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Mastering the complex interactions of
social, economic and environmental issues isn't for generalists.
You need the specific, in-depth expertise of consultants with
years of experience in meeting these challenges.
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Sheila Conway, Ph.D.
With more than 20 years of experience in socio-economic, fiscal, and
environmental impact analysis, Sheila Conway, Ph.D. serves as managing partner
of Urban Environmental Research, LLC. In addition to overseeing the company’s
Las Vegas offices, Conway is responsible for managing and growing the
woman-owned firm, which provides strategic planning and socio-economic and
environmental impact assessment for private and public entities.
On a daily basis, Conway researches and prepares comprehensive property value
analysis, regulatory analysis and compliance planning and risk management, as
well as communication and training for complex environmental projects and issues
in Southern Nevada and the Western United States.
Prior to joining UER, Conway served as executive director of the Colorado Center
for Environmental Management in Denver, where she oversaw the building of a
501c(3) non-profit public/private partnership to demonstrate and commercialize
new environmental techniques. She previously served as senior project manager
for ICF Kaiser Engineers in Edison, NJ, where she was responsible for building
the company’s first regional office from two people to 20, and increasing
revenues by more than 350 percent.
Conway earned her BA in geography from University of South Florida and her MA in
geography and her doctorate in Environmental Planning and Design from Arizona
State University in Scottsdale. She has authored two books and numerous
articles, provided legislative briefings, and spoken at a number of workshops
and conferences.
Currently, Conway is a member of the Institute of Business Forecasters,
International Institute of Forecasting, International Society for Quality of
Life Studies and Balanced Scorecard Collaborative. She also supports the Lupus
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Alvin Mushkatel, Ph.D.
As partner and principal investigator with Urban Environmental Research,
Alvin Mushkatel, Ph.D. is a recognized expert in housing, risk assessment and
environmental policy and hazard management.
He has worked in the area of public policy analysis and impact assessment for
more than 30 years. He has written more than 150 papers, research articles,
monographs and technical reports, as well as completing numerous research
studies in the area of emergency response planning and public safety
assessments. Dr. Mushkatel also has authored and co-authored several books which
include: One Hundred Centuries of Solitude: Redirecting America's High-Level
Nuclear Waste Policy and Problems and Prospects for Nuclear Waste
Disposal Policy.
Dr. Mushkatel provides specialized consulting to private companies and federal,
state, and local public entities in the areas of public safety, emergency
management, institutional and regulatory issues, housing and hazard minimization
risk assessment. His areas of expertise include fiscal impact assessments,
hazards mitigation, program evaluation, land use policy and smart growth, and
housing.
Dr. Mushkatel has served on more than a dozen National Academy of
Science/National Research Council committees that have investigated issues
surrounding the destruction of chemical weapons and various management aspects
of the nation’s radioactive waste program. He also has served on numerous state
and local advisory committees, and several federal blue ribbon commissions. He
is or has been a member of the American Political Science Association, the
Society for Risk Analysis, American Society of Public Administration, Western
Political Science Association, American Planning Association, and the Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute.
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Clark
County Community Survey |
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Strategic Solutions, in coordination with Urban Environmental Research and
Applied Analysis, administered a 143-question telephone survey to 600 Southern
Nevada households. The survey, which touches on a broad number... |
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Clark
County Monitoring Program |
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The Clark County Monitoring Program was
established in 2005 to provide a foundation for on-going policy
discussions and a baseline from which economic, fiscal or social
changes could be monitored over... |
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