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Poster: Saturday Poster Session & Luncheon

Saturday, November 14, 2015: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Riverfront South/Central (Hyatt Regency Miami)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter


Food Swamps? the Effect of Imbalanced Food Environments on Obesity
Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Duke University



Family Decisions on Insuring Children: What the Chip Experiment Tells Us about Reauthorization
E. Kathleen Adams1, Gery P. Guy1, Patricia Ketsche2, Emily M. Johnston1 and Peter J. Joski1, (1)Emory University, (2)Georgia State University



Identifying and Evaluating Predictors of New York City Service Requests
Christopher Ross Eshleman, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Jonathan L Auerbach, Columbia University



Gateway to Global Aging Data
Drystan Phillips and Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California



An Analysis of Flood Insurance Premiums to Home Valuations in Massachusetts
Jason D. Wright and Chad J. McGuire, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth



Florida's Enterprise Zones: Do They Reduce Poverty?
Spence Kjell Purnell, Florida State University



Land Use and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Joyce Shim1, Jacob Lesniewski1, Christopher DiGiovanni1 and Prakash Gorroochurn2, (1)Dominican University, (2)Columbia University



The Impact of Economic Development on Plant Diversity: A Test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Jennie Wienke and Sam Grubbs, University of North Carolina at Charlotte



Protecting the Breadbasket with Trees: The Effect of the Great Plains Shelterbelt Project on Agricultural Production
Tianshu Li, University of Virginia



The Effects on Foster Children of Using Parental Disability As a Removal Reason
Elizabeth B. Lightfoot and Sharyn DeZelar, University of Minnesota



What Can Africa Learn from Leading Countries' Paths to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology?
Youngbok Ryu and Shira Efron, Pardee RAND Graduate School



Individual Shortcomings or Structural Effects? Examining the Determinants of Exiting Public Housing
Prentiss Dantzler, Rutgers University - Camden



Bringing an Outcome Focus to a Federally-Funded Technical Assistance Project
Allison P Hyra and Matthew Shepherd, ICF International



The Geography of Payday Lending: Living in the Path of a Payday Lender
Younghee Lim, Trey Bickham and Aimee Moles, Louisiana State University



A Deal Too Good to Refuse? Political Ideology of State Populations and Insurance Expansions for Children and Parents
Emily M. Johnston, Emory University



Trust and Cooperation in Cross-Border Counter-Terrorism Networks
Cali Ellis, University of Michigan



Systems Change Analysis of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants Initiative
Hamutal Bernstein1, Lauren Eyster2 and Jennifer Yahner1, (1)The Urban Institute, (2)Urban Institute



Resilience Implication of Fiscal Policy Response to the Economic Crisis: Government Expenditure on Labor Market Policies in OECD countries
Hyungjo Hur and Joshua Hawley, The Ohio State University



Job Separation Post and Pre Great Recession in the US: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Bocar A Ba, University of Chicago



Financial Networks in Low-Income Urban Communites
Antonieta Castro-Cosio, The New School



Top Down Gentrification: How Prominent Are Social Controls in Government Sponsored Mixed-Income Development?
Kelly Owens, Education Associates and Kenya Covington, California State University, Northridge



Nursing Home Report Card and Performance Gap
Ae-Sook Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne



Faith, Poverty, and Place: Congregations and the Shifting Geography of Poverty in the US
Jessica Gillooly, University of Michigan and Scott Allard, University of Washington



Leaving the Nest: Departure from the Parental Home in the Transition to Adulthood
Youngmin Yi, Cornell University



Impact of Economic Opportunities on Teen Birth Rates and Crime
Pallavi Vyas, University of Chicago



Are Banks Responsive to Indirect Subsidies for Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries? Evidence from Mexico's Credit Guarantee Programs
Agustin Palao Mendizabal, University of Texas, Dallas and Carlos Ernesto Rodriguez Gomez, Fideicomisos Institutidos en Relacion con la Agricultura



Is over-Indebtedness a Predictor of Disability Pension? Evidence from a 15-Year Follow-up of Finnish Men and Women
Heikki Hiilamo, University of Helsinki



Values, Emotions, and Benefit-Risk Assessment: Explicating Local Policy Elites' Perceived Utility of the High Voltage Power Line Installations Proposed in the State of Arkansas
Rachael Moyer and Geoboo Song, University of Arkansas



Stakeholder- Versus Evidence-Based Modes of Internet Governance
David Cristian Morar, George Mason University and Roxana Radu, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva



Who Uses E-Participation? a Preliminary Model of E-Participation Adoption By Citizens
Jooho Lee, University of Nebraska



Coordinated Transitions: How Military Service Influences Post-Service Education
Daniel L. Fay1, Corri B. Zoli2 and Rosy V. Maury2, (1)The University of Georgia, (2)Syracuse University



The Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Pollution on Children's Human Capital Formation: The Case of Indonesia
Maria Rosales-Rueda, University of California, Irvine and Margaret Triyana, Nanyang Technological University



Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths
Stephen Patrick1, Carrie Fry1, Tim Jones2 and Melinda Buntin1, (1)Vanderbilt University, (2)Tennessee Department of Health



Exploring Long-Term Effects of Need-Based Grant on Disadvantaged Students
Daewoo Lee, Indiana University



Understanding the Impact of Positive Psychology on Shelter Use: A Study of Homeless Families in New York City
Dan Treglia, University of Pennsylvania; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



Community Resilience and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grants: Exploratory Analysis of New York State
Lucila M Zamboni, University at Albany - SUNY; blank and Erika G. Martin, University at Albany



Networks during Immigrant Settlement and Intergenerational Mobility
Besufekad Alemu, University of Minnesota



Accountability, Schools and Student Discipline: Accountability and Its Influence on High-School Suspension Rates
E. Christine Baker-Smith, New York University



Estimating the Effects of Maternal Education on Summer Learning: How Method Matters
A.J. Koury, University of Pittsburgh



Evolution of the K-12 Education Landscape
Robert Santillano, Mathematica Policy Research and Jon M. Valant, Tulane University



Impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on Infant and Maternal Mortality
Megan D. Thomas, University of Texas, Austin



Seasonal Comparisons of School Year and Summer Test Score Gap Trends: New Evidence from Nationally Representative Data
David M. Quinn1, North Cooc2 and Joseph McIntyre1, (1)Harvard University, (2)University of Texas, Austin



Moonlighting to Make Ends Meet: The Impact of Multiple Job Holding on Family Economic Wellbeing
Jennifer L. Scott, University of Texas, Austin, Alexandra B. Stanczyk, University of Chicago and Kathryn Anne Edwards, University of Wisconsin - Madison



Do Offenders Beliefs about Risk and Procedural Justice Reflect Policing Policy Changes? Evidence from Panel Data
Megan Eileen Collins and Tom Loughran, University of Maryland



What Is Evidence-Based Research?
Susan A Edelman, Test



Is It True That behind Every Great Man There Is a Great Woman?
Adan Silverio Murillo, University of Minnesota



Modeling the Impact of Enrollment Patterns on Degree Completion for Community College Students
Charles Madsen, Drew Allen, Althea Webber and Janelle Clay, City University of New York



Are Teachers' Commitment to Quality Instruction Affected By Time Spent with Principals in Teacher Development
Roderick C. Willis II, Fort Worth Independent School District



Teachers like Us: The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Mismatch on Student Attendance
Stephen Holt and Seth Gershenson, American University



Evaluating the Impact of Statewide Supports for Focus Schools: A Mixed Methods Study
Monica P. Bhatt, University of Michigan



Governor Artamonov's Miracle: Special Economic Zone in Kaluga, Russia
Keunwon Song, George Mason University



Does Debt Make a Difference: A Study of the Effect of School District Indebtedness on School Bond Election Outcomes
Laura Jackson, University of Texas at Dallas



Expected Impact of Health Care Reform on the Organization and Service Delivery of Publicly Funded Addiction Health Services
Erick Guerrero, University of Southern California, Lesley Harris, University of Louisville and Howard Padwa, University of California, Los Angeles



The Diagnostic Accuracy of Performance-Based Teacher Retention Policy
J. Edward Guthrie and Gary Henry, Vanderbilt University



Paving the Way for a More Prosperous Future for Young Adults: Preliminary Results of an Outcomes Study of the Chelsea Foyer at the Christopher
Jessica A Raithel1, Miranda Yates2, Amy Dworsky3, Maryanne Schretzman1, Whitney Welshimer2, Eileen Johns1 and Nebahat Noyan1, (1)NYC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services, (2)Good Shepherd Services, (3)Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago



Hardships Associated with Student Debt in Low- and Middle-Income Households
Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Dana C. Perantie, Samuel H. Taylor, Shenyang Guo and Blair D. Russell, Washington University in St. Louis



Municipal Autonomy and Student Performance: A Comparative Analysis Using PISA Results
Santiago Tellez, The University of Texas at Austin and Francisca Bogolasky, University of Texas, Austin



Ending Family Homelessness with Rapid Re-Housing Assistance
Britton A. Gibson, Jamie Taylor and Caitlin Frumerie, The Cloudburst Group



Effects of Full- and Half-Day Schedules of an Urban, Prekindergarten Program
Brandt A. Richardson1, Nicole E. Smerillo1, Judy Temple2 and Arthur J. Reynolds3, (1)University of Minnesota, (2)University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs, (3)Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota



The Politics of HIV Treatment Versus Behavioral Prevention Policy
Ashley Fox, University at Albany - SUNY



The Effect of Subway Access on School Choice
Luis Andres Herskovic and Sebastian Gallegos, University of Chicago



The Impact of Adjunct Instructors on College Student Academic and Labor Market Outcome
Xiaotao Ran, Community College Research Center and Di Xu, Columbia University



The Earlier and the More, the Better: Effects of Prenatal Care on Maternal Health and Health Behavior
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University



The Fiscal Implications of Municipal Annexation: The Effects of Local Government Fiscal Structure
Evgenia Gorina, University of Texas at Dallas and Jing Wang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona



Analyzing the Impact of Diabetes Self Mangagement Education (DSME) on Diabetes Management from a Policy Perspective
Michael Hatch, American University



Conducting a Culturally-Sensitive Rigorous Evaluation of a Culturally-Responsive Intervention: Preliminary Findings, Lessons Learned, and Challenges from an RCT of a TPP/STI Program in Hawai'I
Yasuyo Abe, Linda Toms Barker, Vincent Chan and Jasmine Eucogco, IMPAQ International



Predicting health care costs and use in the United States under single-payer alternatives: preliminary results
Jodi Liu1, Jeffrey Wasserman1 and Robert Brook2, (1)Pardee RAND Graduate School, (2)RAND



Are Older Adults Who Receive SNAP Benefits Healthier Than Non-Recipients? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Jin H Kim, Northeastern Illinois University



The Effect of Medicaid on Non-Elderly Adult Hospitalizations: Evidence from Tennessee’s Medicaid Contraction
Ausmita Ghosh, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis and Kosali Simon, Indiana University



Private Equity Investment in India: Efficiency Vs. Expansion
Troy D. Smith, RAND



Examining the Effectiveness of School Suicide Prevention/Awareness Programs at the State Level
Meghan Doughty, American University



AP Is in: The Impact of Standardizing Postsecondary Acceptance of Advanced Placement Credit in Indiana
Katharine Meyer, University of Virginia



Fourteen Years after No Child Left behind, a Look at Achievement Gap Data in All 50 States
Isla-Anne Schuchs Carr, Mississippi State University



Retrospective Voting Behavior in Local California School Board Elections
Richard S. L. Blissett and Ngaire Honey, Vanderbilt University



More Parks Better Health: An Assessment of Park Quality on Health
Christopher K Wyczalkowski, Georgia State University



Maternal Employment and Food Purchased for at-Home Consumption
Christine Nicole Coyer, Cornell University



The Economic Impact of Immigrants on American Universities
Robert W. Jackman and Anthony W. Orlando, University of Southern California



Accessing Medicaid Long Term Care Programs in Georgia
Samara Scheckler, University of Georgia



Nonprofit Sector Engagement and Economic Mobility: Trends By Socioeconomic Status
Jodi Benenson, University of Nebraska, Omaha



Dynamics in Safety Net Use for Middle Class Households in the Great Recession
Hilary C Wething, University of Washington



Early Outcomes Assessment and Development of Model for Continuing Evaluation of the Promise Zones
Ljubinka Andonoska, University of Texas, El Paso



Through the Grapevine: Source Dependence and Teachers' Decisions
Jason Burns, Michigan State University



Political Efficacy of Teachers: A Look at How Teachers Position Themselves within the Policy Process
Lauren P. Bailes, The Ohio State University



Does the Environment Affect the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Christina Y Huang, Pardee RAND Graduate School; RAND Corporation



The Impact of Physical Activity on Health Expenditure Among the Elderly
Emma Aguila, M. F. Irinco, A. E. Koshak, K. Sharifpour and A. Wang, University of Southern California



The Spatial Dimensions of Inequality and Wealth: An Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Straso Jovanovski, Rutgers University



Top-Down Vs. Bottom-up Diffusion: The Case of State-Level Abortion Policies
Danielle Atkins, University of Tennessee, Daniel L. Fay, The University of Georgia and Vicky Wilkins, American University



A Successful School Turnaround: Policy Implications and Lessons Learned from a Mixed Method Evaluation
Daniel Princiotta,


Recall Accuracy in Agricultural Data: Evidence from the LSMS
Joshua D Merfeld, University of Washington and C. Leigh Anderson, University of Washington, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance



Where the Jobs Are: Evaluating the Impact of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) on Local Employment and Private Investment in Baltimore City
Nichole Stewart, University of Maryland, Baltimore County


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