Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s (APPAM) 2020 Fall Research Conference

* Names in bold indicate presenter

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Implementation, Evaluation, and Formulation of Career Pathways Programs 
(Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer, Daniel Litwok, Abt Global

Presentation:  Patterns of Training in a National Career Pathways Program 
Authors: Jacob Alex Klerman, Daniel Litwok, Tori Morris, Abt Global

Presentation: Examining Career Pathways, Trajectories, and Occupational Transitions in the Real-World Labor Market 
Authors: Andrew Clarkwest, Austin Nichols, Tresa Kappil, Julie Strawn, Deena Schwartz, Abt Global

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 15

Panel - Improving the Homeownership Investment for Vulnerable Populations: The Role of Policy (Housing, Community Development, and Urban Policy) 
Organizer: Shawn Moulton, Abt Global

Presentation: The Short-Term Impacts from First-Time Homebuyer Education and Counseling Demonstration 
Authors: Laura Peck, Shawn Moulton, Debbie Gruenstein Bocian, Donna DeMarco, Nichole Fiore, Abt Global 
SLIDES

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 18

Roundtable: Tiered Evidence Programs in Action: What Have We Learned and Where Should We Go? (Methods and Tools of Analysis) 
Abt Speaker: Beth Boulay

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Improving the Trajectory of Young Adults with Barriers to Employment 
(Employment and Training Programs)

Presentation: Assessing the Implementation Fidelity and Impact of Roca’s CBT Curriculum on Program Engagement, Employment Attainment, and Recidivism for High Risk Young Men 
Authors: Walter Campbell, Holly Swan, Yvonne Christy, Claudia Masters, Elyse Yarmosky, Abt Global

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 8

Panel - Institutional and Policy Strategies for Postsecondary Student Success (Education)

Presentation: From Start to Finish: Effects from a Longitudinal Evaluation of College Coaching 
Authors: Tamara Linkow, Erin Bumgarner, Kelly Lack, Tori Morris, Austin Nichols, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 33

Poster: The Pra Neighborhood Housing Option for Very Low Income People with Disabilities: Perspectives on Tenancy Supports from Private Landlords, Service Providers, and Property Residents 
Authors: Katharine Witgert, Melissa Vandawalker, Abt Global

* Names in bold indicate presenter

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Syntheses of Evidence on Job Training Strategies’ Effectiveness (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer: Randall Juras, Abt Global

Presentation: Lessons from the PACE and HPOG 1.0 Evaluations: Synthesis of Three-Year Impact Findings 
Authors: Randall Juras, Larry Buron, Abt Global 
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Presentation: Enhancing Evidence-Based Program Design: Preliminary Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of 45 Career Pathways Programs 
Authors: Laura Peck, Christopher C. Weiss, Randall Juras, Siobhan Mills, Tori Morris, Nathan Greenstein, Deena Schwartz, Abt Global

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | Room 12

Panel - Advancing the Use of “Core Components” Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice in Youth Programs (Family and Child Policy) 
Organizer: Christopher Weiss, Abt Global

Presentation: Core Components of Effective Prevention Programs for at-Risk Youth 
Sandra Wilson, Abt Global

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | Room 30

Panel - Does Health Care Consolidation Matter? Assessing the Effects and Examining Emerging Models (Health)

Presentation: The Effect of the Shared Savings Program on Medicare Part D Drug Spending: Evidence from the ACO Investment Model 
Authors: Chao Zhou, Matthew Trombley, Betty Fout, Lauren M. Scarpati, Abt Global

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 18

Panel - Text-As-Data in Education Policy Research: Learning More from What We Already Have (Methods and Tools of Analysis)

Presentation: Using New Research Methods to Identify Implementation Lessons: Machine Learning in Career Pathways Research 
Authors: Siobhan Mills, Nathan Greenstein, Deena Schwartz, Abt Global

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Current Research in Career Education and Training (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer: Sarah Prenovitz, Abt Global

Presentation: Short-Term Impacts of a Recent Round of Federal Grants to Support Local Healthcare Training Programs 
Authors: Jacob Alex Klerman, David Judkins and Sarah Prenovitz, Abt Global

Presentation: Job Training Is Not Pixie Dust 
Authors: Jacob Alex Klerman, Daniel Litwok, Abt Global

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 12

Roundtable: The Potential of Employment Services to Improve the Well-Being of Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (Employment and Training Programs) 
Abt Speaker: Karin Martinson

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 2

Panel - Regression Discontinuity Designs for Evaluating Policy Impacts: Visual Inference, Machine Learning, RCTs, and Cross-Site Variation (Methods and Tools of Analysis) 
Discussant: Laura Peck, Abt Global

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Integration and Coordination of the Workforce Development System: Policies and Practices from Three Workforce Programs (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer: Zachary Epstein, Abt Global

Presentation: Advancing Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program Evidence: Implementation Study Findings 
Authors: Zachary Epstein, Andrew Clarkwest, Abt Global; John Trutko, Alex Trutko, Capital Research Corporation; Demetra Nightingale, Urban Institute

Presentation: SNAP Employment and Training: Opportunities for Alignment with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 
Authors: David Kaz, Seattle Jobs Initiative; Julie Strawn, Abt Global

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 18

Panel - Analyses of COVID-19 Impacts: Methodological Challenges and Opportunities 
(Methods and Tools of Analysis) 
Discussant: Daniel Litwok, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 29

Panel - Provider Financing: Challenges and New Approaches (Health)

Presentation: Attribution to Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Observations from the ACO Investment Model 
Authors: Lauren M Scarpati, Matthew Trombley, Betty Fout, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - To Improve and to Prove: Building Evidence across Generations of a Promising Youth Development Program (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer: David Fein, Abt Global

Presentation: Still Bridging the Opportunity Divide for Low-Income Youth: Longer-Term Impact Findings for Year up 
Author: David Fein, Abt Global 
SLIDES

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 15

Panel - Evaluating the Implementation of Systems Changes to Advance Policy for Homeless Youth: Baseline Findings from HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program 
(Housing, Community Development, and Urban Policy) 
Discussant: Brooke Spellman, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 13

Panel - Family and Medical Leave Policy: New Survey Findings on Variation By Income and Gender and the Impact of Paid Leave Laws (Family and Child Policy) 
Organizer: Radha Roy, Abt Global

Presentation: How Does Family and Medical Leave Use and Need Vary By Gender and Low-Wage Status?: Findings from the 2018 Family and Medical Leave Surveys 
Authors: Scott Brown, Jane Herr, Radha Roy, Jacob Alex Klerman, Abt Global

* Names in bold indicate presenter

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 12

Panel - Recent Findings on Interventions and Policies Affecting Labor Market Outcomes 
(Employment and Training Programs)

Presentation: The Implementation and Impact of a Goal-Oriented Coaching Approach for TANF Recipients in Michigan 
Authors: Karen N. Gardiner, Eleanor L. Harvill and Karin Martinson, Abt Global

Presentation: The Effectiveness of Different Approaches for Moving Cash Assistance Recipients to Work: Findings from the Job Search Assistance Strategies Evaluation 
Authors: Karin Martinson, Eleanor L. Harvill, Abt Global

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Room 18

Panel - Site Selection for Improved Generalizability in Impact Evaluations 
(Methods and Tools of Analysis)

Presentation: Selecting Districts and Schools for Impact Studies in Education: A Simulation Study of Different Strategies 
Authors: Daniel Litwok, Austin Nichols, Abt Global; Rob Olsen, Westat;  Azim Shivji, Abt Global

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 15

Panel - Housing Vulnerable Populations (Housing, Community Development, and Urban Policy) 
Discussant: Scott Brown, Abt Global

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 11

Panel - Unpacking Mixed and Unexpected Impacts of Workforce Exposure and Development Programs: Evidence from Three Randomized Controlled Trials (Employment and Training Programs)

Presentation: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Long-Term Credentials in the Healthcare Sector 
Authors: Daniel Litwok, Laura Peck and Douglas Walton, Abt Global,

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET | Room 12

Panel - Cost-Benefit Analyses of Intensive Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes: Findings and Methods (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer: Samuel Dastrup, Abt Global 
Discussant: Eleanor L. Harvill, Abt Global

Presentation: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Year up’s Longer-Term Impacts 
Authors: Samuel Dastrup, David Fein, Kimberly Burnett, Abt Global 
SLIDES

Presentation: The Importance of Covariation in Monte Carlo Analysis: An Illustration from the Bond Benefit-Cost Study 
Authors: Daniel Gubits, Abt Global; David H. Greenberg, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Austin Nichols, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 12

Panel - Work and Income Among Older Americans: Findings from Program Evaluation, Surveys, Administrative Data, and Policy Research (Employment and Training Programs) 
Organizer and Discussant: Hannah Betesh, Abt Global

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Room 3

Panel - Evaluating the Impact of Marijuana Liberalization Laws and Policies in the United States on the Criminal Justice System 
(Crime, Justice, and Drugs) 
Organizer: Maggie Martin, Abt Global

Presentation: Evaluating the Impact of Changing Marijuana Laws and Policies on Criminal Justice System Pursuit of Drug-Related Crime 
Authors: Maggie Martin, John Thacker, Maryam Salihu, Yvonne Cristy, Abt Global; Ryan Kling, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Presentation: State Marijuana Markets Surrounding Cannabis Legislation 
Authors: Ryan Kling, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Maryam Salihu, John Thacker, Yvonne Cristy, Maggie Martin, Abt Global