Washington, D.C., Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present at several sessions during the annual Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) research conference, being held November 8-10 in Washington, D.C. APPAM is a professional organization dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education.
AIR experts will present on a variety of topics, mainly in the areas of education and workforce development, including educator recruitment, hiring and evaluation; school accountability; credit recovery; student outcomes and equity; job opportunities for people with disabilities; and social and emotional learning.
During the conference, Garima Siwach, an economic researcher at AIR, will receive APPAM’s PhD Dissertation Award, which recognizes emergent scholars in the field. Dr. Siwach, who earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Albany, State University of New York, is being honored for her dissertation, Impact of Employment Barriers on Individuals with Criminal Records: An Econometric Evaluation of Criminal Background Checks in New York.
Dr. Siwach’s work at AIR focuses on research and evaluation of employment-related interventions for marginalized populations, including those with disabilities, criminal convictions, and individuals from low-income households, across domestic and international fields. She will be honored at an awards breakfast on Friday, November 9.
This is APPAM’s 40th annual Fall Research Conference and has the theme “Evidence for Action: Encouraging Innovation and Improvement.” It is being held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.
Sessions featuring AIR experts and/or AIR work are listed below, and can be found on the APPAM conference website (scroll down to the American Institutes for Research).
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Public Spending on Children: Patterns and Implications for Policy (Panel)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. EST | Tyler - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Panel Chair: Roddy Theobald
AIR Discussant: Umut Ozek
Thursday Poster Happy Hour (Poster)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Exhibit Hall C - Exhibit Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
Friday, November 9, 2018
Evaluating Principal Quality and Measures of Effectiveness (Panel)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. EST | Hoover - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Discussant: Roddy Theobald
Changing the Rules for Teachers: Empirical Evidence on the Effects of Teacher Labor Market Reforms (Panel)
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. EST | Taft - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
New Evidence on School Accountability: Outcomes and Policy Differences (Panel)
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. EST | 8222 - Lobby Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Discussant: Roddy Theobald
AIR Discussant: Dan Goldhaber
Saturday, November 10, 2018
New Evidence on the Impact of Reforms to Teacher and Principal Evaluation and Compensation on Teacher, Principal, and Student Outcomes (Panel)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Marriott Balcony B - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
Innovative Approaches to Fostering Social and Emotional Learning (Roundtable)
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. EST | Coolidge - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Presenter: David Osher
The Effects of District, State, and National Policies on Academic Performance (Panel)
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. EST | Marriott Balcony B - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Panel Chair: Umut Ozek
New Approaches to Academic Remediation for College Students (Panel)
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. EST | Lincoln 3 - Exhibit Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
Evaluating Student Teaching and Evaluating Student Teachers (Panel)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. EST | Wilson C - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Panel Chair: James Cowan
Improving College Persistence and Attainment (Panel)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. EST | Coolidge - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
AIR Panel Chair: Andrew P. Swanlund
AIR Discussant: Jane Hannaway
Evidence to Help Build Coherent Teacher Staffing Policy: Strategies from Pipeline through Retention (Panel)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. EST | Marriott Balcony A - Mezz Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of education, health and the workforce. For more information, visit www.air.org.
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