Publications and Presentations

The Cost of Crime: Could the State Reduce Future Crime and Save Money by Expanding Education and Treatment Programs? January 2009. A research summary by Steve Colt and Stephanie Martin.

Effects of Rising Utility Costs on Alaska Households. A research summary by Ben Saylor and Sharman Haley. 2006

Fiscal and Economic Analysis of Homer Town Square Proposed Development Alternatives. PDF. April 2003. By Steve Colt.

Dividing Alaska, 1867-2000: Changing Land Ownership and Management. An overview of changing land ownership and management in Alaska from the time it became a U.S. territory through the present. PDF. November 2000. By Terry Hull and Linda Leask.

Alaska Election Security Report, Phase 2, Executive Summary. PDF. April 2008. By Stephanie Martin and others.

The Extent of Homelessness in the Kenai Peninsula Borough PDF. November 6, 2007. By Marie Lowe and Meghan Wilson.

Anchorage at 90: Changing Fast, With More To Come. PDF. An Understanding Alaska Research Summary by Scott Goldsmith, Lance Howe and Linda Leask.

Effective Local Institutions for Collective Action in Arctic Communities. A summary of a recent UAA  workshop with community leaders and researchers. HTML. June 2003. Prepared by David Natcher, Sharman Haley, Gary Kofinas, and Walt Parker.

Methods for Rural / Non-Rural Determinations for Federal Subsistence Management in Alaska, Final Report. 1MB PDF. January 31, 2003. By Robert Wolfe and Victor Fischer.  Summary Report (444 KB pdf)

Community Alcohol Control as a 'Best Practice' Power Point presentation by Matt Berman to the Alaska Federation of Natives Wellness Conference, Anchorage, April 26, 2002.

Alcohol Control by Referendum in Northern Native Communities: the Alaska Local Option Law. August 2000. By Matthew Berman and Teresa Hull. Also available; published article from the Arctic  Institute of  North America.

A Historical Sketch of the Elections for Local Option Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Communities in Alaska. PDF. HTM. July 1999.

"Alcohol Control Policies and Native American Communities," by Matthew Berman appearing in Alcohol Use Among American Indians: Multiple Perspectives on a Complex Problem. in P.D. Mail,, S. Heurtin-Roberts, S.E. Martin, and J. Howard, eds. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Research Monograph No. 37. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2002, pp. 87-110.

Alcohol Control and Injury Death in Alaska Native Communities. HTM. By Matthew Berman and Teresa Hull. Abstract only. To read the full article, please visit this Journal of Alcohol Studies site link.

Community Control of Alcohol in Alaska. Pages 1-4 and Foldout Map. ARSEC Vol. 31, No. 1. PDF.  April 1997. By Matthew Berman and Teresa Hull.

Capstone Phase I Interim Safety Study, 2000/2001. Prepared by ISER, in cooperation with UAA's Aviation Technology Division and MITRE Corporation. A preliminary evaluation of new avionics and other new technology to improve aviation safety in southwest Alaska. December 2002. Prepared for Federal Aviation Administration. (1.17 MB PDF)

Capstone Phase I Interim Safety Study, 2002. (See above description.) (3.25 MB PDF)

FAA Capstone Program, Phase II Baseline Report, Southeast Alaska. By Matthew Berman and others. Initial report in evaluation in the second phase of an FAA program introducing new avionic and other aviation safety technology to Alaska. April 2003 (560 KB PDF)

Effectiveness and Fiscal Impact Homeward Bound Summary An innovative program for homeless alcoholics saves state and city agencies money.

An Assessment of Safety Belt Use in Alaska, Summer 2003. By Virgene Hanna. Prepared for the Alaska Highway Safety Planning Agency. Annual report on the share of Alaskans using seatbelts. Summer 2003

How Would A Road Affect Cordova. Research Summary No. 57. PDF. March 1995

Economic, Subsistence, and Sociocultureal Projections Volume I and Volume II. PDF. January 1983. William Nebesky, Steve Langdon, Teresa Hull