2006 Conference and Meeting Presentations
Workforce3 One—Webcast—December 13, 2006
Gretchen Kirby, Sheena McConnell, Karen Needels, and Linda Rosenberg: "Individual Training Account and Personal Reemployment Account Lessons for Career Advancement Account Grantees"
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness—Lansdowne, VA—December 10-12, 2006
Mark Dynarski, Discussant: Strategies for Studying Educational Effectiveness
Symposium of the Population, Work, and Family Policy Research Collaboration—Québec, Canada—December 7-8, 2006
Sheena McConnell: "Managing Choice: Findings from the Individual Training Account Experiment"
Florida Head Start Association Research Conference—Pinellas Park, FL—December 5-7, 2006
John Love: "Beyond Early Head Start: How Outcomes for Children and Families at Prekindergarten Are Influenced by EHS and What Comes After"
Kids Count in Indiana Conference—Indianapolis, IN—December 5-6, 2006
Jerry West: "Kindergarten in the U.S."
ACF Child Care Bureau Roundtable—Washington, DC—December 4-6, 2006
Kim Boller, Moderator: Research Perspectives on the Measurement of Quality
Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Seminar—Washington, DC—November 28-29, 2006
Daniel Kasprzyk, Discussant: Longitudinal Survey Designs: Current Best Practices and Continuing Challenges
Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings—Charleston, SC—November 18-21, 2006
Mark Dynarski: "Economic Considerations in Choosing a Research Design"
Governor's Arizona Health Coverage Policy Summit: Building Affordable Healthcare Options for Small Business—Phoenix, AZ—November 17-18, 2006
Deborah Chollet: "Health Coverage Tools: Defined and Demystified" and "Healthcare Coverage Tools and Strategies" University of Michigan National Poverty Center—Washington, DC—November 16-17, 2006
Quinn Moore, Anu Rangarajan, and Peter Schochet: "Food Assistance Programs and the Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Poverty Exits"
State Medicaid Buy-In Programs Annual CMS Conference—Chicago, IL—November 9-10, 2006
Robert Weathers, Workshop Leader: Employer Research: Attitudes and Perspectives
Gilbert Gimm, Workshop Leader: Estimating Enrollment and Costs
Henry Ireys, Workshop Leader: Constructing a Research Design
Su Liu, Workshop Leader: Developing Table Shells for SSA Data
Kennedy School of Government and Center for Health Care Strategies—Online Chat—November 6, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Challenges and Opportunities in Caring for Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles: The Role of Special Needs Plans"
American Public Health Association—Boston, MA—November 4-8, 2006
Interdisciplinary Training Program in the Education Sciences at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, WI—November 3, 2006
Mark Dynarski: "Designing the National Study of Education Technology"
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management—Madison, WI—November 2-4, 2006
Financial Research Associates—Medicare Special Needs Plans: Year Two—Alexandria, VA—October 18-19, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Lessons Learned from Experiences as First-Year SNPs" and "The Evolving State Medicaid Agencies"
Third Annual National Medicare Congress—Washington, DC—October 15-17, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Dual Eligible Populations and Special Needs Plans: Current and Future Strategies"
Policy Research Institute for the Region at Princeton University: TANF at Ten: A Retrospective on Welfare Reform—Princeton, NJ—October 6, 2006
Robert Wood: "An Examination of the First Ten Years Under TANF in Three States: The Experiences of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania" Paper; Webcast; Agenda
StatsRRTC State-of-the-Science Conference—Arlington, VA—October 5-6, 2006
David Wittenburg: "Trends in the Employment of Working-Age People with Disabilities: 1980-2004"
Robert Weathers: "Trends in the Income of Working-Age People with Disabilities: 1980-2004"
Janice Ballou, Moderator: Improvement of Survey Data Collection Methods
Anne Ciemnecki: "Comparison of Two Methods for Proxy Respondent Decision"
Henry Ireys and Su Liu: "Using Linked Data to Track Participation in the Medicaid Buy-In Program"
Craig Thornton, Discussant: Harnessing Administrative Data: Examples and Potential
University of Maryland Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture—College Park, MD—October 4, 2006
Louisa Tarullo: "Taking the Measure of Early Childhood Programs: Policy and Programmatic Perspectives"
National Science Foundation Evaluation on Capacity Building—Minneapolis, MN—October 2, 2006
John Love: "Evaluation Capacity Building Through Collaboration: The Example of the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project"
Connecticut Health Foundation Public Policy Committee Meeting—New Britain, CT—September 27, 2006
Ann Bagchi: "Estimates for the Cost of Interpretation Services for Connecticut Medicaid Recipients"
Hospital Quality Alliance—Washington, DC—September 26, 2006
Marsha Gold: "Framework for Future Measures"
National Institute of Mental Health Biennial Research Conference on the Economics of Mental Health: Pharmacoeconomics—Bethesda, MD—September 25-26, 2006
Benjamin Cook: "Time in the U.S. and 12-Month Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican Americans"
NorthEast SAS Users Group Conference—Philadelphia, PA—September 17-20, 2006
Vatsala Karwe, Patricia Seunarine, and Carol Razafindrakoto: "Let's Sudoku with SAS!"
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Roundtable—Kansas City, MO—September 14-15, 2006
Steven Glazerman, Discussant: Teacher Pensions: Planning for Tomorrow
Research Roundtable for the Child Care Bureau—Washington, DC—September 14-15, 2006
Christine Ross, Discussant: Developing Measures of Child Care as a Support to Employment and Self-Sufficiency
CDC National Health Promotion Conference—Atlanta, GA—September 12-14, 2006
Heather Zaveri: "Implementing Lifestyle Interventions in Selected WISEWOMAN Programs: Adaptable Strategies for Public Health Programs"
Invitational SAMHSA/CMS Conference—Arlington, VA—September 11, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Medicaid and Mental Health Agencies: Organization, Relationships, Funding, and Data"
Ryan White Care Act Training and Technical Assistance Grantee Meeting—Washington, DC—August 28-31, 2006
Boyd Gilman: "Title III Evaluation Studies: Planning and Capacity Building Grants and Unit Costs"
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics—Jackson Hole, WY—August 21-23, 2006 International AIDS Conference—Toronto, Canada—August 13-20, 2006
Boyd Gilman: "Determinants of Per Capita Cost Variation Among HIV Early Intervention Service Providers: Results from a Hybrid Cost Model"
American Psychological Association Annual Convention—New Orleans, LA—August 10-13, 2006
Lyscha Marcynyszyn: "Contributions of Self-Regulation to Early Reading Achievement Among Head Start Graduates"
Joint Statistical Meetings—Seattle, WA—August 6-10, 2006
Institute of Education Sciences Regional Educational Labs—Washington, DC—July 19, 2006
David Myers: "Closing the Reading Gap: Interim Findings"
Interagency Subcommittee on Disability Statistics Conference—Washington, DC—July 12-13, 2006
David Wittenburg: "What the Loss of the Survey of Income and Program Participation Means for Disability Research"
Janice Ballou and Jason Markesich: "Toward a Research Agenda for Best Practices"
Workforce Innovations—Anaheim, CA—July 11-13, 2006
Gretchen Kirby: "Implementing Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs): Early Experiences of the Seven Demonstration States"
Sheena McConnell: "Managing Customers' Training Choices: Findings from the ITA Experiment" and "Growing America Through Entrepreneurship: Project GATE"
Western Economics Association Annual Conference—San Diego, CA—June 29-July 3, 2006
Susanne James-Burdumy: "After School Program Effects on Behavior: Results from the National Evaluation of the 21st Century Program"
ACF Head Start National Research Conference—Washington, DC—June 26-28, 2006
GSS Methodology Conference—London, England—June 26, 2006
Allen Schirm: "Choosing the Right Formula" and "Interactions Between Survey Estimates and Federal Funding Formulas"
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting—Seattle, WA—June 25-27, 2006
North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society—Minneapolis, MN—June 24, 2006
Arif Mamun: "The White Picket Fence Dream: Effects of Assets on the Choice of Family Union"
Annual Medicaid Managed Care Congress—Baltimore, MD—June 19-21, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Establishing and Managing a Successful Special Needs Program"
Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference—Washington, DC—June 15-16, 2006
David Myers: "Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Random Assignment Experiments"
Mark Dynarski: "The What Works Clearinghouse Review of Dropout Prevention Programs"
Peter Schochet: "Regression Discontinuity Design Case Study: National Evaluation of Early Reading First"
Annual Meeting of the Better Jobs, Better Care Program—Boston, MA—June 8, 2006
Beth Stevens: "Sustainability: From Survival to Preservation"
National Medicaid Congress—Washington, DC—June 6, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Medicaid Managed Care: Opportunities and Implications of State Expansions for Special Needs Plans"
ACF Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference—Arlington, VA—June 5-7, 2006
National Research Council Workshop: Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health—Washington, DC—May 30-31, 2006
Robert Whitaker, Discussant: Maternal Weight and Gestational Weight Gain as Direct Predictors and Moderators of Infant and Child Growth and Health
Alliance for Health Reform—Washington, DC—May 19, 2006
Marsha Gold: "Medicare Advantage: Early Views and Trend Spotting: What We Know from Analyzing Public Data Files"
American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference—Montréal, Canada—May 18-21, 2006
Birth-To-Three Institute—Baltimore, MD—May 16-19, 2006
Diane Paulsell: "Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot: How EHS Programs Are Reaching Out to Kith and Kin Caregivers"
World Congress Second Annual Leadership Summit on Medicare—Washington, DC—May 8, 2006
Marsha Gold, Panel Moderator: How Well Has Medicare Part D Been Marketed? Overcoming the Challenge to Communicate to 43 Million Americans
National Bureau of Economic Research—Cambridge, MA—April 28, 2006
Neil Seftor and Jill Constantine: "A Study of the Effect of the Talent Search Program on Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas"
Thursday's Child Public Policy Forum on Children, Families, and Communities—Washington, DC—April 13, 2006
Diane Paulsell, Panelist: Early Child Development and Home Visitation: Bringing Lessons into the Living Room Click here for audio recording.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting—San Francisco, CA—April 7-11, 2006
Population Association of America Annual Meeting—Los Angeles, CA—March 30-April 1, 2006
Melissa Clark, Discussant: Applied Demography as a Tool for Policy Design and Program Implementation
Barbara Devaney: "Building Strong Families: Using Research to Develop Programs"
Allison Hedley: "More for the Money? Differences in the Prevalence of Adult Obesity by Income Level—United States, 1999-2002"
Ann Bagchi: "Ethnicity, Acculturation, and Self-Assessed Health Among Retirement-Aged and Older Adults" and "Doubly Disadvantaged: A Documentation of How Limited English Proficiency and Citizenship Status Compound Health Disparities in California"
King's Fund/Commonwealth Fund Seminar—London, England—March 30-31, 2006
Randall Brown: "Evaluating the Impact of Disease Management Demonstration Programs"
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting—San Francisco, CA—March 23-26, 2006
Martha Bleeker: "Logging In, Logging Out: Gender Difference in Adolescents' Computer Activities and Interests in Technology Careers" and "Gender-Typed Career Choices: The Long-Term Effect of Parents' Expectations"
Susan Zief, Participant: From Questions to Answers: Skillful Applications of Mixed Methods of Research on Youth Policy
American Education Finance Association—Denver, CO—March 22-25, 2006
Steven Glazerman and Christina Tuttle: "'Board Certification' Revisited"
Steven Glazerman, Discussant: Evaluating Policies to Improve Teacher Hiring and Retention
Society for Adolescent Medicine—Boston, MA—March 22-25, 2006
Daniel Finkelstein: "Effects of Social Status and Stress on Adolescent Smoking" and "Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Stress: The Role of Psychological Resources"
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Annual Conference—Arlington, VA—March 4-8, 2006
Margo Rosenbach: "Making MCH Data Count: Assessment of the MCHB Performance Measures"
University of California Berkeley—Berkeley, CA—March 3, 2006
John Love: "The Impacts of Preschool Programs on Children's School Readiness: What Do We Know? What Don't We Know?"
University of California Los Angeles Methods Seminar—Los Angeles, CA—March 1, 2006
David Myers: "Randomized Control Trials in Education Research"
New York Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research—New York, NY—February 23, 2006
Janice Ballou: "Building a Career in Opinion and Market Research"
National Academy for State Health Policy—Washington, DC—February 22, 2006
Margo Rosenbach: "SCHIP State Accomplishments: Access and Quality"
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies—Washington, DC—February 21-25, 2006
Diane Paulsell: "The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start Programs Are Reaching Out to Kith and Kin Caregivers"
Food Assistance Research Conference: Recent Findings and Emerging Issues—Washington, DC—February 15, 2006
Robert Whitaker: "Evaluating WIC: Measurable Versus Meaningful Outcomes"
USDA, Food and Nutrition Service—Alexandria, VA—February 14, 2006
Ronette Briefel: "Dietary Patterns of Hispanic Infants and Toddlers"
Mary Kay Fox: "Sources of Nutrients and Use/Effect of Supplements and Portion Size and Regulation of Energy"
AcademyHealth: Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care Seminar—Washington, DC—February 8, 2006
Randall Brown: "Consumer-Directed Care and Its Implications for State and Federal LTC Policy" (Webcast)
AcademyHealth: National Health Policy Conference—Washington, DC—February 6-8, 2006
Marsha Gold, Instructor: "Minicourse: Program Evaluation for Non-Researchers"
Thomas Croghan, Moderator: Applications of Drug Safety Data
Voices for National Service Forum—Washington, DC—February 8, 2006
Steven Glazerman: "The Effects of Teach For America on Students: Findings from a National Evaluation"
National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force of The Pew Charitable Trusts—Washington, DC—February 2, 2006
John Love: "Uses of Data on Child Outcomes and Program Processes in State Early Childhood Accountability Systems: Assumptions, Challenges, and Consequences"
University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics and Health Policy Institute Forum—Pittsburgh, PA—January 27, 2006
Jim Verdier: "Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program Reform Options"
Early Head Start Briefing—Washington, DC—January 19, 2006
Diane Paulsell: "The Enhanced Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start Programs Are Reaching Out to Kith and Kin Caregivers"
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology Seminar—Philadelphia, PA—January 18, 2006
LaDonna Pavetti: "What If They All Can't Work?"
National Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Network Meeting—Alexandria, VA—January 17-20, 2006
Kim Boller: "Head Start National T/TA System Quality Assurance Study: Focus on System Implementation"
International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology—Miami, FL—January 11-15, 2006
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