Research Publications
2019. Evaluating Youth and Career Programs in Science-Related Institutions: A Step-by-Step Process to Assess and Improve Science Educator Programs (distributed to science centers at the 2009 Association of Science and Technology Centers conference and available on Kindle and in print).
2019. The ONE Book: Oneness in hundreds of hues gleaming in nations and ages (with Ron Jorgensen) a collection of 1,000 expressions of oneness from 500 authors, 100 nations and 130 settings.
2019. Be(e): A Meditation (available on Kindle and in print).
1999. Gambling and Suicide in Colorado and the Pikes Peak Region: A Pilot Study, Community Development Monograph Series #97, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Daniel Stradtman, Robert Durham, Doug Bates and Deborah Mason).
1998. Center for Community Development and Design, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: History, Purpose, Programs, and Capabilities
1996. Redistricting Study: Teller County RE-2, Community Development Monograph Series #72, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Doug Bates and David Lietsch).
1996. Teller County Growth Attitude Project, Community Development Monograph Series #71, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Kee Warner and Dan Ponder).
1996. Health Care Needs Analysis, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Community Development Monograph Series #69, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Daniel Ponder, Kee Warner and Melissa Burch).
1994. Teller County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Organizational Planning Guide, Community Development Monograph Series #64, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Scott Kieselbach and Mike Tesky).
1994. Enrollment Projections 1994-2000: Harrison School District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Community Development Monograph Series #66, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Jody Fitzpatrick).
1994. “Emergency Management Policies at The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Colorado Office of Emergency Management,” inaugural broadcast in the Community Assistance through Telecommunications Program, co-producer with Bob Kistner.
1994. “The Hidden Flood, “video tape of flood proofing efforts during spring break service trip to Conejos County,” co-producer with Bob Kistner.
1994. “Service-Learning in Geography and Environmental Studies Programs,” invited chapter published in Service-Learning Handbook for College Teachers, Richard Kraft and Marc Swadener, Eds.
1994. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Child Care Demand Survey, Community Development Monograph Series #63, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Sandy Wurtele, Danice Dittmar and Aimee Cox).
1993. “Cultural and Environmental Sustainability in an Evolving Landscape: Lessons from Auroville,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Village-Based Development, Maurice Albertson and Miriam Shinn, eds., Ft. Collins, Colorado.
1993. Youth at Risk: An Action Plan for System Change, Facilitator and Recorder Manual for Colorado Springs Conference, Community Development Monograph Series #62, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1993. An Introduction to Emergency Management: Student Guide, (a training text for the Colorado Office of Emergency Management).
1993. An Introduction to Emergency Management: Instructor’s Guide, (a training text for the Colorado Office of Emergency Management).
1993. “Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities,” book review for The Professional Geographer, 45, 1, pp. 121-122 (with Aimee Cox).
1993. Larkspur Park Design: Community Involvement and Design Proposals, Community Development Monograph Series #59, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1991. Revitalizing North Nevada Avenue: The Views of Business and Property Owners, Community Development Monograph Series #54, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1991. The Youth of Fountain: An Assessment of Needs, Community Development Monograph Series #56, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1991. Consensus and Community Building: A Model Needs Assessment Process for Community Groups, Community Development Monograph Series #53, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1991. Perspectives on School/Community Relationships and Needs in the Mitchell High School Neighborhood, Colorado Springs, Community Development Monograph Series #51, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1990. Adolescent Pregnancies: Reducing Numbers, Serving Needs: The Views of Teens and Young Adults, Community Development Monograph Series #42, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Patricia Middleton and Susan Dixon).
1989. “Social Service Priorities from the Perspective of Users: Methodologies and Results,” Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, vol. 12, 1989, pp. 54-60.
1989. Great Plains Reservoirs Multiple Use Development Feasibility: Summary Report, Community Development Monograph Series #29, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Lynn Johnson and Larry Eubanks).
1989. Programs for Poverty, El Paso County, Colorado, Community Development Monograph Series #28, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1989. Rural School Board Redistricting: A Model Applied to Woodland Park School District RE-2, Community Development Monograph Series #26, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Tom Light).
1988. Economic and Community Development Assistance Directory for Small Communities in Colorado, Community Development Monograph Series #23, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Sally Brown).
1988. Prescriptions for Poverty: The Views of Care Receivers, Providers and Funders, Community Development Monograph Series #22, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1987. Flood Threats and Risk Inventory in the Pikes Peak Region, Community Development Monograph Series #20, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Carol Huber, Sally Brown, Marina La Riva and Deborah Woldruff).
1986. Pikes Peak Area Flash Flood Warning System Needs Assessment: Population and Structures at Risk, Community Development Monograph Series #18, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1986. Senior Health Care Cost Containment: A Growing Problem, Community Development Monograph Series #17, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Carol Weissler).
1986. “Attribute Preferences and the Non-Metropolitan Migration Decision”, The Annals of Regional Science (with Richard Morrill and Jeanne Downing) Vol. XX, No. 1, pp. 33-53, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1986. Localized Enrollment Projections: Methodologies Applied to Harrison School District #2, Community Development Monograph Series, #13, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1985. “Accessibility Issues in Prison Location”, in FCN Working Papers, Sept., 1985 by Family and Corrections Network.
1985. Redistricting in Colorado: A Model Applied to Teller County, Community Development Monograph Series #8, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (with Barbara Gately and Sally Brown).
1984. “Mat-Su Boom in Housing and Retail,” Mundy, Jarvis Insider, vol.2, no.9.
1984. “Mixed-Use Development on Lake Union,” Mundy, Jarvis Insider, vol. 2, no. 2.
1983. “Condominium Seekers State Preferences,” Mundy, Jarvis Insider, vol. 1, no. 3.
Research Monographs
1984. Place, Image, Choice: The Central Place of Images in Migration Decision Making, Ph.D. dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle.
1984. Airport Land Use and Economic Studies, Analyzed land use scenarios and economic impacts at public and private airports.
1984. Lake Union Site Availability Study, Analyzed present and future site availability for water dependent activities on Lake Union in light of recent land use changes, fishing industry demand, market conditions and Seattle shoreline regulations.
1983. University District Retail Demand Inventory, Defined the market area and competition and estimated the demand for various types of retail establishments at a site in Seattle’s University District.
1983. Shopping Center Feasibility Studies, Analyzed locational, design and market capture characteristics of shopping centers in several Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Western cities and projected their potential revenues and expenses.
1983. EIS for Proposed Grandview Prison, Projected demographic and social impacts on towns, workers, prisoners and their families. Surveyed residents on attitudes toward prison. Identified important impacts not normally considered.
1982. Demand for Housing Rehabilitation Funds, Demographics, survey and loan demand analyses for Seattle Housing Authority focused on the needs and desires for home improvement loans among Seattle residents.
1982. Juneau No-Move Study, Projected probable growth scenarios for population, employment, housing, office space and retail sales in Juneau, contingent upon its continuing as Alaska’s capital. (A separate report used to evaluate the effects of moving Alaska’s capital to Willow).
1982. Sandlake Market Study, Analyzed the demand for office, warehouse and retail space of three parcels in west Anchorage based upon projections of supply and demand for the city as a whole.
1982. Loan Office Site Selection Study, Identification of most advantageous locations for bank loan offices within a 50 mile radius of Seattle.
1981. Marysville Downtown Redevelopment Study, Surveyed land owners, tenants and residents of downtown Marysville on reactions to proposed redevelopment ideas. Measured retail sales demand with aid of shopper’s survey and analysis of competition.
1981. Gamel Homes Survey, Surveyed potential condominium purchasers about preferences for price, location, design and amenities and compared results to client’s projects and plans.
1981. Economic Base Study: Branch Expansions, South Sound National Bank, Feasibility of and application for additional branch banks in southern Puget Sound.
1981. Highest and Best Use Study: Longview Commercial Parcel, Assessed a variety of use possibilities. Results partially derived from a survey and study consumer shopping patterns.
1981. Economic Base Study: Spokane, Washington, Savings and Loan Charter Application.
1978. Central Places in Southern Germany Revisited, M.A. Thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder.
1975. State Land Use Laws and Georgia’s Land Use Policies, A review of state land use legislation that might be useful to Georgia.
1974. Newspaper Recycling Plan for the University of Georgia Campus.
Presentations
2001. “Service Learning Communities on the Road: Examples from Auroville, India, Wapato, Washington, and Conejos County, Colorado,” partnerships for a Civil Society, 12 Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Denver, Colorado.
1995. “Establishing and Sustaining a Service Learning Center,” invited workshop for participants in the Southeast Colorado Service Learning Conference at Pueblo Community College.
1995. “Service Link: An Online Bulletin Board Linking Students with Community Agencies for Service Learning,” presentation at Building a System of Service in Colorado, Colorado Department of Education Conference, Colorado Springs.
1994. “Service Learning in Higher Education,” invited workshop presented to the faculty of Pikes Peak Community College.
1993. “Cultural and Environmental Sustainability in an Evolving Landscape: Lessons from Auroville,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Atlanta.
1993. “Perspectives on Sustainable Development from South Asia,” paper session organized (with Debnath Mookherjee) for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Atlanta.
1992. “Substance Abuse Prevention in Minority Youths: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Seattle (with Robert Durham, Mary Dodge and Timothy Dodge).
1991. “Public Involvement in Neighborhood Planning: A Model for Facilitators,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Miami.
1991. “The Puzzling Process of Developing Consensus in Community Development & Design Projects,” poster presented at conference, “Revitalizing Rural America: Strategies for the Nineties,” Athens, Georgia.
1990. “Citizen Participation in Applied Geography: Environmental Issues,” paper session organized and chaired for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Toronto.
1990. “Citizen Participation in Applied Geography: Economic Development Issues,” paper session organized and chaired for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Toronto.
1990. “Young Scholars in Applied Geography,” paper session chaired at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Toronto, 1990.
1990. “Citizen Participation in Downtown Revitalization,” to The Downtown Civic Forum of Colorado Springs.
1989. “The Five States of Colorado,” discussion facilitator for a presentation produced by the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, presented at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1989. “Democracy in the Classroom and the Community,” paper presented in the Frontier Series, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1989. “Social Service Priorities from the Perspective of Users: Methodologies and Results,” paper presented at the Applied Geography Conference, Binghamton, NY.
1989. “Democratic, Applied Geography: Citizen Participation in the Classroom and the Community,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Baltimore.
1989. “Prescriptions for Poverty in Colorado Springs,” to Curiosity Unlimited, Colorado Springs.
1989. “A Spatial Analysis of Taoism and T’ai Chi” for CU-Colorado Springs Summit Series.
1988. “Holistic Approaches to Poverty: Common Solutions for the Third World and Colorado Springs,” to the 1988 Fast for the Hungry of the World, Colorado Springs.
1988. “Prioritizing the Needs of Low Income People: Views of Care Receivers, Providers and Funders,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Phoenix.
1987. “Attitudes toward Welfare and Priorities for Social Service Funding,” to El Paso County Social Services Provider Group.
1987. “Developing Inter-Jurisdictional Cooperation in Flood Plain Management,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Portland.
1986. “Minority Youth School Dropouts: Personal, Social, and Institutional Reasons for Leaving School and a Dropout Prevention Model to Counter the Trend,” Symposium organized and hosted in Colorado Springs with 150 attendees.
1986. “Computer Aided Planning,” Workshop organized at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1986. “Computers and Third World Development” by Dr. Mark E. Eichen, organized for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Community.
1986. “Developing a Professional Service Program,” workshop developed and led in conference entitled “Professional Service and Faculty Rewards,” University of Colorado at Boulder.
1986. “Intergovernmental Management,” What We Have Learned since the Big Thompson Flood Symposium, Session organizer and chair.
1986. “The Central Place of Images in Migration Decision Making”, paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis.
1986. “Tourist Development and Social Change in the Alps and the Rocky Mountains”, program discussant, annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis.
1986. “University Public Service ‘Best Practices'”, program discussant, Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Fort Worth.
1986. “Pikes Peak Region Flash Flood Warning Systems Symposium,” developed, organized, and hosted at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with 50 participants from 11 jurisdictions in 3 counties (with Brian Hyde, Colorado Water Conservation Board).
1985. “Manitou Springs Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan: The Community Development Approach”, paper presented at the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder.
1985. “The Social and Economic Consequences of Growth”, invited speaker, Growth: Its Effect on the Individual and the Community, League of Women Voters Workshop, Colorado Springs.
1983. “Demand for Low Interest Rehabilitation Loans”, invited presentation to Colorado Springs Neighborhood Housing Services.
1979. “Time, Space and Movement: A Time-Geographic Approach to Migration Decision Making”, paper presented at a conference on Micro-Level Approaches to Migration Decision, East-West Center, Honolulu.
1979. “Measuring Voluntarism”, paper presented at annual meeting of The Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia.
1978. “Central Places in Southern Germany Revisited”, paper presented at annual meeting of The Association of American Geographers, New Orleans.
1976. “Georgia’s Population – Its Historical Development”, paper presented with Everett Lee and John Peiffer at The Symposium on Georgia Studies, Athens.
Projects as Principal Investigator
2001. Flood Hazard and Stream Restoration Course Design. $35,000 contract with Washington Department of Ecology to design a project-oriented, graduate course in Architecture and Urban Planning.
2000-2001. University of Washington Auroville Program on Sustainability, Community and International Cooperation, an interdisciplinary learning experience in South India, Winter Quarter 2001. $37,260 program to take 18 students and faculty to India for a quarter.
1999. Colorado Geological Survey Internship Program. $700,000 to conduct research on local development geology reports, wetlands, water quality data, underground storage tanks, earthquakes, and geologic mapping.
1998. Certificate in Academic and Professional Studies Program. $2,000 sub-contract to design a junior level seminar in career exploration using service-learning.
1998. Service-Learning Freshman Orientation Grant. $8,500 to develop and implement
1998. Service-learning experiences for 300-400 freshmen each year.
1998. Youth Outreach Center Student Service Contract. $14,000 to hire and train students as mentors and tutors in a local youth center.
1998. Pikes Peak Youth Table Tennis Program. $37,000 in grants and equipment to develop table tennis programs for at-risk youth.
1999. Garden of the Gods Park Restoration Plan. $3,500 sub-contract to manage data gathering and develop management plan implementation strategies involving all stakeholders.
1999. Suicides and Gambling Study. $3,500 for preliminary work to evaluate the spatial distributions of Colorado suicides in relation to gambling towns.
1998. Aurora Public Schools Enrollment Projection Methodology Analysis. $8,000 to analyze data and methodologies used for various planning purposes.
1992-1996. Colorado Office of Emergency Management. $835,752 in research, teaching and service contracts to develop courses and satellite delivery methods and to assist with numerous planning projects on natural hazard mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in communities across the state.
1994-1997. Neighborhood Resource Center. $163,500 grant from the Governor’s Community Partnership Office to develop a training and technical assistance program to help organize low income neighborhoods in Colorado Springs and Pueblo and assist them with community development projects.
1996-1999. Denver Urban Revitalization Program Evaluation. $90,000 contract with the Denver Housing Authority to evaluated 18 programs for residents of the Quigg Newton Housing Project.
1995. Community Development Program for Ground Water Protection in Colorado. $75,000 from the Colorado Department of Health to assist Colorado communities with planning for the protection and testing of municipal ground water resources.
1994-1996. Student Service Learning Grants. $27,742 to fund student interns in ColoradoCorps (part of AmeriCorps) to develop service learning projects with schools and agencies in Colorado Springs.
1995. Teller County Growth Management Survey. $19,000 contract with Teller County to conduct a citizens’ survey on a variety of growth issues stimulated by rural housing development and gambling.
1996. Global and Local Population and Water Curriculum Project. $7,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Education to develop curriculum materials and processes for GLOBE Charter School.
1996. Disproportionate Minority Youth Internment Evaluation to determine factors that influence the over-representation of young minorities in the criminal justice system. $6,500 grant from the 4th Judicial District of Colorado.
1996. Redistricting Study for Woodland Park School District. $5,000 contract with Woodland Park School District RE-2.
1996. Internet Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution. $1,000 grant from the Center for Conflict Resolution.
1996. Health Care Needs Analysis, $4,000 contract with CU-Colorado Springs Student Life.
1995. Community, Environmental and Economic Development Analysis (CEEDA) Program established to help communities analyze the present or potential impacts of development projects and trends in the areas of community life, environmental impacts and economic benefits.
1995-1996. Cañon City Schools Growth Management Study. $26,828 contract to analyze population growth and school facilities in Cañon City, Colorado and design a self-directed planning guide for the school district.
1993-1996. Regional Action Team for Service Learning. $24,000 in grants from the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Campus Compact to develop an on-line, computerized clearinghouse for service learning connections between agencies and schools in seven counties.
1995. Pueblo School District Land Trade Study. $9,700 contract to analyze land parcels for potential trades between two school districts.
1995. Spring Break Hazard Mitigation Service Project. $2,000 grant from the Colorado Campus Compact to conduct wildfire hazard mitigation activities with university and high school students in Teller County, Colorado.
1994. Enrollment Projections 1994-2000: Harrison School District, Colorado Springs, Colorado. $9,500 to project enrollments from demographic and real estate trends.
1994. Service-Learning grant to link K-12 students to agency volunteer positions in Colorado Springs. $4,300 from The El Pomar Foundation and Rampart High School.
1994. Service-Learning Grant. $250 from Hewlett Packard to support service-learning efforts.
1993. Teller County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Organizational Planning Guide. $20,000 contract to design governmental infrastructure and facilitate countywide consensus building on long-range and short-range goals.
1992-1994. Service Learning Course Development. $9,200 in grants from the Colorado Campus Compact to develop and teach service learning courses.
1993. Book research and development on quotations on the essence of community. $2,500 in private donations.
1993. At-Risk Youth Coalition of organizations to facilitate conference on solutions in Colorado Springs. $1,000 contract.
1993. U.S. Army Construction Engineering and Operations Team. $2,784 contract to monitor environmental pollution at Ft. Carson.
1993. El Paso County Park Department. $1,350 contract to develop citizen participation strategies for planning Cottonwood Meadows and to train staff, Board members and docents in citizen participation philosophy and techniques.
1991-1992. Larkspur Park Design: Community Involvement and Design Proposals. $1,300 grant for The Town of Larkspur and CU President Albino to develop participatory planning activities for a community park design.
1991-1993. Colorado Community Youth Activities Program Statewide Evaluation. $50,897 contract from Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Colorado Department of Health.
1992. Community Assistance through Telecommunications. $5,500 grant from CU President Albino to develop trainings for rural elected officials and staff delivered by satellite.
1992. Colorado Office of Emergency Management. $15,250 research and presentation contract to develop a video entitled Dam Safety Emergency Preparedness Planning: The Sanchez Dam Incident.
1991. The Youth of Fountain: An Assessment of Needs. $5,000 grant from Communities for a Drug Free Colorado to perform a needs assessment for The Fountain Action Community Team.
1991. Population and income survey of Alma, Colorado residents. $200 contract with the Town of Alma and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1991. Perspectives on School/Community Relationships and Needs in the Mitchell High School Neighborhood, Colorado Springs. $15,000 grant from Communities for a Drug Free Colorado to develop Mitchell school/community needs assessment and community development program.
1991. Revitalizing North Nevada Avenue: The Views of Business and Property Owners. $19,100 in contracts from The City of Colorado Springs and local businesses to develop and manage community participation processes and redesign North Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs.
1990. Boggsville Historic Site Master Plan. $9,350 contract with The Boggsville Revitalization Committee, Bent County, Colorado.
1990-1991. Colorado Community Youth Activities Program Evaluation. $2,525 contract from The Pikes Peak CARE Coalition.
1990. An Evaluation of a High Risk Neighborhood Drug Prevention Project. $3,500 contract from The Pikes Peak CARE Coalition.
1990-1991 Limon, Colorado Park Design Project. $5,000 grant from The Office of The President, University of Colorado.
1990. Monument/Fountain Creek Valley Greenway Corridor Project: Educational Field Work, Inventory and Interpretation.
1990. Colorado Initiatives Program. $5,000 contract with the Department of Local Affairs to provide technical and community development assistance to Limon, Colorado.
1990. Colorado Rural Revitalization Program. $4,000 contract from Kellogg Foundation grant to assist Rockvale, Colorado with a variety of development projects.
1990. Population and income survey of Alma, Colorado residents. $200 in grants from the Town of Alma and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1989. Great Plains Reservoirs Multiple Use Development Feasibility Study (with separate reports on Engineering Hydrology and Operations; Estimated Economic Benefits of a Great Plains State Park; Domestic Water Supply Feasibility Report; and Recreation, Fish & Wildlife Report. $60,000 contract funded by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Lamar, and Eads, Colorado.
1989. Wildlife Habitat Losses to Development in Teller and El Paso Counties, Colorado. $1,500 from the National Forest Service.
1989-1990. Adolescent Pregnancy: Care and Prevention Study. $800 from Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy, Inc.
1989. An Examination of Drinking Water in Crowley County, Colorado. $2,000 grant from the Colorado Rural Revitalization Program.
1989. North End Neighborhood Plan, a citizen-directed master plan and neighborhood organization enhancement activities, Colorado Springs. $1,000 from the North End Homeowners Association and the City of Colorado Springs.
1989. Pikes Peak Area Flood Plain Inventory Update. $450 from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department.
1989. Pikes Peak Area Property and Flood Plain Map Correlation Project. $600 from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department.
1988-1989. Colorado Rural Revitalization Program. $4,200 contract from Kellogg Foundation grant to assist four communities and Crowley County, Colorado with a variety of development projects.
1988. Rural School Board Redistricting: A Model Applied to Woodland Park School District RE-2. $4,800 contract with the school district to estimate population growth and adjust Director District boundaries in Teller County, Colorado.
1988. Economic Development Assistance for Colorado Towns. $5,000 grant from The Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Statewide Extended Studies Program.
1988. Colorado Landslide Hazard Mitigation Plan, Colorado Geological Survey. $13,500 contract with State Division of Disaster Emergency Services to help develop local and state inter-agency response and mitigation plans.
1988-1989. Pikes Peak Area Flood Plain Data Base. $700 contract with The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department to develop a data base and mailing list of all structures in area flood plains. Great Plains Reservoirs Feasibility Study. $60,000 contract funded by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Lamar, and Eads, Colorado.
1986. Prescriptions for Poverty: The Views of Care Receivers, Providers and Funders, a study of the social service funding priorities of low income people, service providers and the general public. $10,250 contract with the City of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Community Action Agency.
1986. Pikes Peak Area Flash Flood Needs Assessment. $1,500 contract and grants with Pikes Peak Flood Hazard Task Force.
1986. “Computer Resources for Small Businesses,” course development and funding strategies.
1986. Senior Health Care Cost Containment Study. $2,000 contract with City of Colorado Springs.
1986. Consolidated Space Operations Center: Economic Impact Analysis. $40,000 contract with U.S. Office of Economic Adjustment.
1985. Localized Enrollment Projections: Methodologies Applied to Harrison School District #2. $7,900 contract with Harrison School District No. 2.
1985. Redevelopment Assistance for West Colorado Avenue.
1985. Manitou Springs Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan. $25,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1985. Redistricting in Colorado: A Model Applied to Teller County. $3,500 contract with Woodland Park School District RE-2.
1985. Designed, organized and facilitated community workshops to develop innovative design solutions for West Side Neighborhood problems.
1985. Consulting on automated land use and marketing problems (system designed and implemented). $2,000 grant from The Alliance Group, Inc.
1984. Census of Calhan, Colorado. $650 grant.
1974. State Land Use Laws and Georgia’s Land Use Policies (report to State Legislature). $1,000 grant from The Population Institute.
Projects Administered while Providing Research and Community Development Support
1999. Colorado State Employees Assistance Program Evaluation. $16,500 to design process and outcome evaluations.
1999. COMCOR Program evaluation. $12,000 to evaluated innovative drug and alcohol treatment program.
1996-1997. Economic Benefits of Alternative Transportation Modes. $87,500 contract with the Colorado Department of Transportation.
1996. Neighborhood Resource Center Program Evaluation. $7,325 contract with Colorado Community Partnership Office.
1994. Block Organizing Techniques for Community Development. $2,000 contract with the Governor’s Office of Community Partnership.
1992. Enrollment Projections 1993-1997: Harrison School District #2, Colorado Springs. $8,800 contract with Harrison School District No. 2.
1992. Library Institute Evaluation: Plains & Peaks/Three Rivers Regional Library Service Systems. $2,175 contract with The Plains and Peaks Regional Library System.
1990. Rural Downtown Redevelopment Assistance Contract. $26,267 contract with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. Child Care Patterns & Preferences: A Survey of El Paso County Parents & Child Care Providers. $5,000 in grants from the City of Colorado Springs, Children’s Services of Colorado, Work Family Directions, and Digital Corporation.
1990. Boggsville Historic Site Marketing Plan. $1,500 contract with The Boggsville Revitalization Committee, Bent County, Colorado.
1990. Limon Twilight Limited Train Rides: Financial Business Plan. $1,500 grant from The Colorado Initiatives Program, Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. Limon Twilight Limited Train Rides: Marketing Plan. $1,100 grant from The Colorado Initiatives Program, Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. The Impact of the Railroad on the Inception and Early Growth of Limon.
1990. Limon Twilight Limited Train Rides: Possible Funding Sources. $700 grant from The Colorado Initiatives Program, Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. Park Design, Limon, Colorado. $1,200 grant from The Colorado Initiatives Program, Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. The Leadville National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Business Plan. $500 contract with the National Mining Hall of Fame.
1990. Rockvale Community Survey.
1990. Rural communities and small cities technical and community development assistance. $18,873 contract with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1990. Colorado Communities Youth Activities Program: An Evaluation of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs for Young, Black, Male Juvenile Offenders. $2,525 grant from The Colorado Department of Health.
1990. Survey of Business Needs in Southeast Colorado. $13,200 contract with Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc.
1989. Neighborhood Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program: An Evaluation. $3,500 grant from Communities for a Drug-Free Colorado.
1989. La Junta: The Downtown Problem Study, Colorado Rural Downtown Revitalization Project. $106,200 in contracts with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1989. Neighborhood Planning in Colorado Springs: A Guide for Resident-Conducted Efforts. $4,000 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1989. Creede Repertoire Theater Business Plan Development. $350 from the Creede Repertoire Theater.
1989. Rental Housing Market Study, Leadville, Colorado. $900 contract with the Town of Leadville.
1989. Fort Carson Water Conservation and Environmental Monitoring Project. $11,400 contract with the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.
1988. Palmer Lake Strategic Planning Program for natural and technological hazards.
1988. Anglo and Minority Seniors’ Perceptions of Silver Key Senior Services Program, El Paso County, Colorado. $6,000 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1988. Economic and Community Development Assistance Directory for Small Communities in Colorado. $5,000 grant from The Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Statewide Extended Studies Program.
1988. Alcohol Education Programs for Problem Drinkers: An Evaluation of Process and Impact in The Fourth Judicial District. $2,525 contract with the El Paso County Bar Association and the El Paso County Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Board.
1988. Sentencing of DUI Offenders in El Paso County, Colorado. $2,525 contract with the El Paso County Bar Association and the El Paso County Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Board.
1988. Multi-Hazard inventory of Palmer Lake, Colorado.
1988. Gateway Design Development for the Near West Side Merchants Association, Colorado Springs. $500 contract from the City of Colorado Springs.
1987. Master Plan for Parks and Open Space: City of Woodland Park. $1,500 contract with Woodland Park Division of Parks and Recreation.
1987. “Crestwood Park, Woodland Park, Colorado: Designs, Cost Estimates and Landscape Materials Catalog.” $600 contract with Division of Parks and Recreation.
1986. Pleasure in Later Life The Needs of People over Eighty. $7,540 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1986. Investing in the Past: The Financial Impacts of Historic Preservation Activities. $5,000 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1986. Minority Youth Dropouts: Personal, Social, and Institutional Reasons for Leaving School. $4,575 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1986. Platte Avenue Facade Redesign Project. $600 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1986. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs involvement with American Heritage Alliance, for the Minority Business Development Center. $451,600 contract from the Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce.
1985. Nee Gronda Reservoir Development Plan: Phase I. $6,680 contract with Southeast Colorado Recreation Association and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1985. The Knob Hill Business Environment: An Analysis of Trends, Conditions, and Perceptions. $3,500 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1985. Environmental Hazards. $1,250 grant from the City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1985. Neighborhood Conservation: The Redevelopment of Shooks Run. $4,750 contract with the City of Colorado Springs.
1985. Building on the Past: Economic Revitalization Strategies for Victor. $200 contract with Victor, Colorado and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1985. Teller County Landscape Management Study. $5,200 contract with Teller County and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1985. West Colorado Design Improvement Project. $125 grant from the City of Colorado Springs.
1984. Land use Map of Victor, Colorado. $200 contract with Victor, Colorado and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
1984. Artist in Residence Program: Placed two artists in local junior high schools to teach and facilitate community arts programs. $3,200 grant from City of Colorado Springs.