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Five Minutes with APPAM Student Member Rebecca Miller

Oct 14, 2019

APPAM’s Five Minutes with… series was introduced in March 2019 to illuminate the work of individual…

Get Involved with the APPAM Policy Council

Oct 14, 2019

Have you ever considered being more involved in APPAM? One of the most rewarding ways to…

Video: APPAM/Westat Forum - Bringing Rigor and Intentionality to Mixed Methods Evaluations

Oct 14, 2019

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JPAM Closer Look Author Interview: Christian Gregory and Travis Smith on Salience, Food Security, and SNAP Receipt

Oct 14, 2019

Household food insecurity status in the United States is ascertained by a battery of closed-ended questions. The authors, Christian A. Gregory and Travis A. Smith, posit that the monthly nature of benefit receipt from the Supplemental Nutrition…

Nathan Hultman and Gregory Nemet awarded inaugural World Citizen Prizes in Environmental Performance

APPAM is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural World Citizen Prizes in Environmental Performance, Dr. Nathan Hultman and Dr. Gregory Nemet.

Tips for Becoming a Leader in the Field of Program and Policy Evaluation

Oct 09, 2019

It took an invitation to share my ideas on how to advance one’s career as a program/policy evaluator to get me to step back and ponder what I’ve been doing these past 35 years. Eight things came to mind, which I’ll share here, a mix of broad philosophies and specific practices. Any of these elements that speak to readers could become part of how evaluators besides myself go about plying their trades.That would be gratifying.

JPAM Forum on Gun Violence Showcases Prevention Research

On Wednesday, October 2nd, APPAM and the American University School of Public Administration hosted the JPAM Forum Preventing Gun Violence: Public Health and Public Policy Approaches, as well as a a lecture by Mathematica President and CEO, Paul Decker, entitled A New Era for Evidence: What Evaluation and Analysis Mean to Public Policy in 2020.

Five Minutes with Rob Moore - APPAM Professional Member

APPAM’s new Five Minutes with… series was introduced in March 2019 to illuminate the work of individual APPAM members and promote connections between members based on their shared interests. The opportunity to be profiled on our website and social media through these interviews is an exclusive APPAM member benefit. Enjoy this interview in the series with Rob Moore, a principal at Scioto Analysis

Russ Whitehurst to Receive 2019 Spencer Foundation Award from APPAM

The Association of Public Policy and Analysis Management (APPAM) has selected Russ Whitehurst Stony Brook University, as the recipient of the 2019 Spencer Foundation Award. The Spencer Foundation Award recognizes noteworthy contributions through research and analysis in the field of education policy and management.

JPAM Announces 2019 Raymond Vernon Memorial Award Winner

Sep 23, 2019

The Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Raymond Vernon Memorial Award: Daphna Bassok of The University of Virginia, Thomas S. Dee of Stanford University, and Scott Latham of Princeton University for their paper: The Effects of Accountability Incentives in Early Childhood Education. The paper was first published in the Fall 2019 Issue, Volume 38, Issue 4 of JPAM.