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.
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Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Dec 12, 2016 9:00 p.m.
Anjali Adukia, Sam Asher, and Paul Novosad from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research will be the guest speakers.
Location: Online
Date: Dec 08, 2016 5:00 p.m.
Join research and policy experts from multiple organizations for a Twitter chat on the importance of evidence-based policymaking.
Location: Online
Date: Dec 08, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
In the final webinar of the series, attendees learned from IDEA district leaders Tricia Lopez, director of Special Programs, and David Castro, director of Secondary Individualized Learning, about the district's use of evidence to monitor implementation, and measure the impact, of two programs demonstrating positive results for students- Critical Student Intervention (CSI) and Catalyst.
Elias Walsh, participant
Location: Online
Date: Dec 01, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
In the second webinar of the series, attendees learned from Dr. Ritu Khanna, San Francisco Unified School District's Chief of Research, Planning, and Assessment, about the district's use evidence to plan for and implement a systems approach to accelerate student achievement in 16 persistently low-achieving schools in two San Francisco neighborhoods.
Elias Walsh, participant
Location: Online
Date: Nov 17, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
In the first webinar of the series, attendees learned from district leader Phil Hardin, about the use of evidence by Iredell-Statesville Schools (I-SS) in Statesville, North Carolina, when assessing the local needs of schools and designing a blended learning project, Innovative Methods for Personalizing Academics, Complemented by Technology (IMPACT), to improve educator effectiveness and student achievement in reading and mathematics in grades 6-12.
Elias Walsh, participant
Location: Online
Date: Nov 16, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
This webinar was designed for State educational agency (SEA) leaders seeking to build-their capacity to use evidence when supporting Local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to select and implement interventions that will improve outcomes for students in accordance with Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Elias Walsh, participant
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Nov 14, 2016 9:00 p.m.
Chicago Education Research Presentation Series: The Power of Grades: Prediction and Measurement
Esperanza Johnson from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research will be the guest speaker.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Nov 02, 2016 4:00 -
Nov 05, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
The Role of Research in Making Government More Effective
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: Oct 24, 2016 4:00 -
Oct 29, 2016 4:00 a.m.
American Evaluation Association Annual Conference
Evaluation & Design
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Oct 20, 2016 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion to Highlight New Report: Skills Development Challenge in Latin America
Policymakers, academics, business professionals, donors, and experts in workforce development convened to discuss the state of technical education and professional training in Latin America, review the lessons learned to date, and explore opportunities for reform in the region.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Oct 17, 2016 4:00 -
Oct 18, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Predictive Analytics World Government 2016
Ravi Goyal: "Predicting HIV Transmission Networks"
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Oct 13, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
Randall Blair: "Evidence-Based Policymaking." The presentation was live-streamed on Facebook.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Oct 11, 2016 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The Medicaid data landscape is being advanced by initiatives like the Medicaid and CHIP Business Information Solutions (MACBIS) project and the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS). These initiatives herald new and important opportunities for Medicaid researchers, offering enhanced analytics, better validation and improved production processes, and more ways to access and interact with data. For Medicaid staff and researchers, these changes are accompanied by questions about how to adapt and prepare for what lies ahead.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Oct 06, 2016 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Features of High Quality Pre-K Programs and Systems
On Thursday, October 6, Mathematica’s Center for Improving Research Evidence and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-hosted a policy forum and webinar to discuss the common features of high quality pre-K programs.
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: Oct 06, 2016 4:00 -
Oct 08, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Meeting
Babies, Boys and Men of Color
Cheri Vogel and Judy Cannon: "Family Life and Development at Age 2: How are Black and Latino Boys in Early Head Start Doing?"
Nikki Aikens, Lousia Tarullo, Lizabeth Malone, Annalee Kelly, and Serge Lukashanets: "Preschool Boys of Color: Portraits of the Population Served by Head Start"
Angela D'Angelo, Pamela Holcomb, and others: "Social Supports Among Low-Income Minority Fathers Participating in the Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation" (poster)
Location: Online
Date: Sep 30, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Study Progress and Selected Findings from the First National Study of Tribal Head Start Programs
This webinar presents the initial findings from the first nationally representative study of Region XI Head Start programs run by tribal communities. The webinar describes the planning for this study, including engagement and consultation with tribal Head Start directors, federal program staff, university based researchers, and contractor staff. Next, the webinar reviews the study design, response rates, and shares some initial findings from Fall 2015 data collection. Finally, the webinar ends with a reflection on the study by a tribal Head Start director and a preview of what is next.
"The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey"
Speakers: Lizabeth Malone, Jerry West, and Others
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Sep 22, 2016 4:00 -
Sep 23, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Building Strong Evidence in Challenging Contexts: Alternatives to Traditional Randomized Controlled Trials
Mariel Finucane: "Bayesian Analysis for Small Subgroups"
John Deke: "Alternative Designs and Systematic Evidence Reviews"
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Sep 20, 2016 7:00 - 8:15 p.m.
Cities Strategies to Reach the Remaining Uninsured
Sheila Hoag, Speaker
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Sep 13, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Helping Workers Keep Their Jobs After an Injury, Illness, or Disability
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, the Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work (SAW/RTW) Policy Collaborative of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy hosted a policy forum and webinar to share actionable recommendations for policies that can improve the SAW/RTW outcomes of workers who experience injury, illness, or disability.
Location: Crystal City, VA
Date: Sep 12, 2016 4:00 -
Sep 13, 2016 4:00 a.m.
AcademyHealth Concordium
Data and Knowledge Transforming Health
Craig Schneider, Chair: Population Health for Kidney Disease Patients
Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: Sep 12, 2016 4:00 -
Sep 16, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Exclusive look into Sitecore road map (MVPs only)
Scott Freeman: Case Study on Policy Research within Sitecore!
Location: Online
Date: Aug 16, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
Rate-Setting Strategies to Advance Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Goals: State Insights
Jenna Libersky, Speaker: MLTSS Rate-Setting Incentives to Promote Community-Based Care
Location: St. Louis, MO
Date: Aug 15, 2016 4:00 -
Aug 18, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Medicaid Enterprise Systems
Show Me the Gateway to Integration
Andrew Asher, Moderator: The Role of Analytics and Infrastructure to Enable Effective Decision-Making: Insights from Texas, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia
Cara Weiss, Speaker: How to Use T-MSIS Data to Provide Better Care at Lower Costs and to Aid in Making Policy Decisions
Vivian Byrd and Jason Weinstock, Speakers: New Payments, New Data, New Problems/Strategies: Monitoring Delivery and Integrity in New Payment Model Programs
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Date: Aug 08, 2016 4:00 -
Aug 09, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Data Workshop
Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES)
Cheri Vogel, Judy Cannon, and Yange Xue, Instructors
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Aug 07, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
National Conference of State Legislatures State Policy and Research for Early Education Working Group
Kimberly Boller and Others, Speakers: Joint Lunch Reception with Early Learning Fellows: Institute of Medicine Parent Support Study
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Aug 03, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Disability Research Consortium (DRC) Annual Meeting 2016
The Disability Research Consortium (DRC) is building the evidence base on this issue to improve the national disability support system, improve the lives of people with disabilities, and reduce government spending in the long term. This conference highlights the DRC's latest research findings and their implications for the future of state and federal disability policies and programs. Representatives of federal agencies that administer programs for people with disabilities shared their insights.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Aug 02, 2016 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Implementing New Systems of Integration for Dually Eligible Enrollees (INSIDE)
Mathematica Senior Fellow James Verdier presented at a meeting of 14 states that are participating in the Center for Health Care Strategies “Implementing new Systems of Integration for Dually Eligible Enrollees” (INSIDE) project.
Location: Evanston, IL
Date: Aug 01, 2016 4:00 -
Aug 12, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Thomas Cook, Workshop Leader
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jul 30, 2016 4:00 -
Aug 04, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Joint Statistical Meetings
The Extraordinary Power of Statistics
Mathematica Staff Agenda | Mathematica Staff Agenda with Abstracts
Location: Online
Date: Jul 20, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
Kimberly Boller, Committee Member: Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: Jul 19, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
Tribal Early Childhood Research Center Summer Institute
Lizabeth Malone, Lecture: "American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey"
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Jul 14, 2016 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
MEL vs. M&E: What Is the Difference and Why Does It Matter?
Mathematica Policy Research’s Center for International Policy Research and Evaluation (CIPRE) and Center for Improving Research Evidence (CIRE) hosted a discussion on M&E vs. MEL framework.
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 11, 2016 4:00 -
Jul 13, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Access to Quality in Early Care and Education: Building the Evidence Base for Policy and Practice
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jul 10, 2016 4:00 -
Jul 14, 2016 4:00 a.m.
The National Center for Education Statistics Summer Forum and STATS DC Data Conference
Better Data from the Inside Out
Alexandra Resch and Others: "Reducing Barriers to Rigorous Evaluation: New Tools for School Districts"
Sheldon Bond, Ignacio Martinez, Raul Torres, and Alma Vigil: Mathematica Policy Research will demonstrate new, web-based tools to assist state and local agencies in conducting a range of data analyses.
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jun 29, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Marisa de la Torre and Paul Moore from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research will be guest presenters.
Location: Boston, MA
Date: Jun 25, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 28, 2016 4:00 a.m.
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 22, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
New Health and Economic Research on Work and Family Policies in the United States and Canada
Ankita Patnaik: "Quebec's Paid Parental Leave and the 'Daddy Quota': Effects on Housework, Child Care, and Paid Work"
Location: Online
Date: Jun 22, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Webinar
Practical Solutions for Supporting Quality Improvement in Primary Care through Health Information Technology
Tricia Collins Higgins, Speaker
Location: Online
Date: Jun 20, 2016 4:00 - 4:00 a.m.
POLITICO Pro Health Care Briefing: Scope of Practice in the ACA Era
POLITICO's Pro Health Care team convened leading experts, including Mathematica's Eugune Rich, M.D., to examine the policy debate over broadening and enhancing the health care workforce, particularly in primary care, mental health, and aging.
Location: Oxford, UK
Date: Jun 16, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 17, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) Annual Conference
Duncan Chaplin: "Using Value-Added Measures to Assess Teacher and School Performance: U.S. Lessons for Developing Countries"
Tim Kautz: "Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success"
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Jun 14, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
The Horizon Scanning System: Assessing the Impacts of Emerging Health Innovations
The Horizon Scanning System, administered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), was the first public horizon scanning system to focus on emerging health technologies and innovations in the United States.
Location: London, UK
Date: Jun 13, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 14, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Inequalities: Addressing the Growing Challenge for Policymakers Worldwide
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jun 12, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 15, 2016 4:00 a.m.
New Frontiers in Health Policy and Health Care
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Jun 09, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
CSDP Forum: Barriers and Supports to Employment for State Vocational Rehabilitation Clients
The Center for Studying Disability Policy held a forum on Thursday, June 9, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (ET) at Mathematica’s Washington, DC, office and via live webcast to discuss the IC-RRTC’s latest findings on how employment barriers, facilitators, and outcomes vary for clients of state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies.
Location: Arlington, VA
Date: Jun 06, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 09, 2016 4:00 a.m.
National Indian Head Start Directors Association Management Training Conference
Lizabeth Malone, Presenter
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 01, 2016 4:00 -
Jun 03, 2016 4:00 a.m.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: May 12, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
CHCE Forum: Accelerating the Use of Evidence in Health Care Practice, Policy, and Decision Making
This forum described the PCORI Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit and reflected on challenges in accelerating the use of evidence in practice, policy, and decision making.
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Apr 25, 2016 8:00 p.m.
Lauren Sartain from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research will be the guest speaker.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Apr 21, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
An expert panel will discuss what state and federal partners are doing to coordinate and integrate health and housing services for people with behavioral health needs.
Location: Online
Date: Apr 12, 2016 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
CHCE Forum: Supporting Evidence-Based Decisions at the Point of Care
Experts will discuss factors, both positive and negative, that can influence patients' and physicians' decisions at the point of care.
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Mar 24, 2016 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
CHCE Forum: Harnessing Evidence to Redesign Primary Care
This forum presented practical strategies for improving the strength of evidence from ongoing evaluations of complex new service delivery models.
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Date: Feb 29, 2016 5:00 -
Mar 04, 2016 5:00 a.m.
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference
Transforming Health Through IT
Craig Schneider, Speaker: Accountable Care for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: Feb 26, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity Symposioum
Reggie Covington, Moderator and Diane Herz, Panelist: The Business and Politics of Evaluation
Location: Washington, DC, and Online
Date: Feb 25, 2016 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
This forum explored the progress and early findings from the Pathways to Careers, an innovative employment program for workers with disabilities.
Location: Online
Date: Feb 24, 2016 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
SAW/RTW Webinar: How Can We Help Workers Keep Their Jobs After Injury, Illness?
This webinar is for state and local leaders who want to help more workers keep their jobs after they develop a career-threatening medical condition.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: Feb 15, 2016 5:00 -
Feb 17, 2016 5:00 a.m.
Integrated Benefits Institute Annual Forum
Expanding the Value Proposition for Workforce Health: Connecting All the Pieces
Yonatan Ben-Shalom: "Establishing Accountability for Lost Work Days and Job Loss: Public and Private Sector Perspectives"
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 03, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
The World Bank Statistical Seminar Series
Development Data Group
Sarah Hughes, Presenter
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 02, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy and Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Groups
Taking the "Long" View: State Innovations and the Future of Long-Term Services and Supports
James Verdier: "Medicaid and Medicare Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: What States Are Doing"
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Feb 02, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Forum
Rethinking Food Assistance Policy: New Experimental Evidence on Improving Food Security and Nutrition Among Low-Income Families and Implications for Policy
Philip Gleason, Speaker
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Feb 02, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
Building the Evidence Base for Fatherhood Programs
Robin Dion: "Strengthening Responsible Fatherhood Programs through Research and Evaluation: PACT and FaMLE Cross-Site"
Location: Evanston, IL
Date: Jan 27, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
Northwestern University IPR Q Center Colloquium
Jill Constantine: "Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Implementation and Impacts of Pay-for-Performance after Two Years"
Location: Online
Date: Jan 20, 2016 5:00 - 5:00 a.m.
Affordability of Flood Insurance Program Premiums
Allen Schirm and Others: "Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Report 2"
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