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Reimagining the Future of Rural Economies, Housing, and Education in the United States Research | Training | Policy | Practice

ICYMI! Webinar recording of "Reimagining the Future of Rural Economies, Housing, and Education in the United States" with Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Jennifer Sherman, and Jamon H. Flowers, now posted: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/rei...

📣 IRP is Accepting Paper Submissions for the 2026 IRP Summer Research Workshop – Due 2/23/2026! Read more about this opportunity here: www.irp.wisc.edu/2026-irp-sum...

Happy 60th to IRP! Celebrate with us over 2026 as we highlight people & projects from the last 6 decades, starting with founding director Robert J. Lampman. A pioneering economist focused on social programs, we continue to honor his legacy with our work and annual lecture series: go.wisc.edu/12za28

A Message from the Director: 2025 IRP Impact Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we reflect on this past year, we affirm the importance of IRP’s mission to produce nonpartisan evidence and research to inform policymaking and practice in areas…

Happy 2026 from the Institute for Research on Poverty! We're excited to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of IRP this year, so stay tuned for ongoing celebrations of this milestone throughout 2026. If you have not yet viewed our 2025 Impact Report, take a look here: www.irp.wisc.edu/a-message-fr...

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📣 New Podcast from IRP: @rourkeobrien.bsky.social on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
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Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples Research | Training | Policy | Practice

Please join us for an upcoming Dec. 3rd Webinar: Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples. We'll speak with a panel of experts working towards solutions for healthcare disparities: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...

📣 There is still time to register for today's webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers, with Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar. Please register to attend the live event or to receive a link to the recording if you can't make it today: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/eng...

🎉 Congratulations to Alison Berube, winner of #2025APPAM Poster Award on "Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility." Alison is an IRP Graduate Research Fellow and PhD student in Consumer Behavior & Family Economics at UW–Madison. Great work, Alison!

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow with IRP at UW-Madison, presenting: “Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Christal Hamilton, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy, presenting: “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship.” Sat 11/15, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Rivera, Montclair State University, presenting: “Gentrification, Segregation, and Stratified Opportunity in Urban Schooling.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Flr, Rm 503.

Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Maretta McDonald, Virgina Tech, presenting: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Examination of Administrative Leniency in SNAP and Child Support Enforcement.” Sat 11/15, 3:30-5pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Flr, Rm 706.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Meredith Dost of the Better Government Lab, presenting: “Reducing Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Student Outcomes and Political Support for Schools.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, Rm 601.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Tong, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, presenting: “Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data.” 11/15, 10:15 to 11:45 am, Hyatt Regency, 7th Flr, Rm 709

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Clay Fannin, UW-Madison, presenting: “Effects of WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Benefit Redemption: Evidence from Remote Services during COVID-19.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 6th Floor, Room: 603.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Hanna Han, Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, presenting: “All SROs are not created equal: Heterogeneity in school policing.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 5th Floor, Rm 503

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alison Berube, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, presenting: “Poster #53 - Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @olayusuff.bsky.social, Georgia State University, presenting: “Health Effects of Local and Geographic Access to Mental Health Treatment Facilities.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Rm 512

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @kimbhiguera.bsky.social, California Polytechnic State University, presenting: “Poster #128 - The Uptake of WIC amongst Linguistically Isolated Latinx Households.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.

Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Anna Walther, UW-Madison’s School of Social Work, presenting: “Expert intermediaries: Family Resource Center staff approaches to resource navigation for low-income families.” 11/15, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt, 1st Flr, EA Amphitheater.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @mattunrath.bsky.social, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, presenting: “Unlocking the Front Door: Reducing Compliance Costs and Improving SNAP Retention through Pre-Population.” 11/15, 3:30-5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt,1st Floor, Rm: Princess 2.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Yoona Kim of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting this paper: “Income Imputation and Child Support Outcomes.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow w/ IRP at the UW-Madison, presenting: “Who Supports Children Post-Separation? An Analysis of Income Sources by Custody Type in 7 Countries.” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 706.

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alberto Ortega, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, presenting: “Reading Wars: May the Phonics Be With You.” Fri 11/14, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Seattle, 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Rm Princess 1.

Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social, University of California, Berkeley, presenting: “Normative Sexual Citizens: Administrative Burden, Citizen-State Interactions, and Transgender People in the US.” 11/14, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt Seattle, EA Amphitheater

If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @courtneemelton.bsky.social of the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis, presenting this paper: “The political geography of workers' rights preemption in the South.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 703

Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Joaquin Rubalcaba, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, presenting: “The Difference a Day Makes: Can Changes to US Criminal Misdemeanor Sentencing Influence Deportation and Crime?” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 608

Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Kathryn Taber of UW-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting: “Patterns of Parental Wellbeing Following Child Welfare System Contact: NSCAW Data.” Fri 11/14, 8:30-10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707