Presentations
IMPAQ staff members are encouraged and supported by the firm to present and publish research papers on their own research or on studies that have been performed for our clients. Below are some recent examples of presentations at professional meetings by IMPAQ staff members.
Dr. Yasuyo Abe - Senior Research Associate
Abe, Y. & Rayyes, N. (2017, March). Enhancing the Role of Postsecondary Institutions in Creating Career Paths through Regional Partnership with Industry: Findings from the Outcome Evaluation of Design it-Build it-Ship it. Poster presentation at the Association for Education Finance & Policy Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Abe, Y. & Weinstock, P. (2015, April). Exploring How Methodological Decisions Affect the Variability of Schools Identified as Beating the Odds. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Ms. Katherine Allen - Senior Research Analyst
Allen, K. & Levin, S. (2018, April). Improving Literacy Skills through Teacher Professional Development: Focus Group Research on Reading Apprenticeship Strategies. Poster at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Ms. Andrea Amodeo - Senior Research Associate
Baker, D.P. & Amodeo, A. (2015, April). Training program evaluation: Real world applications and real world challenges. Presentation at the 30th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Karen Armstrong - Senior Research Associate
Armstrong, K. (2018, June). DC’s Learn and Earn programs – Pathways to Self Sufficiency. Presentation at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS), Washington, DC.
Selzer, A., Corea, C. & Armstrong, K. (2017, July). Developing Partnerships with Workforce Agencies – Focusing on Creative Strategies for Authentic Collaboration. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Armstrong, K. (2015, August). ACT-On (Alaska, California, Texas, and Oregon) TAACCCT Consortium. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. David Baker - Executive Vice President
Baker, D. (2017, April). How to Train Teams in High Reliability Organizations. Webinar hosted by Madinah Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
Baker, D.P. (2015, October). Implementation and Dissemination of TeamSTEPPS® in Ambulatory Settings. Presentation at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Research Conference, Arlington, VA.
Baker, D.P. (2015, April). Training patients for safer care. Presentation at the 30th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Baker, D.P. & Amodeo, A. (2015, April). Training program evaluation: Real world applications and real world challenges. Presentation at the 30th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Baker, D. P. (2014, May). Patient evaluation of resident performance survey. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.
Baker, D. P., Capella, J., Gallo, J. & Hawkes, C. (2011). Development of the Trauma Team Performance Observation Tool. Poster presentation at the 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Baker, D. P. (2011). Stay or Go: Value of a Master’s in Applied Settings. Panel presentation at the 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Baker, D. P. (2011). The Golden Gate: Building Bridges Between Research and Operations. Panel presentation at the 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Amodeo, A., Kurtessis, J. N., Bhupatkar, A., Baker, D. P. & Gallo, J. R. (2011, April). Is there a big 5 of teamwork? Poster presentation at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Ms. Tina Barretto - Executive Vice President
Barretto, T., Varghese, R., Pederson, S., Phillips, K., Toor, S., Bertrand, R. M., & Jenkins, S. (n.d.). Preliminary data from the national process evaluation of the aging and disability resource (ADRC) program. Poster presentation.
Barretto, T., Varghese, R., Pedersen, S., Phillips, K. & Toor, S. (2014, June). Preliminary Data from the National Process Evaluation of the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Andrea Beesley - Managing Director
Beesley, A., Gulemetova, M. & Fancsali, C. (2018, March). Building Mathematical Identity After School: Year 1 of a Cluster-Randomized Trial. Presentation at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Spring Conference, Washington, DC.
Beesley, A. (2018, April). The Teacher Factor: Examining Challenges to Building Teacher Capacity to Implement College- and Career-Ready Standards. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Beesley, A. (2018, April). Rural School Reform Efforts: What Works? Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Beesley, A. (2018, April). Recruitment, Retention, and Partnership Challenges in Rigorous Out-of-School-Time Evaluation Designs. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Beesley, A. (2017, November). Advising a Federal Agency Through a Technical Working Group. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Gulemetova, M. & Beesley, A. (2017, November). Working with a Survey Vendor – Why, When, and How. Poster at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Beesley, A., Brohawn, K., Coulon, V., Mansori, S., Murchison, L., Liston, C. & Stafford, E. (2017, November). The Unique Challenges of Conducting Evaluations of Out-of-School Time Programs; Lessons Learned from the Field. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
DiFuccia, M., Gulemetova, M., & Beesly, A. (2016, October). The Transformative Potential of the Relationships of Evaluators to the Programs They Serve. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Beesley, A. (2017, April). Implementing Precollege Math Remediation in High School: Evaluation of Tennessee Seamless Alignment and Integration Learning Support. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Beesley, A. & Arens, S. (2016, October). Designed to Improve: Improvement Science for Evaluators. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Beesley, A. & Arens, S. (2016, October). Got Data?: Interrogating “Evidence-Based” Decision-Making. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Beesley, A & DiFuccia, M. (2016, October). Leveraging the Senior Year: Implementation Evaluation of a Pre-College Math Remediation Program. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Beesley, A., Gulemetova, M. & DiFuccia, M. (April, 2016). Social Return on Investment (SROI) Evaluation of a Race to the Top Grant Fund. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Beesley, A.D. (2015, November). (Almost) by Design: Design-Based Research in Education Evaluation. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Beesley, A.D. (2015, November). Social return on investment (SROI) approaches to program evaluation: Uses, benefits, and limitations. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Beesley, A.D. (2015, November). Is It Really Only Logical? Examining Client Decision-Making Processes. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Beesley, A.D. (2015, April). Professional Development in Mathematics Formative Assessment Using Work Samples: Effects on Teacher Practice. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Beesley, A.D. (2015, March). Teacher Support for Mathematics Formative Assessment Using Student Work Samples - Effects on Teacher Practice and Student Learning. Presentation at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring Conference, Washington, DC.
Beesley, A. D. & Fazendeiro Clark, T. (2014). Learning to use formative assessment in mathematics with the assessment work sample method: Results for the initial pilot. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Beesley, A. D. (2014). A Problem Well Put Is Half Solved: Evaluating Decision-Making. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Beesley, A. D. (2014). Implementation and intervention fidelity in professional development for STEM teaching practices. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Dr. Jacob Benus - Executive Vice President & Director of Research
Benus, J. (2015, November). The Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Initiative. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Benus, J. (2015, October). Impact Evaluation in Practice: The Work of IMPAQ International. Presentation at Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Perlmutter, D., Benus, J., Roy, M., Davis, S., Nanda, N. & Yumoto, F. (2014, June). What do Small Businesses Think of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010? Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Benus, J. (2009). Where Could the Next Google Come From: Entrepreneurial Training as a Reemployment Solution. Presentation at the Reemployment Works! Summit, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Susan Berkowitz - Principal Research Associate
Berkowitz, S. (2014, June). Lessons (and lyrics) from the trenches: Maximizing the impact of qualitative methods in applied settings. Paper presentation at the Conference on Advances in Qualitative Methods, Edmonton, Canada.
Berkowitz, S. (2014, October). Sustainability as institutionalization: Developing institutional-level indicators of gender-equitable institutional transformation. Paper presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Denver, CO.
Ms. Tiffiny Bernichon - Research Associate
Bernichon, T. (2018, February). Medicare-Medicaid Plans: Compliance with Plan Denial Decision Letter Regulations. Poster at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Ms. Clancy Bertane - Senior Research Analyst
Bertane, C. & Cadima, J. (2017, November). Going Undercover: Using an Innovative Data Collection Method to Answer Tough Research Questions. Poster at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Alok Bhupatkar - Senior Research Associate
Bhupatkar, A. (2015, April). One program, five paths: Challenges and opportunities in I/O careers. Paper presentation at the 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Bhupatkar, A. (2014, May). Predictive analytics: Evolutionary journey from local validation to big data. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.
Bhupatkar, A. (2013, April). Talent management practices in healthcare industry: Unique benefits and challenges. Paper presentation at the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Bhupatkar, A. & Kurtessis, J. N. (2012, April). Comparing subjective and objective item difficulties: How important is SME agreement? Paper presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Kurtessis, J. N., Clayton, T., Bhupatkar, A., Mueller, L., Schaefer, B., Alonso, A. & Woolever, N. (2012, April). Can't we all get along? Student's perceptions of human resources. Paper presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Kabins, A., Benzer, J. K., Bergman, M. E. & Bhupatkar, A. (2012, April). Commitment profiles and perceived locus causality. Poster presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Mr. Nicholas Bill - Research Associate
Bill, N. (2015, August). South Carolina Adult College Completion. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Ms. Julie Brown-Georgi - Research Associate
Brown-Georgi, J. (2018, March). The Evolving Reimbursement and Quality Landscape for Hit. Poster at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference (HIMSS18), Las Vegas, NV.
Ms. Michelle Cantave - Senior Research Analyst
Cantave, M. (2017, May). Diversity: Attitudes and Measurements. Presentation at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Cantave, M. (2017, May). Reducing the Number of Pages of a Mail Questionnaire in a Mail/CATI Mixed Mode Survey: How Does It Affect the Response Rates and Costs of Each Mode? Poster at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Cantave, M. (2017, July). Reducing the Number of Pages of a Mail Questionnaire in a Mail/CATI Mixed Mode Survey: How Does It Affect the Response Rates and Costs of Each Mode? Presentation at the DC-Baltimore Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Summer Preview/Review Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Guido Cataife - Principal Research Associate
Cataife, G. (2016, June). Refinements to Evaluation Methods for Causal Inference in Innovative Health Care Models. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Cataife, G. (2014, June). How Much Health Can a Dollar Buy? The Effect of Health Care Spending on Age-Adjusted Mortality in the US. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Ms. Anne Chamberlain - Senior Research Associate
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Moore, J. & Simonetta, J. (2017, March). An Evaluation Toolkit for the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Board Forum, Washington, DC.
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Darling, M., Castleman, B. & Lizik, M. (2016, November). Behavioral Science and Evaluation: Collaboration to Enhance Policymaking. Roundtable presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Chamberlain, A. (2016, October). Design Thinking as Framework for Evaluation/Behavioral Science Collaboration. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Bowman, N. & Chamberlain, A. (2016, April). Promising Practices in Tribally-Driven Participatory Research: An effective model for Tribal and non-Tribal research partnerships. Presentation at the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) 3rd International Conference, Chicago, IL.
Bowman, N. & Chamberlain, A. (2016, April). Promising Practices in Tribally-Driven Participatory Research: An effective model for Tribal and non-Tribal research partnerships. Presentation at the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) 3rd International Conference, Chicago, IL.
Chamberlain, A. (2015, November). Indigenous Intersections: Tribally-Driven and Community-Based Participatory Research as Means to More Culturally Responsive State- and Federally-Funded Government Studies. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Magill, K. & Chamberlain, A. (2015, November). Getting it Right: A Rigorous Assessment of the Accessibility of the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Mr. Vincent Chan - Senior Research Analyst
Chan, V. (2017, September). Building Macros for Quick Survey Scoring. Presentation at the Western Users of SAS Software Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Mr. Paul Chang - Research Analyst
Chang, P., Liu, X., Sumnicht, B. & Woodroffe, B. (2018, February). Longitudinal Trends in Private Health Insurance Plans: Nationally and By State. Poster at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Yang Chen - Research Associate
Chen, Y. & Logan, T. (2016, November). Is “Best Interest of the Child” Best for Every Child? the Long-Term Implications of Gender-Neutral Custody Laws. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Chen, Y. & Logan, T. (2016, January). Is the Best Interest of the Child Best for Children? Educational Attainment and Child Custody Assignment. Presentation at the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Dr. W. Christopher Brandt - Vice President
Brandt, W. & Weinstock, P. (2017, November). Challenges in Multi-Site Education Program Evaluation. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Brandt, C. & Yamaguchi, R. (2016, October). Hidden in the Weeds: How SEED Program Evaluators Adapted Evaluation Designs to Address Challenges While Maintaining Rigorous What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Brandt, C. (2016, April). eMINTS Professional Development Impact on Middle School Teacher Instruction and Student Achievement: Year Three Results. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Brandt, C., Meyers, C., Molefe, A., & Zhu, Bo. (2016, March). The Impact of the Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (eMINTS) Program on Middle School Student Achievement, 21st-Century Skills, and Academic Engagement - Third-Year Results. Presentation at the SREE Spring Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Leanne Clark-Shirley - Senior Research Associate
Clark-Shirley, L. (2017, May). National Perspectives on the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). Presentation at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Varghese, R. & Clark-Shirley, L. (2015, November). Partnerships of ADRCs: Findings from the National ADRC Study. Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Ms. Carolyn Corea - Research Associate
Corea, C. (2015, August). A Review of Barriers and Strategies aimed at Increasing Employment among Minorities. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Ms. Lucy Cutting - Senior Research Analyst
Cutting, L., Gulemetova, M. & Borelli, S. (2018, March). Are Programs Focused on Socioemotional Skills for Disadvantaged Youth Worth it? Impact Evaluation of the Young Potential Development Program in Ecuador. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (CIES), Mexico City, Mexico.
Dr. Scott Davis - Senior Research Associate
Davis, S. (2017, November). Social Network Analysis in Practice: The Evaluation of Skills Wisconsin. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Perlmutter, D., Benus, J., Roy, M., Davis, S., Nanda, N. & Yumoto, F. (2014, June). What do Small Businesses Think of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010? Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Davis, S., & Michaelides, M. (2015, November). From Unemployment to Self-Employment: The Role of Self-Employment Training. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Davis, S., Broussard, N., & Ampaabeng, S. (2015, November). Ripple Effects of Residential Care and Daycare Industries. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Davis, S., Broussard, N., & Ampaabeng, S. (2015, August). Ripple Effects in the Residential Care and Daycare Industries. Presentation at the National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Ms. Laurence Dessein - Research Associate
Dessein, L. & Gulemetova, M. (2016, March). Hungry Minds: Evidence from a Multi-Sectorial School Feeding Program in Burkina Faso. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Ms. Maria DiFuccia - Research Associate
DiFuccia, M. (2018, March). Incorporating local feedback after program completion: A case study in Mozambique. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (CIES), Mexico City, Mexico.
DiFuccia, M., Zhang, Y., Stevens, C., Hartman, A., Huntington, H., Cunningham, M., & Davis, N. (2017, November). Learning to Action International Evaluation: Perspectives from Africa. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Ms. Amy Djangali - Research Associate
Djangali, A., Joseph-David, J. & Hubbard, F. (2018, May). Methods for Increasing Response Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries. Poster presented at the 2018 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Cantave, M.A., Lewis, E., & Djangali, A.L. (2017). Reducing the Number of Pages of a Mail Questionnaire in a Mail/CATI Mixed Mode Survey: How Does It Affect the Response Rates and Costs of Each Mode? Poster presented at the 2017 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Djangali, A., Schwanz, A.A., & Cantave, M.A. (2017, May). An Experiment with Varying Survey Cover Letter Paper Color and Its Effect on Survey Response Rates by Mode. Poster at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Hubbard, F.A., Weiss, C., & Djangali, A.L. (2017). Modeling Contact and Cooperation in an Administrative Record Based Mail/CATI Survey. Paper presented at the 2017 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) conference, New Orleans, LA.
Djangali, A. (2014). An Examination of Opposing Responses on Duplicated Multi-Mode Survey Responses. Paper presentation at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Cantave, M., Alldredge, E-E. & Djangali, A. (2008). Effect of Caller ID and Interviewer Characteristics on Response Rates. Paper presented at the 2008 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. Jing Dong - Research Associate
Dong, J. (2017, June). Effects of Long-Term Care Setting on Spousal Health Outcomes Session: Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Across the Continuum. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Ms. Jody Dougherty - Director, Survey Data Collection Operations
Dougherty, J., Wendt, J., Daley, K., Collins, M. & Hubbard, F. (2018, May). Does it Matter Which Email Validation Vendor I Choose?: Comparing Email Validation Vendors on Accuracy and Cost. Poster presented at the 2018 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Dr. Paul Dowell - Research Associate
Minter, N., Anderegg, S., Dowell, P., Frank, J., Johnson, J., Litten, B., Murray, M., Swiger, K., & Taday, M. (2018, May). Insights from Implementing the CMMI Enhanced MTM Model. Poster presented at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Mary Kay Dugan - Managing Director and Principal Research Associate
Dugan, M. (2017, November). Developing State-level Policy in STEM Education. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Dugan, M.K. (2015, November). A State-Wide Evaluation Framework for STEM Education: From Cradle to Career. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Dallas Elgin - Research Associate
Elgin, D. (2017, March). Revisiting the Centralization-Decentralization Debate: An Empirical Study of the Effect of Centralized and Decentralized Administrative Systems on the Outcomes of Foster Care Children. Presentation at the American Society for Public Administration Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Elgin, D. & Walters, R. (2016, November). Utilizing Predictive Analytics to Improve Child Welfare Policy and Practice through Improved Targeting of Resources and Interventions for Children at-risk for Placement Instability. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Cheri Fancsali - Managing Director & Principal Research Scientist
Fancsali, C. (2015, June). Goal of the Girls’ Math Identity Networked Improvement Community (NIC). Presentation at the Furthering Girls’ Math Identity Convening, Washington, DC.
Fancsali, C. (2015, April). A Randomized Control Trial of Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education: Student Impact Findings. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Fancsali, C. (2014, December). Professional Development to Support New Standards: Findings from A Randomized Control Trial of Reading Apprenticeship. Presentation at the California Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Fancsali, C. (2013, October). Evaluations of Student Agency Practices - A Review of the Raikes Foundation Middle Shift Learning Network Practices. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Fancsali, C. (2013, December). Addressing the Challenge of Complexity In Literacy Instruction, Professional Development, and Evaluation While Working At Scale? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Reading Apprenticeship. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.
Fancsali, C. (2014, April). A Randomized Control Trial of Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education (RAISE). Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Stacy Farr - Research Associate
Farr, S., Ellis, J., Roberts, M. & Cary, A. (2017, November). Needs Assessment and Development of Undergraduate Bachelors of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Degree Program. Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Farr, S. (2014, June). Intersections Between Federally-Sponsored QI Initiatives: Implications for HAI Improvement. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Farr, S. (2014, June). The Qualified Entity Certification Program: A Change Agent for Healthcare. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Farr, S. (2015, June). Healthcare-Associated Infection Rates in Ambulatory Surgical Centers. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Ms. Talia Fish - Senior Research Analyst
Fish, T., Van Dyke, K., Shirley, B., Nakahata, P. & Shefrin, A. (2018, February). Lessons Learned from Engaging Navigators and Consumer Assisters in Developing an Out-of-Pocket-Cost Transparency Tool. Poster at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Mr. Bryan Gale - Senior Research Analyst
Gale, B. & Gibbons, B. (2017, November). Impact of living in a food desert on diet-related disease in the U.S. Poster at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Bruno Gasperini - Research Associate
Gasperini, B., Corea, C., Nanda, N. & Middleton, A. (2017, November). Self-Employment Training Programs in the Aftermath of the Great Recession: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Florida. Presentation at the Southern Economic Association, Tampa, FL.
Gasperini, B. (2017, November). Evaluating the Influence of Livelihood Services of Child and Forced Labor: A Mixed Methods, Multi-Site Approach. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Gasperini, B. (2016, November). Local Labor Demand Shocks and the Education Gradient at Birth. Presentation at the Southern Economic Association (SEA), Washington, DC.
Dr. Steven B. Garasky - Vice President, Human Services
Garasky, S., Thomas, D. & Levin, M. (2015, April). Brown Bag Lunch Seminar. Presentation for the Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC.
Garasky, S. (2012, November). Nonresident father’s involvement and welfare policies: Impacts on childhood hunger. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Nanda, N., Garasky, S., Nepomnyaschy, L. & Miller, D. (2013). Understanding the role of family mechanisms in non-resident father families on child food insecurity.
Nepomnyaschy, L., Miller, D. P. & Garasky, S. (2014). Nonresident father involvement and child food insecurity. Paper presentation at the Society for Social for Work and Research Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Ms. Christine Gill - Senior Research Associate
Gill, C., Triebwasser, C., Perlman, E., Xu, L., Kiptanui, Z., Johnson, K., Cooke, C., & Harris, I. (2018, May). Capturing Enhanced MTM Services through Development of Encounter Data and Quality Indicator Measures. Poster presented at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Gill, C. (2017, May). Environmental Scan of Medication Therapy Management Monitoring Measures. Presentation at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Paul Gorrell - Vice President, Health
Gorrell, P. (2015, April). Health Care Data Transparency—Will it Work? Presentation at the SAS Global Forum, Dallas, TX.
Gorrell, P. (2015). Privacy, Transparency, and Quality Improvement in the Era of Big Data and Health Care Reform. Presentation at the SAS Global Form, Dallas, TX.
Dr. Michaela Gulemetova - Senior Research Associate
Gulemetova, M., Dessein, L. & Safarha, E. (2017, March). Program evaluation of cross-country comparison – ASER, a common reading tool. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gulemetova, M. (2017, November). Developing Survey Instruments to Collect Sensitive Data in Challenging Environments. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Gulemetova, M. & Safarha, E. (2016, March). Lisez-vous Français? Early Grade Reading in Francophone Africa: A multi-country comparison of assessment tools, data, and program design. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Gulemetova, M. (2016, October). RCT Evaluation in Ecuador of the Young Potential Development Program Providing Life Skills to at-Risk Youth. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gulemetova, M. (2016, October). The Game Has Changed: Adapting to Clients’ Requests for Rigorous Outcomes-Based Evaluation. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gulemetova, M. & DiFuccia, M. (2016, April). Noncognitive Skill Development in Higher Education: A Landscape Analysis. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Dessein, L. & Gulemetova, M. (2016, March). Hungry Minds: Evidence from a Multi-Sectorial School Feeding Program in Burkina Faso. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Gulemetova, M. (2014, April). Evaluation of Enseña por México. Webinar presentation at the Teach for All Public Sector Support Network Learning Trip, Puebla, Mexico.
Dr. Sonam Gupta - Senior Research Associate
Gupta, S. (2017, November). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Impact Evaluation of the @LIKE Program. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Gupta, S. (2017, November). Evaluating Child Labor Interventions in Southeast Asia - Challenges in Rural India. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Moore, J. & Simonetta, J. (2017, March). An Evaluation Toolkit for the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Board Forum, Washington, DC.
Gupta, S. (2017, March). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Lessons Learned from @LIKE Program. Presentation at the Raising the Bar Conference, Ellicott City, MD.
Gupta, S. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, March). A Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Workforce Development Program for Disconnected Youth. Presentation at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference, Washington, DC.
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Darling, M., Castleman, B. & Lizik, M. (2016, November). Behavioral Science and Evaluation: Collaboration to Enhance Policymaking. Roundtable presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Gupta, S. (2016, October). RCT Evaluation of BBA’s BMG Program in India. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gupta, S. (2016, October). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Impact Evaluation of the @LIKE Program. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gupta, S. (2016, October). Adapting a Randomized Control Trial Design to Address Possible Spillover Effects in an Evaluation of a Child Labor Prevention Program in India. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Gupta, S. & Strumpf, L. (2016, May). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Lessons Learned from @LIKE Program. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Gupta, S., Asay, J., Strumpf, L., Sweeney, I. & Weiner, M. (2016, March). Innovative Approaches to Engaging and Recruiting Disconnected Young Adults. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum, Washington, DC.
Gupta, S. (2015, August). Reconnecting Disconnected Young Adults: Preliminary Findings from Linking Innovation, Knowledge, and Employment (@LIKE) Program. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Gupta, S. (2014, November). The Effects of Pre-Selection and Behavioral Nudges on Food Item Selection by Middle School Children. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Dr. Ilene Harris - Vice President & Chief Research Officer
Harris, I., Frank, G., Kiptanui, Z., Hansen, R., Mishuk, A., Qian, J. & Howard, J. (2017, May). The Association between Patient Sociodemographic Characteristics and Generic Drug Use- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Poster at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual Meeting, Boston.
Harris, I., Howard, J., Frank, G., Kiptanui, Z., Hansen, R. & Qian, J. (2017, July). Understanding Global Influencers of Generic Drug Use Among Older Adults. Poster at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress, San Francisco, CA.
Harris, I. (2017, May). Key Groups Influencing Generic Drug Use in the U.S. and the Nature and Extent of Their Influence. Poster presentation at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual International Meeting, Boston, MA.
Dr. Brandon Heck - Research Associate
Heck, B. (2017, June). Firm and Consumer Response to Quality Disclosure: Evidence from Hospital Grades. Poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Mr. Sol Horwitz - Managing Director
Horwitz, S. (2018, February). Execution - Modifications & Compliance. Presentation at the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Reverse Industry Training, Washington, DC.
Dr. Jennifer Howard - Research Associate
Howard, J. (2015, June). Implementing a Core Set of Indicators to Examine States’ Efforts in Achieving Person-Centered, Balanced Ltss Systems. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Ms. Shannon Howard - Research Associate
Howard, S. (2018, March). Adopting South-North dialogue in evaluation design: The performance evaluation of the education Priorité Qualité (EPQ) Project in Senegal. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (CIES), Mexico City, Mexico.
Howard, S. (2018, March). Incorporating local feedback before program implementation: A case study in Senegal. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (CIES), Mexico City, Mexico.
Howard, S. (2016, October). Adapting Evaluation Design to Project and Policy Changes: The Performance Evaluation of the Education Priorité Qualité (EPQ) Project in Senegal. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Frost Hubbard - Principal Research Associate
Dr. Minh Huynh - Vice President
Huynh, M., Heuser, A. & Zhou, Chunxiao. (2016, February). Introduction to Adaptive Designs. Presentation at the American Statistical Association (ASA) Conference on Statistical Practice (CSP), San Diego, CA.
Mr. Jacob Joseph-David
Joseph-David, J., Bollino-Doyle, C., Daley, K., Hubbard, F. & Russo, R. (2018, May). Are Mail Invitations Worth the Cost in a Sequential Web with Telephone Follow Up Study?. Poster presented at the 2018 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Ms. Zippora Kiptanui - Research Associate
Kiptanui, Z., Dowell, P., Ogbenna, B., Desai, K., Zenilman, D., Harris, I., Qian, J., & Hansen, R. (2018, May). Consistency of Drug Labels for Therapeutically Equivalent Medications. Poster presentation at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 23rd Annual International Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Qian, J., Hansen, R., Harris, I., Kiptanui, Z., Howard, J., & Surry, D. (2017, August). Effects of Increasing Generic Drug Use on Medicare Prescription Plan Star Ratings. Poster at the International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Montreal, Canada.
Kiptanui, Z., Ogbenna, B., Harris, I., Howard, J., Frank, G., Hansen, R. & Qian, J. (2017, November). A Systematic Review of Generic Drug Substitution in Special Populations. Poster at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Howard, J., Frank, G., Kiptanui, Z., Qian, J., Hansen, R. & Harris, I. (2017, November). Identifying and Understanding Who and What Influences Generic Drug Utilization in the US. Poster at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Kiptanui, Z., Ogbenna, B., Harris, I., Howard, J., Frank, G., Hansen, R. & Qian, J. (2017, November). Clinical Practice Patterns and Potential Barriers to Generic Drug Use in Special Populations. Poster at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Kiptanui, Z., Harris, I., Howard, J., Frank, G., Hansen, R. & Qian, J. (2017, November). Key Groups Influencing Generic Drug Use in the US: The Nature and Extent of Their Influence. Poster at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Amy Kracker Selzer - Research Associate
Selzer, A., Corea, C. & Armstrong, K. (2017, July). Developing Partnerships with Workforce Agencies – Focusing on Creative Strategies for Authentic Collaboration. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Selzer, A. (2017, November). Integrating Evidence Across Methods and Sites to Provide Actionable Recommendations. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Kracker Selzer, A. (2016, October). 100 Site Visits! Designing Tools and Processes to Manage Large-scale Qualitative Data Collection. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Maurice Kugler - Managing Director & Principal Research Scientist
Kugler, M. (2016, October). Impact Evaluation of the REACH-T Model Farm School Program in Rwanda. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kugler, M. (2016, January). Long-Term Direct and Spillover Effects of Job Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia. Presentation at the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Kugler, M., Kugler, A., Saavedra, J. & Prada, L. (2016). Long-term Direct and Spillover Effects of Job Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia. Presentation at the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, Washington, DC.
Kugler, M. (2014). Skill Formation for Youth to Navigate School to Work Transitions. Presentation at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT Post-Primary Education and Youth Conference, Paris, France.
Kugler, M. (2014). Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience. Presentation at the Consultation Conference for Human Development Report, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ms. Madeleine Levin - Senior Research Associate
Garasky, S., Thomas, D. & Levin, M. (2015, April). Brown Bag Lunch Seminar. Presentation for the Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC.
Dr. Stephanie Levin - Senior Research Associate
Levin, S. (2018, March). Refining a Model for Measuring Equity for Students with Disabilities. Poster at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Levin, S. (2017, April). Evaluating Classroom Lessons Within the Common Core Context: Testing Automated Alignment Using Machine Learning. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Levin, S. & Pyatigorsky, M. (2017, March). An Evaluation of Reading Apprenticeship: Writing Connections, a Hybrid Professional Development Model of Reading Apprenticeship. Poster presentation at the Association for Education Finance & Policy Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Levin, S., Abe, Y., Pyatigorsky, M. & Fancsali, C. (2016, March). Teachers’ Experiences of a Hybrid Professional Development Model of Reading Apprenticeship. Presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Ms. Laney Light - Research Associate
Light, L., Harris, K. & Hubbard, F. (2017, August). Balancing Bias, Precision, and Sample Size Recovered in Determining a Practical Missing Data Imputation Approach. Presentation at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Lisa Lin-Freeman - Senior Research Associate
Lin-Freeman, L. (2015, May). Is One More Reminder Worth It? If So, Pick Up the Phone: Findings from a Web Survey. Presentation at the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, Florida.
Dr. Kay Magill - Senior Research Associate
Barker, L. & Magill, K. (2017, October). New Directions in Solvency for Social Security Disability Programs: Where Will We Go from Here? Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Barker, L. & Magill, K. (2017, October). The Customer Experience in Employment Services. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. (2017, November). Understanding and Contextualizing Program Mechanisms. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Magill, K. (2017, November). Full Inclusion in Employment for People with Disabilities. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Magill, K. (2016, October). Using Survey Research to Measure the Accessibility of the Public Workforce System to Customers with Disabilities. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2015, May). Removing Roadblocks to an Accessible Workforce System. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Chamberlain, A. (2015, November). Getting it Right: A Rigorous Assessment of the Accessibility of the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2015, May). It Takes a Village: The Beacon Hill Village Model of Interdependent Living. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2014). Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships That Support In(ter)dependent Living. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference On Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. (2014). Sustainability as Systems Change: Evaluating Sustainable Impacts of the Disability Employment Initiative. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Dr. Jaime A. Meza-Cordero - Research Associate
Meza-Cordero, J. (2017, June). Evaluation of the Avancemos Program in Costa Rica. Presentation at the 92nd Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Meza-Cordero, J. (2017, November). Child Labor Evaluation in Central America: Collaborating with the Governments of Ecuador and Costa Rica. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Meza-Cordero, J. (2016, June). Learn to Play and Play to Learn: Evaluation of the One Laptop per Child Program in Costa Rica. Presentation at the United Nations University – World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Conference on Human Capital and Growth, Helsinki, Finland.
Meza-Cordero, J. (2016, October). RCT impact evaluation of the Working Children and Adolescents (Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Trabajadores) Program in Costa Rica. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Meza-Cordero, J. (2016, October). Evaluation of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program Avancemos. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Meza-Cordero, J. (June, 2015). The Effects of Childhood Health on Education and Economic Outcomes in Adulthood. Presentation at the Western Economic Association 90th Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Dr. Marios Michaelides - Senior Research Associate
Michaelides, M. (2012, November). Results from the impact evaluation of the reemployment and eligibility assessment initiative. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Zachary Miller - Research Associate
Miller, Z. (2015, May). Innovative Strategies to Serving Youth 22 to 24: Lessons Learned. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Development Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Miller, Z. & Saltz, R. (2014, June). How Are We Doing and Where Do We Go From Here: Practical Methods and Approaches to Evaluating Your ADR Program. Workshop presentation at the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Conference, Greenbelt, MD.
Dr. James Moore - Senior Vice President
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Moore, J. & Simonetta, J. (2017, March). An Evaluation Toolkit for the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Board Forum, Washington, DC.
Ms. Sarah Nadiv - Senior Research Associate
Nadiv, S. (2017, May). The Impact of Child Welfare Involvement on Kindergarten Readiness. Presentation at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Dr. Neha Nanda - Senior Research Associate
Nanda, N., Corea, C. & Gasperini, B. (2018, January). Startups for Unemployment? A Randomized Control Trial Study in Florida. Presentation at the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Nanda, N., Rorem, A., Rowen, D., Milli, J. & Pate, A. (2017, November). Women and STEM and Non-STEM Entrepreneurship: Barriers and the Role of Governmental Policy (Social Equity). Presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Nanda, N. (2017, August). Startups – An Economic Development Tool? A Randomized Control Trial Study in Florida. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Nanda, N. (2017, November). Startups for Unemployment? A Randomized Control Trial Study in Florida. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Nanda, N., Wandner, S., Chen, Y. & Patterson, L. (2016, November). Older Workers’ Labor Market Experiences Before, During and After the Great Recession. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Neha, N. (2016, October). Adapting a Quasi-Experimental Design to Absence of Individual-level Participant Data in an Evaluation of a Workforce Development Grant to the Ohio-Pennsylvania Interstate Region. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Nanda, N., McShane, J. & Pate, A. (2016, March). In the Weeds: Alignment Between Workforce, Education, and Economic Development. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum, Washington, DC.
Nanda, N. (2015, August). Women Veterans: What Explains their Employment and Earnings Gap? Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Nanda, N. (2014). A Demographic and Economic Profile of Women Veterans. Panel paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Dr. Alberto Ortega Hinojosa - Senior Research Associate
Ortega Hinojosa, A. (2015, June). Childhood Obesity and CA Public Schools' Neighborhood Environment: An Application of Machine Learning and GIS for Variable Selection and Analysis. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Mr. Luke Patterson - Research Analyst
Patterson, L. (2104, August). Impact of PRWORA and TANF on the Wellbeing of Low-Income Americans in the 21st Century. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Annual Conference, Providence, RI.
Ms. Sarah Pedersen - Research Associate
Pedersen, S. (2016, June). Factors Contributing to Successful Implementation of the Maryland Multi-Payer Patient Centered Medical Home Program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Pedersen, S. (2016, June). Partnerships of ADRCs – Findings from the National ADRC Study. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Pedersen, S., Korda, H., Woodcock, C., Erdem, E. & Jenkins, S. (2013, November). From participant to completer: Understanding completion rates among older adults in the chronic disease self-management program. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Pedersen, S., Korda, H., Woodcock, C., Erdem, E. & Jenkins, S. (2014, June). Building sustainable systems for the distribution and delivery of the chronic disease self-management program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Pedersen, S., Korda, H., Woodcock, C., Erdem, E. & Jenkins, S. (2013, November). Building sustainable systems for the distribution and delivery of the chronic disease self-management program. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Pedersen, S., Korda, H., Woodcock, C., Erdem, E., Kloc, M & Jenkins, S. (2013, November). Implementing the chronic disease self-management program for older adults: State delivery models and best practices. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Pedersen, S., Nichols, D., Gall, E., Bollino, C. & Marsteller, J. (2013, June). Transformation and Implementation Evaluation of the Maryland Multi-Payor Patient Centered Medical Home Program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Pedersen, S. (2014, June). Transformation and Implementation Evaluation of the Maryland Multi-Payer Patient Centered Medical Home Program (MMPP). Presentation at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Evan Perlman - Research Associate
Perlman, E., Martin, B., Gall, E. & Harris, I. (2017, August). Inaccurate Online Provider Directories Linked to Beneficiary Harm. Presentation at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media, Atlanta, GA.
Perlman, E., Xu, L. & Harris, I. (2018, February). The Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Model. Poster at the Academy Health National Health Policy Conference, Washington DC.
Ms. Donna Perlmutter - Managing Director
Perlmutter, D. (2017, May). More Effects a la “Mode.” Presentation at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Gall, E., Siegel, S., Berkowitz, J., Rose, J., Perlmutter, D. & Siegel, R. (2014, June). Comparing Apples to Oranges: Developing Metrics for Multi-Strategy Dissemination Projects. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Rose, J., Berkowitz, J., Rhoda, D., Woodruff, R., Payn, B., Siegel, S., Perlmutter, D. & Siegel, R. (2014, June). Promoting the Effective Health Care Program among Clinicians. Paper presentation at the Interest Group Meeting - Translation and Communications as part of AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Siegel, S., Pedersen, S., Gall, E., Bollino Doyle, C., Gale, B., Woodruff, R., Perlmutter, D. & Siegel, R. (2014, June). Are Patients Driving Demand for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)? Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Ms. Eileen Poe-Yamagata - Managing Director & Principal Research Associate
Poe- Yamagata, E. (2017, August). Examining the Accessibility of American Job Centers for People with Disabilities. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Poe-Yamagata, E., Barker, L. & Magill, K. (2017, November). Developing a Measure of Accessibility of the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Poe-Yamagata, E. (2017, March). Essential Practices for Serving Workforce Center Customers with Disabilities. Presentation at the Raising the Bar Conference, Ellicott City, MD.
Poe-Yamagata, E., Gupta, S. & Nanda, N. (2016, May). Why Evaluate the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Poe-Yamagata, E. (2007, November). The new federalism and the paradox of evaluating state grant programs. Paper presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Poe-Yamagata, E. & Morigeau, K. (2012, November). Implementation of the reemployment and eligibility assessment initiative in four states. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Ms. Jennifer Pooler - Senior Research Associate
Pooler, J. (2018, March). Cooking Matters for Adults Improves Food Resource Management Skills and Self-confidence Among Low-Income Participants. Webinar hosted by Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Pooler, J., Srinivasan, M., Zielinskie, G. & Seligman, H. (2018, April). Toward Better Integration of Health and Human Services: Linkages between Food Insecurity, SNAP and Health Care. Webinar hosted by IMPAQ International.
Srinivasan, M. & Pooler, J. (2017, July). SNAP Benefits Go Beyond Food Access: The Impact on Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence for Older Adults. Poster at the Society for Nutritional Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Pooler, J., & Hoffman, V. & Karva, F. (2017, July). Screening Older Adults for Food Insecurity During Check-Ups: What Do Health Professionals Think? Poster at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress, San Francisco, CA.
Pooler, J. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, July). The Impact of SNAP Benefits on Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Older Adults. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Pooler, J. A., Morgan, R. M. & Wong, K. (2016, November). Food Preparation Outcomes Associated with Participation in Cooking Matters for Adults. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO.
Pooler, J., Ashbrook, A. & Lewin-Zwerdling, A. (2017, March). Food Insecurity among Older Adults: Screening Best Practices and Community Intervention Strategies. Presentation at the Aging in America Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Pooler, J. A. (2015, November). Positive impact of a nutrition education program for low-income adults on food resource management skills and self-efficacy. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Mikhail Pyatigorsky - Senior Research Associate
Pyatigorsky, M. (2018, March). Improving Literacy Skills through Teacher Professional Development: Interim report on reading apprenticeship strategies. Presentation at the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Pyatigorsky, M. & Abe, Y. (2017, March). Implications of Alternative Covariate Selection Procedures for Impact Estimates: Lessons from a Random Assignment Study. Poster presentation at the Association for Education Finance & Policy Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Pyatigorsky, M., Abe, Y., & Fancsali, C.(2016, March). Developing Content-Area Academic Literacy: A Randomized Control Trial of the Reading Apprenticeship Improving Secondary Education (RAISE) Project. Presentation at the SREE Spring Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Nada Rayyes - Senior Research Associate
Rayyes, N. & Barker, L. (2018, April). Unique Schools, Common Measures: The Challenges of Evaluating Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
Rayyes, N. & Sanchez, R. (2015, April). Career Pathway Development: An Analysis of Implementation. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Chavez, L., Rowland, T., Rayyes, N. & Sanchez, R. (2014, October). Crossing Boundaries to Develop Effective Pathways. Paper presentation at the Strengthening Student Success Conference, Costa Mesa, CA.
Rayyes, N. (2014). Unexpected aspects of the sustainability in an evaluation of a community-based health program for older lesbian/bisexual women. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Toms Barker, L. & Rayyes, N. (2011). Evaluating Your 21st CCLC Program: Evaluation Planning You Can Use. Presentation at the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Summer Institute, National Harbor, Maryland.
Mr. Andrés Romualdo - Senior Research Analyst
Romualdo, R. (2017, April). Analysis of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Purchases by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participants. Poster at the Southern Sociological Society’s 80th Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC.
Bhupatkar, A. & Romualdo, A. P. (2016, April). Advancing teamwork through value stream mapping. Presentation at the 31st Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Ms. Elnaz Safarha - Senior Research Analyst
Nadiv, S. & Safarha, E. (2018, May). Them Belly Full: An Exploration of Prenatal Care, a Minimum Acceptable Diet, and School Performance in Mali. Poster presentation at the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) World Congress, Rome, Italy.
Safarha, E. (2018, March). Incorporating local feedback during implementation: A case study in Lao PDR. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (CIES), Mexico City, Mexico.
Gulemetova, M., Dessein, L. & Safarha, E. (2017, March). Program evaluation of cross-country comparison – ASER, a common reading tool. Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Raquel Sanchez - Research Associate
Barach, I. & Sanchez, R. (2018, April). Raising Student Voices: Suggestions for Improving Career Pathway Programs. Poster at the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Sanchez, R. (2016, October). Regional Collaboration toward Career Pathways: Industry Engagement by Community Colleges. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Sanchez, R. (2015, November). Career Pathway Development: An Analysis of Social Networks as a Strategy for Transformative Change in Community Colleges. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Sanchez, R. (2015, August). Arizona Sun Corridor Get Into the Energy Consortium. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research Annual Workshop, Atlanta, GA.
Rayyes, N. & Sanchez, R. (2015, April). Career Pathway Development: An Analysis of Implementation. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Ms. Mousumi Sarkar - Research Associate
Sarkar, M. (2016, July). Cross-cultural Instrument Development and Testing. Presentation at the Second International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC 2016), Chicago, IL.
Dr. Alisú Schoua-Glusberg - Principal Research Associate
Shoua-Glusberg, A. (2018, March). Training Cognitive Testing Interviewers in Different Settings and Languages. Presentation at the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research and Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Schoua-Glusberg, A., Gulemetova, M., Cordero, J., Gupta, S. & Mukharya, P. (2017, November). Cognitive Testing in Challenging Environments. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Schoua-Glusberg, A. (2016, July). Implementing the TRAPD Model: Team/committee Approaches in Practice. Presentation at the Second International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC 2016), Chicago, IL.
Dr. John Scoggins - Director of Analytics
Scoggins, J. (2015, June). Cost and Health Effects of Healthy Incentives, King County Washington’s Award-Winning Workplace Wellness Program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Mr. Benjamin Shirley - Analyst
Shirley, B., Van Dyke, K., Chan, V., Abdurazak, T., Fish, T. & Nakahata, P. (2018, February). The Effect of AV Changes and Market Uncertainties on OOPC Trends in New York State. Poster at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Mr. Michael Siers - Senior Research Analyst
Siers, M. (2015, June). Descriptive Evaluation of Healthy Howard’s Community Care Team, a Care Transition Program. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Mr. Jonathan Simonetta - Chief Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Chamberlain, A., Gupta, S., Moore, J. & Simonetta, J. (2017, March). An Evaluation Toolkit for the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association of Workforce Board Forum, Washington, DC.
Dr. Mithuna Srinivasan - Research Associate
Srinivasan, M., Pooler, J., Zielinskie, G. & Seligman, H. (2018, April). Toward Better Integration of Health and Human Services: Linkages between Food Insecurity, SNAP and Health Care. Webinar hosted by IMPAQ International.
Srinivasan, M & Pooler, J. (2017, November). SNAP and its Consequences for Cost-Related Medication Non-adherence among Older Adults with Chronic Conditions. Presentation at the Southern Economic Association, Tampa, FL.
Srinivasan, M. & Pooler, J. (2017, July). SNAP Benefits Go Beyond Food Access: The Impact on Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence for Older Adults. Poster at the Society for Nutritional Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Pooler, J. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, July). The Impact of SNAP Benefits on Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Older Adults. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Srinivasan, M. & Gupta, S. (2017, July). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Impact Evaluation of the @LIKE Program. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gupta, M. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, July). Serving Disconnected Young Adults: Impact Evaluation of the @LIKE Program. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gupta, M. & Srinivasan, M. (2017. July). Gold-Standard Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Training Provided within the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.
Pooler, J. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, November). SNAP Participation and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence among Older Adults with Chronic Conditions. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Srinivasan, M. & Pooler, J. (2017, November). SNAP Benefits Go Beyond Food Access: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of SNAP and Medication Nonadherence for Older Adults. Presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Gupta, S. & Srinivasan, M. (2017, March). A Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Workforce Development Program for Disconnected Youth. Presentation at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference, Washington, DC.
Ms. Brittany Sumnicht - Senior Research Analyst
Sumnicht, B. (2016, June). Longitudinal Trends in Private Health Insurance Plans: Nationally and by State. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Dr. Muyiwa Tegbe - Research Associate
Meza-Cordero, J. (June, 2015). The Effects of Childhood Health on Education and Economic Outcomes in Adulthood. Presentation at the Western Economic Association 90th Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Mr. David Thomas - Principal Research Associate
Garasky, S., Thomas, D. & Levin, M. (2015, April). Brown Bag Lunch Seminar. Presentation for the Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC.
Ms. Linda Toms Barker - Principal Research Associate
Barker, L. & Magill, K. (2017, October). New Directions in Solvency for Social Security Disability Programs: Where Will We Go from Here? Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Barker, L. & Magill, K. (2017, October). The Customer Experience in Employment Services. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Barker, L. (2017, October). Social and Emotional Learning: Evaluation Capacity-Building in Hawaii. Presentation at the Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Toms Barker, L. (2016, October). Listening to the Customers’ Voices: Findings of Participant Focus Groups on the Accessibility of the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Toms Barker, L. (2016, October). Rigorous Evaluation of a Culturally Responsive Teen Pregnancy and STI Prevention Program for Hawaii Middle-Schoolers. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2016, April). Increasing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Section 503: Affirmative Strategies that Work. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2016, April). Promising Practices and Innovations in the Public Workforce System. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2016, April). Toward an Accessible and Inclusive Public Workforce System. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2015, May). Removing Roadblocks to an Accessible Workforce System. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Toms Barker, L. (2015, November). Conducting a Culturally-Sensitive Rigorous Evaluation of a Culturally-Responsive Intervention: Preliminary Findings, Lessons Learned, and Challenges from an RCT of a TPP/STI Program in Hawai’I. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Toms Barker, L., Magill, K. & Chamberlain, A. (2015, November). Disclosing Disability to Access Opportunities through the Workforce Development System. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Miami, FL.
Toms Barker, L. (2015, September). Rigorous Evaluation of a Culturally-Responsive Teen Pregnancy and STI Prevention Program for Hawai‘i Middle Schoolers. Presentation at the Hawai‘i-Pacific Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Magill, K. & Toms Barker, L. (2015, May). It Takes a Village: The Beacon Hill Village Model of Interdependent Living. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Toms Baker, L. & Magill, K. (2014). Career Pathways: Transition from School to Work and Lifelong Learning. Presentation at the Pacific Rim International Conference On Disability and Diversity, Honolulu, HI.
Toms Barker, L. (2014, October). Sustainability as Institutionalization: Strategies for Adoption of Pono Choices Middle School Curriculum. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Toms Barker, L. & Rayyes, N. (2014, October). Evaluating "Doing it for Ourselves": A Community-Based Health Program for Older Lesbian/Bisexual Women. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Dr. Riha Vaidya - Research Associate
Vaidya, R. (2016, June). Do Price-based Policies Influence Health Behaviors and Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases? Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Mr. Kevin Van Dyke - Principal Research Associate
Van Dyke, K. (2018, February). Lessons Learned: Working with Navigators to Create a Consumer Friendly out of Pocket Cost Tool. Presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Van Dyke, K. (2018, February). Facilitating Informed Consumer Health Plan Choices. Presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Shirley, B., Van Dyke, K., Chan, V., Abdurazak, T., Nakahata, P. & Fish, T. (2018, February). The Effect of AV Changes and Market Uncertainties on OOPC Trends in New York State. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Fish, T., Van Dyke, K., Shirley, B. Nakahata, P. & Shefrin, A. (2018, February). Lessons Learned from Engaging Navigators and Consumer Assisters in Developing an Out-of-Pocket-Cost Transparency Tool. Poster presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Van Dyke, K. (2018, February). Lessons Learned: Working with Navigators to Create a Consumer Friendly out of Pocket Cost Tool. Presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Van Dyke, K., Nakahata, P. & Benjamin, E. (2018, February). Facilitating Informed Consumer Health Plan Choices. Roundtable presentation at the AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Dr. Rekha Varghese - Senior Research Associate
Varghese, R., Borelli, S., Doyle, C., Hoffman, V., Emery, D. Talbert, K. & Butler, T. (2017, November). Evaluation of Journey to Better Health Program. Poster at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Varghese, R. (2016, June). Participant Experience with Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) – Findings from the National ADRC Study. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Varghese, R. & Clark-Shirley, L. (2015, November). Partnerships of ADRCs: Findings from the National ADRC Study. Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Varghese, R. (2015, November). Descriptive Evaluation of Healthy Howard’s Community Care Team: A Care Transition Program. Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Ms. Justine Wagner - Research Associate
Warth, M. & Wagner, J. (2015, November). Completing the Quality Puzzle: The Impact of Medicare FFS Data on Provider Performance Results in Oregon and Central New Mexico. Presentation at the APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL.
Wagner, J. (2015, June). Impact of Medicare FFS Data on Provider Performance in Oregon and Central New Mexico. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Turbyville, S., DeMar, S., Peters, B. & Wagner, J. (2014, June). The Qualified Entity Certification Program: A Change Agent for Healthcare. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Ying Wang - Senior Research Associate
Wang, Y. (2009). Part D plan ratings: mixed methods to evaluate part D organization's performance and promote quality improvement. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Wang, Y., Dodkowitz, A., Fuda, K. & Shoemaker, S. (2011). Stakeholder Engagement Practices Learned from International Comparative Effectiveness Research Agencies. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Urdapilleta, O., Wang, Y., Varghese, R., Kim, G., Busam, S. & Palmisano, C. (2011, April). Are Home- and Community-Based Services Effective in Maintaining or Improving Children’s Behavioral and Functional Health? Arlington, VA.
Urdapilleta, O., Wang, Y., Varghese, R., Kim, G., Busam, S. & Palmisano, C. (2011, June). Institution or Community: Can Home and Community Based Services Help Maintain or Improve Children’s Mental and Functional Health? Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Ms. Melinda Warth - Research Analyst
Warth, M. & Wagner, J. (2015, November). Completing the Quality Puzzle: The Impact of Medicare FFS Data on Provider Performance Results in Oregon and Central New Mexico. Presentation at the APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Daniel Weinberg - Managing Director and Principal Research Associate
Weinberg, D., Rupp, A. & Gorrell, P. (2016, November). State Health Practice Database for Research. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Weinberg, D. & Cataife, G. (2016, June). A Unified Approach to Implementation and Evaluation of CMS’s Innovative Shared Savings Initiatives. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Weinberg, D. (2016, June). State Health Practice Database for Research. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Weinberg, D., Gavin, N., Haber, S., Andrews, L. & Karikari-Martin, P. (2012, June). Development of the Environmental Scanning and Program Characteristics Database. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Weinberg, D., Kahn, K., Baker, D., Mendel, P. & Battles, J. (2012, June). Development of a Baseline for Healthcare-Associated Infections in the United States. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Fout, B., Weinberg, D. & Bill, N. (2013, June). Impact of an Innovative HRA-based Wellness & Prevention Demonstration on HRA Outcomes, Medicare Utilization and Costs. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Fout, B., Weinberg, D. & Bill, N. (2013, June). Recruitment Strategies and Participation in the Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Fout, B., Weinberg, D. & Bill, N. (2013, June). Analyzing the Implementation of the Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Cataife, G., Weinberg, D. & Gavin, N. (2013, June). Use of Antipsychotic Medication among Medicaid Children in Eight States. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Farr, S., Gall, E., Weinberg, D.A., Battles, J.B., Chen, P., Mendel, P. & Kahn, K.L. (2014, June). Data System Inventories for Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance and Adoption of Patient Safety Practices in Multiple Care Settings. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Fout, B., Weinberg, D. & Bill, N. (2014, June). The Impact of Medicare's Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration on Health Risk Behaviors and Self-Rated Health Status. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Phyllis Weinstock - Senior Research Associate
Abe, Y. & Weinstock, P. (2015, April). Exploring How Methodological Decisions Affect the Variability of Schools Identified as Beating the Odds. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Weinstock, P. (2011, December). Teaching America's Past: Evaluating the Teaching American History Program. Presentation at the National Council for Social Sciences Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Hanson, T., Sanchez, R. & Weinstock, P. (2012). Implementing Randomized Controlled Trials in Local Education Settings: Design, Methods, Findings, and Practical Research Realities. Panel presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Weinstock, P. (2012, April). Evaluation of the Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC): An On-Site Training of Caregivers. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Austin, Texas.
Dr. Lanlan Xu - Senior Research Associate
Xu, L. (2018, May). The Legal Gain: The Impact of the 1986 Amnesty Program on Immigrants’ Access to and Use of Health Care. Presentation at the China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS) Biennial Conference, New Haven, CT.
Xu, L., Harris, I., Kiptanui, Z. & Gill, C. (2017, November). Measurement of Healthcare Disparities- A Difference-in-difference-in-differences (DIDID) approach to Evaluate the Maryland Multi-Payor Patient Centered Medical Home Program.
Xu, L. (2015, December). The Impact of the US Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration on Health Risk Behaviors and Self-Rated Health Status. Presentation at the U.S.-Suzhou 2015 Conference: XJTLU Research Symposium on Healthy Ageing & Society, Suzhou, China.
Xu, L. (2015, June). The Legal Gain: The Impact of the 1986 Amnesty Program on Immigrants’ Access to and Use of Health Care. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Ms. Anna Yego - Senior Research Analyst
Yego, A. (2015, September). Transforming the Supplemental Food Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Through Business Process Reengineering Applying Lean Six Sigma Tools and Methods to Improve Service Delivery in Human Services. Presentation at the Institute for Industrial Engineers’ Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Ms. Marni Yoffe
Harris, I., Howard, J., Kiptanui, Z., Dong, J., Heck, B. & Yoffe, M. (2017, June). Variations in Use of Generic Drugs by Patient Characteristics in the United States: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2013. Poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Yoffe, M., Perlmutter, D., & Lochocki, L. (2017, June). AGS Guiding Principles for the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity: Process Evaluation of a Mobile Health App. Poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Dr. Daniela Zapata - Senior Research Associate
Zapata, D., Courtemanche, C., Marton, J., Ukert, B. & Yelowitz, A. (2016, November). Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States. Presentation at the APPAM Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Courtemanche, C. & Zapata, D. (2014). Universal Health Insurance and Mortality: Evidence from Massachusetts. Presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dr. Ye Zhang - Principal Research Associate
Zhang, Y., Xu, L., Srinivasan, M. & Poe-Yamagata, E. (2017, November). Internal Treatment Effect Heterogeneity and External Validity of Social Experiment: Evidence from Project GATE. Presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Zhang, Y. & Vukotic, N. (2017, November). Evaluating the Impact of Inter-Ethnic Reconciliation Programs in Post-Conflict Countries: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Zhang, Y. (2017, November). Practical Issues in Field Experiments. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Zhang, Y. (2017, November). Practical Issues in Field Experiments. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Zhang, Y. (2016, October). Impact Evaluation of the Child Labor Elimination Actions for Real Change II (CLEAR II) Project in Malawi. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Zhang, Y. (2016, October). Inverse Probability Weighting and Endogenous Subgroup Analysis in Social Experiment: Evidence from Simulation and Project Gate. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Zhang, Y., Bukvic Jusic, E. & Brkic, E. (2016, October). New Tools for Evaluating Judicial Performance: Justice Effectiveness Index. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Zhang, Y. (2015, November). Incorporating Administrative Data in Low-Cost Impact Evaluations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Zhang, Y. (2015, March). Impacts of Formalizing Customary Land Rights in Burkina Faso: Preliminary Findings from the Rural Land Governance Project. Presentation at the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington, DC.
Dr. Chris Li Zhang - Principal Research Associate
Zhang, C. (2017, November). The Effect of Casinos on the Non-gambling Economy: Evidence from Nationwide Household Spending Data. Presentation at the Southern Economic Association, Tampa, FL