Publications

Below you will find the most recent publications from the Ray Marshall Center.  Our publications can also be found on the University of Texas Repository and the LBJ School’s Research Portal via the links below.  Further assistance can be provided by emailing us at rmcinfo@raymarshallcenter.org.  Reports are published by the Ray Marshall Center unless specifically stated otherwise.

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Nuru Burkina Faso 2024 Report (ENG)

Nuru Burkina Faso 2024 Report, page 1.

Authors: Thomas Boswell, Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center); Matt Lineal, Casey Harrison, Ian Schwenke, Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru); and Souleymane Ouedraogo, Azaratou Trawina, Tuwendyam Nikiema, Aïssetou Sawadogo (Nuru Burkina Faso)
Date: June 2025
Publication Type: Research Brief, 3pp.
Photo Credit: Nuru Burkina Faso
This report is commissioned by Nuru.

Nuru Burkina Faso 2024 Report (FR)

Nuru Burkina Faso 2024 Report Brief, page 1

Authors: Thomas Boswell, Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center); Matt Lineal, Casey Harrison, Ian Schwenke, Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru); and Souleymane Ouedraogo, Azaratou Trawina, Tuwendyam Nikiema, Aïssetou Sawadogo (Nuru Burkina Faso)
Date: June 2025
Publication Type: Research Brief, 3pp.
Photo Credit: Nuru Burkina Faso
This report is commissioned by Nuru.

Nuru Ghana 2024 Baseline Report Impact Brief

This is the first page of the Nuru Ghana 2024 Baseline Report Impact Brief.

Authors:  Thomas Boswell and Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center); Matt Lineal, Casey Harrison, Ian Schwenke, and Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru); and Raphael Asuure, David Pwayidi, and Emelia AtayaRay (Nuru Ghana)
Date:  March 2025
Publication Type:  Research Brief, 3 pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru. 

Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2024 Update

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2024 Update. It shows various people in work environments.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Patty Rodriguez, David McCoy, Heath Prince (Principal Investigator), and Thomas Boswell
Date: December  2024
Publication Type: Report, 174 pp. 

Nuru Nigeria 2023 Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Nigeria 2023 Impact Report. It shows two Nigerian women in local dress carrying sacks of unknown contents walking into a doorway of a building. There is a Nigerian man, also in local dress, putting a sack on the back rack of his bicycle.

Authors: Heath Prince and Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Bless Jima, Humshe Yakubu, Amos Emmanuel (Nuru Nigeria); and Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, Ian Schwenke, and Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru)
Date: December 2024
Publication Type: Report, 19pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru.

Nuru Kenya 2024 Baringo County Baseline

This is the report cover for Nuru Kenya 2024 Baringo County Baseline. It shows people sitting and standing inside a building in Kenya.

Authors: Heath Prince, Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Pauline Wambeti, Tom Kosgei (Nuru Kenya); Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, Ian Schwenke, Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru)
Date: November 2024
Publication Type: Report, 17 pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru. 

Nuru Ethiopia 2023 Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Ethiopia 2023 Impact Report. It shows two Ethiopian farmers working in a field of an unknown crop.

Authors: Heath Prince and Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Tatek Amataw (Nuru Ethiopia); and Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, Ian Schwenke, and Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru)
Date: October 2024
Publication Type: Report, 26 pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru.

PATHS for Texas: Interim Descriptive Statistics, Outcomes, Impacts, Survey Results, and Qualitative Summary 2024 Update

This is the report cover for PATHS for Texas: Interim Descriptive Statistics, Outcomes, Impacts, Survey Results, and Qualitative Summary 2024 Update. It shows

Authors:  Thomas Boswell, Patty Rodriguez, and Heath Prince
Date:  July 2024
Publication Type:  Report, 49pp. 

Nuru Burkina Faso 2023 Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Burkina Faso 2023 Impact Report. It shows a person planting seeds.

Authors: Heath Prince and Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Souleymane Ouedraogo (Nuru Burkina Faso); and Matt Lineal, Casey Harrison, Ian Schwenke, Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru)
Date: May 2024
Publication Type: Report, 23pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru. 

Evaluation of the City of Austin Investment in Workforce Development: 2023 Annual Report

This is the report cover for Evaluation of the City of Austin Investment in Workforce Development: 2023 Annual Report. It shows scenes of people in varying stages of the workforce.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Thomas Boswell, and Greg Cumpton, Principal Investigator
Date: December 2023
Publication Type: Report, 41 pp. 

Nuru Kenya 2023 Dairy Impact Brief

This is the report cover for Nuru Kenya 2023 Dairy Impact Brief. It shows a Kenyan woman feeding three cows.

Authors: Heath Prince and Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Fatuma Nyanjong (Nuru Kenya); and Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, Ian Schwenke, and Bethany Ibrahim (Nuru International)
Date: December 2023
Publication Type: Research Brief, 6pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International.

Nuru Nigeria 2023 Endline Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Nigeria 2023 Endline Impact Report. It shows Nigerian women laughing and smiling while walking with cows in front of a wall in a village.

Authors:  Heath Prince, Thomas Boswell, and Ashweeta Patnaik (Ray Marshall Center);  Bless Jima, Olayinka Orefunwa, and Amos Emmanuel (Nuru Nigeria);  Matt Lineal, Casey Harrison, and Ian Schwenke (Nuru International);  and Dena Bunnel (Doctoral Candidate, Kansas State University)
Date:  December 2023
Publication Type:  Report, 77pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International.

Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development 2023 Update

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development 2023 Update. It shows scenes of people in various stages of workforce development.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Patty Rodriguez, David McCoy, Heath Prince (Principal Investigator), and Thomas Boswell
Date: November 2023
Publication Type: Report, 173pp. 

Nuru Ethiopia 2022 Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Ethiopia 2022 Impact Report. It shows local women holding babies in a waiting room.

Authors: Heath Prince and Thomas Boswell (Ray Marshall Center); Tatek Amataw, Biruk Abayneh, and Zerihun Woldesenbet (Nuru Ethiopia); and Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, and Ian Schwenke (Nuru International)
Date: July 2023
Publication Type: Report, 21pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International.

PATHS for Texas: Interim Descriptive Statistics, Outcomes, Impacts, and Survey Results

This is the report cover for PATHS for Texas: Interim Descriptive Statistics, Outcomes, Impacts, and Survey Results.

Author: Patty Rodriguez, Thomas Boswell, and Heath Prince
Date: June 2023
Publication Type: Report, 34pp. 

Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2022 Update

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2022 Update. It shows five scenes of people in different work environments.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Patty Rodriguez, Heath Prince (Principal Investigator), David McCoy, and Thomas Boswell
Date: March 2023
Publication Type: Report, 181pp. 

Nuru Kenya 2022 Dairy Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Kenya 2022 Dairy Report. It shows a local man milking a cow.

Authors: Thomas Boswell and Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center), and Fatuma Nyanjong (Nuru Kenya) Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, and Ian Schwenke (Nuru International)
Date: December 2022
Publication Type: Report, 15pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International.

Nuru Ethiopia 2021 Impact Report

This is the report cover for Nuru Ethiopia 2021 Impact Report. It shows a local man standing on a higher vantage point with the countryside and mountains in the background.

Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik and Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center); Tatek Amataw (Nuru Ethiopia); and Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, and Ian Schwenke (Nuru International)
Date: June 2022
Publication Type: Report, 20pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International.

Nuru Nigeria 2022 Short-Term Impacts

This is the report cover for Nuru Nigeria 2022 Short-Term Impacts. It shows two local women preparing grains.

Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik and Heath Prince (Ray Marshall Center); Amos Emmanuel, Bless Jima, Abel Malafa, Olayinka Orefunwa (Nuru Nigeria); Dena Bunnel, Casey Harrison, Matt Lineal, Ian Schwenke (Nuru International)
Date: May 2022
Publication Type: Report, 18pp.
This report is commissioned by Nuru International. 

CareerAdvance® Implementation Study Final Report: Findings from 2006 through FY 2021

This is the report cover for CareerAdvance® Implementation Study Final Report: Findings from 2006 through FY 2021. It shows students dressed in healthcare industry clothing in a classroom setting.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper and Chris King
Date: April 2022
Publication Type: Report, 74pp.
Prepared for the Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Research Study of Austin Community College’s Rainy Day Savings Program: Year One Report

This is the report cover for Research Study of Austin Community College’s Rainy Day Savings Program: Year One Report. It shows a seedling sprouting from a pile of coins.

Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik and Greg Cumpton
Date: April 2022
Publication Type: Report, 38pp. 

Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2021 Update

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2021 Update. It shows five scenes of people in various phases of workforce development.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Patty Rodriguez, and Heath Prince
Date: February 2022
Publication Type: Report, 170pp. 

Evaluation of Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Texas Family Literacy AmeriCorps (TFLA) Initiative

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Texas Family Literacy AmeriCorps (TFLA) Initiative. It shows three scenes of AmeriCorp workers in action.

Author: Cynthia Juniper
Date: December 2021
Publication Type: Report, 56pp. 

Evaluation of Austin Community College’s Strengthening Institutions Program Grant: Annual Outcomes and Impacts Report

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Austin Community College’s Strengthening Institutions Program Grant: Annual Outcomes and Impacts Report.

Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik, Greg Cumpton, and Cynthia Juniper
Date: September 2021
Publication Type: Report, 35pp.

Evaluation of ACC’s Strengthening Institutions Program Grant: Implementation Evaluation Report Through July 2021

This is the report cover for Evaluation of Austin Community College’s Strengthening Institutions Program Grant: Implementation Evaluation Report Through July 2021. It shows three scenes of people in classroom settings.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Greg Cumpton, and Ashweeta Patnaik
Date: September 2021
Publication Type: Report, 20pp. 

Policy Brief: Building a National Unemployment Insurance System

Authors: Stephen A. Wandner and Christopher King
Date: February 12, 2021 (revised March 16, 2021)
Publication Type: Policy Brief, 25 pp. 

Evaluation of the CCCCO Financial Literacy Pilot: Year One Annual Report

This is the report cover for Evaluation of the CCCCO Financial Literacy Pilot: Year One Annual Report.

Authors: Ashweeta Patnaik, Cynthia Juniper, and Greg Cumpton 
Date: December 2020 
Publication Type: Report, 60pp. 
 

Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2020 Update

This is the report cover to Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development: 2020 Update.

Authors: Cynthia Juniper, Patty Rodriguez, and Heath Prince
Date: December 2020
Publication Type: Report, 149pp.

Austin Metro Area Community Workforce Plan Year Two Evaluation Report

This is the cover to the Austin Metro Area Community Workforce Plan Year Two Evaluation Report.

Authors: Greg Cumpton, Cynthia Juniper, and Ashweeta Patnaik 
Date: September 2020 
Publication Type: Report, 50pp. 
 

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