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Deploying Machine Learning Tools for Public Policy Impact Recap at #2019APPAM

Nov 07, 2019

On Wednesday, the day before APPAM’s 2019 Fall Research Conference, students, professors, and practitioners from across the country gathered to swap insights on the development and deployment of machine learning tools in public policy.

#2019APPAM Pre-Conference Training for New Professionals: Impact Policy With Your Research

Social Media Recap for the #2019APPAM Pre-Conference Training for New Professionals: Impact Policy With Your Research.

#2019APPAM Pre-Conference Workshop: Deploying Machine Learning Tools for Public Policy Impact

Missed the #2019APPAM Pre-Conference Workshop: Deploying Machine Learning Tools for Public Policy Impact? Here is a twitter recap of the session.

PAA/APPAM Congressional Briefing Looks at Costs of Incarceration

The briefing, “Cost and Effect: Measuring the Impact of Incarceration on Individuals, Neighborhoods and Society,” took place before a standing-room-only crowd on October 10, 2019, and was moderated by Nancy G. La Vigne, a national expert on criminal justice at the Urban Institute.

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.