The Abell Award in Urban Policy is given annually to the students who author the most compelling papers on a pressing policy problem facing the City of Baltimore. First place prize is $4,000 and second place is $1,000.
The Submission Deadline has Passed. Thank you to those who submitted entries.
Abstracts must be received by 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 16, 2007.
Final papers are due March 7, 2008. Only individuals whose completed entry form and abstract were received by the deadlines detailed above are eligible to submit a final paper.
All Full-time Students from the following schools are eligible to enter:
Coppin State University
Goucher College
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola College in Maryland
Morgan State University
College of Notre Dame in Maryland
Towson University
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore
UMBC
University of Maryland, College Park
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WINNING PAPERS
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2007
First Place: "An Integrated Approach to Recovery from Drug Addiction: Creating Linkages Between Drug Treatment and Employment Services in Baltimore"
Co-authors: Emma Tsui, MPH--PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Health, Behavior, and Society) and Lainie Rukow, JD, MPH
PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Health Policy and Management)
Honorable Mention: "Justice Undone: Examining Arrests Ending in Release Without Charges in Baltimore City"
Sarah L. Brannen, MPP Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
"Detention Alternatives as a Solution to the Problems with the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center"
Jennifer M. Prichard, M.A.--PhD Candidate, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Psychology)
2006
First Place: "Order-Maintenance Policing in Baltimore: The Failure of 'Broken Windows' as a Police Strategy" Blake Trettian, B.A '06 (Economics and Political Science, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences)
Click here to read Blake Trettien's June 15 Baltimore Sun Op Ed based on his winning paper.
Click here to read about Blake Trettien's research in the Fall/Winter 2006 issue of Arts & Science magazine.
2004
First Place: “Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction: Strategies for a Safer Baltimore,” Rachel Brash, MPP’04
Second Place: “The Impact of Zero Tolerance School Discipline Policies in Baltimore City,” Brecht Donoghue, MPP’04
Honorable Mention: “Baltimore City Infant Mortality: Leading Causes, Risk Factors, and Policy Solutions,” Eric Ding, B.S.’04 (Public Health Studies, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences)
Honorable Mention: “Reducing the Latina Teen Birth Rate in Baltimore City,” Tilly Gurman, MPH, Sc.D. (Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health)
2003
First Place: “Vacant Properties in Baltimore: Strategies for Reuse,” Eric Friedman, MPP’03
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