Positions in Policy

APPAM is pleased to once again offer the APPAM Positions in Policy (PIP) program. The program connects job seekers who plan on attending the Fall Conference with organizations who will be conducting interviews and potentially hiring around the time of the conference. The employers will contact job candidates directly to set up interviews for open positions around the conference dates. Those positions may be for a variety of job functions, both academic and non-academic, to appeal to job seekers at all levels including students, postdocs, and early- and mid-career professionals. When available, the positions being interviewed for at the conference will be noted on our Job Listings page.

The deadline to participate in this program as a job candidate is now passed. 

Participating Employers

Clarmont Graduate University Florida State University Fors Marsh Group Georgia Institute of Technology Insight Policy Research NORC at the University of Chicago Office of Evaluation Services, U.S. Geneal Services Administration

University of California, Berkeley University of Colorado, Boulder University of Kentucky University of Texas, Austin University of Washington Urban Institute Vanderbilt University Westat

Interested in participating as an employer? Please visit our Employer FAQ Page.

 

Mentoring

Due to the 2020 Fall Resarch Conference going virtual this year, we will offer individual matching as well as a virtual event on Tuesday, November 10th at 4:00pm. The Virtual Meetup will consist of pre-assigned breakout rooms with up to 5 mentors and 10 mentees per breakout room based on type of mentoring being provided. Participation in the Virtual Meetup is encouraged.

For more information on Mentoring, including eligibility, mentoring categories and the sign up form, see our Mentoring page.
 

Special Events

Awards & Opening Plenary: Racial Justice and the Policy Lifecycle:  What Have We Learned from the Policy Response to Racial Inequities in the United States over Time?

Over the past half century, there have been multiple policy efforts to address racial inequities across education, housing, environmental quality, health, income support, and other areas of social policy. The design, implementation, and effects of these policies have been a regular subject of policy analysis. In this plenary roundtable, speakers will assess what we have learned about what has and has not worked to promote racial justice across these areas. They will describe how (or whether) the lessons of prior policy analyses have informed subsequent policy development and discuss what lessons those analyses offer for the future of initiatives to address racial justice.
 

Membership Meeting & Closing Plenary: The President’s Role in U.S. Domestic Policymaking

This plenary roundtable will explore the extent and limitations of the President’s role in domestic policy making. Participants will discuss how the President advances a policy agenda through legislation, regulation, and administrative action. They will describe the processes the President controls and the challenges of advancing an agenda through Congress and through the bureaucracy. Panelists will include policymakers who have served in senior policy roles at Executive Office agencies in several Presidential administrations.  In the wake of the recent Presidential election, panelists will discuss how at the start of a term a President is likely to use his domestic policy making capacities.
 

Policy Area Receptions

One of the parts of the Fall Research Conference that is important to members, is networking. The virtual nature of the #2020APPAM Conference does not easily lend itself to networking. To this end, APPAM is introducing policy area receptions. Meet with your peers to chat about the state of research in your area, scholarship you found great at the conference, and other topics.

• Crime, Justice, and Drugs: Emily Owens (University of California, Irvine), Amanda Agan (Rutgers University)
• Education:  Todd Grindal (RSI), Shazia Miller (NORC at University of Chicago)
• Employment and Training Programs: Jill Berk (Mathematica)
• Family & Child Policy: Matt Stagner (Mathematica)
• Health Policy: Alex Hollingsworth (Indiana University), Sherry Glied (New York University) Tony LoSasso (DePaul University)
• Housing, Community Development, and Urban Policy: Haydar Kurban (Howard University), Ingrid Gould Ellen (New York University)
• Innovations in Science & Tech: Shanti Gamper-Rabindran (University of Pittsburgh) Misty Heggenness (National Institutes of Health)
• Methods and Tools of Analysis: Laura Peck (Abt Associates), Anand Desai (Web of Science Group)
• National Security and Homeland Security: Jenna McGrath, Rachel Swanger (Pardee RAND Graduate School)
• Natural Resource Security, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Lily Hsueh (Arizona State University), Varun Rai (University of Texas, Austin)
• Politics, Media and the Policy Process: Vlad Kogan (Ohio State University)
• Population and Migration Issues: Stephanie Potochnick (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), Juan Pedroza (University of California, Santa Cruz), Julia Gelatt (Migration Policy Institute)
• Poverty and Income Policy: Katherine Michelmore (Syracuse University), Alix Gould Werth (Washington Center for Equitable Growth)
• Public and Nonprofit Management and Finance: Don Moynihan (Georgetown University), Stephanie Moulton (Ohio State University)
• Social Equity and Race: Vicky Wilkins (American University) John Martinez (MDRC) Heather Campbell (Claremont Graduate University)

 

Student Sessions

The Academic Job Market Under COVID-19
Tuesday, November 10 – 11:00am to 12:00pm Eastern
Moderator – Alex Osei-Kojo
 

Navigating the academy as a member of an underrepresented group
Tuesday, November 10 – 12:15pm to 1:15pm Eastern
Moderators– Sarah Charnes and Tina Fletcher
 

Confronting structural racism in policy research
Tuesday, November 10 – 1:30pm to 2:30pm Eastern
Moderator – Rachel Perera
 

Developing your Professional Brand: Conferencing, Publishing, and Social Media Use as a Graduate Student
Tuesday, November 10 – 2:45pm to 3:45pm Eastern
Moderator – Philip Gigliotti
 

APPAM Mentor Meetup
Tuesday, November 10 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm EST

 

PhD Program Fair

Monday, November 9, 2020
​2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET

Click Here to register for the event 

Students: Are you nearing the end of your Master's program and considering moving on to a doctoral program? Are you unsure where to start? The PhD Program Fair is the event for you. APPAM’s PhD Program Fair seeks to connect student conference attendees with several doctoral programs so they can see if pursuing this terminal degree is the right fit for them. The program representatives will shed light on their individual programs, including the degree process, timing, and admission details.

Held via Zoom Meetings, students attendees at this year's PhD Program Fair will have the opportunity to hear more about a doctoral degree in general before meeting with three programs, based on preferences given in the application. 

We will begin accepting applications for the PhD Program Fair on October 1, Deadline in October 30. To participate, you must be a paid registrant of the 2020 APPAM Fall Research Conference. Space is limited, so be sure to submit your application early!

 

Programs at a Glance

American University Arizona State University Claremont Graduate University Florida State University George Washington University Georgia Tech University Georgia State University Johns Hopkins University Maastricht University/United Nations University- Merit The New School New York University Northeastern

The Ohio State University Pardee RAND Graduate School Penn State University, Harrisburg Rutgers University Syracuse University Unversity at Albany (SUNY) University of Kentucky University of Maryland, Baltimore College University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina, Charlotte

University of Southern California University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University - Health Policy Vanderbilt University - Leadership & Politics Virginia Commonwealth University Washington University - Social Work Washington University - Public Health Services

Participating PhD Programs, with descriptions, are listed here.

 

Please contact Tristanne Staudt, tstaudt@appam.org, for questions or additional information.
 

Learning Agenda Matchmaking for Agencies and Researchers

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET

What if you could speak directly to Federal agencies to learn about their priority research questions of interest and how your work could lead to improvements in Federal policies?

This year’s APPAM conference, in partnership with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, offers an innovative pre-conference matchmaking session where Federal agencies and researchers can dialogue in a matchmaking event highlighting priority learning questions across the Federal government. This is a unique opportunity for researchers with the ability to set the direction of their work and Federal agencies to form connections that could lead to partnerships on high-priority, policy-relevant research. 

Researchers: Spaces are LIMITED so please submit your request to participate today!

Deadline to register: 10/23

Please note: No promises of financial award are implied by Federal agencies and discussions between researchers and Federal agencies do not imply official endorsement by the Federal government. Please do not try to sell vendor-specific products; this event is for informational exchange only.

To participate, you must be a paid registrant of the 2020 APPAM Fall Research Conference. Space is limited, so be sure to submit your application early!

For more information about the event click here.