Prosperity Summit 2025, Leadership Reception, Washington DC, October 2025.
Prosperity Summit 2025, Integrated Solutions for Ending Homelessness Panelist, Washington DC, October 2025.
AFGL Las Vegas Open, Facilitated tournament weekend to include Pacific Trophy (USA, Japan, Mexico, Canada, and Chile national team competition), 2025 Las Vegas Open (164 players for 15
countries), community outreach event (15+ local nonprofit partners and 12+sponsors) to raise awareness and create access for underserved and underrepresented subpopulations, January 2025.
AFGL Las Vegas Open, Facilitated tournament weekend to include 3rd Battle of the Border (USA vs. Mexico), 2024 Las Vegas Open (108 players from 7 countries), community outreach event (15+
local nonprofit partners and 12+ sponsors), and concert (The Spazmatics) to raise awareness and create access for underserved and underrepresented subpopulations, January 2024.
Southern Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit (Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth), November 2017 | Focus Group and Primary Data Collection Facilitation
Veterans Financial Stability Discussion (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco & Applied Research and Policy Institute), October 2017 | ARPI & VPLI Research and Data
PAPOR Annual Conference, December 2015 | Exploring the Financial Landscape Facing Veterans in Nevada: Financial Literacy, Decision-making, and Payday Loans
eLearning Conference, February 2015 | Beyond the Classroom: Connecting Faculty and Students through Faculty Academic Advising
eLearning Conference Poster Session, February 2015 | Student Success from Before Day One: Designing Initiatives and Processes to Guide Students to a Successful Experience
Southern Nevada Diversity Summit, October 2014 | Student Success from Before Day One: Designing Initiatives and Processes to Guide Students to a Successful Experience
Presentations
CARE Coalition, Coalition Partners Monthly Meeting, Presentation of Las Vegas Hologram Experience Pilot Business, November 2025.
CARE Coalition, Coalition Partners Monthly Meeting, Presentation of American FootGolf League Las Vegas Open Community Event and Engagement, December 2023.
Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care, Presentation to the SNHCoC Board: SNHCoC External Monitoring Year 5 and Comprehensive Outcomes, September 2023.
Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Compliance Site Visit, Presentation of Evidence-based Programs, Policies, and
Practices, August 2023.
Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Compliance Site Visit, Presentation of Annual Program and Fiscal Compliance
Monitoring, August 2023.
Bureau of Behavioral Health Wellness and Prevention, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Compliance Site Visit, Presentation of Data Limitations and Evaluation Reporting for
Partnership for Success, August 2023.
Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care, Presentation to the SNHCoC Board: SNHCoC External Monitoring Year 4 Presentation of 2022 Annual Report, October 2022.
Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care, Presentation to the SNHCoC Board: SNHCoC External Monitoring Year 3 Presentation of 2021 Annual Report, November 2021.
Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care, Presentation to the SNHCoC Board: SNHCoC External Monitoring Year 2 Presentation of 2020 Annual Report, December 2020.
Southern Nevada Homelessness Continuum of Care, Presentation to the SNHCoC Board: SNHCoC External Monitoring Year 1 Presentation of 2019 Annual Report, November 2019.
Nevada State Public Charter School Authority, Presentation to the NV SPCSA Board: Grants Administration and Funding Innovation, December 2018.
Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, September 2016 | Active Transportation in Nevada: Charting a Course for the Road Ahead
Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, Cyber Security Committee, March 2016 | State of Nevada Cyber Security Needs Assessment Proposal
Legislative Hearings & Testimonies
80th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Provided Research and Content for Nevada State Public Charter School Authority, AB-78: Revises provisions governing charter schools (BDR 34-339),
February 2019.
79th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Testimony for Committee on Government Affairs, AB-515: Revises provisions governing deferred deposit loans, title loans and high-interest loans. (BDR
52-1227), May 2017.
79th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Provided Research and Visual Content for Assemblywoman Heidi Swank, Assembly Bill 222: Revises provisions governing payday loans, title loans and
installment loans (BDR 52-574), March 2017.
79th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Testimony for Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Energy, Senate Bill 118: Creation of a Nevada Task Force on Financial Security, March 2017.
79th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Testimony for Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Energy, Senate Bill 17: Revises provisions governing payday lending (BDR 52-409), February 2017.
78th Session of the Nevada Legislature, Testimony for Committee on Commerce and Labor, Assembly Bill 318: Military Lending Act Extension, March 2015.
Publications
Gardner, J.S. & Stream, C. (2019). Evaluating the Public Policy Process: A Justification for the Development of Event Outcome Analysis. SAGE Research Methods Cases.
doi:10.4135/9781526479693
Stream, C., Gardner, J. & Wasden, J. (2017). The Role of Government in Healthcare. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, 1-9. doi:
10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2849-1
Gardner, J.S. & Stream, C. (2015, December). Exploring the Financial Landscape Facing Veterans in Nevada: Financial Literacy, Decision-making, and Payday Loans. Veterans Policy
Leadership Institute. Accessible online: http://vpliresearch.org/unlv-sepa-student-wins-award/
Stream, C., Gardner, J.S., & Ralphs, B. (2015). Nevada Veterans Survey. School of Environmental and Public Affairs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Las Vegas, NV.
Gardner, J.S., Maynard, E.E., Price, D.L., & Fischenich, J.C. (2014). “Retrospective Evaluation of Corps Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects Protocol Part 1: Project Overview,”
EMRRP-ER-20. U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.
Gardner, J.S., Maynard, E.E., Price, D.L., & Fischenich, J.C. (2014). “Retrospective Evaluation of the Protocol for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects
Part 2: Database Content and Data Entry Guidelines,” EMRRP-ER-19. U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.
Conroy, A. (2013). Evaluating the Content and Tone of Mental Health News Coverage in Market 40: A Content Analysis of Selected Internet Stories from Las Vegas Broadcasting News Outlets
(Master's Thesis, University of North Texas). Accessible online: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407804/
Gardner, J. (Summer 2010). “Thoughts from Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC): A Researcher’s View.” The Whale’s Tale: Bowhead’s Newsletter for Inter-company Activities and
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