Wednesday, June 2 |
7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
8:30 a.m. |
 Welcome and Introductory Remarks — Presidential Ballroom
- Carmen R. Nazario (Administration for Children and Families)
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8:45 a.m. |
The Role of Evidence in Policy — Presidential Ballroom
- Naomi Goldstein (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Robert Gordon (Office of Management and Budget)
- Robert Granger (William T. Grant Foundation)
- Philip Uninsky (Youth Policy Institute)
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
TANF Reauthorization: Future Directions for the TANF Program — Presidential Ballroom
- Mark Greenberg (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Sheldon Danziger (University of Michigan), LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Julie Kerksick (Wisconsin Department of Children and Families)
- Don Winstead (Florida Department of Children and Families) and Margaret Simms (The Urban Institute)
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
1:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
- TANF After the Deficit Reduction Act — Congressional Room
- Ann Sessoms (Minnesota Department of Human Services) moderator
- Linda Rosenberg (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Rachel Frisk (Government Accountability Office)
- Jacqueline Kauff (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Vince Kilduff (Maryland Department of Human Resources)
- Training as an Employment Retention and Advancement Strategy for Low-Income Individuals: Cross-Project Findings and Promising Practices — Presidential Ballroom
- Karin Martinson (Abt Associates) moderator
- Cynthia Miller (MDRC)
- Mike Collins (Jobs for the Future)
- Ricardo Estrada (Instituto del Progreso Latino)
- Work, Welfare and Child Well-Being — South American Room
- Ajay Chaudry (The Urban Institute) moderator
- Kristin Moore (Child Trends)
- Rebekah Levine Coley (Boston College)
- JoAnn Hsueh (MDRC)
- International Dimensions of Social Policy — Federal Room
- Natalie Branosky (Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion) moderator
- Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University)
- Timothy Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Jane Waldfogel (Columbia University)
- Jo Casebourne (Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion)
- Strengthening Relationships Among Unwed Parents: Building Strong Families — Senate Room
- Seth Chamberlain (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Robin Dion (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Robert Wood (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Mary Myrick (Public Strategies, Inc.)
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3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. |
The Future of Employment, Retention and Advancement: How Do We Move Forward? — Presidential Ballroom
- Howard Rolston (Abt Associates) moderator
- Jared Bernstein (Office of the Vice President)
- Gordon Berlin (MDRC), Rucker Johnson (University of California, Berkeley)
- Marilyn Edelhoch (South Carolina Department of Social Services, retired)
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5:00 p.m. |
Emerging Scholars Networking Poster Session — Capital Hilton Hallway |
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Thursday, June 3
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7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
8:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Child Well-Being and Economic Downturns — Presidential Ballroom
- Olivia Golden (The Urban Institute) moderator
- Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University)
- Patrick McCarthy (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
- Yolanda Padilla (University of Texas at Austin)
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
- Transitional Jobs and Subsidized Employment for Retention and Advancement — Presidential Ballroom
- Charles Brown (Office of Management and Budget) moderator
- Dan Bloom (MDRC)
- Amy Rynell (National Transitional Jobs Network)
- Elizabeth Lower-Basch (CLASP)
- Mindy Tarlow (New York City Center for Employment Opportunities)
- Helping At-Risk Youth Transition to an Economically Successful Adulthood — Federal Room
- Erica Zielewski (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Heather Koball (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Jeanne Bellotti (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Demetra Nightingale (Johns Hopkins University)
- The Growing Importance of the Food Assistance Safety Net — Congressional Room
- Alison Jacknowitz (American University) moderator
- Katie Fitzpatrick (Economic Research Service)
- Christopher Swann (University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
- Jessica Todd (Economic Research Service)
- Carole Trippe (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Engaging Couples in Service Delivery — Senate Room
- Myles Schlank (Office of Child Support Enforcement) moderator
- Robin Dion (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Heather Zaveri (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Sharon Rowser (MDRC)
- Making the Case: The Role of Income Instability in the Lives of Low-Income Children — South American Room
- Anne Mosle (W.K. Kellogg Foundation) moderator
- Nina Castells (MDRC)
- Joseph Amick (ideas42)
- Lisa Genettian (The Brookings Institution)
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11:45 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
1:15 p.m. |
Men, Fathers and Income Support Policy — Presidential Ballroom
- Vicki Turetsky (Office of Child Support Enforcement) moderator
- Timothy Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Andrew Sum (Northeastern University)
- Ronald Mincy (Columbia University)
- Elaine Sorensen (The Urban Institute)
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2:45 p.m. |
Facilitated Roundtables — Presidential Ballroom, Congressional Room, South American Room and Federal Room |
3:45 p.m. |
Break |
4:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
- TANF During An Economic Downturn — Congressional Room
- Don Winstead (Florida Department of Children and Families) moderator
- Deborah A. Signer (Government Accountability Office)
- Rachel Frisk (Government Accountability Office)
- LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Jeff Barnes (New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance)
- Evaluating, Using and Building an Evidence Base to Improve Adolescent Health — Federal Room
- Eleanor Ott (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Khiya Marshall (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Christopher Trenholm (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Amy Margolis (Office of Adolescent Health)
- Connections to Businesses: A Path to Improved Retention and Advancement? — Presidential Ballroom
- Frieda Molina (MDRC)
- Juan Salgado (Instituto del Progreso Latino)
- James VanderHulst (Western Michigan TEAM)
- Mona Cross Sowiski (Springboard Forward)
- Financial Incentives for Low-Income Families — South American Room
- Brendan Kelly (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Kristin Morse (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity)
- Rebecca Ross (Seedco)
- Nadine Dechausay (MDRC)
- James Riccio (MDRC)
- Strengthening Families and Communities Focused on Specific Vulnerable Populations — Senate Room
- Linda Mellgren (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) moderator
- Marcia Carlson (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Allison Hyra (The Lewin Group)
- Sarah Schappert (Administration for Children and Families)
- Candi Carmi (Native American Management Services, Inc.)
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Friday, June 4
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7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
9:00 a.m. |
Cross-Agency Collaboration in the Federal Government: Identifying and Promoting Shared Interests — Presidential Ballroom
- David Hansell (Administration for Children and Families) moderator
- Richard Balkus (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Kevin Concannon (Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
- Brenda Dann-Messier (Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education)
- Gerri Fiala (Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)
- Mark Johnston (Office of Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
- Building Evidence-Informed Responsible Fatherhood Policies — Federal Room
- Kristin Moore (Child Trends) moderator
- Virginia Knox (MDRC)
- Daniel Meyer (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Elaine Sorensen (The Urban Institute)
- Promoting Asset-Building Among Low-Income Families — South American Room
- Ida Rademacher (CFED) moderator
- Signe-Mary McKernan (The Urban Institute)
- Michal Grinstein-Weiss (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Caitlyn Brazill (New York City Department of Consumer Affairs)
- Reid Cramer (New America Foundation)
- An Introduction to the TANF-SSI Disability Transition Project — Congressional Room
- Susan Golonka (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices) moderator
- John Martinez (MDRC)
- Matthew Borus (Administration for Children and Families)
- Susan Wilschke (Social Security Administration)
- Jennifer Blanchard (State of Minnesota)
- Employment Strategies for the Hard-to-Serve — Presidential Ballroom
- Richard Hendra (MDRC) moderator
- David Butler (MDRC)
- David Wittenburg (Mathematica Policy Research)
- Tina Bloomer (Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges)
- Deborah Santiago (Excelencia in Education)
- Can Preventative Couple Relationship and Parenting Education Help Low-Resource Families? The Emerging Evidence — Senate Room
- Alan Hawkins (Brigham Young University) moderator
- Carolyn Cowan (University of California, Berkeley)
- Philip Cowan (University of California, Berkeley)
- Jason Wilde (University of Minnesota)
- Jennifer Kerpelman (Auburn University)
- Joe Pittman (Auburn University)
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11:45 a.m. |
Invitation to the NAWRS Conference — Presidential Ballroom
- Michael Bono (President, National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics)
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12:00 p.m. |
Concluding Plenary: Moving Forward: Future Directions In Welfare, Poverty and Self-Sufficiency Research — Presidential Ballroom
- Jack Tweedie (National Conference of State Legislatures) moderator
- Michael Fishman (MEF Associates)
- Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
- Martha Coven (The White House Domestic Policy Council)
- David Harris (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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