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Poster: Friday Poster Session

Friday, November 13, 2015: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Riverfront South/Central (Hyatt Regency Miami)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter


Who Feels Included in Inclusive Schools?
Menbere Shiferaw1, Leanna Stiefel1, Amy Ellen Schwartz1,2 and Michael Gottfried3, (1)New York University, (2)Syracuse University, (3)University of California, Santa Barbara



Who Gets Bribed? Social Capital and Street-Level Corruption in Latin America
Pablo Sanabria, University de los Andes and Laura Langbein, American University



Investigating the Use of Economic Evidence in Public Sector Decision Making
Rebekah St. Clair1, Ruchir N. Karmali1,2, Aleksandra Torbica3, Rosanna Tarricone3, Elio Borgonovi4 and Kimberly Isett1, (1)Georgia Institute of Technology, (2)University of North Carolina, (3)Bocconi University, (4)Università Bocconi



Seam Bias and Length of Recall Period
Jonathan Eggleston, U.S. Census Bureau



Reconsidering the Crowded Nest: Wealth Accumulation of Young Adults before and after Leaving Parental Home
Tansel Yilmazer, The Ohio State University and HanNa Lim, Retirement Research Center, Samsung Life Insurance



Account Me out: Teachers, Testing and the Quantification of Education
David M Hersh, Rutgers University - New Brunswick



Competing for Students: The Impact of Increased School Choice on School Budgets
Michah W. Rothbart, New York University



What Can $46 Million Buy? An Evidence-Based Evaluation of Federal Funding
Amy Rachel Williams, Fort Worth Independent School District



Does Class Size Reduction Close the Achievement Gap? Evidence from TIMSS 2011
Wei Li and Spyros Konstantopoulos, Michigan State University



Teacher Victimization: Implications for Teacher Retention
F. Chris Curran1, Samantha L Viano2 and Benjamin Fisher2, (1)University of Maryland, Baltimore County, (2)Vanderbilt University



Issues in the Affordability of Communities in Miami-Dade County
Zhayda Reilly, Florida International University



Consumers vs. Retailers: Who Is More Responsive to a Sales Tax? Evidence from Tax Exemptions in the Clothing Market
Danila Pankov, University of Virginia



Social Capital and Health Efficacy in Mixed-Income Development
Sarah Martin-Anderson1, Tawnya Metzler2 and Lindsey Bachman1, (1)University of Missouri, Kansas City, (2)Weigand-Omega Management



All Together Now: The Impact of Team-Based Problem-Solving on Teacher Learning and Productivity
Robert Shand, Columbia University



Understanding the Effects of High School Dropout from Reason for Dropout
Julie Percival, University of Texas, Dallas



Examining the Policy Response to Rising Health Care Costs: The Case of Medical Imaging in the Department of Defense
Robert J. Eger, Naval Postgraduate School, David M. Lewis, GMSS, Operations Support Division, Colorado and J. Heath Westcott, Navy Hospital Oak Harbor



Shifting from Even Start to Career Pathways : Evidenced Based Family Literacy Policy Driving Organizational Change
M. Marie Steinbacher, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education/ Public Policy committee member; Pennsylvania Department of Education



Transferring from a Community College to Four-Year Public Institution: A Closer Look at the Impact of Federal Loans on Baccalaureate Degree Attainment
Xiaodan Hu and Dennis Kramer, University of Florida



China's New Urbanization Plan and Affordable Housing Development: A Case Study of Guangzhou
Xiang Cai and Dohyeong Kim, University of Texas, Dallas



The Impact of Tennessee's Teacher Evaluation System on Teacher Transfer and Exit Decisions
Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Matthew Springer and Walker A. Swain, Vanderbilt University



State-Level Determinants of EB-5 Investment
Edward S. Smith, University of Delaware



Early Bird Catches the Worm? Rewarding Policy Experimentation in China, 1980-2003
Ciqi Mei and Xiaonan Wang, Tsinghua University



Changes in High School Course Taking Patterns Under the Florida College & Career Readiness Initiative
Christine Mokher and Steve S. Lee, C.N.A. Education



The Association of Peer Behavioral Regulation with School Readiness Skills in Preschool
Natalia Rojas, New York University



Impacts of Study Abroad on Students' Academic Development, Global Perspective and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from U.S. Undergraduate Students
Jing Li, Columbia University



Governor's Party Affiliation and Public Spending on Education and Health
Louis-Philippe Beland and Sara Oloomi, Louisiana State University



Major Switching: A Discussion of Major Declaration Patterns and Academic Outcomes
Elizabeth Kopko, Columbia University



The Effects of Rankings on Undergraduate Admission Statistics
Sam Grubbs, University of North Carolina at Charlotte



Protecting the Status Quo in Collective Bargaining: The Role of Teachers' Unions in State Politics
Bradley D. Marianno, University of Southern California



The Power of Active Disclosure: The Effect of Self-Certification on the Private Student Loan Market
Xiaoling Lim Ang and Alexei Alexandrov, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau



More Than Just a Job? Causal Evidence of Employment's Impact on Health Status for SSDI Beneficiaries with a Severe and Persistent Mental Disorder
Brent J. Gibbons1, Mustafa Karakus2 and David Salkever1, (1)University of Maryland, Baltimore County, (2)Westat



Does Financial Slack Reduce Municipal Short-Term Borrowing?
Min Su and W. Hildreth, Georgia State University



Does the Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Housing Equity, Wellbeing and Political Satisfaction in China
Wei Ha, You You and Liping Ma, Peking University



New Jersey's Paid Family Leave: The Effects of State Public Policy on Mothers' Labor Outcomes
Vanessa Deborah Wells and Hyunjoon Um, Columbia University



State TANF Funding Priorities & Material Hardship: Evidence from the Current Population Survey
Vincent A. Fusaro, University of Michigan



Financing College Education: 529 Plan Savings Versus Student Debt
Kevin Moore1, Irina Stefanescu2, Simona Hannon2,3 and Maximilian Schmeiser1, (1)Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, (2)Federal Reserve Board, (3)Tilburg University



Which School Characteristics in Kindergarten Mitigate the Influence Poverty Has on First Grade Achievement? a Multilevel Analysis
Rachel S. Perlin, The Graduate Center, City University of New York



Exploring How School Directors Value, Use and Understand Simce Results in Chile's Metropolitan Region
Jorge Manzi1, Gabriel Gutierrez2, Francisca Bogolasky3, Paulo Volante1 and Valeska Grau1, (1)Universidad Católica de Chile, (2)University College London, (3)University of Texas, Austin



Health Insurance and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Affordable Care Act Young Adult Mandate
Jie Ma, Indiana University, Bloomington



The Impact of Pell Grant Eligibility on Community College Students' Financial Aid Packages, Labor Supply, and Academic Outcomes
Judith Scott-Clayton and Rina Seung Eun Park, Columbia University



Beyond the Boundaries: Public Education Decision Making and the Disconnect Between the Reflections of Public Sentiment and Government Action
Faith Gibson Hubbard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University



Assessing State Food Safety Performance Under FDA Contracts: The Public Health Implications of State Variations in a New Regulatory Regime
Jocelyn Johnston and Rebecca Yurman, American University



Hands in Glove: Working with Multiple Evidence for Maternal Healthcare Policy Evaluation
Nidhi Vij, Syracuse University



The Monthly Food Stamp Cycle: How Does SNAP Policy Design Affect Food Insecurity?
Anika Schenck-Fontaine and Anna Gassman-Pines, Duke University



Assessing the Policy, Management, and Technology Challenges of Releasing Open Health Data in New York State
Erika G. Martin, University at Albany and Grace Begany, University at Albany - SUNY



Who Benefits from Occupational Certification?
Kyle W. Albert, Cornell University



Mechanisms of Representative Bureaucracy
Gretha K Burchard, Florida International University



Evaluating Performance of Public Universities in the US: A Multidimensional Approach
Nikos Zirogiannis, Indiana University, Bloomington, Thomas M. Rabovsky, Indiana University and Yorghos Tripodis, Boston University



Estimated Benefits of Paid Family Leave Insurance for New York City Residents
Ipshita Pal, Columbia University



Punctuated Equilibrium: Application of Hydraulic Fracturing Innovations for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Jenna McGrath and Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology



Childcare Subsidies and Grandparent Outcomes
Yulya Truskinovsky, Duke University



The Origin and Role of Trust in Local Policy Elites' Perceptions on High Voltage Power Line Installations in the State of Arkansas
Creed Tumlison, Rachael Moyer and Geoboo Song, University of Arkansas



Redefining Fairness in High School Equivalency Tests: The Case of Incarcerated Youth
Kri Burkander, Sultan Turkan, Rene Lawless and Amy Riker, Educational Testing Service



Continuous Quality Improvement in Public Child Welfare: Evaluation Findings from a National Capacity Building Intervention
Tori Russell1, Jerry Milner2, Will Hornsby2 and Jaslean LaTaillade1, (1)JBS International, Inc., (2)Center for the Support of Families



Dual Language Education and Student Achievement
Andrew Bibler, Michigan State University



Do Principals Improve School Performance?
Norman R. Siekman, University of Minnesota



Career Pathway Development: An Analysis of Social Networks As a Strategy for Transformative Change in Community Colleges
Raquel C. Sanchez and Nada Rayyes, IMPAQ International



Explaining the Impact of Cash Transfers on Child Schooling Outcomes: The Role of Parental Mediation in Malawi
Kelly Kilburn, Sudhanshu Handa and Gustavo Angeles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



Balancing Inequities: Does Public Health Insurance Improve Education Outcomes?
Anuj Gangopadhyaya, University of Illinois, Chicago



Multi-Year Analysis of Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Outcomes in Missouri
Tori Rockwell, Colleen Heflin, Jake Cronin and Ashley Price, University of Missouri



An Evaluation of Demographic Matching of Criminal History Records in New York State
Sarah Tahamont, University at Albany - SUNY, Shi Yan, Arizona State University, Srivatsa Kothapally, New York State Office of Information Technology Services and Leslie Kellam, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services



Reconsidering Food Deserts: Supermarket Shopping and the Food Retail Environment
Gabriel Schwartz1, Todd Grindal2, Parke Wilde3, Jacob Alex Klerman2 and Susan Bartlett1, (1)Abt Associates, Inc., (2)Abt Associates, (3)Tufts University



Topic Modeling for E-petition Analysis
Loni Hagen1, Teresa M. Harrison2 and Özlem Uzuner1, (1)College of Computing and Information, University at Albany, State University of New York, (2)University at Albany - SUNY



Defining Core Functions and Developing Fidelity Measures for Child Welfare Interventions
Emily Fisher, JBS International, Inc. and Roseana Bess, JBS International



Building Evidence in Child Welfare through Implementing Innovations in Applied Settings
Elizabeth Black1, Will Aldridge2, Will Hornsby1 and Clay Finck3, (1)Center for the Support of Families, (2)National Implementation Research Network, (3)JBS International, Inc.



Estimating the Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation on Food Spending Cycles
Amanda S Tripp, Yale University



Does the Minimum Legal Drinking and Smoking Age Laws Save Babies?
Jungtaek Lee, University at Albany - SUNY



Experiments in Schools: Methodological Considerations for Conducting Random Assignment in Educational Settings
Ann-Marie Faria, Nicholas Sorensen, Jessica Heppen, Mindee O'Cummings, Suzanne Stachel, Ryan Eisner, Dionisio Garcia-Piriz and Lily Heine, American Institutes for Research



Child Saving Accounts: A Cross-National Comparison of Polices in Canada and the United States
Leah M. Gjertson1, Nilton Porto2, David W. Rothwell3 and Katrina Cherney3, (1)University of Wisconsin - Madison, (2)University of Rhode Island, (3)McGill University



Commuting Sustainably: Do Smart Growth Policies Affect Transportation?
Riordan Piers Frost, American University



Desa Siaga: An Evaluation of an Innovative Program to Promote Safe Motherhood in Indonesia
Amy R. Finnegan, Duke University



Developing a Temporal Typology of Homelessness Among Veterans: An Optimal Matching Analysis
Thomas Byrne, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Boston University



Precarious Work and Food Insecurity Among Single Mother Households with Children
Amanda Sheely, London School of Economics



Participatory Modeling of the Phoenix Heat Relief Network Cooling Centers
Joshua Uebelherr, David Hondula and Erik Johnston, Arizona State University



Comparing Maternal Health of Undocumented Women with and without Access to Medicaid in Nebraska, 2007-2011
Danielle Atkins1, Cristina S. Barroso1, Amy Potthoff Anderson2, J. Thomas Meadows1 and Lisa C. Lindley1, (1)University of Tennessee, (2)Optum



Firm Activities and Labor Market Outcomes of Women and Youth in Developing Countries
Sung-Bou Kim, Pardee RAND Graduate School



An Exploration of Public Willingness to Pay to Reduce White Collar Crime: Evidence from a National Survey
Thomas A. Loughran1, Mark A. Cohen2 and Sally S. Simpson1, (1)University of Maryland, (2)Vanderbilt University



The Spillover Effects of Public Works on Migration, Labor Allocation and Wages: Evidence from National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India
Ashesh Prasann, Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University



Meeting Veterans' Employment Needs: Services Available through the Public Workforce System
Mark Strayer, Linda Rosenberg, Stephanie Boraas and Grace Roemer, Mathematica Policy Research



Impact of Head Start on Children with Disabilities: Evidence from the Head Start Impact Study
Fuhua Zhai, Fordham University



Associations between Trans Fat Bans in New York and Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular Events
Eric Brandt, Rebecca Myerson, Sydeaka Watson and Tamar Polonsky, University of Chicago



Does Green Job Creation Really Happen?: Analyzing the Role of State Clean Energy Policies Focusing on Industrial Combined Heat and Power
Gyungwon Kim and Marilyn A. Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology



Renewable Energy Policies, Learning Processes and Technological Change in the US Wind Industry
Tian Tang, Florida State University; Harvard University



Sampling the Extreme Poor: Notes from a Systematic and Venue-Based Study
Elizabeth Talbert, Kathryn Edin, Andrew Cherlin and Robert Francis, Johns Hopkins University



Calorie Changes in the Menus of the Top 200 U.S. Chain Restaurants from 2010 to 2014
Cameron Wright1, Roland Sturm1, Helen Wu2 and Sarah Niederman3, (1)RAND Corporation, (2)University of California, Davis, (3)New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene



Associations between Early Childhood Exposure to Three Types of Intimate Partner Violence and Preschool-Aged Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes: Do Maternal Depression, Parental Stress, and Harsh Parenting Mediate the Associations?
Hana Lee, University of Wisconsin – Madison



The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Risky Behaviors and Educational Attainment in U.S. School-Aged Youth
Ashley Bradford and W. David Bradford, University of Georgia



A Cash Transfer Program for Older Persons in Yucatan, Mexico: Effects on Food Consumption and Nutrition
Nelly J Mejia Gonzalez, Pardee RAND Graduate School and Emma Aguila, University of Southern California



Understanding Neighborhood Context in Child Care Quality and Children's School Readiness
Ying-Chun Lin1, Young Sun Joo1 and Katherine Magnuson2, (1)University of Wisconsin - Madison, (2)University of Wisconsin – Madison



The Effect of Financial Incentives Under TANF and EITC on Economic Outcomes for Low Income Families
Rhucha P. Samudra, American University



Driving Decision-Making with Longitudinal Data: New Jersey's Workforce Development Dashboard
William Mabe, The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and Tiffany Smith, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development



Black-White Differences in Middle Class Women's Family Formation Opportunities
Dawne Marie Mouzon, Rutgers University



Trumping the Evidence: Political Conformity, Attitude Formation, and Global Climate Change Policy
Marc D. Weiner, Rutgers University - New Brunswick



Learning in Environmental Governance: A Meta-Analysis of the Research from 2004-2014
Sharon L. Smolinski, University of Colorado - Denver, Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado, Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona, Dave Huitema, VU University Amsterdam and Derek R. Armitage, University of Waterloo



Capturing Meaning and Impact in Real Time: Mixed-Methods and Supervised Machine Learning in Big Data Policy Analysis
Amy Castro Baker, University of Pennsylvania and Maria Y. Rodriguez, University of Washington



The Impact of Immigrant Inflows on Public Education Spending and School Quality
Qinping Feng, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign



Planning Regulations, Local Political Engagement, and Redevelopment in Los Angeles Neighborhoods
Sarah L Mawhorter, University of Southern California


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