Steven J. Dick

• PhD, Mass Media, Michigan State
• Analyst at Modern Metrics Barn

The Nevada Student Leadership Transition Summit (NSLTS) empowers transition-age students with disabilities. The goal is to change the perception of disability, help connect students to peers, and develop leadership and self-determination skills. The program aims to help disabled students transition to post-secondary life.

Annual report of the Full-Service Community Schools program in Avoyels Parish Louisiana.

This paper uses data on 10th graders from 2014 Caring Communities Youth Survey to examine the effect of protective factors on delinquency/age of onset (never, 13 or younger, 14 or older) of two antisocial behaviors (carrying a handgun to school and attacking someone with the intent of seriously hurting them). Two domains of protective factors are u...

Based on data from the 2014 Communities that Care Youth Survey (CCYS), the authors examine the association between risk factors of tenth graders and age of onset (never, 14 or older, 13 or younger) of three antisocial behaviors/delinquency (got arrested; carried a handgun to school; and attacked someone with the intent of seriously hurting them). R...

This article provides a practical means for estimating the relative degree of listener loyalty among radio stations using standard Arbitron ratings information. Although not a direct measure of audience behavior, the combined indexes of a station's overall performance (a) exclusive cume, (b) cume duplication, (c) turnover ratio, and (d) listening l...

Southeastern Louisiana University offered a program to prepare high school teachers to pass the computer science PRAXIS exam. This report evaluated the effectiveness of that program.

Evaluation report of the first year of a Disabilities Innovation Fund, Pathways to Partnership project. This report includes an evaluation of the Nevada TRIP web page providing information and support to disabled children and youths.

This report represents the evaluation of the effectiveness of an in-school tutoring program funded by local charitable agencies.

This summarizes the results of a statewide survey assessing the impacts of COVID-19, with a particular focus on the ALICE and below-poverty-level population.

This is the presentation of a three-state survey on the effects of COVID-19. It places a particular focus on the working poor or ALICE households.

This report breaks down the statewide survey of COVID-19's effects to examine the differential impacts based on state regions.

A survey of early childhood professionals in Louisiana and their understanding of ACES.

Technical Report for the Louisiana Department of Health concerning a survey of early childhood professionals regarding Adverse Childhood experiences (ACES).

A report to the Louisiana Department of Health on a survey of Louisiana residents and possible issues with gambling.

A presentation at the American Association for Public Opinion Research which combined two surveys related to Gambling in Louisiana.

Most youth in juvenile delinquent systems end up incarcerated due in part to poor decision-making skills. This study describes a theoretical framework undergirding the relationships across delinquency, learning climate, decision-making, and computational logic. This framework will inform a team of educators, criminologists, and psychologists, and t...

The "Arab Spring" galvanized global media attention on political upheaval in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Observers around the world felt the rising tension and tumult of change, especially among the young people of the region, and yet the gulf between cultures continues to threaten understanding and peace. In an era wh...

This study takes a qualitative look at illegal radio operations as defined by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). It offers a better understanding of the character and motivations of these broadcasters to operate outside the law. Additionally, the project examined reactions to recent FCC inquiries to create legitimate low power "micro radio...

station, this study looked at what motivates audiences to turn away. Among the findings of a general public survey of more than 350 people were that (a) drivers frequently switch stations during a mere quarter-hour listening span, and (b) avoidance of commercials (or zapping) was by far the most influential motivator. In light of these findings, th...

Examination of the effect of the Ensuring Literacy for All Program in Louisiana.

The inevitable convergence of telecommunications, mass media, and computing technology amplifies the strategic importance of the Internet. As the number of Internet users continues to grow, webcasting technology draws wide attention from large traditional media to vanguard independent movie producers. Although webcasting is still its primitive stag...