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Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

"Evidenced Based Policy Making in the Post-Bush/Clinton Era"

Washington, DC—November 5-7, 2009

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Date/Time

Topic

Presenter/Author(s)


Thursday,
November 5
   
10:15 a.m. Workshop: Accessing the What Works Clearinghouse Jill Constantine and Scott Cody, Participants
  Session: Providing Employment Services to Low-Skilled Individuals LaDonna Pavetti, Discussant
  Session: State Variation in Welfare Policy  
  "Do Welfare Sanctions and Other Policies Promote Work?" Abstract Debbie Reed, Co-author
  Session: Understanding Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Laura Castner, Chair
  "State Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates Among Elderly Individuals" Abstract Karen Cunnyngham
12:00 p.m. Session: Government, Foundations, and Nonprofits: Opportunities and Challenges for Working Better Together  
  "Partnering with Purpose: Maximizing the Value of Philanthropic and Aid Efforts at Home and Abroad" Abstract | PDF of Slides Ann Person, Debra Strong, and Josh Furgeson
  Session: Immigration and Labor Force Participation Ann Bagchi, Chair and Debbie Reed, Discussant
  "Economic and Social Integration of Latino Immigrants in New Rural Destinations" Abstract Heather Koball, Jamila Henderson, and others
  Session: On the Outside Looking In: SSI as a Potential Safety Net for TANF Recipients and Homeless Individuals Living with a Disability  
  "Mental Health Conditions and Service Use Among Cash Assistance Recipients: A Comparison of TANF and SSI Recipients Enrolled in Fee-for-Service Medicaid Plans" Abstract LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle Derr, Jacqueline Kauff, and Allison Barrett
  "Evaluation of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative" Abstract Emily Sama Martin, Jacqueline Kauff, and Jonathan Brown
1:45 p.m. Session: The Effects of Teacher Certification and Teacher Induction Programs  
  "An Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification" Abstract Jill Constantine, Daniel Player, Tim Silva, Kristin Hallgren, and Mary Grider
  "Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results from the Second Year of a Randomized Controlled Study" Abstract Amy Johnson, Eric Isenberg, Julieta Lugo-Gil, Martha Bleeker, and Steven Glazerman
  Session: Working for Retirement Security  
  "Employment Support for the Transition to Retirement" Abstract David Stapleton
3:30 p.m. Session: The Flow from Work to SSDI and How to Slow It Down  
  "The Impact of Disability Onset on the Household Incomes of Older Workers" Abstract Jody Schimmel and David Stapleton
  "Who Enrolled in the Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment? Participant Characteristics in Four States Using Random Assignment" Abstract Gilbert Gimm and Henry Ireys
Friday,
November 6
   
9:30 a.m. Session: Energizing Neighborhoods Through Public Partnerships with Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Lessons Learned and New Opportunities Pamela Winston, Chair
  "The Role of FBCOs in Providing Employment Services to Ex-Offenders: First Findings from the Beneficiary Choice Demonstration" Abstract Jeanne Bellotti, Michelle Derr, and Nora Paxton
  Session: Reforms to Make Employment Work for Individuals with Disabilities Bonnie O'Day, Chair
11:15 a.m. Session: Strategies for Improving Employment Outcomes for Ex-Offenders: Findings from Ongoing Evaluations Michelle Derr, Chair
  Session: Studies of Methodological Issues in Education Randomized Control Trials (RCTs)  
  "Assessing Alternatives to Collecting Student-Level Prior Academic Achievement Measures in Education RCTs" Abstract John Deke, Lisa Dragoset, and others
  "Estimation and Identification of the Complier Average Causal Effect Parameter in Education RCTs" Abstract Peter Schochet and Hanley Chiang
  Roundtable: Rethinking Safety Net for Workers: Lessons from Hard Economic Times LaDonna Pavetti, Chair
Anu Rangarajan, Participant
1:00 p.m. Session: Evaluating WIA at State and Local Level Sheena McConnell, Discussant
  Session: Employment for Disability Insurance Beneficiaries in the U.S. and U.K.  
  "Analysis of Employment Among SSI and DI Beneficiaries: Estimating State-Level Employment Rates and the Relationship with the Local Economy" Abstract Arif Mamun and David Wittenburg
  "Cohort Trends in Employment and Use of Work Incentives for Participants in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program" Abstract Su Liu and David Stapleton
  Roundtable: Can Government-Sponsored Evaluations Be Independent? Charles Metcalf, Participant
  Session: TANF Programs and the Economic Crisis: How Well Is the Welfare System Working?  
  "Understanding the TANF Caseload: Looking Behind the Official Numbers" Abstract LaDonna Pavetti, Linda Rosenberg, and Michelle Derr
2:45 p.m. Symposium: Assessing the Validity of Regression Discontinuity (and Other Non-Experimental) Methods for Measuring Policy Impacts  
  "Replicating Experimental Impact Estimates Using a Regression Discontinuity Design" Abstract Alexandra Resch, Philip Gleason, and Jillian Berk
  Session: Current Issues in Health Reform: Where We Are and When We Are Going Catherine McLaughlin, Moderator
Saturday,
November 7
   
8:45 a.m. Session: Policy Research on Vocational Rehabilitation, Health Insurance and Civic Participation for People with Disabilities  
  "Closures Are the Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Variation in State Vocational Rehabilitation Program Exits After Service Receipt" Abstract Todd Honeycutt, David Stapleton, and Bruce Schechter
  "Participant Experiences from the First Six Months of Implementing the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration" Abstract David Wittenburg and Lisa Schwartz
  Session: Marriage, Maternity Leave, and Child Support  
  "Effects of Employment on Marriage: Evidence from a Randomized Study of the Job Corps Program" Abstract Arif Mamun and Robert Wood
10:30 a.m. Session: State Health Policy: Massachusetts and More Deborah Chollet, Discussant
  Session: Relationship Education: Can It Be Tool for Successful Re-Entry Programming?  
  "Preparing Oklahoma's Inmates for Reintegration Through Relationship Education" Abstract Robin Dion, Timothy Silman, Debra Strong, and Betsy Santos
  Session: Does Changing the SSDI Benefit Cliff Affect Beneficiary Earnings?  
  "How Common Is Parking Among SSDI Beneficiaries?" Abstract Jody Schimmel, David Stapleton, and others
  "SSI and DI Beneficiaries with Work Goals and Expectations" Abstract Gina Livermore and Allison Roche
  Session: A Decade of Data on Head Start: Implications for Policy and Program Performance Measurement  
  "Who Is Served by Head Start? A Ten-Year Perspective" Abstract Jerry West and Lara Hulsey
  "Head Start Children's Skills, Development, and Progress: Evidence from FACES 2006" Abstract Nikki Aikens and Sally Atkins-Burnett
  "Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Environments: Charting the Relationship of Head Start Teacher Credentials and Observed Classroom Quality" Abstract Christine Ross and Louisa Tarullo
12:00 p.m. Poster Session  
  "Assessing the Relationship Between Certification Status and School Meal Participation: Results from a Natural Experiment" Quinn Moore, Lara Hulsey, and Michael Ponza
1:15 p.m. Session: The Effect of School Meal Programs Barbara Devaney, Discussant
  "School Meals and the Diets of Children from Food Insecure Families" Abstract Elizabeth Potamites, Anne Gordon, and Ronette Briefel
  Session: Crime and Urban Environments: Urban Flight, Liquor Stores, and Home Foreclosures  
  "Do Liquor Stores Increase Crime and Urban Decay? Evidence from Los Angeles" Abstract Bing-ru Teh
  Session: Attracting More Qualified Teachers  
  "An Evaluation of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in Chicago: Year One Impact Report" Abstract Allison McKie, Steven Glazerman, and Nancy Carey
3:00 p.m. Session: Trends in Economic Well-Being  
  "Decomposing the Growing Disparity in Health Insurance Coverage Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites" Abstract Catherine McLaughlin, Co-author
  Session: The Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities  
  "Early Implementation Lessons from the Youth Transition Demonstration" Abstract Thomas Fraker, Bonnie O'Day, and others
  "Enrolling Youth with Disabilities into Program Services and Waivers: Lessons from the Youth Transition Demonstration" Abstract Thomas Fraker, Anu Rangarajan, Debbie Reed, and Ann Person
  Session: Improving Early Childhood Education Programs through Research: Children's Well-Being and Preschool Policy Design in Chicago and Los Angeles  
  "The Chicago Program Evaluation Project: Program Quality, Preschool Children's Development, and Implications for Programs" Abstract Christine Ross and Emily Moiduddin
  "Children's School Readiness Progress and Implications for Program Improvement in the Los Angeles Universal Preschool Program" Abstract John Love, Cheri Vogel, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Nikki Aikens, and Yange Xue
  Session: Commercialism and Advocacy in Nonprofits Pamela Winston, Discussant