Events and Conferences

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

The 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference will be a multi-disciplinary research conference attracting the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging policy and management issues. The conference is comprised of panels, roundtables, posters, student research and resource sessions, workshops, community gatherings, and special events and is designed to encourage substantive interaction among participants.

AcademyHealth’s Health Datapalooza

AcademyHealth’s Health Datapalooza plays an essential role in deepening the partnership between the public and private sectors to unlock data and develop smart policies to innovate and improve health and health care for all. This year, the event will focus on the data-driven solutions that are addressing critical public health challenges, propelling us towards healthier communities.

International Population Data Linkage Network Conference

The theme of the 2024 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference is "Adapting to a Changing World". Conference sub-themes build on those from the previous biennial IPDLN conferences and include: Innovations in population data science and linkage, privacy and governance including public engagement, advanced data analytics and infrastructure, and policy impact across domains and disciplines.

Home & Community-Based Services Conference (HCBS)

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Conference is ADvancing States’ national conference that annually brings together state, federal, and local policymakers as well as leaders who administer, manage, and deliver waiver and other HCBS programs. The purpose of the HCBS Conference is to share practices and policies that improve state systems delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) for all ages and abilities.

Enhancing Education Impact Studies with the '4R Lenses' Approach

Mathematica is partnering with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) and the MDRC to share an approach for prioritizing and selecting context features in high-quality impact studies of education interventions to provide robust evidence of their effectiveness.

Unlocking Health Insights While Protecting Data Privacy

This online event explores pressing issues and recommendations around data governance in health care including patient safety considerations, community data governance, and measuring/eliminating bias in analytic models.

Developing Questions to Identify Adults with Long-Term Services and Supports Needs

To better understand the experiences of people who might benefit from LTSS, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s (ASPE) Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) is developing questions for a future national survey. ASPE and Mathematica discussed this initiative in an online webinar.

Improving Equitable Access to Federal Nutrition Support Programs

Mathematica and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) brought together experts and researchers for a discussion on ways to break down barriers to Federal nutrition support programs.

Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

Numerous Mathematica researchers and policy experts will present their work at the 22nd Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS). At the conference, our experts will dive into our research findings in areas like family strengthening, youth well-being, employment, economic self-sufficiency, and equity.

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Listening Session

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services is hosting a listening session to hear how adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with autism spectrum disorder, experience the services the agency delivers.

National Adaptation Forum

The National Adaptation Forum is a biennial convening for adaptation professionals to innovate, network, and focus on established and emerging climate adaptation issues of the day. The Forum provides opportunities for professional development through training sessions, facilitated presentations and panels, and formal and informal networking sessions.

Is it Time to Pump the Brakes–or Hit the Gas–on Health AI?

Mathematica convened experts in health care innovation and data science for a conversation on artificial intelligence in health. Ngan MacDonald and Noland Joiner and Luminos Law’s Ellie Graeden explored how the health industry can use new technologies to drive better outcomes, along with legal and regulatory considerations that health organizations should keep in mind as they innovate.

Dive Deep into Your T-MSIS Data with Imersis

Learn how Imersis can help states improve the quality of their Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System data and test the impact of system modifications and code changes.

Learn About Business Process Management with Project IMPROVE

The authors behind Project IMPROVE’s recently published brief "Business Process Management: How to Make Time for What Really Matters" hosted a series of web-based events that allowed participants to learn more about how to implement business process management in their human services organizations to improve staff and participant experiences.

Improving the Impact of Social Programs Through a Comprehensive Approach to Design and Evaluation

Mathematica's Anu Rangarajan and other renowned experts discussed how program design and evaluation methods have evolved to meet changing needs and real-world examples of how these approaches have been used at each stage to maximize the chances of a program’s success.