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Introducing the 2026 APPAM Policy Council Members

We're excited to announce our newly-elected members of the APPAM Policy Council! Congratulations to these exceptional individuals. We look forward to your leadership in 2026 and beyond!

Happy Holidays from APPAM!

Happy Holidays from APPAM! Our offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 5, 2026.

Thanksgiving

Wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving! The APPAM offices will be closed November 28 - 29, and will reopen on December 1.

Zachary Parolin, Wins 25th David N. Kershaw Award

Zachary Parolin, Professor of Social Policy, Inequality, and Opportunity at the University of Oxford, will receive the David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for his public policy contributions toward reducing hardship and expanding opportunity.

September Update from the APPAM President & Executive Director

Hi APPAM Members, It’s been a while since we’ve checked in. We want to acknowledge the uncertainty and strain that many of our members are experiencing. Deep cuts to federal grant funding, uncertainty about data access, university pressures, and agency shutdowns and layoffs threaten the work that sustains our community. These changes are happening quickly. We wanted to share some of the things we are doing to support our members during this moment and highlight several new opportunities:

2026 Policy Council Nominations Are Open

Submit Policy Council nominees for 2026

APPAM Impact Survey Results

Thank you for your interest in the Impact Survey APPAM administered last month. The survey, which was open for members and non-members for about two weeks in mid-June, was meant to help us learn how recent federal government cuts and changes have affected our members and the field and what future programming might be most helpful. We continue to explore options, so please keep sending your ideas to us.

Impact Survey for the Public Policy Field

We’ve been trying to get a sense of how widespread the federal government changes via DOGE and budget cuts have been and continue to be for our members and the field. We hope this survey will allow us one data point, both to help us get a sense of how widely our field is being affected and to help with future programming.

#CelebratePolicyImpact: Researchers Use AI to Improve Patient Education

Celebrating the power of research

Policy on the Rocks Recap: Policy and Analysis Under a Trump Administration

Panelists discussed what’s happened so far and the effects on evidence-based policymaking.