Events and Conferences (2018)
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Sep 13, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Mathematica @ 50: At the Intersection of Data Science and Social Science
In 1968, Mathematica led the nation’s first major social research experiment, helping to spur a revolution in the application of social science to public policies and programs. For more than four decades, social scientists have revised and refined those methods, but the gold standard for research remained much the same.
Location: Portland, OR
Date: Aug 13, 2018 - Aug 16, 2018
Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference
Putting the Pieces Together to Build the Future
Brian Johnston, Speaker: T-MSIS Data Quality: Moving Forward
Cara Stepanczuk, Carol Irvin, and Julia Baller, Speakers: Innovative Data-Driven Approach to Identifying Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs and High Costs (BCNs)
Carol Irvin, Speaker: Medicaid and CHIP Data and Analytics
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Date: Jul 28, 2018 - Aug 02, 2018
Joint Statistical Meetings
Lead with Statistics
Several Mathematica experts presented at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings from July 28 to August 2 in Vancouver, Canada. View the agenda of Mathematica staff who presented.
Location: Online and Teleconference
Date: Jul 26, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
A Conversation on Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity: Whose Care Is It, Anyway?
Care coordination is an important approach to addressing the fragmented care that children with medical complexity often encounter. What are optimal care coordination services? How does care coordination intersect with care integration and case management? Best practices and how to implement a process that will achieve improved outcomes and value for children with special health care needs and their families were discussed.
On July 26, a lively discussion on the article Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity: Whose Care Is It, Anyway? took place. The lead author and experts in the field reviewed the article's key content and discussed why care coordination is vital to improving the system of care
Ann O'Malley was a guest speaker for this event.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 25, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018
NCES STATS-DC Data Conference
Visualizing the Future of Education through Data
Several Mathematica experts attended the U.S. Department of Education’s 2018 National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) STATS-DC Data Conference. This conference provided an opportunity for discussions of technical and policy issues related to the collection, maintenance, and use of education data for education researchers, policymakers, and data system managers from all levels of government.
Mathematica presenters included: Christine Ross and Tim Kautz on research-practice partnership between the REL Mid-Atlantic and the Maryland State Department of Education and Steven Glazerman and Ignacio Martinez on school lottery data.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: Jul 23, 2018 - Jul 26, 2018
getAwareLive
Todd Honeycutt: "Using Rapid Cycle Evaluations to Drive Better Program Decisions"
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: Jul 19, 2018 - Jul 20, 2018
APPAM International Conference
Public Policy for Sustainable Metropolitan Development
Steven Glazerman: "Beyond 'Treatment vs. Control': How Bayesian Design Makes Factorial Experiment Feasible in Education Research"
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Jul 13, 2018
Establishing the D.C. Education Advisory Board and the D.C. Education Research Collaborative
Steve Glazerman presented testimony to the DC Council's Committee of the Whole & Education Committee. Read the testimony.
The hearing started at 10 a.m. ET and was accessible on the Council's website.
Location: McKees Rocks, PA
Date: Jun 26, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Leadership Conference
Moving from Theory to Action
The Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Network (PLPGH) held their first annual summer conference in June 26 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
Brian Gill, speaker: Emerging Personalized Learning Research and Best Practices—"Does it Work?"
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 25, 2018 - Jun 27, 2018
Several Mathematica experts presented at the 2018 National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), organized by the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The conference takes place from Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27 in Washington, D.C. Notable sessions included:
- Kim Boller joined a plenary session on measuring the cost of quality in early childhood programs and served as a discussant during a session on early care and education dosage and differential child outcomes.
- Patricia Del Grosso and Jaime Thomas presented findings from the national Study of Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships.
- Lizabeth Malone and Sara Bernstein presented finding from the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey.
- Shannon Monahan participated in a session on measuring teachers' effectiveness in using child assessments to guide teaching and individualized instruction.
- Diane Paulsell presented on engaging home-based child care providers in quality improvement activities.
View the full agenda of presentations.
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Jun 24, 2018 - Jun 26, 2018
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Today's Research Driving Tomorrow's Outcomes
More than 20 of Mathematica’s health care experts presented at AcademyHealth’s 2018 Annual Research Meeting, which took place Sunday, June 24, to Tuesday, June 26, in Seattle, Washington. They joined more than 2,500 attendees at the Washington State Convention Center to discuss and share how evidence-based research is improving the health of individuals and communities.
In a series of paper and poster presentations and interest group meetings, Mathematica staff highlighted their research and expertise in a variety of health care policy areas including Medicaid, child and family health, health care cost management, and quality measurement.
View the full agenda of Mathematica staff presenting.
Location: Oxford, UK
Date: Jun 21, 2018 - Jun 22, 2018
Amanda Beatty and Thomas Coen, coauthors: “15 Years of Education in Indonesia: Rising Enrollment and Flat Learning Profiles”
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 20, 2018 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Finding and interpreting relevant evidence can be a frustrating experience for many policymakers.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 15, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Making the Grade: Workshop on Best Practices for Designing Online School Report Cards
Many states and districts publish school report cards, which parents, taxpayers, and other stakeholders depend on for information about school performance. Designing these reports requires many choices, however, and is often approached as more art than science.
This free workshop on research-based best practices for designing school report cards was sponsored by REL Mid-Atlantic. The workshop, which took place on June 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. ET in Washington, DC, reviewed:
- Content—data on academic performance, socio-emotional learning, school climate, curricular offerings, extracurricular offerings, student body description, faculty credentials, and commuting and transportation options.
- Design—the amount of information, language used to present it, use of colors, graphical representation of quantitative information, use of glossaries and explainers, location of content on the page, default sort order, and site functionality.
- Process—the methods state agencies use to gather community input for the initial rollout or improvement over time; how they gather ongoing user experience data over time for enhancements.
Presenters included:
- Steven Glazerman, Mathematica Policy Research
- Jacob Hartog, Mathematica Policy Research
- Jesse Chandler, Mathematica Policy Research
- David Moyer, Tembo
If you have questions, please contact RELmidatlantic@mathematica-mpr.com.
Location: Online
Date: Jun 13, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Nan Maxwell and Scott Richman, presenters: "Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work"
Location: Towson, MD
Date: Jun 06, 2018 - Jun 07, 2018
Maryland Connections Summit
The Maryland Connections Summit brought together education professionals from across Maryland to highlight the vital role data plays in education decision making. Participants heard from local, state, and national leaders on ways to bridge data, research, policy, and practice.
Brian Gill, presenter: "Data Driven, Not Data Drowning: A Conceptual Framework for Data-Driven Decision Making"
Steven Malick, presenter: "Peering Under the Hood of Data-Informed Decision-Making: A Problem of Practice Session to Realize the Promise of Administrative Data"
Mikia Manley, presenter: "Actionable Evidence: Using the Rapid-Cycle Evaluation Coach to Support Education Decision Making"
Location: Washington, DC
Date: May 30, 2018 - Jun 01, 2018
Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency
Several Mathematica experts presented at the 2018 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS), organized by the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Notable sessions included a panel discussion on coaching in employment programs moderated by Sheena McConnell and a plenary session on findings from the Parents and Children Together study, with a presentation from Mathematica’s Sarah Avellar.
View the full agenda of Mathematica staff who presented.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: May 21, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Experts in education research, practice, and policy shared information about improving literacy from Pre-K through grade 3, contributing to positive school climate, reducing the risk of dropping out, and using research and data to inform evidence-based decision making. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory co-sponsored the conference in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia.
Session: Using Research and Data to Inform Evidence-Based Decision Making
Annalisa Mastri, presenter: "Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI²): A New Approach to Using Evidence for Continuous Program Improvement"
Session: Reducing the Risk of Dropping Out
Diana McCallum, presenter: "Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Dropout in Secondary School"
Jessica Harding, presenter: "A Systematic Review of Programs to Improve Expectant and Parenting Teens' Academic Outcomes"
Location: Denver, CO
Date: May 20, 2018 - May 23, 2018
International Field Directors and Technologies Annual Conference
Ryan Callahan, presenter: "Getting the Team Ready: Training and Certifying Interviewers for a Survey of People with Disabilities"
Cleo Jacobs Johnson, presenter: "Participant Retention in Hard-to-Reach Populations: Strategies for Outreach"
Kathleen Feeney, presenter: "Introduction to RAPTER™: The Random Assignment, Participant Tracking, Enrollment, and Reporting System"
Location: Denver, CO
Date: May 16, 2018 - May 19, 2018
American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference
Taking Survey and Public Opinion Research to New Heights!
Survey experts from Mathematica attended the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Denver and presented findings on a range of survey and data collection topics. Survey associate Alex Saunders was honored with AAPOR’s 2018 Roper Fellow award.
View the agenda of Mathematica staff who presented.
Location: Denver, CO
Date: May 15, 2018 - May 17, 2018
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition Capacity Building Institute
Stephen Lipscomb, presenter: "NLTS 2012 Findings: Characteristics and Secondary School Experiences for Students with IEPs"
Todd Honeycutt, discussion session: "Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Youth Employment Community of Practice"
Location: Online
Date: May 09, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Designing Blended Professional Development for Teachers
Professional development that combines online and in-person activities offers a number of potential advantages for teacher learning. Online activities can extend the learning that occurs in face-to-face sessions, and in-person sessions can establish a strong foundation for teachers’ online interactions.
Location: Toronto, Canada
Date: May 05, 2018 - May 08, 2018
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
Andrea Wysocki, Joseph Zickafoose, Kate Stewart, Laura Blue, and Greg Peterson: "Building the Foundation for a Pediatric Medicaid ACO: Reach and Impacts of Multiple Interventions to Prevent Emergency Department Visits" (presentation)
Joseph Zickafoose: "Informing Medicaid Policy with Research" (presentation)
Joseph Zickafoose, Eric Lammers, Kate Stewart, Laura Blue, and Greg Peterson: "Parent Partners: A Novel Peer-Support Intervention for the Parents of Children Hospitalized for Behavioral Health Conditions" (poster)
Location: Online
Date: Apr 26, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Transition Innovations: Promising Vocational Rehabilitation Practices for Youth
Recent federal policy changes require state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to expand service delivery to transition-age youth and young adults with disabilities. These expanded services intend to improve youth’s preparation for college and employment.
- Todd Honeycutt (Moderator), Mathematica Policy Research
- Rich Luecking, University of Maryland
- Meg Grigal, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts
- Purvi Sevak, Mathematica Policy Research
- David Test (Discussant), University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Apr 16, 2018 - Apr 18, 2018
ASU+GSV Annual Summit
The Future of Talent—Transcending Work, Transforming Education
Kristin Hallgren, panelist: Taking the Lead: District Models for Identifying What Works
As the discussion around “what works” becomes louder, and the funding environment for innovation continues to be strained, it becomes ever more critical for districts that are leading the way in innovation to quantify and explain their results, providing context on what’s happening in their districts. How to connect and initiate projects with researchers, however, remains a question for many districts. In this panel session, participants learned from two districts who have created high leverage research-practice partnerships.
Location: New York, NY
Date: Apr 13, 2018 - Apr 17, 2018
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education
View agenda of Mathematica staff who presented.
Location: Online
Date: Apr 10, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Preparing Principals to Serve as Instructional Leaders
Amid renewed interest in the role of principals in supporting effective instruction, there is a growing need for practical guidance on how to prepare principals to serve as instructional leaders.
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: Apr 04, 2018 - Apr 06, 2018
State Healthcare IT Connect Summit
Carey Appold, speaker: Supporting States' Use of Data Analytics in Practical Decision-Making
Coauthors: Matt Gillingham, Lindsey Leininger, Paul Messino, and Christopher Trenholm
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Mar 26, 2018 - Mar 27, 2018
SNP Alliance Executive Roundtable
Leading in Times of Change: Advancing SNPs and MMPs for High-Risk Populations
Rebecca Sweetland Lester and Danielle Chelminsky (presenters): "Using CMS Data to Understand D-SNP Market Trends and Performance, Dual Eligible Characteristics, and State Medicaid Managed Care Programs"
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: Mar 25, 2018 - Mar 29, 2018
Comparative & International Education Society Annual Conference
Re-Mapping Global Education: South-North Dialogue
International policy experts from Mathematica Policy Research presented at a major international conference sponsored by the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) taking place March 25 to 29 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Mar 15, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Using Research to Strengthen Child Welfare Programs
Child welfare agencies regularly make crucial program decisions that can impact the health and well-being of children and families across the country. Agency leaders and line staff alike can benefit from current, high quality data and evidence to inform their decisions. However, systemic challenges at play in the realm of child welfare—including, for example, short deadlines, limited resources, and high staff turnover—can make it difficult for program leaders to draw on relevant research and encourage a culture of evidence. At the same time, research evidence can be difficult to access or interpret, or it may not fully address the needs of practitioners and other decision makers.
Location: Portland, OR
Date: Mar 15, 2018 - Mar 17, 2018
Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference
View the agenda of Mathematica staff who presented at the conference.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mar 14, 2018 - Mar 16, 2018
Australian Early Development Census National Conference
The theme for the conference was "Learning from the Australian Story: What We Know Works to Improve Outcomes for Children."
Kimberly Boller, Keynote Speaker
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Mar 07, 2018 - Mar 09, 2018
Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research and Policy Conference
The FCSM Research and Policy Conference featured two plenary sessions and 50 program sessions on leading-edge methodological topics, as well as, emerging policy issues. This conference was an excellent forum to bring together federal and non-federal researchers and policy makers.
Sooin Lee and others, presenters: "Benchmark Assessment of Respondent Driven Sampling Data for Foreign-Born Korean Americans"
John Czajka, Discussant: Measuring and Imputing Incomes
Location: Online
Date: Mar 05, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
During this webinar, REL staff disseminated information about evidence-based strategies to prevent dropout in secondary schools, with a focus on how practitioners can adopt and adapt the strategies. Participants benefited from a presentation of four types of practices that can be adopted in schools and have been shown to prevent dropout. The practices are highlighted in the recently released What Works Clearinghouse practice guide on dropout prevention. Participants had the opportunity to hear from practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic region to learn how they have implemented some of the strategies.
Brian Gill, Director, REL Mid-Atlantic at Mathematica: Welcome and Introductions
Julie Bruch, Researcher, REL Mid-Atlantic at Mathematica: Speaker
Julia Lyskawa, Researcher, REL Mid-Atlantic at Mathematica: Speaker
Read the full agenda.
Location: Online
Date: Mar 01, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Breaking Down Work Barriers for People with Disabilities: Opportunities for Employers
Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy (CSDP) hosted a webinar to examine these issues from the employer perspective. Panelists discussed: (1) actions employers can take to better accommodate employees with disabilities; (2) feedback from employer interviews about the challenges associated with recruiting and retaining workers with disabilities; and (3) findings from the National Employment and Disability Survey, recently released by the Kessler Foundation.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 28, 2018 - Mar 03, 2018
Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring Conference
The Evidence Behind Evidence Use: When Does Education Research Inform Practice?
View the agenda of Mathematica staff presenting.
Location: Online
Date: Feb 07, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Using a "Road Test" to Improve Human Services Programs
This webinar was for practitioners of human services programs, applied social science researchers, and anyone else interested in learning more about this analytic approach to managing program change.
Location: Arlington, VA
Date: Feb 07, 2018 - Feb 08, 2018
Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting
The Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) provided a forum for researchers and policymakers to investigate emerging research findings, questions, and methods that relate to improved outcomes for children and families. Several Mathematica researchers presented on topics such as: child care quality measures, support for home-based care providers, and research on coordinated services for children and their families.
Location: Online
Date: Feb 06, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Webinar on the New Charter Schools Topic Area
In this free webinar sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education, presenters introduced the WWC's new topic area on the effectiveness of Charter Schools. The webinar aimed to help policymakers, funders, and educators understand the impetus for the new Charter School topic area, how we selected charter-school networks for review, and the findings from the first three intervention reports.
Presenters: Brian Gill and Martha Bleeker
There was an opportunity to ask the presenters questions during a Q&A session at the end of the webinar.
Location: Online
Date: Jan 31, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program Webinar
This webinar describes approaches that state Medicaid programs can consider when developing the benchmarks, or standards against which to judge performance, for value-based payment programs.
Location: Online
Date: Jan 30, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.