Evidence for Action:
Encouraging Innovation and Improvement 

November 8 - 10, 2018 | Washington Marriott Wardman Park | Washington, DC

The APPAM Fall Research Conference is a multi-disciplinary annual research conference that attracts the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues. The conference is comprised of panels, roundtables, and poster presentations and is designed to encourage substantive interaction among participants.

View the Preliminary Program here.

Day 1: Wednesday at #2018APPAM

Our Education and Conferences Director, Tristanne Staudt, pictured with one "Flat Matt" - a cardboard cut out of APPAM President-Elect, Matt Stagner.

Blog Post

• Preconference Recap

Daily Newsletter

• #2018APPAM Daily: Wednesday

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Session Materials

• Urban Institute presentation materials

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Day 2: Thursday at #2018APPAM

 

2018 Fall Research Conference attendees enjoy happy hour conversations.

Daily Newsletter

• #2018APPAM Daily: Thursday

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Blog Posts

• Values in Education: Implications for Policy and Practice by Alex Osei-Kojo
• Systematic Reviews: The Next Step in Evidence-Based Policy Analysis?
• Super Session: 40 Years of Evidence for Action at APPAM and in the Field

Session Recordings

• 40 Years of Evidence for Action at APPAM and in the Field slides
• A New Era of Immigration Enforcements: Impacts on Children, Workers, and Families slides
• Home Visiting Innovations for Research and Practice
• Just in Time: Getting Research to Policymakers and Making it Stick
• New Evidence of the Effects of Juvenile Incarceration on Crime Deterrence and Individual Outcomes
• Opening Lunch: The Future of Public Policy Education
• Systematic Reviews: The Next Step in Evidence-Based Policy Analysis?
• Values in Education: Implications for Policy and Practice
• What Should We Expect of Nonresident Fathers?

Videos

• American University's Interview with Dissertation Award Winner Garima Sawich
• IMPAQ International's Onsite Interview with Kathleen Flanagan
• IMPAQ International's Onsite Interview with Sarah Rosen Wartell
• Mathematica Policy Research's Film of the 40 Years of Evidence for Action Super Session
• Peter H. Rossi Award
• Poster Session Winners Montage
• Raymond Vernon Memorial Award

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Day 3: Friday at #2018APPAM

 

Recipients of the 40 for 40 Fellowship at Our 2018 Fall Research Conference.

Daily Newsletter

• #2018APPAM Daily: Friday

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Blog Posts

• David N. Kershaw Award Lecture: What Does Education Do?
• APPAM's Membership and Awards Breakfast
• David Johnson's Presidential Address
• The Future of Fair Housing Super Session
• 40 Years of Evidence for Action Super Session
• Peter H. Rossi Award Lecture

Session Recordings

• The Future of Fair Housing
• Non-Academic Career Paths: Evaluation in Government
• Peter H. Rossi Award: Roiling the Waters
• Prescription Drug Policy
• Presidential Address
• Relationships between Safety Net Programs: Medicaid, Free Care, SNAP and EITC
• Special Event: David N. Kershaw Award Lecture: What Does Education Do?
• Super Session: Census 2020: Protecting and Maintaining a Fair and Accurate Census slides
• Super Session: Is the War on Poverty Over?

Video

• LGBTQ Job Market Panel

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Day 4: Saturday at #2018APPAM

 

2018 Fall Research Conference share in some of the excitement around the Innovation Lounge.

Daily Newsletter

• #2018APPAM Daily: Saturday

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Blog Post

• A Fair and Accurate Census is at Risk

Session Recordings

• Making Research Responsive to Policymakers' Needs: A Roundtable Discussion about Systematic Reviews and Other Approaches to Evidence Synthesis
• Multi-Armed Trials for Informing Policy and Practice: What We've Learned from 50 Years of Research
• Policies and Interventions to Promote the Financial Inclusion of Low- and Moderate-Income Households: Current Evidence

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Fall Research Conference Photos and Presentations

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