Previous research projects conducted by Gini Graham Scott include these:

 

 

Ethnographic Research

• Cops, Canines, and Community: The Oakland Police Canine Unit in a Changing Urban Community

• Winning the Prostitution Clean-Up Campaign: The World of the Vice-Prostitution Unit in Oakland

• East Bay Open Studios 2002 Evaluation Report: A Study Prepared for Pro Arts, a non-profit organization for visual artists based in Oakland

 

 

Power Point Presentations, Documentaries and Multimedia

• The Internship Experience: Participating in the General Motors Internship Program

• The GMI Event on Campus

• Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios Reception

• New Visions: Introductions 2002

• Hopi Prophecy Exhibit

• Do You Look Like Your Dog? Why Many People Do

• Success Secrets of the Maya: How the Wisdom of the Mayan Empire Can Bring Success

• Gods of Order, Gods of War: A Comparison of the Major Gods and Myths of the Inca and Aztec
   

 

Surveys and Survey Analysis

• Oakland Artist Survey for Pro Arts: The goals and needs of artists and their strategies for achieving success. 

• Pet Speaker Product Study: A study of consumer interest in purchasing the new Pet Speaker, which allows them to understand what their pets are saying to them. 

• Investigating Homicide in Oakland: An Analysis of Homicide Patterns and Investigative Approaches in 1997.  Published by the Oakland Police Department in 1998.

 

 

Organizational and Consumer Behavior

• Strategies for Resolving Conflict: Studies of how to better understand and resolve conflicts -- both in your organization and personally -- using the ERI (emotions-reason-intuition) model.   Books published based on this include Work With Me: Resolving Everyday Conflict in Your Organization, Resolving Conflict: With Others and Within Yourself, and Disagreements, Disputes and All Out War

• Understanding Ethical Choices: A study about how individuals differ in their ethical systems and use them to make choices and resolve conflicts in their life based on interviews and surveys with 2 dozen participants. Describes the four dimensions of ethical choice which people use in making choices and resolving ethical problems.  Book published as Making Ethical Choices, Resolving Ethical Dilemmas.  

 

 

 

Market Research and Advertising Campaigns

•  American Beauty Perfection Lima Beans. Created an ad plan, copy,
  and research design for this campaign.

• The Heliflyer. Developed a marketing and ad campaign for the first national commuter Helicopter service based in the SF Bay Area featured on the Heliflyer Website.

• Pet Speaker  Created an ad plan and sample ads for this campaign, featured on the Pet Speaker Website.

 

 

For additional details and samples of research project, visit Behavior Research Associates at www.behaviorresearch.net.