Events and Conferences

COVID-19 Response in Region XI AIAN Head Start: How Children’s Centers and Programs Faced the Pandemic

This webinar explores findings from the spring 2020 data collection of AIAN FACES 2019 related to program and center responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fall 2019 First Findings from a National Study of AIAN Head Start Programs: What Can We Learn and How Can We Use the Data in Our Work?

This webinar explores findings from the fall 2019 data collection of AIAN FACES 2019.

Discovering Opportunities for Vocational Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for VR customers and the state VR agencies that serve them, including interruptions in service delivery, health concerns about the risk of exposure, and difficult labor market conditions.

Opening the Black Box of Coaching in Early Care and Education Professional Development and Quality Improvement

This recorded conference presentation, Opening the Black Box of Coaching in early Care and Education Professional Development and Quality Improvement, is from the National Research Conference on Early Childhood in 2020.

Applying Evidence to Inform State Responses to COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Settings

Mathematica and a panel of experts from across the country shared the latest evidence on how COVID-19 has affected nursing home residents and how evidence can be used to inform policy recommendations for state regulators, agency and long-term care industry executives, legislators, and other key stakeholders.

Re-thinking Education Accountability Systems in Light of COVID-19

REL Mid-Atlantic held a free webinar that discussed critical questions about how to refine accountability system measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing Employment and Training Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From the Field

In this webinar, leaders from three employment and training programs described their approaches to continuing training programs and other employment services during the pandemic.

Pathways for Policy Experts and Stakeholders: Using Evidence to Make Decisions about Employment Programs

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation and Mathematica held a webinar specifically tailored for policy experts and stakeholders who provide guidance on research evidence to state, local, and federal officials.

Govern with Confidence: Tools for High-Stakes Decision Making During COVID-19

Mathematica and Route Fifty held a webinar for a conversation with and for state and local leaders at the center of high-stakes, real-time decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fathers Financial Support for Their Children: Evidence from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation

Mathematica and its partners held a webinar on how low-income fathers in Responsible Fatherhood programs perceive and provide financial support for their children.

Operating Schools in a Pandemic: A Tool for Customized Prediction of Infection Spread

In this webinar learn about how different reopening, quarantining, and closing strategies can mitigate the spread of COVID-19—and associated disruptions to school schedules—based on the unique circumstances of your school and community.

Expanding Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from Scaling Up Pathways to Careers

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a webinar to discuss the Pathways to Careers program, which provides customized employment strategies to encourage the employment of people with disabilities.

Primary Care in the Time of COVID-19 Twitter Chat on Health Equity

Mathematica and other partners held a Twitter chat focused on primary care health equity in the time of COVID-19.

Integrating Culturally Responsive Data Literacy into Schools and Classrooms

REL Mid-Atlantic held a free webinar on learning to put culturally responsive data literacy into practice.

Early Lessons for Effective and Equitable Contact Tracing

This event brought together a diverse set of national, state, and local perspectives to discuss successes, challenges, and early lessons learned from COVID-19 contact-tracing programs.

Serving SNAP Participants During COVID-19: Voices from the Field

The National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS), with sponsorship from Mathematica, invited attendees to engage with three state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrators.

Ask Mathematica Anything… About Human-Centered Design

In an interactive, conversational webinar, Mathematica’s Ben Fischer discussed using human centered design to support public program improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Thirty Years After the Americans with Disabilities Act: Where Are We Now, and Where are We Heading?

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a roundtable discussion commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Our panel discussed the current state of policies to support people with disabilities.

We Grow Together: Use of Technology to Support Early Care and Education Professional Development

This recorded webinar summarizes findings from the field study test of the We Grow Together (WGT) professional development system, conducted from fall 2018 to spring 2019. We describe key findings from a literature review that informed our approach to integrating technology into the WGT systems.

An Introduction to the Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs

In 2019, the Administration for Children and Family’s Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation contracted with Mathematica and its subcontractor, Public Strategies, to conduct the Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs project.

Primary Care in the Time of COVID-19 Twitter Chat on Telehealth

Mathematica and other partners held a Twitter chat focused on primary care telehealth in the time of COVID-19.

Meet the Challenges Posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic to the Future of Our Worldwide Education Infrastructure: What Can We Do Together?

Mathematica’s Brian Gill joined this distinguished panel assembled by the Forum for World Education and headlined by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to reflect on what the future will expect from the next generation of education policy.

Independent Evaluation of CPC+: Overview of Second Annual Report Findings

This webinar presents new findings from the second annual report of Mathematica’s independent evaluation of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+).

Introducing the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse

Now more than ever, leaders and operators of programs for job seekers with low incomes need evidence on the interventions and strategies that can help their clients succeed in the labor market.

A Historical Examination of Racism in the United States and Its Impact on the Black Community

Watch Dr. Wendy Ellis present on the history of systemic racism in the United States and its pivotal role in social and health disparities in the Black community.

Reopening Schools Safely: New Evidence on Mitigating COVID-19 Spread

This webinar shared lessons learned from a rapid-turnaround study in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to inform their guidance for reopening schools in the fall.

Vulnerable Populations in the Pandemic Labor Market

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy held a roundtable discussion about the experiences of vulnerable populations in the changing labor market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Primary Care in the Time of COVID-19 Twitter Chat

Mathematica held a Twitter chat focused on primary care in the time of COVID-19. We looked at how providers and practices are managing delivery, financing, and workforce during the pandemic. What’s happening on the ground? What lessons are we learning?

Using Data to Identify Changes in Child Welfare Referrals and Screening in the Era of COVID-19

Mathematica and its partners, the Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA) and the Children’s Data Network, are convening a group of experts and staff of county child welfare agencies who are using data from predictive risk models to understand recent changes in the reporting and screening of child abuse and neglect.

Reducing Health Disparities Among LGBTQ Populations Through Culturally Competent Care

In recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month, a webinar sponsored by Mathematica’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group and its LGBTQ Affinity Group, we discussed how clinicians can use culturally competent care to reduce the health disparities that LGBTQ individuals face.

Supporting Pre-K to Grade 3 Children and Their Learning Partners at Home

This webinar reviewed the research on the home and parenting characteristics that support young children’s learning.

Refining Your Remote Learning Strategies Using a Data-Driven Approach: The Evidence to Insights Coach

With school buildings closed by COVID-19, schools and districts across the country are rapidly (and sometimes frantically) transitioning to remote learning.

Learning Remotely in the Age of COVID-19: Lessons from Evidence and Concerns for Equity

The spread of COVID-19 has caused schools and districts across the country to shutter their doors. States, districts, and schools must suddenly and unexpectedly grapple with the new reality of providing a quality education to every student remotely.

Free Webinar: How States, Districts, and REL Mid-Atlantic Partner to Create New Diagnostic Measures Using Existing Data

This webinar highlights three research-to-practice partnerships between state and local policymakers and the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic to address this challenge, connecting educators and policymakers with researchers who provide analytic support and help education agencies build capacity to conduct their own analyses.

Q-CCIIT: Measuring the Quality of Caregiver–Child Interactions: Free Webinar for Early Childhood Professionals

Mathematica will launch a groundbreaking new quality measurement observation tool, now available to the early childhood community (including program administrators, professional development providers, researchers, and others) during a webinar.

Evidence for Educators by Educators: New Approaches to Building Evidence for Continuous Improvement

Mathematica held a webinar for a discussion about the role of evidence in a continuous improvement process and how a free, online platform—the Evidence to Insights Coach—can help educators generate the evidence they need when they need it.

SSI Youth Solutions Project: Informational Webinar for Applicants on the Call for Policy Proposals

Mathematica is seeking innovative ideas on how to help youth who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) improve their employment outcomes as they transition to adulthood.