Katheryn Giglio

Communications Analyst

Pittsburgh Office

Education

Ph.D. in English, Syracuse University; Cert. in strategic communications, Ithaca College; M.A. in English, DePaul University; B.A. in English, University of Massachusetts

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Media Resources

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Overview

Kate Giglio is a communications analyst at the RAND Corporation. She helps the research community translate their work to written and visual forms that are compelling to sponsors and nonresearcher audiences. Giglio has experience—and truly enjoys—working on highly visual projects, including presentations, special research briefs, and community outreach materials. A former Shakespeare professor before she joined RAND, she received her Ph.D. in English from Syracuse University.

Recent Projects

China's Weapons Exports and Private Security Contractors

Publications

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The Improving Instructional System Coherence Toolkit: A Resource for K–12 Districts and Schools
This toolkit, along with an accompanying workbook and slide deck, is intended to help district and school leaders investigate and reflect on the extent to which coherence is present in their instructional systems.
Mar 30, 2023
Report
New Directions for Projecting Land Power in the Indo-Pacific: Contexts, Constraints, and Concepts
This report seeks to address how the U.S. Army can most effectively project and employ land power in the Indo-Pacific, during competition and conflict, with a focus on scenarios involving China.
Dec 20, 2022
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China's Weapons Exports and Private Security Contractors
RAND researchers provide a visualization of China's military and security influence around the world through the country's exports of weapons and private security contractors during 2018-2021.
Aug 19, 2022
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Georgia II STEM Higher Education Interim Evaluation Report
The authors evaluate the implementation of a San Diego State University partnership with three universities in the country of Georgia, part of a U.S.-Georgia collaboration to improve university education in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Jan 5, 2021
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Automating Army Convoys: Technical and Tactical Risks and Opportunities
How should the U.S. Army develop and integrate automated driving technology for its convoy operations in the next one to five years? The authors examine the technical and tactical benefits and risks of employment concepts for automated trucks.
Feb 5, 2020
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Development of Standardized and Best Practices for the USCG Boats Acquisition Program
This report contains a review of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) boats acquisition program and the programs of similar organizations inside and outside the USCG, possible funding and structural strategies, and recommendations for USCG leadership.
Jun 24, 2019
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Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability and Viability of Universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
This report identifies five options that would improve the long-term sustainability and viability of the universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in the coming years.
Apr 25, 2018
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Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army
This review addresses the degree to which leader characteristics associated with attributes in the Army Leader Requirements Model can be developed through training and education and identifies approaches to measuring those characteristics.
Apr 12, 2018
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Defense Resource Planning Under Uncertainty: An Application of Robust Decision Making to Munitions Mix Planning
Defense planning faces significant uncertainties. This report applies robust decision making (RDM) to the munitions mix challenge, to demonstrate how RDM could help defense planners make plans more robust to a wide range of hard-to-predict futures.
Feb 1, 2016
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Strategic Analysis of the 2014 Wounded Warrior Project Annual Alumni Survey: A Way Forward
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) seeks to support the mental, physical, and economic well-being of service members and veterans injured during their service. This report documents an analysis of 2014 survey data in terms of how WWP is meeting that goal.
Oct 5, 2015
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Health and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project: 2013
The authors use the Wounded Warrior Project's 2013 survey of its members to understand the physical, mental, and economic challenges that they face.
May 21, 2014
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Strengthening Coastal Planning: How Coastal Regions Could Benefit from Louisiana's Planning and Analysis Framework
Report describes RAND contributions to Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan for policymakers in other coastal regions. It highlights the value of a solid technical foundation to support decisionmaking on strategies to protect and restore coastal regions.
Feb 19, 2014
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First Steps Toward Improving DoD STEM Workforce Diversity: Response to the 2012 Department of Defense STEM Diversity Summit
Discusses current Department of Defense programs and initiatives to improve diversity within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce and offers recommendations for future efforts.
Nov 11, 2013
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Rapid Acquisition and Fielding for Information Assurance and Cyber Security in the Navy
The U.S. Navy requires an agile, adaptable acquisition process that can field new IT capabilities and services quickly. A RAND study sought to identify ways to accommodate the unique acquisition demands of information technology and cyber programs.
Dec 21, 2012
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Increasing Organizational Diversity in 21st-Century Policing: Lessons from the U.S. Military
Discusses three lessons from the Military Leadership Diversity Commission that can inform police departments on issues related to workforce diversity. Gives specific suggestions on how to apply these lessons in the context of law enforcement.
Dec 10, 2012
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Coal Mine Drainage for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction: Proceedings and Recommendations from a Roundtable on Feasibility and Challenges
These proceedings recount discussions held during a December 14, 2011, roundtable conference on the feasibility and potential benefits of using coal mine water in hydraulic fracturing operations in the Marcellus Shale formation.
Apr 16, 2012
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The Use of Standardized Scores in Officer Career Management and Selection
This report reviews how standardized tests are used as part of a broader selection system for each of the services at different points in an officer's career and discusses key issues that should be considered when using such tests.
Mar 8, 2012
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Finding Services for an Open Architecture: A Review of Existing Applications and Programs in PEO C4I
Investigates the potential software services within the U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence that could be used as part of a service-oriented architecture.
Jul 19, 2011
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Third-Party Litigation Funding and Claim Transfer: Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System
In July 2009, the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy convened a conference to assess the regulatory implications, effect on dispute resolution, and trends in the development of third-party litigation funding.
Mar 16, 2010