APPAM Webinars

APPAM is pleased to offer complimentary webinars throughout the year. Below, you can find a list of upcoming webinars, recent webinars with public recordings, and members-only archived webinar topics. Recent webinar recordings are on APPAM's YouTube channel, and all recordings are in your APPAM membership profile in the webinar library.

Don't see a topic you were looking for? APPAM collects webinar proposals from active members throughout the year. If you have a timely and broadly appealing topic you're interested in sharing, please see the webinar proposal section below.

Questions? Email [email protected]. 

Live APPAM webinars are available to everyone, but our webinar library is reserved for active APPAM Members as a membership benefit. Log in as a member to view our full archive. 

Bridging Research and Practice: Career Pathways for Emerging Public Policy Scholars

Participants:
Vishal Jamkar, The University of Minnesota
AshLee Turner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University 
Jeane Ringel, Senior Economist, Rand Corporation 
Jillian Berk, Vice President, Mathematica 
Karin Martin, Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington 
Rachel Leatham, Director of Career and Student Success, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota 
Rhonda Freeland, Policy Analyst, Washington State Department of Commerce

This webinar is an interactive session with the six leaders from government, public policy think tanks, and academia. They offered strategies for navigating public policy and industry-focused job opportunities in policy think tanks, government, nonprofits, and academia. Perfect for a recent graduate or an early-career public policy professional, this webinar provided insights into current job opportunities, tips for navigating them, and the preparation required to succeed in the job market.

Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Research Grants and Funding in the US: Trends, Challenges, and the Future

Participants: 
Paula Omokhomion, Master of Public Policy student at the University of California, Riverside
Aixa Cintrón-Vélez, Russell Program Director at the Sage Foundation
G.R. Love, Director of Development at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Tina Fletcher, senior strategy, learning, and evaluation department officer in the Education Program at the Walton Family Foundation
Joseph McNicholas, Director of Research Opportunities at the Sanford School of Public Policy
Tafadzwa Tivaringe, Program Officer, Spencer Foundation
Elliot Emmer, Senior Director of Development at the University of California, Riverside 

This webinar is built around navigating present uncertainty for policy and related programming research grants and funding in the United States. It aims to bring together stakeholders such as donors, grantmaking experts, scholars, and advocates to discuss the trends in federal and private research funding, institutional and researcher challenges in securing/maintaining grant support, and adaptive strategies to these ends. 

Better Presentations

Participants: Jon Schwabish, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

Clear communication of research findings is a central goal for researchers, whether the audience includes colleagues, policymakers, or potential employers. Due to the technical vocabulary often used in research, this goal can present particular challenges for researchers and analysts. In this webinar, essential strategies for public speaking will be explored, and techniques will be provided to enhance audience engagement and support the development of compelling presentations.

Resources: 

• Worksheet: https://policyviz.com/books/better-presentations/book-materials/
• Qualitative data visualization: https://policyviz.com/2023/08/28/exploring-essential-qualitative-data-visualizations/
• https://flourish.studio/
• https://www.canva.com/

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Webinar Proposals

APPAM is continuously looking for fresh and timely webinar content; our best resource is our members! Active APPAM members are encouraged to submit webinar proposals for policy-related content and professional development topics.

Submit a Webinar Proposal Here

Webinar Proposal Questions? Email [email protected]. 
 

Archived APPAM Webinars

Live APPAM webinars are available to everyone, but our webinar library is reserved for active APPAM Members as a membership benefit. Log in as a member to view our full archive. Some of the archived webinars include: 

• Bridging Research and Practice: Career Pathways for Emerging Public Policy Scholars (2025)

• Navigating Uncertainty in Policy Research Grants & Funding in the US: Trends, Challenges & the Future (2025)

• ​Better Presentations (2025)

• How To Speak So People Will Listen (2025)

• Continuing the Work: Studying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Current Moment (2025)

• Data Visualization and Communication Training (2025)

• Policy Research and Program Evaluation After DOGE (2025)

• Cogent & Concise Finding the Story in Your Study (2025)

• Exploring Clean Slate Legislation: Perspectives from Different States (2025)

• The Future of Public Service: Are the Kids Alright? (2025)

• Job Market Success Strategies, Part 1: The Master's Job Market (2025)

• Getting Accepted: Submitting to the APPAM Annual Fall Conference (2024)

Retired APPAM Podcasts

 APPAM retired our podcast series in 2023. You can find our previous podcast recordings here.

APPAM's Let's Grab A Coffee podcast was recorded by the Student Advisory Committee (SAC). The episodes were informal conversations with a scholar from the field to show the human side of public policy.

 

 

 

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