A Mathematica Newsletter

March 24, 2022

Mathematica to lead partnerships with Regional Educational Laboratories in the central and mid-Atlantic United States.

Join us at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s annual meeting, and explore the power of inclusion.

User-friendly resources can help improve COVID-19 vaccination equity.

Our look at Head Start families provides insight into their experiences and whether they plan to return to the program.

Lead Change with Evidence

Explore our evidence-building tools and resources and see how we advocate for evidence-based decision making.

On the Blog

My Mathematica: Kara Zivin

by Kara Zivin

It took several years after my experience with severe perinatal depression and anxiety in 2010 and 2011 to allow myself to revisit that period—at first privately, and later, publicly. I realized I needed to write about it, not just to understand and process the long arc of how the illness affected my life, but to give a voice to women and families that might face similar or worse circumstances with far fewer resources.

On the Evidence Podcast

Globalizing Evidence-Based Decisions in an Interdependent World

In this episode of On the Evidence, J.B. Wogan is joined by Mathematica’s Adam Coyne, as well as EDI Global’s Chris Boyd and Respichius Deogratias Mitti, to discuss the changing role of evidence in a more interconnected world.

Out and About

An American Journal of Managed Care podcast featured Lori Timmins and Eugene Rich, who discussed their findings on the impact of a large-scale primary care redesign on care fragmentation among Medicare beneficiaries.

In a recent episode of the Healthcare Triage podcast with Aaron Carroll, Paul Decker shared insight from Mathematica that could help address the reproducibility crisis in science.

Principal Researcher Kate Bradley was a guest on the Tradeoffs podcast, where she discussed the impact of Medicaid premiums on enrollment. “The evidence is the evidence, no matter what your ideology is,” she said.

Michael Rose sat down with Akira Bell for the latest episode of Leadership Spotlight, to discuss Bell’s journey creating transformative talent acquisition solutions to attract and retain diverse information technology professionals.

A recent North Carolina Health News article about using wastewater testing as an early warning system for detecting COVID-19 trends quoted from an episode of On the Evidence that featured Aparna Keshaviah discussing her work with the Wastewater Action Group. The group is part of a national initiative founded and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation’s Pandemic Prevention Institute.

Announcements

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks 2022 grant reviewers.

The Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will soon begin identifying qualified candidates to read, score, and evaluate grant applications in response to FYSB’s anticipated Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements. Grant reviews are tentatively scheduled to be held between June and August 2022. To be considered as a grant reviewer, visit https://www.reviewerregistry.net/ by March 28, and complete the reviewer registration process using the session code “2022 FYSB Recruitment Campaign.” Approved reviewers will be invited to join virtual panel review teams that use secure web-based technology to evaluate federal grant applications remotely. For more information, email Review@FYSB.net.

SICSS-Howard/Mathematica is back!

The Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS)-Howard/Mathematica, the first SICSS to be hosted at an historically Black college or university, is accepting applications for 2022. Learn how to lift up underrepresented communities with computational social science. Apply to attend this free two-week program by March 31.

Social Media Spotlight


			Mathematica @MathematicaNow • Mar 17

Publications

“What Happens After High School? A Review of Independent Living Practices to Support Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adult Life.” Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.

“Advancing Opportunities for Employment of Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum.” Mathematica Fact Sheet.

“Programs, Models, and Strategies to Support Employment Outcomes of Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum.” Mathematica Report.

“Responding to Disability Onset in the Late Working Years: What Do Older Workers Do?” Research on Aging.

“Improving Service Delivery to Out-Of-School Youth from Minority Backgrounds: Case Study Findings from the Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living.” Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Read more publications on Disability.

“Compendium of Existing Measures for Understanding Leadership in Early Care and Education.” Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Understanding Head Start Children and Families in Spring 2020: FACES 2019 Descriptive Data Tables and Study Design.” Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Supporting Families Through Coordinated Services Partnerships.” Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Read more publications on Early Childhood.

“Menu of Measures: High-Quality Measures of Middle Years Math Student Outcomes.” Mathematica Brief.

Read more publications on Education.

“Evidence Snapshot: Financial Incentives.” Mathematica Brief.

Read more publications on Employment.

“What Works to Improve Employment and Earnings for People with Low Incomes?” Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Supporting Mental Wellness for Program Staff and Participants: Strategies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Leaders.” Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Partnering to Reduce Substance Use and Child Maltreatment: 2014 Regional Partnership Grants Final Report.” Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Engaging Community Members in Evaluations of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs.” Mathematica Report.

Read more publications on Family Support.

“Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Utilization and Setting From 2008 to 2017.” Psychiatric Services.

“Primary Care Redesign and Care Fragmentation Among Medicare Beneficiaries.” The American Journal of Managed Care.

“Medicare Payment for Telehealth.” Mathematica Brief.

“Lessons Learned from The Right Time Show How to Advance Reproductive Health During COVID-19 and Beyond.” Mathematica Brief.