an overview of current evaluation work in partnership with Ben's Bells and educational professionals around the country. [EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., Fournier, A. J., & McDonald, D. A. (2015, Dec). Needs Assessment as a Tool for Program Planning. UA Cooperative Extension New Faculty Orientation. Tucson, AZ: UA Cooperative Extension.
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  Provided an overview of using various approaches to needs assessment as a tool for planning Cooperative Extension.[EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & Daws, J. (2015, November). Unpacking "Rurality": What the Heterogeneity of Rural Areas Can Teach Us About Health. American Evaluation Association, 29th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL: American Evaluation Association.
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• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & Daws, J. (2015, October). Unpacking "Rurality": Evaluating the Impact of Rural Community Characteristics and the Built Environment on SNAP Participation. Food & Nutrition Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics Conference. Washington, D.C.: USDA Economic Research Service; Institute for Research on Poverty; and the Center for Regional Development.
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• Walsh, M. E., & Avery, D. (2014, August). Community Service Coordination: Ready? Go!. First Things First Early Childhood Summit 2014. Phoenix, AZ: First Things First.
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  This presentation described a community readiness assessment that was implemented across six communities in an FTF Region to assess their level of preparedness to take action on strengthening the early childhood system. The second half of this session described the service coordination intervention developed by the Regional Partnership Council, showed how the community readiness assessment results were applied to selecting a community for the intervention, and summarized the intervention implementation and preliminary outcomes to date.
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & Daws, J. T. (2014, October). Unpacking "Rural": Using Geographic Information Systems to Better Understand Rurality. American Evaluation Association, 28th Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado: American Evaluation Association.

Poster Presentations

• Curley, D. L., Walsh, M. E., DeBlois, M., Poole, B., Downer, B., Holguin, F., Avery, D., & Ewinghill, T. (2023, August). Showcasing FCHS Impact at the State Capitol. Statewide Conference. University of Arizona Campus: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Knox, A., Jacobson, E., Sparks, E. W., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Infante, V. R., Walsh, M. E., Fani Marvasti, F., Hingle, M. D., & McCullough, L. (2023, August). The University of Arizona’s Culinary Medicine Initiative. 2023 Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference: Building the Future of Extension Through Multi‐Disciplinary Collaboration. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• McCullough, L., Hingle, M. D., Fani Marvasti, F., Walsh, M. E., Infante, V. R., Armstrong Florian, T. L., Sparks, E. W., Jacobson, E., & Knox, A. (2023, September). The University of Arizona’s Culinary Medicine Initiative. 2023 Arizona Health Equity Conference. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Health Equity Conference.
• Dixon-Kleiber, A. L., Curley, D. L., McDonald, D. A., Stuth, C. L., Stewart, R. E., Walsh, M. E., & Whitmer, E. B. (2022, September). Showcase of Excellence: Building Healthy Communities: Collective Impact for Community Change. 2022 National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Session. Raleigh, NC: National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
• Dixon-Kleiber, A. L., Curley, D. L., McDonald, D. A., Stuth, C., Stewart, R. E., Walsh, M. E., & Whitmer, E. B. (2022, September). Building Healthy Communities: Collective Impact for Community Change. NEAFCS.
• Sneddy, C., Alves, J., Carlson, C., Dominguez, V., Dixon-Kleiber, A. L., Notah, N., Walsh, M. E., Downer, B., Bawden, M. K., Arias, J. M., & Speirs, K. (2022, August). Community-Based Programs to Promote Early Literacy in Two Tribal Communities: A Fruitful FCHS-FRTEP Collaboration. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Annual Conference.
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  Presentation on the work that has been undertaken to develop successful relationships with the Navajo Nation and the San Carlos Apache tribes to plan, develop, and implement the Baby College 101 and Teachable Moments programs.
• Parra, A. P., Morris, N. A., Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., Elliott-Engel, J., Parra, A. P., Morris, N. A., Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., & Elliott-Engel, J. (2021, April). 4-H Volunteer Perspectives on Virtual Program Transition in Response to COVID-19: A Statewide Assessment. National Extension Conference on Volunteerism- Lite. online.
• Avery, D., deBlois, M., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, March). UA Cooperative Extension Common Measures: Creating an Evaluation System across CE Program Areas [EC1]. UA Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension Poster Forum. University of Arizona: UA Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., Christman, K. A., Moore, J. D., Lopez, G. U., Elliott-Engel, J., & Morris, N. A. (2019, August). Arizona 4-H Summit: Campus, Career, and Community Engagement. Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., DeBlois, M., Alamban, A., & Wyatt, M. A. (2019, August). Adventures Off the Shelf Curriculum Development. Cooperative Extension Annual Conference. Tucson.
• Walsh, M. E., Morris, N. A., Avery, D., Elliott-Engel, J., Christman, K. A., Lopez, G. U., Moore, J. D., Moore, J. D., Lopez, G. U., Christman, K. A., Avery, D., Elliott-Engel, J., Morris, N. A., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, August). Arizona 4-H Summit: Campus, Career, and Community Engagement [EC1]. Annual University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ.
• Walsh, M. E., Toomey, R. B., deBlois, M., & Dominguez, E. V. (2019, Jan). Camp Born This Way: Support and Connection for Transgender and Gender Creative Kids and Their Families. [SC2]. UA Health Sciences LGBTQ+ Symposium & Community Resource Fair. Tucson, AZ: Banner Medical Center.
• Walsh, M. E., Walsh, M. E., Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., Avery, D., Avery, D., Christman, K. A., Christman, K. A., Christman, K. A., Moore, J. D., Moore, J. D., Moore, J. D., Lopez, G. U., Lopez, G. U., Lopez, G. U., Elliott-Engel, J., Elliott-Engel, J., Elliott-Engel, J., Morris, N. A., , Morris, N. A., et al. (2019, August). Arizona 4-H Summit: Campus, Career, and Community Engagement. Annual University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ.
• deBlois, M., Tanoue, K., Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, March). Developing Diverse Leaders: Best Practices in 4-H Healthy Habits Programming [EC1]. UA Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension Poster Forum. University of Arizona: UA Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension.
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Dominguez, E. V. (2018, November). Using Data and Data Visualization to Improve Equity in Program Participation [SA5]. CALS Research Poster Forum. Tucson: UA College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.
• Pace, T. W., DeBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Toomey, R. B., & Hernandez-Ainza, A. (2017, Spring). Depression, anxiety, and perceived social support as potential mediators for disparities in stress-hormonal regulation in transgender youth.. Mindfulness Research Conference. Seattle, WA.
• Winkler, J. L., Walsh, M. E., & Mare, J. (2016, June). Kind Discipline: Developing a Road Map. Mind and Life Summer Institute. Garrison, New York: Garrison Institute.
• Tanoue, K. H., Daws, J. T., & Walsh, M. E. (2014, November). Unpacking "Rural": Using Geographic Information Systems to Better Understand Rurality. CALS Research Poster Forum. Tucson: UA College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.
• Walsh, M. E., Dominguez, E. V., Daws, J. T., Avery, D., Kaplan, D., & Tanoue, K. H. (2014, November). Putting First Things First: Using Statewide and Local Data to Support the Youngest Arizonans. CALS Research Poster Forum. Tucson: UA College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.
• Walsh, M. E., Kaplan, D., Dominguez, E. V., deBlois, M., Gonzales, J., Van Dop, M., & Blackey, A. (2014, November). Understanding Kind Campuses: Partnering with Ben's Bells to Measure Kindness in Schools. CALS Research Poster Forum. Tucson: UA College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.

Other Teaching Materials

• Curley, D. L., Walsh, M. E., DeBlois, M., Avery, D., Ewinghill, T., Downer, B., Poole, B., & Holguin, F. (2023. Triple P Data Summary Page. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.

Others

• Walsh, M. E., & Dominguez, E. V. (2021, October). Partnering with Native Nations to Identify the Strengths and Unmet Needs of Families. Faculty Programs Showcase, University of Arizona Tribal Leaders Summit 2021.
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  Invited by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Native American Advancement & Tribal Engagement to showcase of work on Early Childhood Needs Assessment with 10 Tribal First Things First regions.
• Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., Tanoue, K., Leih, R., Dominguez, E. V., & deBlois, M. (2021, Dec). Data Summary sections of Building Bright Futures 2021: Arizona's Early Childhood Opportunities Report [RC1]. Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First). https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/State-Needs-and-Assets-Report-2021.pdf
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  Analysed, reported on and contextualized findings based on secondary data analysis of state and national data on early childhood across demographics, economic circumstances, early learning and health. Incorporated into state
• Walsh, M. E. (2020, March). No Small Matter Screening and Panel Discussion--panelist. Frances McClelland Institute community event.
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  Served as panelist for discussion about early childhood education and working families.
• Walsh, M. E., Haberstock Tanoue, K., Dominguez, E. V., Leih, R., & Daws, J. (2020, October). Regional Needs and Asset Reports: 18 county-based regions; 10 tribal regions. First Things First website (https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/).
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  Produced community needs assessments for all 28 First Things First Regions:10 Tribal regions: Cocopah; Gila River Indian Community; Colorado River Indian Tribes; Hualapai Tribe; Navajo Nation; Pascua Yaqui Tribe; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; San Carlos Apache18 County-based regions: Cochise; Coconino; East Maricopa; Gila; Graham/Greenlee; La Paz/Mohave; Navajo/Apache; Northwest Maricopa; Phoenix North; Phoenix South; Pinal; Santa Cruz; Southeast Maricopa; Southwest Maricopa; Yavapai; Yuma
• Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, Dec). Pima County’s Specialty Courts Initiative: 2019 Annual Evaluation Report [RC2]. Prepared for Pima County Attorney's Office and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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  The goal of this first annual evaluation report for SAMHSA was to provide an update on participation in each court program involved in the Pima County Specialty Courts Initiative at the end of the first year of SAMHSA grant TI081045, to explore what questions these results raise, and to begin to assess progress towards the grant’s goals and objectives.
• Dominguez, E. V., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, November). 2019 CASPER Workshop & Black Hole PIRE DSP School Evaluation Report [RC2/RA2]. Prepared for the international Collaboration for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research (CASPER) and Black Hole PIRE organizing committee.
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  Evaluation of 4-day international radio astronomy workshop held at Harvard in August 2019.
• Dominguez, E. V., Tanoue, K. H., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, October). Black Hole PIRE Year 2 Summary Report [RC2]. Prepared for Black Hole PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) project team, and National Science Foundation.
• Tanoue, K. H., Daws, J., Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, July). Rangeland Monitoring Evaluation Report, 2018-2019 [EC1]. Prepared for Arizona Cooperative Extension and the Bureau of Land Management.
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  This project is an evaluation of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Rangeland Monitoring Programs. Using interviews, focus groups, and surveys, the Community Research, Evaluation, and Development (CRED) team examined attitudes and behaviors of ranchers and federal agency staff toward rangeland monitoring, and also examined the working relationships between the ranchers and the agencies. The work included all three Extension monitoring programs: the Arizona Cooperative Rangeland Monitoring Program, the Southeastern Arizona Rangeland Monitoring Program, and Reading the Range. The ranchers, mostly cattle growers, were located across the state, including central Arizona, southeast Arizona, and Mohave County. The agency staff represented both the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.
• Tanoue, K. H., deBlois, M., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, July). Fertile Ground on the Sunnyside: Year 1 Evaluation Report [RC2]. Prepared for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and Sunnyside Unified School District.
• Walsh, M. E., Avery, D., deBlois, M., & Warren, S. (2019, July). Arizona Reads Now Implementation Summary, Results and Recommendations [RC2]. Prepared for the Yavapai County Education Service Agency.
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  Evaluation brief commissioned by the Yavapai County Education Service Agency for their program in partnership with the Prescott Unified School District
• Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., Tanoue, K., Leih, R., Starks, R., & deBlois, M. (2019, Dec). Data Summary sections of Building Bright Futures 2019: Arizona's Early Childhood Opportunities Report [RC1]. Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First). https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NA_Report_2019.pdf
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  Analysed, reported on and contextualized findings based on secondary data analysis of state and national data on early childhood across demographics, economic circumstances, early learning and health. Incorporated into state
• deBlois, M., Tanoue, K. H., Cutshaw, C. A., & Walsh, M. E. (2019, Jan). Women’s Work: Realities and Possibilities for Arizona [RC2]. Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona Research Briefs (on-line). https://www.womengiving.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WFSA-2019-research_Womens-Work.pdf
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  Research brief commissioned by the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona.
• deBlois, M., Tanoue, K., Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2018, Nov). Evidence-Informed Best Practices among Walmart Foundation-funded 4-H Healthy Habits Programs* (counted as accepted in 2018 APR). National 4-H Council website and national dissemination. https://4-h.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/4-H-Healthy-Habits-White-paper_FINAL.pdf
• Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2018, Nov). Pima County Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) Program: Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards Evaluation [RC2]. Pima County Attorney's Office.
• Avery, D., Walsh, M. E., Dominguez, E. V., Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Daws, J. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Yavapai Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Yavapai.pdf
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  This 221 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Yavapai Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Avery, D., Walsh, M. E., Dominguez, E. V., Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., & Daws, J. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Yuma Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Yuma.pdf
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  This 167 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Yuma Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Avery, D., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Dominguez, E. V., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: La Paz/Mohave Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20LaPaz%20Mohave.pdf
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  This 185 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First La Paz/Mohave Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Avery, D., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., deBlois, M., & Dominguez, E. V. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Gila Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Gila.pdf
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  This 168 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Gila Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Daws, J., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Dominguez, E. V., deBlois, M., & Avery, D. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: East Maricopa Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20East%20Maricopa.pdf
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  This 177 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First East Maricopa Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Daws, J., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., Avery, D., & Dominguez, E. V. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Northwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Northwest%20Maricopa.pdf
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  This 155 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Northwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Daws, J., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., deBlois, M., Avery, D., & Dominguez, E. V. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Southwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Southwest%20Maricopa.pdf
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  This 162 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Southwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Chief, C., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Navajo Nation Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website.
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  This report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Navajo Nation Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Cocopah Tribe Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Cocopah.pdf
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  This 107 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Cocopah Tribe Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Colorado%20River%20Indian%20Tribes.pdf
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  This 141 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Gila River Indian Community Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Gila%20River%20Indian%20Community.pdf
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  This 139 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Gila River Indian Community Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Hualapai Tribe Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Hualapai.pdf
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  This 139 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Hualapai Tribe Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Salt%20River%20Pima-Maricopa%20Indian%20Community.pdf
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  This 128 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Salt River Pima-Maricopa Tribe Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: San Carlos Apache Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20San%20Carlos%20Apache.pdf
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  This 128 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First San Carlos Apache Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Daws, J., Avery, D., & deBlois, M. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Tohono O'odham Nation Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website.
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  This report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Tohono O'odham Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & deBlois, M. (2018, February). Relationship of Economic Independence and Access to Childcare for Single Moms [RC2]. Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona website. https://www.womengiving.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WFSA-2018-Research-Brief.pdf
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Dominguez, E. V., Daws, J., deBlois, M., & Avery, D. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Coconino Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://files.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Coconino.pdf
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  This 205 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Coconino Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.[RC2]
• deBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Avery, D., Dominguez, E. V., & Daws, J. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Pinal Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Pinal.pdf
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  This 197 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Pinal Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• deBlois, M., Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., Avery, D., Dominguez, E. V., & Daws, J. (2018, May). 2018 Needs and Assets Report: Santa Cruz Regional Partnership Council [RC2]* Counted as accepted in previous APR. First Things First website. https://www.firstthingsfirst.org/regions/Publications/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assests%20Report%20-%202018%20-%20Santa%20Cruz.pdf
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  This 211 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Santa Cruz Regional Partnership Council. Completed and accepted June 2017 for 2018 publication.
• McGuire, E., Schaller, J. C., Avery, D., & Walsh, M. E. (2017, January). Cumulative Cost Benefit Analysis of Pima County’s Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) Program [RC2]. available online from the Pima County Attorney's Office. https://www.pcao.pima.gov/documents/DTAP%20CBA%20January%202017.pdf
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  White paper produced for Pima County Attorney's Office
• Tanoue, K. H., deBlois, M., Daws, J., & Walsh, M. E. (2017, September). Child Care and Early Education Accessibility in Tucson [RC2]. Making Action Possible in Southern Arizona (MAP Dashboard). https://mapazdashboard.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/images/walsh_white_paper_final.pdf
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  This report identifies and maps child care deserts in the greater Tucson area, and describes the sociodemographic characteristics of these local areas that have limited access to child care. Given the importance of quality in early care and education settings, we additionally identify high quality child care and early education deserts in the region and explore the accessibility of high quality early education programs for preschool‐age children, considering cost as well as location. The goal of the project was to assess the gap in early care and education providers and to identify areas that might most benefit from targeted efforts to assure young children have better access to early care and learning opportunities.
• Daws, J. T., Walsh, M. E., & Barnett, M. A. (2014, December). The 2012 Family and Community Survey on Early Childhood. Internal report for First Things First, available upon request.
• Barnett, M. A., Walsh, M. E., & Daws, J. T. (2014, December). The 2012 Family and Community Survey on Early Childhood. Internal report for First Things First, available upon request.
• Dominguez, E. V., & Walsh, M. E. (2015, July). Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Dental Prevention and Clinical Support Center Evaluation Project. Internal report for the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.
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  This 33-page evaluation report provides a review and assessment of the activities of the ITCA Dental Support Center, which provides technical assistance and training opportunities for staff in 34 tribal, urban and IHS-operated dental clinics in the Tucson and Phoenix IHS areas. The report:• Provides an overview of the direct services offered by DPSCS to the dental clinics in its catchment area between January of 2013 and May of 2015.• Summarizes the results of an online survey developed to assess overall satisfaction with the services provided by DPCSC • Provides recommendations to the DPCSC on how to improve the delivery of its support services to dental programs in the IHS Tucson and Phoenix Areas[EC1]
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., & deBlois, M. (2015, August). Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease Tribal Diabetes Project. Internal report for the Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease, available upon request.
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  This 74 page document provides a summary of the Tribal Diabetes Project conducted for the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease (BTCD) during the spring of 2015. The overarching goal of the project was to assess the needs and resources of tribal diabetes programs in the state of Arizona to determine possible means of collaboration between these programs and the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program under BTCD. The objectives of the report were to • provide an overview of the tribal and urban diabetes programs in Arizona• document the needs and assets of the tribal and urban diabetes programs • summarize the discussion of the Tribal Diabetes Meeting convened as part of this project• identify possible opportunities for collaboration between tribal diabetes programs and the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program[EC1]
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., & Tanoue, K. (2015, August). 2014 Needs and Assets Report: Navajo Nation Regional Partnership Council. First Things First website. http://www.azftf.gov/RPCCouncilPublicationsCenter/Needs%20and%20Assets%20Report%20-%202014%20-%20Navajo%20Nation.pdf
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  This 106 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Navajo Nation Regional Partnership Council.[RC1]
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., & Tanoue, K. (2015, Feb). 2014 Needs and Assets Report: Gila River Indian Community Regional Partnership Council. First Things First Website. http://www.azftf.gov/RPCCouncilPublicationsCenter/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assets%20Report%20-%202014%20-%20GRIC.pdf
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  This 113 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Gila River Indian Community Regional Partnership Council.[RC1]
• Dominguez, E. V., Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., & Tanoue, K. (2015, July). 2014 Needs and Assets Report: Tohono O'odham Regional Partnership Council. First Things First Website. http://www.azftf.gov/RPCCouncilPublicationsCenter/Regional%20Needs%20and%20Assets%20Report%20%E2%80%93%202014%20%E2%80%93%20Tohono%20O%E2%80%99odham%20Nation.pdf
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  This 112 page report provides regional data and analyses to support decision making on priority funding areas in early childhood for the First Things First Tohono O'odham Regional Partnership Council.[RC1]
• Gonzalez, J., Pettman, A. L., & Walsh, M. E. (2015, November). Evaluation Summary for Camp Born This Way: Summer Camp for Transgender, Gender-Creative and Gender Non-Conforming Youth. Internal report for Camp Born This Way, Tucson, AZ; available upon request.
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  This brief (5 page) report summarizes pre-post survey data from a three day camp for transgender, gender-creative and gender non-conforming youth held annually in Tucson Arizona.[EC1]
• Walsh, M. E., Daws, J., Iyer, R., Barker, L., Avery, D., deBlois, M., Colling, L., & Radovanovic, S. (2015, October). 2015 Building Bright Futures: Arizona's Early Childhood Opportunities Report. First Things First website. http://www.azftf.gov/WhoWeAre/Board/Documents/FTF_Building_Bright_Futures_2015.pdf
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  This 65 page report was a collaboration between UA Norton School's Community Research, Evaluation and Development team staff and First Things First staff. The data in this biennial report serves as a resource for those seeking to better understand the challenges and opportunities of Arizona’s children, and is widely used by various local and state agencies, as well as not-for-profit groups, for funding decision-making and grant proposal development. [RC1]
• Walsh, M. E., Tanoue, K., & Daws, J. (2015, December). Unpacking Rurality: Evaluating the Impact of Rural Community Characteristics and the Built Environment on SNAP participation. RIDGE (Research Inovation and Development Grants in Economics) Center for Targeted Studies website. https://pcrd.purdue.edu/ridge/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/14_walsh_final.pdf
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  Final report of study funded by the RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies [RC2]