We regularly sponsor webinars and forums related to our focus area topics, project work, and solutions. Our experts also attend many industry events throughout the year. Explore the calendar to register for upcoming events, watch recordings of past events, or plan to connect with us at your favorite conferences.
Location: Various Locations
Date: Dec 31, 2014 5:00 a.m.
2014 Conferences, Meetings, and Events
Mathematica staff are highlighted in this listing of conferences, meetings, and events for the year.
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Dec 16, 2014 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Chicago Education Research Presentation Series: Guest Speaker John Easton
John Easton from the Spencer Foundation will talk about "The Use and Role of Evidence in School Improvement."
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Dec 10, 2014 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PCORI: Workshop on Research Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit
On December 10, Mathematica hosted a live workshop and webinar to allow patient-centered outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research stakeholders and others to provide feedback on the draft Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit.
Location: Online
Date: Dec 08, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Policymakers are searching for ways to improve the supports workers receive after the onset or worsening of a major medical condition, with the objective of reducing exit from the labor force and entry into Social Security Disability Insurance.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Dec 04, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
The health and well-being of people with disabilities relies on a number of factors, including access to health care, work opportunities, and social participation. This forum focused on a better understanding of these challenges and their negative impact on well-being.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Dec 03, 2014
Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics and Research-to-Policy Roundtable
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) will release the 2014 Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics and hold the Fourth Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable meeting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Dec 02, 2014 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Briefing on Trends Shaping the DC Metro Area Health Care Market
A briefing to release and discuss a new Community Report sponsored by the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy and written by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research examining how health care is organized, financed, and delivered in the DC metropolitan area.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Nov 19, 2014 11:30 - 1:30 a.m.
CHCE Forum: Measuring High Performers and Assessing Readiness to Change: Looking Beyond the Lamppost
New payment models and other incentive programs are encouraging practices to shift their health care from fee-for-service to value-based purchasing systems, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), bundled payment models, and primary care medical homes (PCMHs).
Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: Nov 15, 2014 - Nov 19, 2014
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2014
Public health experts from Mathematica Policy Research will join 12,000 of their colleagues from across the country and around the world at the 2014 American Public Health Association annual meeting. The meeting, which takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from November 15–19, will highlight “healthography”: how where you live affects your health and well-being.
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Nov 06, 2014 - Nov 08, 2014
Mathematica Experts Present at APPAM
Mathematica's experts will share their knowledge and experience at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) fall research conference in Albuquerque, NM, on November 6-8.
Location: Online
Date: Nov 03, 2014 1:00 p.m.
Child and Family Policy Consortium Home Visiting Webinar
The University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium will be hosting a webinar on International Perspectives on Home Visiting.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Oct 30, 2014 - Oct 31, 2014
Join the National Bureau of Economic Research as it hosts disability policy and program experts for a two-day conference highlighting findings from new research sponsored by Social Security Administration through the Disability Research Consortium.
Location: Online
Date: Oct 21, 2014 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
What Works Clearinghouse webinar for faculty of principal and teacher preparation programs
Location: Denver, CO
Date: Oct 15, 2014 - Oct 18, 2014
American Evaluation Association 2014
Mathematica’s experts will share their expertise and insights on cutting edge methodology and evaluation approaches at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Denver, Colorado, from October 14 to 18 leading many interesting and policy-relevant presentations.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Sep 30, 2014 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
CIRE Forum: Using Implementation Science to Advance the Adoption of Evidence-Based Programs
Mathematica hosts a public policy forum to discuss the emerging field of implementation science, including an overview of implementation science and the research questions it can answer, and gaps in implementation knowledge and current research needs.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Sep 17, 2014 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The employment of people with disabilities has become a topic of growing national concern. This forum discussed factors associated with achieving return-to-work milestones among SSDI beneficiaries, lessons learned that can inform the design of programs and policies, and more.
Location: Online
Date: Sep 10, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
This seminar describes findings from analyses of a unique, longitudinal database of administrative records on working-age adult Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries.
Location: Providence, RI
Date: Aug 17, 2014 4:00 -
Aug 20, 2014 4:00 a.m.
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics 2014
Mathematica’s experts will be presenting at this year’s National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, to be held August 17 to 20 in Providence, Rhode Island on a variety of topics in welfare, labor, and research methods.
Location: Boston, MA
Date: Aug 02, 2014 4:00 -
Aug 07, 2014 4:00 a.m.
Joint Statistical Meetings 2014
As the American Statistical Association (ASA) celebrates its 175th anniversary, more than 6,000 statisticians, researchers, academic leaders, policymakers, and students from around the world will convene on August 2-7 in Boston at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). Several Mathematica experts will present recent research findings at the conference, participate in research review sessions, and moderate panel discussions.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 28, 2014 1:00 - 8:30 p.m.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Scott Cody and Steven Glazerman participated in a conference hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Coalition for Evidence- Based Policy to discuss low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Location: Online
Date: Jul 21, 2014 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
WWC: Designing Strong Studies: A What Works Clearinghouse Webinar for Researchers
Education decision makers depend on high quality research to inform policy and resource allocation in schools. In turn, education researchers need tools to design strong experiment studies that are useful in understanding what works for students.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 09, 2014 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
To ensure that children are not only physically healthy but are also prepared to learn, governments and others are turning to early childhood development (ECD) programs. A noted panel of experts discussed the evidence for weaving ECD into child survival and health programs, with a focus on identifying strategies and promising innovations that can be adapted and replicated.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 07, 2014 - Jul 09, 2014
Head Start Research Conference
Experts present at premier early childhood research conference
Location: Online
Date: Jun 27, 2014
CHCE Forum: Measuring Comprehensiveness of Primary Care: Past, Present, and Future
A growing body of evidence suggests that the past decades have seen a decline in the comprehensiveness of primary care across the country. Given this decline, measuring primary care comprehensiveness is an emerging priority for the health research, policy, and care delivery communities.
Location: Online
Date: Jun 24, 2014 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Disability Research Seminar Series: The Employment Effects of Terminating Disability Benefits
While time out of work normally decreases subsequent employment, Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) may improve the health of disabled individuals and increase their ability to work. Dr. Timothy Moore examined the employment of individuals who lost DI eligibility after the 1996 removal of drug and alcohol addictions as qualifying conditions.
Location: Online
Date: Jun 19, 2014 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Pew Charitable Trusts: Forum on Evidence-Based Home Visiting
High quality home visiting programs can help strengthen families and buffer risk factors and family stress. Evidence-based programs also have strong potential to promote early learning and child development. Mathematica and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago co-presented a policy forum hosted by the Pew Charitable Trusts on the implications of findings from a national cross-site evaluation of replication and costs of evidence-based home visiting programs.
Location: Online
Date: May 29, 2014 4:00 a.m.
This policy forum brought together evaluators and CER thought leaders to highlight early lessons from these projects and their implications for future efforts to facilitate the development and use of CER. Our speakers described the types of investments made with ARRA CER funds and how the research portfolio began to address strategic priorities for CER.
Location: Online
Date: May 21, 2014
CIRE Forum: The Growing Demand for Rapid-Cycle Assessment--What Works Best and When?
Pressure to improve program performance and accountability while dealing with limited resources has led to a growing demand for rapid-cycle assessment. However, researchers conducting such assessments face a unique set of challenges that may affect their ability to evaluate programs effectively and objectively. This forum examined several approaches to rigorous rapid-cycle assessment. Our panel of experts discussed opportunities associated with this type of assessment as well as the challenges, particularly when assessing interventions that may not show immediate results.
Location: Online
Date: May 19, 2014 4:00 a.m.
Findings from the National Pharmaceutical Council's fourth annual survey of health care stakeholders on comparative effectiveness research and the environment for health care decision making.
Location: Online
Date: May 15, 2014
CSDP Webinar: An Introduction to the Theory and Measurement of Self-Determination
Tom Fraker, senior fellow, reviewed two theories of self-determination, the associated measurement methods, and findings from an empirical analysis of the methods.
Location: Online
Date: May 08, 2014
CSDP Forum: Right on Time? Early Interventions and Initiatives for Promoting Employment
Policies and initiatives are evolving to promote competitive employment opportunities in which people with disabilities work alongside people without disabilities for at least minimum wage (integrated employment). This forum discussed efforts underway in several states to increase integrated employment among individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 20, 2014
CSDP Forum: Rebalancing Long-Term Care Services and Supports
Center for Studying Disability Policy forum on rebalancing long-term care services and supports
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