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APPAM Student Member Update - March 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Student Members: Learn about APPAM's final preparations for the Regional Student Conferences and take a look ahead at other 2019 opportunities for APPAM student members.

APPAM Institutional Member Update - March 2019

Mar 21, 2019

For Institutional Members: Share ideas and research with APPAM this Spring at events and through surveys.

APPAM Professional Member Update - March 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Highlights for Professional members: Spring at APPAM means forums, the final weeks for Fall Research Conference submissions, and the opening of registration for two conferences.

The Next Generation of APPAM

Feb 27, 2019

This second entry for our 2019 Leadership Blog Series sees APPAM President Matt Stagner, Director of Mathematica Policy Research's Chicago office, discussing students as the future of public policy. What opportunities exist for that segment at APPAM, and how can seasoned public policy professionals support them? Matt explains here.

On Becoming a Fixture at APPAM Student Events

Feb 25, 2019

University of Denver PhD student Alex Osei-Kojo shares five reasons why he makes a special effort to attend APPAM conferences. How much common ground do you share with him?

APPAM Institutional Member Forum - Bringing Rigor and Intentionality to Mixed Methods Evaluations of Social Programs

Feb 24, 2019

A day-long forum sponsored by Westat and APPAM will focus researchers on sharpening and expanding the mixed method paradigm to respond to these concerns and t enable impact evaluations to make larger contributions to policy learning. Major themes include the roles of mixed methods evaluation in explaining/understanding impact findings from randomized control trials and in strengthening quasi-experimental analytic methods to ward off selection bias.

APPAM Institutional Member Forum - Career Pathways Programs: What We Know and Where We Should Go From Here

Feb 22, 2019

This forum aims to bring together researchers, government, practitioners, and the policy community to examine the state of knowledge, including recent rigorous evaluations, priorities for future research, and implications for policy and practice. The intended audience is in line with APPAM’s core membership of professionals interested in the policy and practice of workforce development strategies, particularly for low-income individuals. Details appear in the full article.

APPAM In Conversation with Obama Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.

Feb 21, 2019

In the weeks following his keynote address at the #2018APPAM Equity & Inclusion Luncheon, Obama Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. participated in an interview with APPAM. In this interview, he discusses his recommendations for the Trump administration, ideas for making college more accessible to underserved students, partnerships between educators and policymakers against recent waves of hate, the advancement of evidence-based policy research, and his own idols.

Register for the March 20th ASHEcon/APPAM Webinar

Feb 19, 2019

Join ASHEcon and APPAM experts as they discuss the rising cost of drug pricing, how it will impact healthcare policy, what is currently being done to address this issue, and what future steps policy makers and researchers can take to alleviate the impact of rising prescription drug costs.

APPAM Student Member Update - February 2019

Feb 19, 2019

Learn more about our upcoming Student Conferences, our student members' news and other student-oriented happenings in this February 2019 Update.